The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
cBY WILLIAM t. ELLIs.)


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CRY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.)
"Over and over it comes to me.
The thought of Christ on the stormy
sea-
The weary worker holds our mag
inatfon more than the raging waves
Worn out with spending His soul
substance for other people, Jesus was
lying in the stern of a Galilean fishing
boat asleep. He was tired with just
the same sort of tiredness that comes
to this worlds tired toilers who have
spent themselves to the limit. The Son
of Man was akin to all His brethren
in all their experiences. The world
would not willingly lose this picture OF
the weary Christ, sleeping in sheer eX-
haustion.
Modern prophets" who profess to
monopolize the mind of the Galilean
Peasant, travel around the country IN
private cars, but this was no private
yacht in which Jesus sailed. Instead
it was just an ordinary, clumsy, odor-
Gus fishing boat, with the scales Oh
yesterdays catch smeared over the
thwarts. 1t had no cabin, but under
the overcast sky on a simple pallet lay
the great Teacher, needless of the bob
bling of the boat the shriek1ng OF
the wind or the pounding of the waves
1t was such a storm as sweeps down
from the hills of the eastern shore OF
Galilee; or as makes sailing on Lake
George hazardous. 1t does not take
a great ocen to make a dangerous
storm. The little craft was in as much
danger on GaIilee as if it had been
in the middle of the Atlantic.
The Friends to Whom We Turn.
There are some persons to whom
their friends naturally turn in trou-
BILE. They are the efficient ones. EN-
ergencies bring them to the fore. Just
as the apostle Paul dominated his
shipwreck scene, so it was in an in
comparably higher degree, with Jesus.
He was a master of men and of con-
ditions. His fisherman friends had no
thought that He would still the storm,
vet they wanted to take refuge in the
shelter of His strong character. There
fore their petulant arOuSal of Him as
He slept The ship that carries Caesar
cannot sink" That boat with Jesus
aboard was safer than one of the lime
stone caves in the hills of Nazareth
The fishermen wanted only comfort,
and they got instead a great calm.
1t is a glory of the Christian faith
that Christ always exceeds expecta-
tions They who ask for little got
much. His givings are always more
than we desire or deserve. The af-
frighted Galileans were still further
amazed when. instead of words of coun-
sci or assurance, Jesus spoke in ma
jesty to the sea, Peace, be still. And
the winds ceased and there was
great calm"
Nature is but a servant whose mas
ter is God If we will go part of the
way with Christ in acceptance of His
character and work, we are bound TO
go all the way and believe Him when
He says, IAN authority is given unto
me-" To any who are troubled by TINS
mira Gle the words of the Master to the
disciples in the boat may be repeated
Have vet not faith?' True. we may
marvel with them and cry. who, then
is this that even the winds and the
sea obey him." Marvellous beyond
conpare was that wondrous deed, yet
what about Jesus is not marvellous?
He who rules the winds and the waves
is still master of this world as in all
human history. Let us stand by our
simple faith that our Christ is ommp-
otent Amid all the changes that we
face in these troublous times. this as
surance holds us steady, he VINO
rules is our Redeemer."
The Regnant Power.
Probably the emperor of Japan has
greater power over the loyalty anu
lives of his people than any other mon
arch. Recently a railway oft1clal COM
,nitted suicide because the emperor
train was a few minutes late. All OF
Janan would count it privilege to
90 TO death at the word of the Mikado.
Yet what is this power ALONGSIDE OF
the regnant might of the sovereign OF
GaIlee? Consider the millions who
count obedience to Him the first law
of existence. Contemplate the myrlads
who are rising into new life at his
word of power. We shall be missing
entirely the significance of these les
sons about the kingdom if we do not
carry away a sense of the conquerlng
ornnipotence of Jesus Christ.
Which ever way we look we see His
SOVEREIGN power eXerted. Here comes
word from Zanzibar that the famous
slave block Of that most noted of all
slave marts has been made into an
altar for the Livin estone Memorial
church. The great book a which it
Is estiT1a ted eight million slaves were
sold, now has preached over it weekly
the gospel of liberty. Things are
changing in this old world, and be-
hind the change the eyes of faith may
see tho King. Professor Harlan P
Reach is writing from the heart of
pagan Africa to tho sunday School
Times Of the surprises In Uganda.
where King Da1di. son and grandson
of the rulers who prosecuted and kill
ed Christians sits a Christian monarch
over a people among whom the Brit
fish government says are nearly half \
million Christians In the church
school of Uganda is the daughter of
the man who murdered Rishop Ham
nincton. and her pastor is Pishon Han
niugton's Son. TwO-thirds of the
m en- hers of the Chinese assembly are
CHRISTIAN Korea. which less than
half n century AGO shut ont the whole
world on the pain Of death to intru-
derS has develODed a Christian life 50
strong that even the power of Jaran
cannot blot il out. These triun his
over human ture are greoter than
the sFiIling Of Tho wind and the waves
of the Sea of Galilee.
When Life IL ut Stake.
stormy waters are less tumultuO11s
than the storms that rage in the h1-
man breast IF we marvel at the
miracle which the fishermen saw. let
us marvel more ct that Dower which
can SAL. "Peaca. be stil1'' to turbulent
life The miracle of Transformed
characters of evil r1en made good of
passionate men made serene. of avari-