The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

After Judge Morgan rad sentenced
Lady Jane Grey to death his conscience
troubled him 50 much for the deed that
he became insane. and al through hrs
away from mel Lady Jane Grey, Take
her away. Lady Jane Greyi" 1t was
the Voice OF conscience And 10 man
ever does anything wrong. however
great or small, but MS conscience
brings that matter before him, and at
every step Of rs mIsbeaav1or II says.
Wrong, wrong" Sin * L leprosy: sin
Is a paralysis; sin Is a consumption:
sin IL pollution; sin il death Give Il
a fair chance and IL vii swamp you
and me. body. mind and SOU. forever.
In this world Il only gives a faint inti-
ma1ron OF IT, yirulence. Ton see a pa
tfent IN the first stages OF typhoid fa-
yer The cheek 5 somewhat flushed.
the hands somewhat hos, preceded by
q slight chill Why" YOU say, 'ty-
phoId fever doe not seem to be much
OF a disease" But w until the pa
tfent has been six week under Il, and
all his energies have been wrung out
finger, and his intellect gone, uhen you
see the fuA havoc of the disease. Now,
sin in this world Is an ailment which
is only in it's first stages, but let il get
under fun sway, and Ii Is an all con-
Stunning typhoid Oh, if We could see
WI Ap - SAAL~ dS 1eA SNS NAlC&AE,
Il teeth would chatter and our knees
would knock together. and our respira-
ton would be choked. and our heart
would break. II your sins are u~nforgiv-
en-, they are bearing down on you. and
you are notwithstanding away from
happiness, sinking away from God,
sinking away from everything that i.
good md blessed
HIGH WATER MARK.
Then do we want? A SWIM
mer@a strong swimmer, a swift
swimmer. And, blessed be God. in my
text we have hin announced. He shall
spread forth his hands in the midst of
them, as he that swimmath ~stretcheth
forth his hands to SWIM You have
noticed that when a swimmer goes to
rescue any one he puts off his heavy ap-
parel. He must n have any such i'm
pediment about him il he is going to do
this great eed And when Christ STEP
ped forth to save us he shook off the
sandals of heaven, and his feet were
free, and then he stepped down into
he W of our transgTessions. and it
came up over his wounded feet, and If
came above the spear stab in his side
aye, lit dashed ITO the lacerated tenn
pie, the high water mark of anguish.
Then, rising above the flood, He
stretched forth his hands in the midst
of them, as HE that swimmeth spead-
eth forth his hands to swim"
If you have ever watched a swim
mer, you notice that his whole body is
brought into play. The arms are fex-
ed, the hands drive the water back,
the knees are active, the head is
thrown back to escape strangulation,
the whole body is in propulsion. And
when Christ sprang into the deep to
save us he threw his entire nature into
it-all his godhead, his omniscence, his
goodness, his love, his omnipotence,
head, heart, eyes, hands, feet We
We're far out ON the sea and so deep
down i'm the waves and so far out from
the shore that nothing short of an en-
tire God could save us. Christ leaped
out for u rescue, saying, 10, l come
to do thy Will" and all the surges of
human and satanic hate e against
him, and those who watched him from
the gates of heaven feared he would
go down under the waves and instead
of saving others would himself perish;
but, putting his breast to the foam
and shaking the surf from his locks, he
came OF n until he is now within.
the reach of every one here, y ON
niscient, heart infinite, arm omnipo-
tent, mighty to save, even unto the
utmost.
OH, it was not half a God that tram
pied down believing Gennesaret; it
waLs not a quarter of a God that mas
tered the demons of Gadara; it was not
tWo-thirds of a God that lifted up Laz-
arus into the arms of his overjoyed
sisters; it vas not a fragment OF a God
who offered pardon and peace to all
the race. No. This mighty swimmer
threw his grandeur, his glory, his
might, his wisdom, his O~mnipotence
and his eternity into this one act. It
took both hands of God TO save us
both feet. How DO I prove it? On the
cross were not both hands nailed? On
the cross were not both feet spiked?
His entire nature involved in u re-
demptiOn!
JESUS ALONE.
If you have lived much by the wa
ter, you notice also that if any is
going out to the rescue of the drown-
ing he must he independent, self reli-
ant, able to go alone. There may be
a time when he must spring out to
save one, and he cannot get a 1ifeboat,
and if he goes OF and has not strength
enough up he will sink, and instead OF
dragging one corpse ont of the pillows
you will have two ito drag out. When
Christ Spang out into the sea to de-
iver us, he had no life buoy. His
Father did not help him. Alone in the
wine press, alone in the pang, alone in
the darkness, alone ON the mountain,
alone in the sea! OH, if he saves US he
shall have alIthe credit, for there
was none to help" no oar, no wing, no
ladder Whe Nathaniel Lyon fell in
the battle charge in front of his troops,
he had a whole army to cheer him.
When Marshal Ney sprang into the
contest and plunged in the spurs till
the horses TANKS spurted blood, all
France ~applauded him. But Jesus
alone! cot the people there was none
to help" "All forsook him and fed"
Oh, it was not a f1Otilla hat sailed
down and saved us. 1t was not a clus-
ter of gondolas THAT came over h
wave. 1t was n person, Independent
and alone, spreading out his hands
among us as a swimmer spreadeth
forth his hands to swim!"
Behold, then the spectacle of a.
drowning soul and Christ the SWIM
mer! I believe it was in 1S4S when
there We're six English soldiers of the
Fifth fusileers who were hanging to a
capsiZed bOat-a boat that had been
upset by a squall three miles from
shore 1t was in the night. but one
mar swami nightly for the beach,