Putnam patriot., 1908-04-17
CalnaSe sermon
By Rev. rrsnk De Witt Talmaee. D. Q.

S..T York. April f2 In this ser .z.o tl,4 f.reaeher refers to the wonder 1 T-f Providence which preserves men .,sfl s-,r1atless dangers on every side Il fs.It.s Us that II is Gods way of | ..i.ea4..shiug us to better lives and I --s-iAr activity in his service. The k Acts xvii. II. And So II came "a rass that they escaped all safe. to |iaad
 what m awful catastrophe is threat .siag the Alexandrian corn ship oa ,sHisA pIul. the great apostle. is being s-F54zf ii prisoner te Rome, You may ,.;stara The heaving. rocking pillows. = may talk about shrieking Euroeiy- ,l.s. 44,tI may illustrate for me the poor ssi#,fs 48d the frightened soldiers and ,i.s. 445ft4tad passengers for many days ;r th5 darkness of the tornado and in ,E.. i,.agkf.ess of tue night tossed about ,,a5, fbs->e Mediterranean waters with ant f5,asaass and without guide. But. sf4ar st the most impressive part of thts chapter. which proves to me the b.fr.a 4f this cyclone. is the latter part ,,f Ih, twentieth ven1e. And when nei- tb.r sun nor stars in many days ap- ,,sars.#i and no small tempest lay on us .Y Lane that we should be saved was ,akPH away" It is a serious matter f.r aIi on board when officers and crew lose hope I suppose that in such
 ,i~p,iIfTsf4nees the captain ceased to sfre orders te his sailors and the cen IT. linn ceased to give orders to his sol diers. and the passengers and crew nike said. What is the usef We are rgi8s to drown anyway. It does not matter what We do" When a rough hand of soldiers and sailors fall into that reckless mood one never knows what exeesses they may be guilty of. And aif hope was taken away.
 NeW that sentence means even more |ta military or naval man than It does h civilian. In the army or inc uavy so rigid Is the discipline that 2 soldier CT sailor is not supposed to stop and think. but to do simply as his cammanding officers bid him. He is
 
 diseipline is maintained.
 Perhaps you have read the story of the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Takasago of Port Arthur. The ship was under the command of Captain .IShibashi Of the 800 men in that crew only 133 were saved. The cruiser was steaming along doing patrol duty. Suddenly the hull grated upon mine. The mine exploded and made hole fl the ships bottom about six feet in diameter under the water line. The crew tried to stop the inflowing of the water. It was impossible. The wind was blowing gaie. It was bitterly cold fhe snow was falling heavily. Captain lshibashi called the men to him and said: Sailors. no man must ieaxe the ship until she sinks. We VI together share the fate of the yes- sei Sa every sailor grimly stood at lis pssi Then they raised a rousing baHzai fir their emperor and began to slGg Intentional air of Gallant Sail of A8a while scores and hundreds ef fizazs men were sinking into q wa- tezF Efave the sailors stood silently at their posts of duty. martyrs to the na- vaI discipline of Japan.
 All Hope Gone.
 Hnt here on this Alexandrian corn shp ts confusion. All hope is gone. Then 1T was in the darkest hours of their voyage that Paul stepped forward aHd uttered words of encourag cement Then t was that he said. And now exiiart you to be of good cheer. for thafe shall be no loss of any mans lie. hut of the ship" Then. as a full i .ae1t of this prophecy, We read the cheering words Of the chapter. And so il sdle 10 pass that they escaped all safe tO and. II was wonderful eseaae from destruction that seemed Inevitable. l wonder if they all felt thankful te God when they stood safe ei i.zs and. Would they remember their tielisefance and their obligations t0 HHa during their later lives or v0Ha fhnv live as carelessiy and wick t.f. s=Hs fsesoref How do men act gen ei Or to come closer. how have "e ai when God has inierposed b saEts# from calamity or death3 il + asssfH.e fact that. though we felt gf# to God at the time of the l9=s==zts eet We seem to have forgotten on a7tisatIon afterward. want to tEesh Nour memories in reference to iheS9 past dangers and renew your gra a5Hsle to God for his loving and telsssss eare How often have We, like Il. passengers and crew who were MfA St Paul in the Alexandrian corn siiif. escaped safe to land?
 Ne have had. in the first place, mar Tow physical escapes. Oh, how many fnere have been. The crew and the paSseasers and the soldiers of the AieXandrian corn ship struggling in the surf were not in any greater phys leai danger than some of us have been at times. People have often said to r'e. 1t is an outrage that so many haiaan lives are sacrificed every year bs accidents" My answer is always ms, The wonder of wonders to me is hot that We have as many accidents Us Ne do. but that each year q thou sand times more men are not killed in railroads and steamboats and cyclones ami earthquakes and in fires than are Ailied at the present time"
 Must Be on Time.
 Just consider what it means to cross the North American continent You eaS Your ticket in the Grand Central ueiet If New York city Ton step into the ffain The conductor calls: All ahoaFds All aboard. He holds his watch IT his hand. and at the very seeeasl t.le door is slammed shut and Inc train starts What is the mat