The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-26

Jonah in these same waters is worth
recalling. Pau could trust God
whenever way the wind blew. Faith
- not faith which disappears when
u3upie draws near. Some persons
LINK they have reason to rebel
touch them, as in the
death OF a loved one. Genuine faith,
though, cries with Job, Though he
STAY me, yet Will I trust him.
Too Much Cargo.
Caught by the sailors old enemy.
me Northeaster (Which the translat-
ors conceal under the Greek name
"Euroclydoa' or ~"Euroquilo') the
vessel was allowed to drive. Under
glrdlng the ship with cables, to
strengthen the imperilled hull, While
under the lee Of a little island, they
TOOK IN sail. and cast off once more,
TO escape the ~treacherOus sands of
Syrtis. Now it became necessary to
peSin to throw overheard the needless
furniture of the ship using discrim-
NATION G. first, but afterward giving
70 the waves they had at first
necessary to keep. Even the
cargo had to go by the board, in this
Dllnd driving over a sunless, starless
sea, with, of course, no mariners
compass to direct the helm.
Inc lesson is one for life as we'll as
Tor seamanship. Many human craft
are IN peril in tOday's stress because
they are too heavily aden with goods.
BuOyanc" and freedom are sacrificed
to cargo. We have rugged our soul
SHIPS so deliberately that Their sailing
powers are hindered. There is good
reason for the voyage Of the simple
life. Thousands of Derplexed and
storm-tossed men and women need
nothing so sorely as to cast overheard
the luggage and freight with which
IThPV have hnGnra nncJ1n1 haraI ha-
cause Of artificial notions Of success
ana social position and provision for
n future. In the name of safety
and peace-yeS, and ~reverently in the
name of Goblet us throw over the
rail our fine houses and many sery-
ants and cluttered heaps Of costly
clothes and our visiting cards and our
m"ultltudinous offerings at the shrine
Of Mrs. Grandy, and let us sail free
to a harbor Of rest. What is the use
Of saving cargo n grear and ship
if the souls are lost? Nothing counts
but the Spirit-life; and life consists
not II an abundance Of things.
Calm in n Crisis.
The experienced seamen on PauIs
snip we're in something resembling
what is c~olloquially called "a blue
junk Even the impassive Roman
captain was in despair. hTe limit had
been reached: hope was gone. Then
SItcI SCd liS 10y dI-IlSd led L dul
Crises revea the great. In times OF
panic. it is the strong soul who has
been in the quiet with God who comes
TO the help of his fellows. And such
a one is bound to be an
and a heartener. At Ladysmith the
British cOurt-m1rtialed a man for be
ing a discourager. In time of danger
and anxiety, it is first duty to dis
seminate h~opefulness.
Paul could do this, for he had rea-
son to eXhort his companions to Fear
not and to BE Of good cheer The
ground of his faith was this: "Fo1
[ believe God That is the secret
of assurance. There is more soul
nOuriShment in hat bread than in a
barrel of sentimental Don't Worry
gumdropS. When in calm confidence
a person san cay, God, whose l am
and whom l serve" he is ain a posi-
ton to impart his peace to fellow
men. The way to share our faith is
to share our God. Trust in him is
the only adequate refuge in the
storms of life.