Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-03-30
THE PULPIT.
4 BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
DR.. THEODORE 1. cUYLER.
Subject: "The Souls Anchors"

SuD1eCCs "lH0 SOuA'B <AHCuOISs
Brooklyn, N. Y.-The Rev. DR.. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler occupied his old pulpit
in Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Lafayette avenue and South
Oxford street, Sunday morning. A
yery large congregation was present.
Dr. Cuyler, who is now in his eighty
fourth year, preached with his old
time yigor on 'The Anchors of the
Soul He took as his text Acts xvii:
%: They cast four anchors out OF the
stern and wished for the day." and
said:
The account of Paui's voyage to
Rome is one of those graphic passages
Of the New Testament which never
loses its interest. 1t not merely throws
strong light upon ancient naviga ton,
but is strong confirmation of the truth
fulness of the Acts of the Apostles, for
modern nautical services have estab-
liShed every word of the nara tive.
The chief interest to us to-day is it's
rich, practical, spiritual instruct ton.
The story of the storm and the ship
wreck you have all been familiar with
from childhood. Fer fourteen days the
ship had been in the clutch of a terrific
blizzard" as we would call it. but
which is described in the narrative as
a "euroeyldon." No sun CT moon or
stars appeared during that terrible
fortnight. For safety much of the
cargo was heaved overheard and they
were obliged to bind around the crazy
craft With haWsers in order to keep
rom laundering in mid sea- They
imagined they were drawing nigh to
the land and heaving the lead it tells
Oh twenty fathOms. The next cast of
Inc lead shows fifteen fathoms. They
are now close on the lee shore. Only
one maneuver can save them. They
cast tour anchors out of the stern. and
IL IS striking fact that pictures on
ue walls of Herculaneum and Pom
ppi depict the galleys anchored in that
manner What long and dreary
Aisnt was that to the drenched and
weary voyagers, while they listened to
tt terrific laundering of the breakers
On The shore. But Paul. Christ's pris-
oner IS GA board, and he is the real
master ns OF the situation. His precious
Ale IS insured from heaven, for. re-
meloer until their work is done 1t
way part of Gods wish that the an
ohols ohI should preserve the most valu-
a1is a, llle then on the globe until Pauls S
~lsA'y mission was accomplished.
~ nullan Life is a voyage. and all of
~. .Tu now before me are bound on it for
j.. s augment seat and for eternity. Ii
h,a l"t voyage over smooth seas and
nnao vle soIt, south winds. Everything
@a h1el ood depends on the compass and
sb 1s "Hcllors. You observe that the an
ssoas s are not attached to anything
rsro, a' out they plunge through the
Ana es anu 5lte into the tenacious clay
N.1.a ~ 1t IS with our spiritual anchors
snn AMI last to Gods immutable word
1oa, 70 the omnipotent Saviour. the
pnsooD nesus Christ. Al anchor, too, is
miop STen And SO it is with the inward
kaop1 k Win the unseen Christ thai
temgl tps MANY one safe in the hour OF
thoSpo p'.uon, and brings composure tc
Whon ~ =, 'he depths of terrible trials
ahna,-n -n"f'ln Luther was struck with
eaha nead sea he used to let slip the
throu,lpl VI tne forty-sixth psalm and
Ihouss the voyage of life YOU an(
Our di,. sllal need Of the anchors which
salva+i,oine ,ine Master, the Captain of oul
Nha+ mas provided for our safety
Tha are e the four anchors?
faith III, m,st and foremost anchor il
an nnsa nat IS often defined as trust il
Nord dneen mas GOD, and we take Cod,
notes Ilore i" implicitly than we take th,
earso issued by the Government be
ted S+ay oney bear the stamp of the Uni
bind 'es IL with its vast resources be
tsree =, f.. But the mightiest spiritua
faith NJ NJ you and me is the Christ
than n, mo", that is 4 great deal NOR
y nora Dttre tL opinion. Faith is infinite
Opnjon nan a sentiment or feeling O
act of ,bo IS an act; it is the positiv
Christ 'ne a soul laying hold of Jesu
eeaknasa our Saviour, joining ou
illness - 70 Ills strength: our unwor
'oHis ins. Nc els merits; our weak selve
are not llnlIe canIe and almighty Self. w
Nhrist Wo WUoinmanded only to believe il
Oh ChrsSt are commanded to Deliev
ilead of Of -, Il we would be saved.
u Albonrl lilhe was staying at hote
Oon and ana noticed rope in Iii
sw il Iu " mad faith in it because h,
SMnisb "Ts h a well-braided rope. A
,Fire.n' ne le was aroused by a cry O
.'eQke ana 1n opening the door til,
"A4 lanes burst in and h