Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

In Fighting Life's Battle-De Bold
For the Right and Trust In the SON
of God.
lCopwieht. Louis Klopsch. 1901
WASHINGTON. Oct ON this DIS
cesrSe DR. Talmage employs a very
bold figure of the Bible to bring out
the helpfulness of religion for all those
in any kind Of struggle. The text is
Isaiah XIV. II. HE shall spread forth
his hands in the midst of them, as he
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands"
In the summer season multtudes ~
people wade into the ponds and lakes
and rivers and seas to dive or float or
swim. In a world the most of which is
water all men and women should learn
to swim. Some of you have learned
the side stroke introduced by George
Pewters in 1880, each stroke of that
kind carrying the swimmer a distance
of six feet. and some Of you may use
the overland stroke invented by Gar
dener the expert who by ii won the
500 yard championship in Manchester
In 1869. the swimmer by that stroke car
rying his arm in the air for a more
heightened reach and some Of you
may tread the water as though you
had been made to walk the sea, but'
most of you usually take what is call
ed the breast stroke placing the hands
with the backs upward, about five
inches under the water, the inside Of
the wrists touching the breast. then
pushing the arms forward coincident
with the stroke Of the feet struck out
10 the greatest width possible, and you
thus unconsciously illustrate the mean-
ing Of my text. He shall spread forth
his hands in the midst Of them. as he
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands to swim"
Tie fisherman seeks ont unfrequent-
ed hooks. You stand all day on the
bank of q river IN the brOiling sun and
fling out your line and catch nothing.
while an expert angler breaks through
the jungle and goes by the shadow Of
the solitary rock and. in a place where
no fisherman has been for ten years.
throws out his line and comes home ut
night, his face shining and his basket
full. do not know why we ministers
Of the gospel need always be fishing in
the same stream and preaching from
The same texts that other people preach
from ! cannot understand the policy
Of the minister who I'm BhckfriarS,
London. England. every week for %
years preached from the Epistle to the
Hebrews. 1t is an exhilaration TO me-
when ! come across theme which |
feel no one else has treated. and ny
text is one Of that kind There are
paths In Gods word that are well beat
IN by Christian feet When men want
20 quote Scripture. they quote the old
passages that every one has heard.
When they want chapter read. they
'ead a chapter that all the other people
nave been reading. so that the church
oday is ignorant Of three-fourths Of
he Bible.
Push Down IniPuity.
You go into the Louvre at Paris. Nou
,onfine Yourself to one corridor Of that
,pulent gallery of paintings As you
.ome out your friend says to you,
Did you see that Rembrandt| NO.
Did you see that Rubens" NO"
Did you see that TitlanY' no" Did
-ou see that Raphael?" NO" well"
iays your friend. then you did not see
he Louvre" Now. my friends. think
We are too much apt to confnc our
selves to one of the great corridors Of
Scripture truth. and so much so that
here is not one person out OF million
Who has ever noticed the all suggestive
md powerful picture In the words Of
NY text
This test represents God as a strong
swimmer striking out to push down
niquity and save the souls OF men.
lie shall spread forth his hands In the
midst of them. as he that swimneth
preadeth forth his hands to swim"
rhe figure is bold and many sided
,lost of you know how to swim. Some
# you learned it in the city school,
where this art is taught; some Of you
II bOyhoOd. in the river near your IA
hers house: some Of you. since you
ame to manhood or wOmanhOod, while
on the beach Of the sea. II
S a good thing TO know how to swim,
lot only for yourself. but because you
will after awhile perhaps have to help
'thers.
do not know anything more stirring
IT slbllme than to see some man like
Norman Mckenzie leaping from the
hip Madras into the sea to save
Charles Turner, who had dropped froH
he royal yard while trying to loosen
he sail. bringing him back to the deck
mid the huzzas Of the passengers and
rev. II man has not enthusiasm
.nough to cheer in such circumstances,
le deserves himself to drol> into the
ea and have no one help him. The
Royal Humane Society Of England was
established in l774, its object to ap ,
,laud and reward those who should
luck up life from the deep. Any one ,
VINO mas peri lDtu SUN ~ hN'N VI N"' .
ne has all the particulars OF that
bravery recorded in a public record
md on his breast a medal done in blue
md gold and bronze. anchor and mono
ram and inscription. telling to future ,
the bravery Of the man or
woman who saved some one from
lrownlng. But if it is such a worthy :
hing to save a body from the deep | L.,
lsk you If it is not a worthier thing to ,
ave an immortal soul. And you shall ,
zee this hour the Son of God step forth
or this achievement HE shall spread ..
orth his hands in the midst Of them,
Is he that swimmeth spreadeth fortb ,
his hands to swim"
Most BnlcfuI Word. A.,
In order to understand the full force ,
# this figure. you need to realize that +,
,ur race IL in sinking condition. You