Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
Shipwrecked on Melita
sermon d..
REV. FLOYD ". TONkI\S.
re.ts Acts -. IS. - and IS. 10.

men oil these latter days would have
quite B"orucd .hc vessel whose wreck
is here described. At the same time
II was a Eood-siz"d craft and was n,-
cuStomed 10 pretty rough sens on the
Mcditerrancan. and the sailors for their
day were Slsi!lful men: So we may read
the story as one not only Of actual cX-
reriencc, bu; OF fierce contest with the
elements.
:; was great test for Paul and his
companions, as we'll as for the sailors
Two weeks driftiNg about i'm :, loakini.
vessel upon sea which is noted still
for its storms. and during the winter
weather when the storms were more
severe. must haV" tried AL Of the men
physically. aud must have tried Paul
especially. because Ia. doubtless re-
allied that God Vas c;litn= him 10
work in Rome, and !; look ed as though
hc would never reach Rome What :,
splendid thing II : 10 bc tested in this
way. Sometimes. when everything
seems To be going to pieces and all
our plans arc Knocked down. we are
apt to lose heart. We should remember
That II ia at such times as these that
God is gloriously working out His pur-
pose for US. and that on, OF the very
severity Of our troubles there VIII
como - fral and more beautiful life.
now Paul IuOh
COMMAND on SHIP
VIC arc ;mprcsscd very f"rcibl.. by
tho way In which Paul jrf,"tic.,llr took
command al tho shin. III. sailors OF
course. w"ro ncait"ucd through fo.,r.
:uid the Commandcr himself rs we'll
Then con-, ~ i'.;, t -
s,ro,c No., A.
aud although he MAS nomi,.alI,. ;, ,,ri.
orcr. took control. Th"y iiStcv.d To
him and did AZ he su--cst"d
Christian courage h. tho .r:,ndcsi
power in III" world ,u lend mon 10 w..
"a I. .-.-
has no sur" foundation cbrts;i.,njty.
without courage ie hardly :: ,r.. raj
lovin. az CHRIST, Eut liz. MAJ, ,.bn
stands up .ud declare. ,h,; H. .u.vy.
th-t cod VII ,tl,. ara. ,.t ~. naomi.
ann that ri-htoo r.u.ss of III "a In
suprcrnc cpi -, 4. reached I'm ,l,,.,,..
n,y. !, rnr,,,, I 80, ' :,
mon 10 nin, .o,,,,I I, -,
rhc man viva III. =, H.. ,,,,
his ow, ..l ,.p,n .,.i
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'N'' "Ni' 'tih MtN
,, ~ iioi Il or DANGER
"n't hi"ih"ht oil uncertain aud
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as II ihcy ,L.,n. ..i,'S', ",,I u '"oNrd
i,...NtN '"i'u never hc
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d;nre ma n,so.. 't' "' '''' 80
Paul. and v.ni,id no. 49,.
di.rs' counsel nm, ,,,'.,i -
al TO &c, to land a. VIII M, ih.V
could. SO they all .srap"d. ana no, one
was lost. Tnis reminds nl.. ?. lft;l.
Of the way IN which wc snail land
IN heaven when our earthly voyagc
~ over II seems tcmpestuou~ 10 u.
- we 20 our way, nut finally We shat
'"'eF IN ono W"% or another. and find
~ Pe'ce'u' maven Whi'h Nc hHv"
Isl
- o'' ~ "N nm Shid I"
'l'''N 'ti INC hlhit century
ar M 80 - l." SUI know
az yi,,ory ,r %"ns cry
Hore ~ ono 80, a.
SAFE home s,r. ban, -
Rent corda-c sr.,,..I
Torn sails nroyisiouv 80,
And ONLY mol n wreck
But O. the ioy iinou ,ba sbra
To tell our VOYAGE pcrils OR
What n JOY il Will IL. when we on
ter at last the harhor OF peace. and Tho
voyage OF life IS ovcr.A
VIPER FASTENS
ON p%II.S u<ND
But their troubles were hy no
means ended. The barbarous people OF
the island welcomed them, ltindlinp
hfe. ana supplied the Wet and hungry
soldiers with food. raul took n hand
In gathering tn. sticks fol the ire
and viper came GU, OF the hea, and
fastened his hand AT first the
la rba rians thought he was a nlrdcra,
whom tho gods we're thus n,nishinn..
but when he shook off ,h.. scrnant
and no harm came TO linn tho. cb,n,,,i
their minds and said ih,, n. hIr,.
self was a god How tvn;r,, I'm, i.
OF human iudop,cn, :; :, 49,.
First We for.u ,i,,., ana .,.,,., w
illusions conccrni,,o como mo r,i ,ha