The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-30
TALMAGE's SERMON.
THE RELIGIOUS ApvAkENlNC.
The SUBJECT ON SUNDAY.
Preached from Luke v 0-as iFonovs,
They Enclosed Great aluidtuae Of
Fishes. and Their Net IsFakse-s ssrols
Pea for the Oid-Fashionsd Revival

Pea for the Oid-Fashionsd Revival
Copyright 1901 81 louis Klonsch. N y.
washington, March 24.-This dis
course Of Dr. Talmage is most peril
nent az this time when a widespreal
effort for religious awakening is beint
made text. Luke :. s.. They inelosei
a great multitude Of fishes. and thei
! net brakeF
simon and his comrades had expert
eneed the night before what fshermeI
call tDoos luck" Christ stems 81
board the fishing smack ana tells III,
sailors to pull away from the beael
and directs them again 10 sink the net
Sure enough, very soon the nel Is fal
Of fishes and the sailors begin b haa
in. So large a school 81 ashes vas sk.
en that the hardy men heess rat
red in the face as ihey psn ana lard.
y have they hegga 10 rejoice 81 theii
success Anen snap, goes q thread d
-AAe net. and. snap goes another thread
90 there Is Sanger eot only OF losing
the fish but Of losing the net
Without much care as to how much
the boat tits or how much water il
splashed on deck the fishermen rush
about, gathering up the broken meshes
Of the net Out yonder there is a ship
dancing on the wave and they hail III.
Ship ahoyl Bear down this way."
The ship comes, and both boats. both
fishing smaeks. are filed with the
aoundering treasures.
All, says some one, how much
better il would have been If they had
stayed on shore and fshed with a
hook and line and taken one at a time
Instead Of having this great excite
ment and the boat almost upset and
the net broken and having TO cali for
help and getting sopping wet with the
seal"
The church is the boat. the gosa-'-A-
the net. .soa whole school brought ~
at one sweep OF the net ] have ad-
miration for that man who goes out
with a hook and line to fish. admire
the way he unwinds the reel and aa-
iusts the bait and drops the hook IN q
auiet place on a still afternoon and
here catches one and there one, DNt
like also a big boat and a large ere"
and net a mile long and swift oars
and stout sails and a stin breeze ana
4 great multitude OF souls brought
50 great a multitude that you nave
10 get help to draw It ashore, STRAIN
ing the net to the utmost unth Il
breaks here and there. letting a FEW
escape. but bringing the great mutt
tude into eternal safety.
Belief IN Rcsisa's
In other words, I believe in reyiYa's
The great work Of saving men oestl
with 5000 people joining the ehareI
In one day and It viii close with Tort
Or hundred million people saved
"a hours when nations shall be Dor
~ 4 day But there are objections
revlvals. People are opposed to lhei
because the net might get broken an
n by the pressure Of souls It does nS
~ broken. then they take their ow
nenlenives and slit the net They u
closed a great multitude Of fishes, an
the net brake"
1t Is sometimes opposed to reYifa
OF religion that those who come in'
the church at such times do not 10
out AS long as there Is a gale
blessing they have their sails up. =
"a soon as strong winds stop blown
then they drop into a dead calm B
what are the facts in the case2
an our churches the vast majority
the useful people are those who 2
brought IN under great awakening
and they hold out. Who are the proi
inent men in the United States
churches. In prayer meetings in "a
hath schools? For the most part "a
are She product Of great awakening'
have noticed that those who
brought into the kingdom Of g
through revivals have more pefsi
Z enee and more determination In
Christian life than those who col
Q in under low state Of religion. Peo
I horn in an icehouse may live but q
9 viii never get over the cold q
caneht In the icehouse. A cannon
depends upon the impulse with VIII
q n starts for how far Il shall go 2
n how swiftly. and the greater the
q vival force with which a soul is sts
q ed the more far-reachins and far.
n sounding viii be the execution.
, Gathering In the Young.
II is sometimes said that during
vlyals Of religion great multitudes
children and young people are brou
into the church and they do MOI kI
i ! what they are about. It has been
i observation that the earlier pc.
come into the kingdom of God
I, more useful they are. Robert Hail.
= 4 prince Of preachers. was converted
ig wears Of age. It Is likely he X
:, what he was about. Matthew Her
the commentator. who did more {
any man of his century for increa.
the interest in the study Of the Sc
ures. was converted at II years
= age: Isabella Graham. immortal IN
y Christian church. was converted a
~ years Of age. Dr. Watts, whose by
y win be sung an down the ages,
= converted at years Of age; JONAH
e1 -t~.i.4t1-4 g.