The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-25

longevity I want you 70 knov- rt-b.
there are also blessings in an aser.-,,.l.
earthly existence.
If the spirit Of this sermon ne
how oonsoIed sou ought o. fa5 -
members Of your family that We. .,-,1A
Taken from the evil 10 come tk.s -
says. what fortunate escape they h..
How glad We ought % fo-I that fhr.. -.
never have 90 so through the sr-.-y..-
which VIC have had o. 50 thraar~ Ts
had lust time enought % zsf one - Ii,
cradle and run up on the SrrirEti--s b ~
Of this world and see how 90 Issksf 49,
then they started for better -.og-t--
place. They we're Ike shiIs fha- r..
at ST Helena. staying there long s.-.@
to Jet passengers 20 up and see o.. t'-
racks Of Napoieous captivity 4-E 49,
hoist sail for the port Of their own ra,..ii
land. They only took this word sr .-.-
situ. Il - hard for US but 1, IS usSs.g
for them.
And If the spirit of,this sermar al. ,-..
then We ought not TO 80 around -tsrff
and CrOaning when another Year E-s
away, but We ought % go down on .-.
knee by the milestone and see tha ...-.-.
and thank God that We are 7S ME-
nearer home We ought not T. 20 1~-..-.
with morbid feelings about our rs-f,r 4.
about anticipated demise. We 1l-rr B.
be living not according TO that oil uay.-
which / used TO hear in nv hoyhrrE t-.,
you must live as though every aaf u-s
the last; you ought % live as though 1-.
were 20 live forever FOR you Will 10
be nervous lest you have 10 move OF \.
a shanty into an Alhambra.
Arriving In rorr.
zone Christmas day witnessed s7--A
thing very thrilling We had just ts-
buted the family presents Christina,
morning. when | heard gresf .rF -.
dis tress in the hallway child g-ar
ue.ghbor's house came i'm ~ say hsr nr.
er was dead. II was only three ..
off. and / think in Two minutes $50 u...
there. There 'ay the old Christie. ,-
Captain. his face upturned toward ,s
indow. as though he had suddenly SOL.
the headlands. and with an illuminate
coUntenance. a. though he were JUST e...s
into harbor. The fact was he had a'rrs#
got through the NsrrOvs In the aHn.-.
ing room were the Christmas presents
waiting for his distribution. Ions a-1
one night when he had narrowly escaped
with his ship from being run down los
great ocean steamer. he had male m,
peace with God. and kinder neIghb1r a-
better man than Capt Pend.erug son
would not find this side OF heaven VIII.
tAA 4 iutIfui > Warning. the Dior U. f#a .
heavenly haTbOr haI mot MIN tusI on fb-
light-shiD.
MY neighbor, Tie sea Captain. had az.
ten talked TO me IF the goodness of CO.
ana especially Of time when rs VA
ABOUT 10 enter New York harb0r win
his ship from Liverpool, and ne was sr..
denly impressed that he ough; f3 l..
back to sea. Under the protest OF H.
crew and under their very threat ha rr-
back 10 sea, fearing AZ the same time b.
was losing his mind. for 1t did seem s.,
unreasonable that when they could g.s
into harb0r that night they should rr-
back TO sea. But they put hack fo la.
and Capt. Pendleton said 10 his mai.
You call me at 10 O'Clock at night. A.
u o'clock at night the Captain was ar1u,.
ed and said: What does this mean,
i thought | told you to call me af Ia
O'Clock. and here IT is l.. Why said fh,
mate. / did call you at 20 O'Clock and
you got up, locked around. aud told me r.
keep right on the same course for ia,
nc uTs. and then 10 call you AT T. O'Clock
Said the Captain, Is II possible I nav.
no remembrance OF that
saving the shipwrecked.
"At II o'clock the Captain went On ds-E
and through the rift Of a cloud the moon.
light fell upon the sea and showed him
shipwreck with one hundred strurgllr-
passengers. He helped them on. HAD
he been any earlier or any later M thar
point Of the sea he would have been OF no
service to those drowning people On
board the Captains vessel they began 4,
band together as to what they should ray
for the rescue and what they should nv
for the provisions All says the zap
tain, my lads, you can't pay me anything.
all ] have on board is yours; / feel 60,
greatly honored Of God I'm having saved
you 10 take any pay Just like him Hs
never got any pay except that Of his ovl
applauding conscience Oh that the Oh
sea Captains God might be my God ani
yours, Amid the stormy seas Of this Iif,
may we have always some one as tenderB
to take care OF US as the Captain took cara
OF the drowning crew and the passeneaf.
And NAV We come into the harbor WiI
as little physical pain and with as brigi.
a hope ss he had, and II il should happaa
to be a Christmas morning. when tas
presents are being distributed ana We are
celebrating TIE birth or Him who came 20
save our shi,,wTecked world. all the ha'.
ter for what grander. brighter Christmas
present could We have than heaven