The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-29
| SIX THOUSAND FEET
 IN AN IRON BUCKET
pr. billiard to Conduct Special Services at Tent Meeting
 on Eleventh Avenue

"A Journey 5000 Feet in the Air
 in an Iron Bucket" was the sHbject
 from which Dr. J. E. billiard, pastor
 of the Southside Baptist church,
 preached an unusual sermon last
 night at the tent meeting which is
 being held on Eleventh avenue,
 south, and Virginia street. His text
 was "Only Believe" He said in
 part:
 Some time ago I made trip to Silver Plume Col" said pr. billiard.
 Some enterprising capitalists have
 swung an enormous cable from this little city to the top of Sunrise Peak, a distance of 6, 1000 feet, and upon this
 cable great iron buckets carry pas sengers to the summit of this moun- tain, 14,000 feet above the sea. It is advertised as the most scenic journey in the world I became greatly inter- ested, read all the literature obtain able, examined the machinery, esti- mated the strength of the cable and
 decided it was a safe journey and well worth the price. l had my wife and 6-year -old boy with me. My wife tried to persuade me not to go, but insisted that I must make the trip. I said to my boy, Son, do you
 want to go with me?' He said, Yes, daddy, If you go I'll go too.
 AS I was buying the tickets, my wife crept up to my side and said,
 You might as well get three tick I'll go along and we will all get killed together We got in the bucket, were locked in, the signal
 was given and away we went Swing ling in the air. My, what journey!
 How beautiful the scenery. l took
 my kodak along and took pictures on the way. My boy was delighted. He had confidence in his dad, but my wife sat there holding onto the sides of that iron bucket, rigid like steel with her face almost petrified from | fear. She said, If l ever get out of this thing I'll never get in IL again Well, we reached the top all right, and what a view was ours! With a pair of glasses we could see 100 miles in every direction.
  faith. First of all, we hear about Jesus, His power to save, the plan | of salvation, and we are interested. Second, we have desire to take the risk, to make the venture Thlrd' we commit ourselves with all we have and are to Him who is able to ] save to the utmost
 There are three kinds of faith.
 There is the faith of the man who | has investigated the claims or Chrlst' | has weighed the testimony or ms | followers, has considered the lnflu- ence of Christianity upon indivlduais and nations, has investigated the teachings of our religion in the light of modern science and philosophy. This man with the intelligent faltn lays hold upon Christ and is saved. ssThere is the faith of the little child who has done little investlgat | ing, but who believes in the testi- l mony of Christian people ana pe- !lieyes in the power of Jesus to save. He eladlv commits himself to the Master and finds joy and peace ID believing Then there is the weak doubting, trembling faith, tnat 10 | fearful lest destruction should come l and the soul be lost. But II ne IS
 willing to make the venture, 70 lay l hold upon CnrlSt anu "iei M.
 pleadjng voice say, Lord, peneVe' help thou mine unbeie1, ne wpi
 find to his great joy that ne VIII pe
 saved like all the rest.
 "The experiences along the way vary greatly, but all reach the sum
 mil safe at last Our salvation does not depend upon ourselves, nor upon
 the strength of our faith. but 1t de-
 pends upon the power of the omnipo- tent Christ If you have faith enoagn
 to commit yourself to Him, you VIII
 he safe. Are you willing to get into tba hucL ct"