Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-11-12

nan Spiritually and intellectually.l J
Dr.. Crafts text was: Have faith
in God,'l Mark 1922. Faith is q
,ride of four arches: /. Belief. g.
Decision. s.Trust. 4. Manifestations.
The first arch is belief of the I'M
tellect. When Romanes had a little
learning he was an atheist, at last
with more learning he stood firmly,
in the Christian faith. The four
great stones upon which this arch
stand are: l. God is. .. Christ Isl
3. The Bible is Gods word. 4. lES
lividuals and nations that believe
are making greatest progress.
You need not expect to under
stand everything. Let the Almighty
know some things that you don'tsi
The second arch is decision, or
submission. Train your will to SUBJ
nit to Gods will. "An act then a
state" The story was told OF q,
young man in grocery store whose
associations were adverse to the
Christian life, but he made q break
and said Il will" g
The third arch is trust, JOY, heart
religion. Dr.. Crafts told of a nine
year-old boy who could not say i
hone" but 81 know that I am a.
Christian" :" i5
The fourth arch is manifestation
Faith at work. Practical Christian
life. A
1915: Fine view of mountains to-
south. For some time we have BEEN
in gulf of St. Lawrence. 81
At $3.50 we had Sunday schools.
T. G. Gebaur of Kentucky, supers.
intendent. !sl
p. m. No land visible north.s
Mountains in distance southwest
One looks like Table Rock, 5. C.4SLs
6:l5: About out Of sight of landlEs
$50: Good service with steerages
passengers. Talks by Dr.. Crafts,
van der Lippe, Walker and Sse5I Sse
2henson.
s:l5: Song service in masic room
$3.50: Sailing south sltoWafe N9ys.
Scotia. C9ld and 4some londs s
Monday, June Is. s:l5 3: N.
Mountains of Newfoundland to the
north. Snow on mountains.
We passed in sight of light house
at Cape Roy, southwestern corner
of Newfoundland.
Al we were going east we met
the sun earlier every morning, and
had to get our watches up about
thirty minutes day.
1920: Short prayer service in
music room.
felt little sick about midday,
but was ready for lunch at 1880. |
did not get sick enough to say !
was sea sick, and made both voy-
ages keeping my resolution not to
be sea sick.
2 p. m. Steamship Ansonia from
Montreal to Liverpool is gaining on
us, but bearing off to south. We
made 327 miles from noon yester-
day (Suaday) to noon to-day.
4 p. m. Short service with steer
age passengers. These meetin rs
were held several afternoons to the
profit and pleasure of some and tc
the disgust of other some, who BE-
lieved more in cards and dancing
than in Bible and prayer. Remem-
her only half of ou, cabin passen-
gers were on the Sunday school
tour, and just few of these were
not very good Sunday school peo-
Pile.
Some years ago l had heard of a
western congressman who one day
in Washington had the conviction
that he ought to 60 home at once
He travelled several hundred miles
to reach home. When he inquired
he found that his wife had been
praying for his conversion. He was
soon led to Christ. On our voyage
mentioned this to Dr.. Day of
Missouri. He then told me that this
converted congressman became a
Methodist preacher and that he
(Dr. Day. had got his license to
preach under this same man who
had been promoted from congress
to conference.
Thursday night, s:lo o'clock:
We have been in fog since about
midnight last night. The fog horn
blows every few minutes. We have
been lying to since about 6:30.
Probably will lie to all night. There