Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-02-03

20 upon the followers
of Christ is that Of
E telling others OF
the One Who is
mighty to save.
With the new relation of the believer to
God through the cleansing power OF
Jesus blood comes new relation to
the world lost in sin. The one saved. by
the very nature OF the new power which
has become operative In his life. must
himself become soul-winner. The
man brought from the sinking ship to
the shore in the breeches-buoy becomes
one more man at the end Of the life line
to draw others from the brink OF death
to safety on shore. AS Christ reaches
out and saves ii is that the one saved
may become another channel through
which redeeming grace may reach those
still in peril Far out in the surging
waves of sin the precious human souls
are going down to death. Christ throws
out link by link the human chain to
reach the sinking ones and draw them to
Him He is mighty TO save His arm is
strong. and from II flows to His follow
ers never-failing current of power.
But suppose the human chain is too
short to reach that perishing soul far.
far out in the grasp of the dashing
waves
7 HlNK of the life-savers on the shore
l battling with the waves and. with
that heroism which braves death itself,
seeking to save the precious lives OF
those struggling in the dark waters.
With strong hand clasped in strong
hand the men stretch the human life
line far out into the raging sea- The
waves break in mad fury about them as
though filled with angry fear Of losing
their human prey. The wind howls in
cruel glee and lasnes the foaming
waters until they seem possessed with
fury and power born of hell But the
brave men hear not the shrieking wind
nor do they hesitate before the awful
breakers. for just before them going
down TO death is a human life. The
white face has turned towards them in
mute appeal, the hands are thrust out
In desperation. The human life line
stretches every muscle and nerve AL
most they have reached the drowning
man. Another wave may bring him with
In reach Of their strong hands But MOI
On, God! just when salvation seemed
near, another wave came and swept him
out of reach. The line is too short,
Out little farther" is the CRY which
goes up. And the man on the shore
shouts back: Another man is needed
My God, for another man" One of
the rescued ones springs up from the
sands where he has been resting after
his awful battle with the waves and be
comes part Of that life line 1t reaches
farther out into the surf, now The
drowning man is reached just as he is
sinking out Of sight forever. A shout Of
Joy goes up which sounds above the rag
ing OF the storm, and the precious life
is brought safe upon the shore. AS the
men crowd round, chatting the hands and
applying restoratives to the nearly
dead man. glad cry of recognition
bursts from the lips Of the last man to
join that life line-the men who was
needed to effect the rescue-and he ex-
claims: MY brother, my brother,"
All. what joy surged through his heart
as he realized what II had meant for him
to become part of that life line.
4 ND Christ saves you. oh Christian
= that you may become part of the life
line reaching out into the world and
rescuins the precious souls going down
to eternal death in the black waters OF
sin. Your failure to respond when tho
cry goes up: Another man neededo
The line is too shortw may prevent IN \
rescue Of one far out in the waves And
II may be your own brother or sister
your father or mother. A great many
prayers are requested for loved onee
and there is much anxious thought and
even prayer for them. but. 90 you know
do not believe II will avail much I'm
rescuing the perishing ones unless the
one wishing to have the rescue effected
joins the life line and helps in droVirg
to the glad shores Of salvation. NAV
ring my hands on the shore and CRY in
agony to God for my dear ones stiII out
on the perilOus waters Of sin. but unleee
! become one OF the life line. unless
put one hand in the strong hand of nv
Saviour and reach the other one out in
eager effort TO draw the perishinR one
to Jesus my loved one may be lost for
ever right before my very eyes.
[W TIL this truth clearly seen and
w sincerely accepted comes the de-
sire to know how to become a soul win
ner Question of qualification and
equipment is at once raised. As we hear
our Lord say to us: GO tell" we turn
to Him and. in fear and weakness, plead.
as Moses did of old "Oh. Lord. / am
slow of speech" And If 1t is not a STAN
mering tongue It is something else
which we feel utterly units us for the
Doing Of that which the Lord has COM
msnded us to do We feel that because