The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-16

tie day. Cor 40 Isalali Travelled forth
Into the darkness az Il divine prophet
he saw the gleain 81 the sunrise com
Ing over the eastern hills" Yes, he
saw the time when righteousness
would CHIN It's disciples as well as the
time when the enemies OF God should
be hurried away to their eternal lncar-
ceratlOn. "What of the night, Isaiah?
What Of the nighty' cries the officer OF
the guard. Then the prophetic watch
man calls, II see the morning comcth
and also the night" That means: II
see the righteous triumph through God
[ see also the enemies Of God scattered
In complete defeat What of the
night? What Of the nlght!' You call
to me. answer; The morning cometh
for the disciples of Jesus Christ. ! see
also the eternal night coming for those
who will not yield themselves TO
Christ's love"
The night. the symbol Of calamity?
Oh yes But the night is also here
the symbol Of gospel triumph, for
in the quiet of the night see fathers
and mothers and children gather
around the family affairs for evening
prayer. see great audiences gather
in churches to learn of Christ and his
love. | see Christian nurses and Sal
yation Army girls going forth through
the dark alleys and through the still
streets on their missions of mercy.
see ministers ana Christian laymen
kneeling beside the beds Of the sick
and the dying. | hear everywhere
prayers and hymns arising for the
salvation of all men and women and
children. Everywhere arises the song
of Moses and the Lamb" as well as
the songs of death and eternal de
spair Oh. my friends, In the silence
of this night, to which great army
do you give your allegiance Are your
lips speaking words OF prayer, or are
they uttering words of blasphemy?
Speak you words pleading for eternal
salvation or Indifferent and careless
words, sinful words, which are griey-
ing the Holy Spirit Of God2 Will you
not, with Christs help, take isaiah's
night as the harbinger of an eternal
day? Shall not the night of calamity
and Of earthly struggle and earthly
sin for all OF us be followed by the
heavenly sunrise and the coming
morning of perpetual joy and peace?
The storm Past.
That these words of my text can tru-
ly be changed into the lightness of an
eternal and peaceful day was never
more impressed upon me than some
years ago when was going around
the world. AS found the opening de-
scriptlon OF this text not among Syrian
hills, but among the wilderness OF
rock" In the London metropolis. so !
will find my closing scene not in Jeru
salem Nbut upon the troubled waters of
an angry Pacific. For days and weeks
we had been treadng the quiet paths
of the ''trackiess deep" The ocean
had heretofore been very kind TO us.
1t was truly pacific In every way that
its name slgnitied. But than, like some
of our old friends, ii changed It's
heart Of kindness became a heart Of
hate. 1t seemed to have not the pur
pose to he loving, but only the desire
to destroy. Day In and day out we
battled with the tempest. THE worst
storm / ever knew" said the captain.
"AIany good ships have been found.
cred in less storms than this" The
surface of the sen was n raging mob
of demons. The wind shrieklng
through our rigging. was like chorus
Of lost souls yelling ont In rage
After three days of storm | went TO
my berth and tried to sleep. Hour
after hour we were wedged in our
berths. unable TO sleep. At last in the
darkness arose TO dress and go upon
deck. No sooner did step upon the
floor than the heavlng ship hurled me
across the stateroom. out through the
door and clear across the deck. pick
ed myself up, bruised and stunned;
then | looked about me. What was
my surprise TO find the storm over and
the stars ont. A sailor turned TO me
and said: Mate, II viii soon be clear
We shall soon have u calm sea. Tie
storm Is past See yonder star by the
edge of the horizon. That Is the morn
Inc star The sun VIII soon be up"
Yes. as | stood there holding 10 the
ships ropes | knew the sea was grow
Ing calm. soon quietly aud peacefully
the sun arose. The angry waves stop
ped their gatherings; the winds ceased
10 laugh and yell That afternoon we
sailed into the harbor. The morning
had come for the end Of the tempest.
So nj last for all those who love Christ
the night Is not the emblem OF calam-
ity. hut Of the morning The morning
with its heavenly day hreaketh the
morning. with It's emblem Of eternal
peace. VIII yOu not tonight, with
Christs help. take the night ms the
emblem Of tie day.
An angel rnhed in spotlcss white
Bent down .nd kissed the sleeping night
Nieht woke 10 blush. The sprite was