Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-03-29
VOL. XXIY.NO. 10. WHOLE NUMBER, 1900

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-This dis.
course Of DIR. Talmage is most pertinent
at this time when a widespread effort for
religious awakening is being made; text,
Luke V, 6, They inclOsed a great multi
tude Of fishes, and their net brake"
Simon and his comrades had experience
ed the night before what fishermen call
poor luck Christ steps on board the
fishing smack and tells the sailors to pull
away from the beach and directs them
again to sink the net. Sure enough. very
soon the net is full Of fishes, and the
sailors begin to haul in. So large a school
Vt fishes was taken that the hardy men
begin TO look red in the face as they pull.
and hardly have they begun to rejoice at
their success when snap goes thread of
the net. and snap goes another thread, so
there is danger not only Of losing the
fish, but Of losing the net.
Without much care as to how much the
boat Tits or how much water is splashed
On deck the fishermen rush about, gather
ing up the broken meshes Of the net
Ont yonder there is a ship dancing en- the
wave. aud they hail it: ship ahoy! Bear
Down this way" The ship comes. and
both boats, both fishing smacks, are filled
with HE laundering treasures.
All says some one, ''hOw much bet
ter il would have been if they had staid
on shore and fished with hook and line
and taken one at a time instead of hav-
ing this great excitement and the boat
almost upset ana the net broken and hay
ing to call for help and getting sopping
vet with the sea-
The church is lie boat, the gospel is the
net, society is the sea. and great re-
vival is a Whole school brough, in mt one
sweep Of the net. ! have admiration for
hat man who goes out with hook and
inc to fish. ! admire the way he un-
Winds the reel and adjusts the bait and
.fops The hook in a quiet place on a still
fternuun and here catches enc and there
ne. but like also a biz boat and large
row and net n mile long and swift
lrS ana stout sails and a stiff breeze
md a great multitude of souls brought
% great a mUltitudc that yuu have to get
lclp 20 draw il ashore. straining the net
the utmost until it breaks here and
here, letting few escape, but bringing
he great multitude into eternal safety.
Belief In RevivaIs.
In other words believe in revivals.
The great work Of saving men began
With 1000 people joining the church in
ne day. ard it will close with forty or a
undrrd million people saved in y hours
when nations shall be born in a day.
But there are objections TO rovivals.
'roplc are opposed To them hecause-the
ri night gei broken. and il by the pres
IRE Of souls Il does not get broken. then
hey take their own peuknivcs aud slit
he net. They incl0sed a great multi
ude of fishes. and the net brake"
1t is sometimes opposed to revivals of
religion that those who come into the
'hurch at such times do not hold out As
.0ng as there is n gale or blessing they
/ nave their sails up. But as soon as
strong winds stop blowing then they
| lrop into a dead calm. But what are the
facts in the case? In all our churches
ne vast majority of the useful people are
hose who are brought in under great
| lwakcnings, and they hold out. Who
are the prominent men in the United
| States in churches. in prayer meetings. in
Sabbath schools? For the most part
they are the product of great awaken
ngs.
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fel. no nccpleration of the pulses
Salvation from sin and death and ne
INTO life and peace and heaven forever
- such a tremendous thing that if ma
tells me he can look on it without an
agitation | Doubt his Christianity. IN
= fact is that sometimes excitement is tn
/. mos; Important possible thing In cas-
l. of resuscitatinn from drowning or free
I ing he one idea is to excite animation
l. Before conversion we are dead. II is Il
/. business OF the church 10 revive, arouS
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