The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-06-15
DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject; LIES stormy way-It IL Rough
Sailing without Christ In the Ship
He Smooths the Pathway For Those
Who Trust In Him.
copyright 1901

Sailing without Christ In the ship
He smooths the Pathway For Those
Who Trust In Him.
copyright 1901 tI
WASHINGTON, ID. C-Dr. Talmagc, who
is now in Europe preaching 90 immense
congregations IN the great cities, sends
this sermon, in which he describes the
rough places OF life and indicates the best
means OF getting over them and shows how
many people fail 10 understand their best
blessings; text, Mars w. 80, "And He
arose aud rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea- Peace, be still
Here IN Capernaun, the seashore vii
lage, was the temporary home OF that
Christ who for the most OF His life was
homeless. On the site of this village, now
IN ruins. and all around this lake what
scenes of kindness and power and glory
and pathos when our Lord lived here ]
can understand the feeling Of th lmmor-
tai Scotchman, Robert McChcyue. when.
sittngon the banks ot this like hc wrote;
II is not that the wild gazcllc
Comes down 20 drink thy tide,
But He that was pierced TO save from he'll
Oft wandered 10y thy side.
Graceful around thee the mountains meet,
Thou calm, reposing sea,
But. ah. far more the beautiful feet
OF Jesus walked DER thee.
| can easily understand from the con
tour OF the country that bounds this lake
that storms were easily tempted 10 make
these waters their playground. THIS lake
IN Christ's time lay IN scene OF great
luxuriance; the surrounding hills, ter
raced, slopcd. grovcd; 80 many hanging
gardens of beauty. On the shore were cas-
ties, armed towers, Roman baths, every
thing attractive and beautltul--al styles
OF vegetation in smaller space than IN IL
most any other space in the world, from
nm a "A A. a
rigorous climate. IL seemed as II the
Lord had launched one wave of beauty
on all the scene aud il hung and swung
from rock aud hill and olcandcr. Roman
gentlemen IN pleasure boats ailng thus
lake, and countrymen IN fishing smaCks
coming down TO drop their nets pass each
other with nod and shout and laughter or
swinging idly at their moorngs oh, what
beautiful scene
IL seems as If we shall have quiet
night Not a leaf quivered in the air, not
q ripple disturbed the face of Gcnncsaret
But there seems TO bc a little excitement
up the beach and we hasten TO see what
II is, and we find II an cmbarkatlon From
the western shore a ilotllla pushing out;
not a squadron OF deadly armament, nor
clipper with valuable merchandise, nor
pirate vessels ready TO destroy everything
they could seize, hut u tlotll0. hearing
messengers of light and life and peace
Christ is in the stern of the boat His
disciples are IN he bow and amidshlps
Jesus weary with much speaking TO large
mutltudes, is put INTO somnocncc 10y the
rocking OF the waves. II there was any
motion at all. the ship was eAsiy righted;
IT the wind passed from starl oard 10 lar
board, the boat would rock and, ~ the
gentleness of the motion, putting the Mas
ter asleep. And they cNtemponzcd phi
low made out of tishcrman's coat |
think no sooner is Christ PROSTATE and
His head touched the pillow than He is
sound asleep. The brcczcs OF the lake run
their fingers through {, locks of the worn
sleeper. and the boat rises and falls ike
a sleeping child on the bosom of a sleep
ing mother.
Calm night, starry night, beautiful
night Run mp all the sails, ply all the
oars, and let the large boat and the small
boat glide over gentle Gcnncsarct. But
the sailors say there is going to hc
change OF weather And evcN the pas
sengers can hear the moaning of the storm
as il comes on with great stride and all
the terrors OF hurricane and darkness
The large boat trembles like "A deer at hay
among the clangor of the hounds; great
patches of foam are flung into the air;
the sas of the vessel loosen and in the
strong wind crack like pistols; the smaller
boats, like petrels, poisc on the cliffs OF
the waves and then plunge. Overheard
go cargo, tackling and masts. and the
drenched disciples rush int the back part
of the boat and lay hold of Christ and say
unto HIM Master, carest Thou not that
we perishy' That great parsonage lifts
His head from the pillow of the fisher
mans coat, walks TO the front of the YES
sci and looks ont into the storm. All
around Him are the smaller boats, driven
IN the tempest and through It comes the
cry of drowning men By the flash of the
lightning ! see the calm brow of Christ rs
the spray dropped from His beard lie
has one word for the sky aud another for
the waves. Looking upward, lie cries,
Peace Looking 'owuward, he says,
''Be still" The waves fall Hat on their
faces, the foam melts the eNt,nguishcd
stars relight heir torches. The tempest
falls dead. and Christ stands with His
foot on the neck OF the storm. And while
the sailors are baling out the boats aud
while they are trying 90 untauglc the cord
age the disciples :, ld In amazcmcut. now
looking into the calm sea then into the
calm sky, then -nto the calm Saviour's
countenance, and they cry out What
manner of a man is this. that even the
winds and the sea obey Him.
The subject, IN the first place. imprcsscs
me with the fact tina it is very important
To have Christ I'M the shin. for an those
boats would have gone 20 the bottom of
Gennesaret If Christ had not been present.
Oh, what lesson tor YOU aud for me Go
Learnt Whatever voyage we undertake.
into whatever enterprise we stai let us
always have Christ IN toe ship. All YOU
can do with utmost tension of body. mind
and soul you are bound 90 do. but, Oh.
have Christ IN every enterpris
There are men ask Gods help al
the beginning g great enterprises He
has been with them IN the past: no
trouble can overthrow them; the storms
might come down from the top OF Mount
Hermon and lash Gennesaret into foam
and into agony. but IL could not 'urt
them. But here - another man who starts
out In worldly enterprise. and he depends
upon the uncertainties OF thi- life. lie
has no God 90 help him, After awhile
the storm comes, tosses of the masts of
the ship; he puts ont his life, oat and the
longboat, the sheriff and the aiictionecr
try 60 help him 81; they can. hel,, him
off: he must 20 down; no Christ in the
ship Your life will be made up of sun
shine and shadows There may be in IL
arctic blasts or tropical tornsdoes: