The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
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 sT6sereS sSnass Tssss esc the s smen nGst Ot waves the footstepss of the storm left tracks | of beaten foam. there were other ht- tie ships" unseen, tn the darknsss' s ssSh s,sh it's feffor- -stricken crew. Only. unlike Christ aboard to whom, ln.ths supferae help. These .other little ships had
 fS But Vwh When cehsissP spoke the word of at the Sal SSuEs Sssfsy nHt GRs shared also bx "the other little, ships. " l In other words, what the Master did & for one hEs Es dH s Sisssnys fSf or His peace were not confined to the men who had Invoked His help: These blessings we're d'nused across the suIs the storm was over and the stars shone forth once mora across the wind-swept sky it was not one. but many little ships that. with tattered sails and ana hearts aboard. sailed into the harbor beneath. the hill, delivered from the perils of the deep. safe home at last the unseen goOnradeships In life, We are not alone in the storms of, life. With you. though you may not know s theEi Kind gre or bsts ronsh Sorrow and temptation, and in their courage and ,endurance you, ought tc tiEd 2 2 ministry 0Sh sha '"g of the anssen Sympatiy of in a while, to De renfpded Of n, and to send across the waters a friendly iieht thfolgh the driving mark.
 Is t not just 50 when some great suffering sweeps oyer the soul? What which ,darken every life so hard to but Sst t6iS sense o5 ftsT oSs loe ss my sorrow. No one can realize how much have to bear" And it iR that sense of loneliness that makes so many faith and courage. lose ali interest in life. so that they are ready to turn anywhere, go, anywhere. do anything saS Fisss So often the of temptation. lf
 ,,,I There es Is Peth,etie incident ln the I he l1e or tSopSrL Loule. stevenson. Tn ms fragile. little child. suffering from hacking cough which kept him awake night after night. He had a devoted, thing--Alison CunninEham--and to cated one of his books. ofter when soul would lift in her arms and croon to him sor'e of the old Scotch songs to pass away the hours of darkness un- little fellow was more, than ordinarily restless, she would carry him across the square and in front of the house osse oes ~HSa SteS4 Sonf S srs sRe sys ssg tell each other that psrhs-V there were other httle .s,, children who were o sick ths dawn" What a picture it Isl An How true 1t is that it' is the lights of through the darkness of our nights of sorrow that help us to walt for the breaking of Gods dawn. any human friendship Is the shining of our sorrows. 1t is the sympathy than any other quality in Ills chsrac- ter. adore His sinlessness: bow before His wisdom; but my heart in .Ss storm I know He is, and through say. @it' IS I: be not afrRnd,
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 nds Smssn if in 0tS tse EriDs ef some sn be setting sin which haunts him day by haps when he Is free from it's solicita. tior, and the struggle against 1t makes his, years dark with storm; And what he cannot speak it. He must carry 1t In his own heart. He must fight 1t in the secret places of his own life. And not unburden his heart He dare not tell the secret story of his trouble. You may meet h i'm in the morning with of the night of tempest which has swept across his soul and thrilled his inner life with voiceless agony the Sa otiler lYi little snips There s Sre other fight. end who. through 1t all. are same Sird of temptation twhstever 1t may bel. that you. my brother. may have today some of Gods strongest tested tested ana ana st strenEthened.- Remember. there Is no temptation. sent to us be- yond our powers of endurance; The storms of moral struggle % are intended nse sSd power -S your faith. Don't lose heart. Don't permit yourself to founder in the darkness. SomeWnere near you faith and confidence in Him you will come safely through. and for you at last the lights of home and safety will shine.
 But thes> other little ships have q more practical message perhaps. even than that. They remind us - the un- Inee which come to Us in life.
 How many do you suppose. of these other little shins that @aue safely into they owed their safety?
 The world Is full of unappreciated blessingR. You, my friend are today YOU cannot explain. You are ike one of the other little ships. You have shared the blessings of some other life, Away back in your past there was a praying father or mother. and the answers to their prayers have re- peated themselves in your experience.