Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-04-12


Ws#8Y AN property. At low
WSGS&ss easss., ~SS8 tide you c,ln step
E1AssSsAxsSN&# aboard whut re-
W WW @ mains of the bat
tered hull, and
walk nstern to where half Of the steel
mast stands upright. | have often
wondered as l watched tho waves
dash over the wreck how that ship
came ashore. A dark nlght--n fear
1ul storm--a tempestuous wind-a
drifting veSSei-tllngerous sh0nls-n
sandy prison. What does that vessel
need! An anchor. All. but she has
nm anchor, great and pOnderouS. It
has long since gone to the bottom of
the sea, but still the vessel drifts
closer and closer to destruction. What
IS wrong? The anchor won't hold
no place for it to fuSicn It's dukes
II drAgs-it won't hold-the ship Is
doomed. she was wrecked because
the anchor would not hold. Two things
are necessary To save Il vessel in the
storm when drifting at the mercy of
wind and wuvc--;,n anchor with an
anchorage.
This Is Pnnrs graphic picture Of the
souls need. When the storms of life
are raging, and the tempest wild
sweeps across the sea, we need some
thing to hold and something to hold
to. These are needed and these are
provided.
First, the anchor. (Which hope we
have rs IN anchor" Our hope Is our
anchor. What is hope2 The COM
bination OF desire and expectation.
l, Is that which reaches out and lays
hold. Like an anchor 1t must have
size and strength. The lurgeness OF
our hope determines the measure Of
Its holding power. But hope Is not
enough. The world of unsodly men
has hope. Every walk Of life is filed
with 1t. Hope Of health brightens
the room Of the sick. Hope Of wealth
lightcns the toll Of the poor. Hope
OF fame rewards the sacrifices Of the
explorer. Hope of noble living com
pensates the drudgery Of the faith
ful mother, giving her life for her
children III the monotonous struggle.
But hope Of Itself is not enough. cit
needs IN anchorage. Something to
grip. The ship Is held by the anchor
cast into the unseen depth where 1t
lays hold upon the rock that cannot
be moved. No matter how strong and
unbreaknble the anchor, It must hold
to save.
Second. the anchorage Is Christ.
"That which entereth the veil" "My
hope Is built on nothing less than
Jesus blood and righteousness" He
alone must be the object Of hope
The whole content Of Christianity can
be expressed in two simple sentences.
"Christ for me-" that Is conversion.
"Ale for Christ" that Is consecra-
ton.
We boast not Il philosophy, science.
or SYSTEM We are united to Il Per-
son, united In IN organic union, eter-
nnlly inscparable by His death and
resurrection. "lIe was delivered for
our ollcnscs, and raised for our justi-
flcatlon." He IS II living Christ. lie
fmparts His life to all who believe.
They arc Ilis-Ile protects and pro.
Vidcs. He intercedcs. He will come
and receive us to Himself. What can
separate us from the love Of God2
Anchored to the Rock that cannot
move, grounded firm and deep In the
Savior's love.
Tho the angry surges roll
On my tempest driven soul
! am peaceful. for know,
Wildly tho tho winds may blow,
I've an anchor safe and sure,
And In Christ shall endured
Mighty tides about me sweep.
Perils lurk within the deep,
Angry clouds oershade the sky,
And tho tempest rises high;
Still stand tho tempest's shock.
For my anchor grips tho Rock!
Troubles almost whelm tho soul,
Gricfs like pillows DER me roll,
Tcmpters seek to lure astray,
Storms obscure the light Of day,
But in Christ can be bold
I've an anchor that shall holdI