The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-22

I Oh. u0. that was not PauI's way. lie
told the truth. lie said; "hen, we
shall be saved; but, ike job we shall
only escape as by tie skin of our
teeth We must become waterogged.
We must beach our craft and it will
be beaten ana CRASHED into kindlings.
We must lose all our cargo and per.
sonal baggage. We shall be rescued
alive. but that is ALL Then, when the
sailors saw the literal fuhiucut Of
the prophecy of Paul, their faith in
their leader ana ia their leaders God
not only continued, but Increased day
by day.
Trial and Adversely.
believe that in urging men 10 come
to Christ we make a mistake when we
do not frankly state the hardships aud
difficulties of the Christian life There
are as every experienced Christian
knows, sacrifices that must be made,
privations that must be endured, strug-
giles that must be fought 1t is better
that we acknowledge the fact. as
Christ did when men came TO him of
ferlng themselves as his disciples. If
we fail to tell them that they must eX-
pect trial and perhaps adversely in fol
/ lowing Christ they will consider that
they have been deceived ana will be
disappointed and discouraged when
they encounter trouble, As Paul told
these men that they would have TO bat
tie with the waves and be in danger of
death on that rocky coast before they
reached safety, so we should tell men
that the way TO heavenly joys is often
hard and toilsome Paul demanded OF
those passengers ana sailors of the
AleXandrian corn ship the same sacri-
fees for their physical salvation which
fernando COrtes demanded Of his fol
| lowers for the conquest Of Mexico
During one of his marches the Span
ish soldiers became diSaiTectcd Cortcs
assembled his men in line. "Men, some
Of you are grumbling," he said sub
stantially, "Somc Of you want to know
what rewards | have TO offer you ut
this time. This is my answer" Then.
drawing Il line upon the ground with
the edge of his sword, he pointed with
his steel toward the great east ana
said, con that side of this line are ease
and comfort, home ana friends and
life Of ease in fair Spain" Then,
pointing TO the great west, lie said:
"Yonder are sickness und priyaton
and hunger ana cold ana death. But
yondcr is the beautiful capital Of the
MontHumas. Which shall he yours
Choose We this day as ye viii Choose
We MS brave Castilians."
Christ today, like Paul. like Herman
do Cortcs, promises his followers not
peace, but struggle and privaton: not
ease and comfort, but storm ana suf-
fering and trials and misery But in
the end, like Paul. Christ assures you
OF salvation. Aye, more than Paul of
fered to the shipwreckcd sailors ana
passengers Of the AleXandrian corn
ship, Christ offers to you spiritual re-
dempton for time and for eternity.
Men ana women, arc you ready to face
suffering and sacrifice in the name Of
Jesus Christ? Are you willing to be.
licyc him ana trust in him, even in
crises when your life seems q hopeless
shipWreck?
"Courage, Christian Brother"
But why should not the passengers
and crew Of the Alexandran corn ship
be of good cheer? Did not the prophetic
words Of Paul literally come true?
When the mighty ship struck the beach
what happened? Paul turned TO the
brawny armed men about him and said,
Leap into the surf and swim for your
lives And these Stout llmhcd men
flung themselves into the sccthing wa
ters and swan on until at last their
feet touched the shore and they made
ready to rescue their struggling friends.
Some Of the women, being in all prob
ability strapped to spars, were lifted
by the heaying pillows and swept upon
the rocks, where they We're rescued.
Some Of the men may have come
ashore clinging TO boards and broken
gunwales. At times it seemed IA
though they must be washed off, but
somehow they are Mt last all landed.
SO in the end Of time and in the be-
ginning Of eternity all Christians shall
be safely brought 70 the heavenly
shores. through stress and storm and
peril, it may be- but still safe. Yes, we
will be there We shall AL be there.
Courage, Christian brother Fear not
the perils Of the passage. Though the
waters thereof roar aud be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereof, the promise Of Christ,
like the words of Paul, shall come
gloriously true.
slaclsen no sail, brother
At inlet or island;
Straight by the compass steer,
Straight for the highland.
Fear not the darkness.
Dread not the night
God word Is thy compass,
Christ is thy light
Crowd al thy canvas on.
Out through the FOAM
II soon will be morning
And heaven be thy home
copyright. 1901 by Louis Klopschi
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