The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-11-24

The lifeboat-the owner who would
gamble with life, had but one for all
the needs of the ship-was taken
carefully on board, the boat wrapped
with hawsers, a drag thrown over
the side, close-reefed storm sail set
and they began their perilous drift
westward. Everything movable went
overheard. Under the gray sky they
grew more and more despairing. Paul
had nothing to get rid of when the
storm struck them. He might have
been expected to manifest some
bitterness for having been gotten into
such fix, but there is no sign. But
it is certain that he prayed as would
his comrades. For themselves? Ger
tainly, but their highest interest was
for the cause that sailed the threat
ening sea with them. And he certain
ly prayed for the men who had i'm
perilled his whole project and his life
when the answer came it was the
granting of "all them that sail with
thee" His passionate entreaty had
been for others rather than for him
self, and in this the disciple was as
his Lord. But he was wonderfully
human. 1t was real herman who
spoke the word Of cheer prefaced by
"Sirs, We should have hearkened unto
me and not have set sail from
Crete" How we do like to be found
a true prophet even if it is of trou-
bic! But it had been the security of
the cause and the saving of the rest
that were embraced in the answer of
conviction that followed his pray
ing. Utterly unselfish he put others
first in the deepest moments which
are revealed here by the pen of his
beloved physician, Luke.
FAITH AND FEAR.
Dark days and darker nights pas
sed and left the crew and the COM
pany apathetic almost through the
strain Of long fear. Even hunger
failed in the sodden ship. Suddenly
the approach to land was confirmed
by soundings and the anchors were
hurried to the stern and dropped into
the sea while the roar of the surf
threatened them all in the panic
creating darkness. Sailors lowered
the life boat and were busy in their
cowardly desertion of the rest. But
Paul, alert, confident and ready for
anything, saw the deed and acted
swiftly 50 that the b1at was lost.
So it is when any class attempts to
save itself at the expense of others.
They could not have survived the
breakers in the darkness and the SOL
diers would have made sorry work
with the ship. Faith took command
in the hour of fear and panic and
worked with Gid by every means that
a shrewd mind could suggest. The
crowd might pray, but Paul had done
his earlier, so had all his wits for the
emergency.
FAITH AND GOOD CHEER.
There are folks that are smart,
and folks that are entertaining, and
folks that are just as pretty to look
at as picture said an old country
woman, "but give me every time the
kind that heartens you up" These
drenched and weakened storm-vic-
TINS would have endorsed the word.
In the gray dawn with the spray
beating in his face, Paul was pass
ing cheerily from man to man insist
ing that they would reach the shore.
Starting things in the galley, he was
soon passing food among the crowd
who as their spirits responded to his
cheer, realized how desperately hun
CRY they were. The Apostle had new
er paraded his religion-he had only
lived his normal life so full that he
was now the commander of the party
for character is the last officer to give
orders. He blessed the bread and
shared it in a sacramento meal that
stiffened the soul of every eater. He
was big enough to shelter the whole
group of prisoners from murder and
steadied the crew for the plunge that
brought them all to land. A man
crept along the reeling deck of YES
sci until he could see the pilots face.
There was no chance for words but
he saw the smile and creeping back
to the anxious cabin he said, every
thing is right; l have seen the face of
the pilot and he is smiling" Paul
had seen the face of his Pilot that
night and had caught His smile and
carried its cheer to every heart on
board. And this is what faith always
does.
REAL, ESTATE FOR SALE