The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
THE oTHE1, SIDE.

the sea unmoved. The ocean becomes
a sea of memories, ono thinks, while
gazing over the vast expanse of water,
dark with tempest, of the power of
Almighty God and the feebleness of
man. Thoughts come. too of what
wonderful histories are buried beneath
the waves. What gallant ships, what
gallant hearts, what mysterious crimes.
what costly treasures lie buried there.
We look on one sea and recall mem
cries of Salamis and of the Persian
flying before the ships of Greece, or
our thoughts may go back TO the final
fight at Actium, which made Caesar
master of the world
But there is one inland sea, far away,
which is connected with the tenderest
and hottest recollcctions. 1t is the Sea
OF Galilee. This sea, now almost de-
serted. recalls the days of the gospel!
story. when fishing boats sailed there,
and st. Peter and ST. John and many
another cast their nets for fish. Here.
then. were towns over which Jesus
spoke that terrible sentence: "Woe unto
thee. Chorazin! Woe unto thee. Beth
saida!" and now they have utterly
passed away. 1t was by the Sea OF
Galilee. when Jesus was here among
men," that the disciples had the mi
raculous drauSht of hshes and were
told by the Lord that they should be-
come fishers of men. 1t was on one
of the hills seen from this seashore that
Jesus preached the Sermon on the
Mount. This Sea of Galilee was the
scene of the incident of our text
Jesus had fed the 5000 with five bar
ley loaves and few small fishes, and
having sent the multitude away, He re-
tired into a mountain and prayed His
disciples We're crossing the sea in their
boat and storm arose, and they
were in peril. Suddenly. from the
other side, Jesus appeared, walking
on the water. and when He entered
ately the ship was at the land whittier
they went"
From this comes to us the lesson OF
our inability TO do for ourselves with
out divine: aid. Many of us, weary
with struggling against the tempta-
lions of this world, seek rest and find
none. We trust too much to ourselves,
and think to cross the waves of this
world unaided. Let such OF us ask
help of the Lord Jesus. and lie will
show the toiler that His grace is sur-
flcient for him. Through Him we may
reach the haven whore we would be.
1t is often necessary for us to cross
over to the other side II we want TO
find the Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes
man must leave the old way of life
Between the imponitent sinner and the
Lord Jesus there is great gulf fixed;
there lies the dark sea of unrepented
and, because unrepented unforgiven,
sin. The Lord is ready and willing to
save to the uttermost. but the sinner
must seek to be saved; he must seek
Jesus on the other side OF that sea of
sin. For that sea divides him from
pence; 1t lies between him and Jesus
The sea of sin is like the tide COM
ing in on the beach. Little By little Ii
creeps up. until, If we have not been
careful TO watch, it may have crept
between us and the higher point we
meant TO reach ahead of 1t. So comes
the tide of evil. until we are cut off
from peace of mind and from Jesus
ferent causes III different individuals
Let us each ask ourselves what 1T is
that keeps us from having this peace
which the world cannot give. With
some OF us 1T is a cruel or revengcful
spirit others are so taken up by pleas
ure or love of ease money that
there is no time left to think of the
soul and it's salvation. Prayers are
neglected. the Bible is unread and me
deep waters of worldiness roll between
us and Jesus.
Whatever 1t is that we find keeps
us apart from Jesus. Jet us make up
/ our minds that we. by Gods grace, will
cross over to the other side quitting
the bad and praying God always thus:
Make me clean heart. o Lord and
renew right spirit within me-" Then
we will have the comforting thought
OF all who try earnestly to live a cody
life. that after we pass from this life
and cross the sea of death we shall
hnd Jesus on the other side There
we shall see Him Ease to face
The Memphis News Scimitar is in
clined to be rather hard on the Hous-
ton Post. which. it says. has dug
such a cha between itself and MIR.
Bryan that It is liable to tumble in
, any day and never be heard of after
wards" 1t has already tumbled in,