The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-14
REV. DR.. IALMAGE,
THR EMINENT DlvuNE's SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.
Subject; Life's stormy way-It IL Rough
Sailing without Christ in the ship
he smooths the Pathway For Those
Who Trust In Him.

iCopyrRht 1901
WASHINGTON, ID. Cdr. Talmagc, who
- now IN Europe preaching to immense
congregations in the great cities, sends
thls 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 to understand their best
blessings; text, Mars v, 80, And He
arose and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still"
Here in Capernaum, the seashore vii.
llage, was the temporary home of that
Shrlst who Tor the most OF His life was
homeless. On the site of this village, now
IN runs, and all around this lake what
scenes OF kindness and power and glory
and pathos when our Lord lived herel
can understand the feeling of tn mmor.
tai Scotchman, Robert McCheync, when,
slttlngon the banks of this lake, he wrote;
IT is not chat the wild gazelle
Comes down to drink thy tide,
But tie that was pierced to save from hell
Oft wandered by thy side.
0raceful around thee The mountains meet.
Thou calm, reposing sea.
But. ah. far more the beautiful feet
OF Jesus walked DER thee
] can easily udersta"d from the CON.
tour OF the countI that bounds this lake
that storms were easily tempted to make
these waters their playground This lake
IN Ch1st's time lay in scene of great
luNurance; the surrounding hills, ter.
raced slopcd, groyod; so many hanging
gardens OF beauty. Ga The shore were cas-.
ties, armed towers, Roman baths, every.
thing attractive and beautitul-al STYLES
oi vegetation in smaller space than in Il
most any other space in the world from
the palm tree OF the forest to the trees OF
rigorous climate. it seemed as if the
Lord had launched one wave of beauty
md .,.1
from rock and bin and oleander. Roman
gentlemen in pleasure boats aihng this
lake, and countrymen in fishing smack,
coming down to drop their nets pass each
other with nod and shout and laughter or
swinging idly at their moorings Oh, what
beautiful scenel
seems as ii we shall have quiet
night. Not leaf quivered in the air not
q ripple disturbed the face OF Gennesaret
But there seems to he little excitement
| up the beach. and we hasten to see what
It is, and we find il an embarkation From
the western shore llotiila pushing out;
not squadron of deadly armament, nor
clipper with valuable merchandise. nor
pirate vessels ready TO destroy everything
they could seize. but a hotilla, bearing
messengers of light and life and peace.
| Christ is in the stern OF the boat. His
Jesus. weary with much speaking TO large
multitudes is put into somnolence by the
rocking OF the waves If there was any
! motion at all, the ship was easily righted;
| if the wind passed from start oard to lar.
| board, the boat would rock and nv the
gentleness of the motion. putting the Mas.
| ter asleep. And they eXtemporized Il pl.
| low made out OF a fisherman's coat. |
think no sooner is Christ PROSTATE and
His head touched the pillow than He is
sound asleep. The breezes OF the lake run
| their fingers through T. locks of the worn
Glppnpr and tla hOut MS aud falIg lilo
a sleeping child ON the bosom of Il sleep.
| ing mother.
Calm night. starry night. beautiful
| night Run up all the sails. ply all the
oars. and let the large boat and the small
| boat glide over gentle Gennesaret. But
| the sailors say there is going to be Il
| change of weather. And eveN the pas.
| sengers can hear the moaning OF the storm
as IT comes on with great stride and all
| the terrors OF hurricane and darkness
| The large boat trembles like a deer at bay
among the clangor OF the hounds: great
patches OF foam are flung into the air.
| the sails of the vessel loosen and in the
| strong wind crack like pistols: the smaller
| boats, like petrels. pose on tine 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 PERISH" That great parsonage lifts
| His head from the pillow of the fisher.
| mans coat, walks to the front of the ves-
| sci and looks. out 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 as
| the spray dropped from His beard He
| has one word ior the sky and another for
the waves. Looking upward, He cries,
| "Peace!" Looking downward, lie says,
BE still" The waves fall fiat on their
| faces. the foam melts. the eNtnguished
| stars rehght 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 and
while they are trying TO untangle the cord
age the disciples s,ld in amazement. now
looking into the calm sea- then into the
calm Sky. then into the calm Saviours
countenance and they cry out, "What
manner OF man is this, that even the
winds and the sea obey Him.
The subject, in the first place. impresses
me with the fact tha it is very important
| to have Christ in the ship. for all those
boats would have gone to the bottom OF
Gennesaret if Christ had not been present
| Oh. what a lesson for you and for me to
Learnt Whatever voyage we undertake,
into whatever enterprise we star: let US
| always have Christ i'll the ship All YOU
can do with utmost tension OF body, mind
and soul YOU are bound to do, but, oh.
| b,va CbriSt I'm avarv pnternrrs,i