The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-30
AN APOSTLES POWER
Rev Or Talmago Tells no"
s.. Paul ENertod His.
The story Of medterrsnea" snip
wreck and the Rescue OF All
on Board From the Per'ls
o. the Eurocly don.

tcop,tisht la- hy Louis Nopschl
los ANGELES. Cal. Aug - in
This sermon the preacher shows thc zap
lifting power aud influence OF ~i''"s
rrr,,bt character upon thc lives and
conduct of those with whom he may
Ia associated. The text is Acts NN'h
90 "srhcn they were all Of good cheer.
Tho prejudice against miniS''ri"'
pesseucors formerly held by sailors
aboard ship WAS very bitter Yet y"
dey fn fhc scene of my text we ~e'
Paul the gospel missionary. o'crc"m
ms the prejudice OF the crew Amid iu'
Mediterranean curoclydon Nc ~cc Hlh
winning their confidence 20 such hu ga
tent that ne becomes practically '"'
captalu instead of the captive Ai'"
,,.eks " tossing about upon ucA'"
erous sen. with al bearings lost '"'
275 souls aboard turn % this .tte jew
and beg his advice as to what tn')
should DO. They say. We W.' "''y
vonr orders. we VIII eat when you ir.
us o. eat and cast on our anchor CD
n..s when you tell u- 90 east Them OH.
"And when he hnd thus spoken "'
took bread and gave thanks io '''d H
presence Of them ali and when De h"d
broken Il no began % eat Then were
they an of good cheer md they A.~'
took Some mcat"
Now. Why dld These ~m.ors upon 'h'
Ncdrsrraneauc corn ship have suchta'iO
ip This ovaueeustg In the lrst place Do
cause they realized that there was % ~n
pernaturM power about this sirang
man Of Cod. They could not anuiyze his
power. They could not tell theolosic
ally from whence IL came. But they
felt lis power Just the same AZ we cnu
feel tho thrill OF the electric current ~
soon as we place our fingers upon the
handles OF an electric battery. Aud The
man Of the world does not have 70
matrlcuete at a theological seminary
Fl, order % learn the power Of one who
Is ia touch with God. A. soon as such
n man comes IN contact with n spirit
finod life he realizes the supernatural
influence. The more worldly the man
the more that spiritual influence Will
be made manifest 20 him. l was never
more impressed with this fact than
when 7 read 40 incident in the life OF
the great French surgeon Dupuytren
Dr. Dupuytren was the greatest IA
risian surgeon Of his time. but he
wac an ungodly nan. lie hated the
church with an intense hatred. BE
sides that be was one OF those bruSQuc.
cruel. unfeellng men who have no sym
patty with pain. The knife 10 him
was the remedy for all u.s. As long
a. his knife could cure he cared not
whether the patient suffered mental or
physical anguish Surgery was 20 him
n business. The spiritual development
Of his soul seemed 10 DO entirely lack
ing. hut one day there came into his
Office an old. gray haired, gentle. beau
tlful faced priest What DO you
wsntT grufly asked Dupuytren For
answer the good priest began 70 take
Of a big wooden cravat and showed
the surgeon q hldeous tumOr upon his
neck Dupuytren looked at II a mo
ment lie pressed II roughly with his
finger and then brutaLY said: You'll
have 70 die with that. This tumor eau
never be cured" THANK YOU" said
the priest. Then he began 10 replace
the wooden cravat as he replied, 4 now
know that I must prepare myself for
giving up my LIES work and also pre-.
pare my poor Pensioners who love me
much for my leaving them" The great
surgeon turned his cold gray eyes up
on the priest a minute. and those eyes
bored straight down into the patients
heart Then ne said. with gentle
voice: Come to my hospital tomor
row and we will see what we can DO
There is one chance IN thousand 10
save you"
Curing the Priest.
The priest came 70 the hospitnl the
next day. With a submissive prayer
he laid himself down upon the op
Grating table. In a month no was
discharged a well man. AS he was
leaving he took out Of his pocket thir-
" pieces Of silver and with trembling
hand offered them 20 the surgeon. say
ing. Doctor. this IS all the money /
have. l walked all the way from my
house to pay you this" Hut Dupuy-
tren said. Keep them. man. keep
themp Then he opened his money
drawer and took ont a handful Of gold
and poured the napoleons into the
priests lap and said: Here IS some
money for the poor May God bless
you, his servant. 10 labor for him for
many years among your people" A
few years later that great surgeon
died. n believing. trusting Christian.
in tho arms Of that humble priest.
DID you ever read a story more beau
tiful7 And yet the power Of the gospel
is being preached la many lives as that
humble priest by his serenity and faith
preached 20 Dupuytren. A man does
not have 10 stand IN a pulpit 10 be mn
evangelist of Jesus Christ The spirit
filled life radlates n supernatural nfu-
enco everywhere. No sooner dld those
sailors upon that Alexandrian corn
ship come into touch with Paul than
they felt there was a supernol power
about him which they lacked What
Is the spiritual Influence OF your life. O
mani What Is the spiritual influence
Of your life, o woman7 I'm order that
your friends and neighhors may Doe sure
that you arc a Christian. DO they have
10 go 10 the church books and find
your name enrolled among lbs mem
hersY or by your looks, by your gen
tIo words. by your simple. trustful
faith. DO they perceive that you are
waking with Cod. even IA Enoch
walked IN the early ages ~ the worlds
history 7 40 not ask Won n yOu arr
preaching Christ from "a pulpit but
ask whether your light IS shining. SO
That men seeing your daily life realize
that Cod rs ln Won Of q truth2 is II