The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-24
FARMvILLE. VA. FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1904

We must beach our craft and 4 viii
be beaten and gnashed into kindlings.
We must lose an our cargo and per
sonal baggage We shall be rescued
alive. but that Is all" Then when the
sailors saw the literal fulnllnent OF
the prophecy OF Paul their faith in
their leader and In their leaders God
not only continued, but increased day
by day.
] believe that In urging men 70 come
10 Christ we make a mistake when we
do not frankly state the hardships and
difficulties Of the Christian lie There
are. as every experienced Christian
knows. sacrifices that must be made,
privati0ns that must be endured, strug-
gles that must be fought II Il better
that we acknowledge the fact as
Christ did when men came 70 him Of
fer.lg themselves AZ bis disciples II
we fail 10 tell them that they must ex-
pect ulal and perhaps adversely In fol
lowing Christ they viii consider that
they have been deceived and viii be
disappointed and discouraged when
they encounter trouble As Paul told
these men that they would have 10 bat
lie 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 20 heavenly joys Is often
hard and toilsome. Paul demanded OF
those passengers and sailors Of the
Alexanlfian corn ship the same sacri-
hces for their physical salvation which
Hernand0 Cortes demanded Of his fol
lowers for the conquest OF Mexico.
During one Of his marches the Span
ish soldiers became disafiected Cortes
assembled his men in line. Men, some
II you are grumbling," be said sub
stanually. some Of you want to know
what rewards have 70 offer yon st
this time This Is Ey answer" Then
drawing a line upon the ground with
the edge u his sword, he pointed with
his steel toward the great east and
said "On that side Of this line are ease
and comfort. home and friends and
Ife Of ease 90 fair Spain" Then
pointing 20 the great vest. be said
~Yonder are sickness and privatlen
and hunger and cold and death. But
yondcr Is the beautiful capital Of the
M0ntezumas Which shall be yours
Choose ye this day as - VIII. Choose
So as brave Csstilians"
Christ today. Ike Paul Ike Herman
10 Cortes. promises his followers not
peace but struggle and privation; not
ease and comfort but storm and suf-
fering and trials and misery But in
the end. Ike Paul Christ assures you
II salvation Ave. more than Paul Of
fered 20 the shipwrecked sailors and
passengers OF the Alexandrian corn
ship. Christ offers 70 you spiritual re-
dempti0n for time and for eternity.
Men and women. are you ready 70 face
suffering and sacrifice IN the name Of
Jesus Christi Are you willing 10 be
Heve him and trust IN him. even IN
crises when your life seems q hopeless
shipwreck3
But why should not the passengers
and crew Of the Alexandrian corn ship
be OF good cheerf Did not the prophetic
words Of Taul literally come truei
When the mighty ship struck the beach
what h1ppenedi Paul turned 70 the
brawny armed men about him and said
Leap into the surf and swim for your
lives And these stout llmbed men
flung themselves into the seething wa
tiers and SWAIN on until NJ last their
feet touched the shore and they made
ready 90 rescue their struggling friends.
some OF the women, being In all prob
ability strapped 10 spars. were lifted
bv the heaving billows and swept upon
the rocks. where they were rescued
Some Of the men may have come
ashore clinging 10 boards and broken
runwules AT times il seemed as
though they must be washed OF, but
somehow they are az last all landed.
So in the end Of time and In the be
ginning Of eternity al Christians shall
be safely brought 10 the heavenly
shores. through stress and storm and
peril. n may BE- but still safe. Yes, We
viii De there. We shall all be there.
Courage. Christian brother. Fear not
the perils Of the passage Though the
waters thereof roar and be- troubled.
though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereof. the promise Of Christ
IKE the words Of Paul. shall come
rloriously true.
siacken no sail brother
AT inlet or island.
STRAIGHT by The compass aiear,
Straight for the highland.
Fear not the darkness.
Dread not the night
Co.'s word 10 thy c0mpash
Christ is thy light
Crowd an thy canvas on,
Out through the foam.
II soon will be morning
And heaven be thy home
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