The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-22
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Eloquent Discourse BY DR..
Il. l.. Cuxler. Q

Brooklyn, n. Y.-The Rev. DIR. The0-
lore l.. Cuyler occupied his old pulpit
m Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Lafayette avenue and South
Oxford street, Sunday morning. A
Eery large congregation was present.
pr. Cuyler, who is now In his eighty
fourth year, preached with his old
lime vigor on "The Anchors of the
FOUL He took as his text Acts xviii
A: "They cast four anchors out Of the
ttern and wished for the day. and
yaid:
The account of Paul's voyage to
Rome is one of those graphic passages
pf the New Testament which never
loses its interest. 1t not merely throws
strong light upon ancient navigation
but Is strong confirmation of the truth
Fulness OF the Acts of the Apostles. for
modern nautical services have estab-
ushed every word of the narrative.
The chief interest to us to-day is its
rich, practical, spiritual instruction.
The story of the storm and the ship
wreck you have all been familiar with
from childhood. For fourteen days the
yhip had been in the clutch of terrific
blizzard" as we would call 1t. but
which Is described in the narrative as
"eurocyldon." No sun or 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
from foundering in mid sea. They
Imagined they were drawing nigh to
the land, and heaving the lead it tells
off twenty fathoms. The next cast of
the lead shows fifteen fathoms. They
are now close on the lee shore. Only
0ne maneuver can save them. They
cast four anchors out of the stern, and
It is a striking fact that pictures on
the walls of Herculaneum and Pom
peii depict the galleys anchored in that
manner. What long and dreary
night was that to the drenched and
weary voyagers, while they listened to
the terrific laundering of the breakers
on the shore. But Paul, Christs prls-
0ner. is on board, and he Is the real
master of the situation. His precious
life is insured from heaven, for, re-
member until their work is done. 1t
was part of Gods wish that the an
chors should preserve the most valu-
able life then on the globe until Paurs
mighty mission was accomplished.
Human life is voyage and all of
you now before me are bound on it for
the judgment seat and for eternity. 1t
Is not a voyage over smooth seas and
before soft, south winds. Everything
under God depends on the compass and
the anchors. You observe that the an
chors are not attached to anything
ahoat, but they plunge through the
waves and bite into the tenacious clay.
And so it Is with our spiritual anchors.
MAKE Iast 10 Gods lmmutaDle word
ahu 10 the omhlpotent saviour, the
Lord Jesus Cnrlst. An anchor, too, Is
unseen ANA SO IL Is with the inward
union WIN the unseen Cnrlst tDat
keeps many one safe In the hour or
temptation, ana brings comp0sure 10
those IN tne depths or terrible trials.
When Martin Luther was struck with
neavy mead sea he used to let slip the
caDle OF the forty-siXth psalm and,
throughout the voyage OF life you and
nave vital need OF the anchors which
our divine Master, the Captain of our
saivatlon, mas provided for our safety.
what are the four anchors?
me nrst and foremost anchor is
1aith' Ihat is ofteu DEFINED as trust in
an unseen God, aud we take Gods
Word more implicitly than we take the
notes issued by the Government, be-
cause they bear the stamp of the Uni
TED states with It's vast resources be-
nlnd II. But the mlghtiest spiritual
force Tor you and me is the Christ
ialth' NOW, that is great deal more
than mere opinion. Faith is infinite
ly more than sentiment or feeling or
opinion. 1t Is an act; 1t Is the positive
act OF the soul laying hold of Jesus
Christ as our Saviour, Joining our
weakness TO HIS strength; onr unwor-
thiness to His merits; our weak selves
to His infinite and almighty Self. We
are not commanded only TO believe in
Christ, we are commanded to believe
on Christ, If we would be saved. A
friend of mine was staying at hotel
in Albany and noticed a rope in his
room and had faith In it because he
saw 1t was wel-braided rope. At
midnight he was aroused by cry of
'Flrew On opening the door the
smoke and flames burst In, and he
grasped the rope and let himself down
in safety to the sidewalk. He believed
on the rope. That Is saving faith
when you rest on Christ, clinging fast
to Christ trusting In Him alone to up
hold you to the end and assured of His
promise. II will never leave thee nor
forsake thee" Salvation of the soul is