The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-05

listed In the attempt A common peril
aa se anehor aoRs sad held the
sci during the night were cut asunrer
as no longer needed and allowed to drop
the oars. were loosened and let down
INTO Iat The water II order to steer the yes Is
every man stood at his post holding the
chip !steadily forw y; for the land Swift,
conscious of her strength that tempest
tossed craft parted the waves and moved
the ruddsrs
ran an !, 2 gs1 The stern Yaa exposed to
fhs 1 70 ct thH waves Soon the vessel
where two seas met w Mas st. opp paes
that might Be- Subjected G e a ahslr o f2eS
The prayer. ali The promise + ali the hope
an an the courageous endeayor. destruction
HOMICIDE. .(verse ~ Danger unites
men: disaster separates them. While tho
storm ragged and death was Imminent
r aul az and the other prisoners the soldiers
who managed the ship. mingled freaiy
together. mutually concerned and help
W, Each REGARDED the other as friend
Of the short-lived friendship We're ' broken ken
for himself. Then came he test OF fs Ro.
man government Here were men bound
to appear tor trial at the court Of Caesar
with them? Put them to death was the
advice Of the soldiers who thought they
might swim ashore and escape. But
those days one under arrest was supposed
to be guilty until proved to be innocent.
q Sc. N ne s hands Of the law a man was
fair trial, Our civilization rests upon the
until proved to be guilty. He who ;'s pits
3 ESCAPE. (verses - and 40 The CEN
tnrion had wisdom and Justice. He saw
those distinguishing qualities that sepa.
rated him from other prisoners. To save
THIS conspicuous s GU man ne rejected the
II bs eses pna brasa III
good. So Paul escaped tIeb. xi:sD to
afs the 9e q all hen the
best as he could to save himself from the
watery deep. Those who could swim cast
into the apd ater ppH
ers OF them seized the fragments OF the
broken ship, whatever could be ,Aoated,
and held fast as they committed them
selves. to the treacherous waters. i was
a time of great confusion and anxiety
Men struggled for life. now sinking and
then rising, losing tnelr -hOld ana then
,regaining 1t, washed blythe waves. toss
ed to and fro. each for himself, with no
power to help another. One by one they
came upon the shore. And when the list
was called 1t was found that all had
escaped, and Paul's prediction had been
REFLECTIONS. 4. A man OF God is a
helper and a benefactor In every place. He
does good to those about him at'all times
caring for tho body as we'll as the soul,
q God grants 70 his servants a clearer
Vision SO that they can discern the ten
denotes OF events and avert calamitie
that would overwhelm other men, They
are at the outlook on the sea of life and
no storm Is so great as to shake their
faith or disturb their sweet repose. 81.
In every trying hour there Is something
for which to be thankful. and there Ii
no condition so desperate but that there
is some blessing. attending it, A. We may
so deport ourselves as to gain the good
opinion Of tho ungodly, who In turn will
defend us against the evil designs of men.
1t Is Indeed happy lot, when the right
eousness of the. righteous turns away
sells. the least objects In which one may
take refuge. many soul escapes. peril,
| It ia Gods plan sometimes to display his
power and love by the weakness of that
through which he ministers to U.s.. g.
Saved at last from the storms Of life.
may, all who study these lessons he gath
cred on the celestial shore.