https://noyesletters.org/files/original/dcf057f96cbc7f98ae131698a6e58986.pdf e1ced784a03e19f629d7ab4e5205ed1c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sermons by Henry Varnum Noyes Description An account of the resource These are partial sermons written by Henry Varnum Noyes. The vast majority of them appear to have been preached in Canton (Guangzhou), China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1882 Subject The topic of the resource Sermons; Preaching; Missionaries; Clergy; Presbyterian Church; Christianity; Bible Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 9 Thanksgivings the comforted mother folds her little one to her bosom and then down deep in her memory writes the name of him who has [u]saved[/u] her child. [u]Will she ever forget him[/u]? A good many years ago a steamer was crossing lake Erie with a large number of passengers on board. She took fire, in the night, and that fire could not be put out. All the passengers gathered near the bow for the fire was [?apt?], and so was the wheel house too Women & children were shrieking in terror. Stron men, who seldom prayed, on bended knees were asking God for help. It was perfectly evident to any one, that the only hope for the large majority of those passengers was to [u]run the ship ashore[/u]. But the fire was fast [?guiding?] the wheel house and it was just as evident that if the ship was to be run ashore [u]one man must burn to death at the wheel[/u]. Could a man willing to do this be found? On board was a noble christian [illegible] named [u]John Maynard[/u]. He came forward and said to the Captain "Its a [u]hard[/u] death to die but it won"t last [u]very[/u] long, and my hopes for the next world are bright. It is better that [u]one[/u] should die than [u]many[/u]. [u]Run her ashore Captain and I'll stand by the wheel." "[u]Its hard[/u] to see you do it John," said the captain, "but God bless you, [u]God reward you[/u] for [u]we never can[/u]." And then John walked behind that linE of fire climbed up the steps and laid his hands on the wheel. And now the bow of the burning ship turns toward the shore and steady and true she leaps over the waves. Miles of deep water still lie 10 between her and the shore but on on and still on she ploughs her rapid way The minutes seem like ages. The passengers are anxiously peering forward to see if they can catch some glimpse of land. Every minute is adding to their hopes. But ever and [illegible] one and another turns to cast a look of [u]helpless pity[/u] to the poor man who is [u]standing by the wheel[/u]. The hot smoke is blinding him, his hair is singed, he is writhing in pain, his hands are burning fast to that hot iron wheel and yet [u]he holds it steady + true[/u], and the ship still keeps her course [u]straight for the shore[/u]. But the flames are climbing higher + higher and at last they hide [?him?] from sight. Once more the Captain's voice is heard "[u]Can you hold on three minutes longer[/u] John? [u]If you can we are safe[/u]". Once more down through the smoke and the fire comes that clear manly voice "[u]Aye Aye Sir. Put on all the steam that you can Captain and God help me I'll her through yet[/u]". And he did [u]take her through[/u], until her bow leaped high on the sand, and all on board [u]but himself[/u] were [u]saved[/u]. The same shock that bedded the ship in the sands, shook down the charred and tottering wheel house, and it fell a mass of fire and burning timbers and [u]John Maynard[/u] went down into that pit of fire and was seen and heard no more 11 What would not thou passengers have given to reward him had it been in their power? Do you suppose they [u]could ever forget that[/u] Saviour. But you + I my friends have a Saviour who has done infinitely more for us than this noble man did for those passengers. In respect to physical pain he has suffered a far more lingering and, I suppose, a far more painful death. An you and I cannot penetrate or understand the mystery of that deep agony of soul that make him sweat as it were great drops of blood falling down on the ground. And all this to save us from the burning dEsolation of sin, and the eternal pain which is brings. "Greater love hath, no man ^[?than?] [?this?] that a man lay down his life for his friends". "But God com- mandeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us." It is not strange then that thise who "convers- ation is in heaven" rejouice in the [illegible] of sometimes seeing their Saviour as he is, of seeing him come again, not as before, in [?humiliation?], in suffering and in shame, but in clouds of heavenly glory, with throngs of attending angels, to gather his ransomed ones from the four corners of the earth, and take them home to dwell with him forever in the Kingdom of God. These are some of the [u]facts[/u] Either stated or suggested by the text. [u]What influence should such facts have upon our lives[/u]? A citizen in any government has duties to perform as well as privileges to enjoy. The government which protects him ex- pects him to [u]obey its laws[/u]. In fact the protec- tion is, in great measure conditions on 12 such obedience. So those, whose citizenship is in heaven, are expected to live as becometh the citizens of such a kingdom: and this not alone as a principle of duty but from feelings of abounding gratitude and love "Ye are bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit which are God's." Christ says to his disciples "If ye [u]keep my commandments[/u] ye shall abide in my love" Keeping God's commandments involves two things viz the putting away of sin, and the faithful perform- ance of duty. Paul urges both in the verses which follow the text in the Epostle to the Philippians and in a very similar passage in the Epistle to the Colossians. (See Col 3- chapter) "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. When Christ who is our life shall ap- pear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mistify [u]therefore[/u] your members which are upon the Earth: fornication, uncleanness, [?inordinate?] affection, evil concupiscence which is idolatry. For which things sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience; But now ye also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is [?renewed?] in knowledge after the image of him that created him. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, [?humbleness?] of mind, meekness, long suffering: Forbearing are another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so 13 also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the lord of perfectness". The [u]text[/u] + the passage connected with it is also followed by a [u]therefore[/u], and this therefore is followed by some practical exhortations. These exhortations are as follows "So stand fast in the Lord my dearly beloved. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all [?these?] The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requestsbe made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, what- soever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report. if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise think on these things. Those things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen me [u]do[/u]: and the God of peace shall be with you. But in the second place a good citizen not only [u]obeys the laws[/u] of his country, but is also very jealous of her honor, and always ready to do anything that he can to promote her welfare. God has so constituted us that next, in the human heart, to the ties of kindred and home are the ties that bind one to his native land 14 So strong indeed is this patriotic feeling in [--the--] most citizens of civilized countries at least, that they feel an insult offered to their country almost as [--though--] [?an?] personal insult offered to themselves. And so it is with him whose "citizenship is in heaven." All his sympathies are with his [u]government[/u]. He is very jealous of the honor of his king: he is sensitive to any insult offered to him, and is anxious to do anything in his power for the establishment of his kingdom against all opposers. Always and everywhere the earnest christian is ready, as it is some- times tensely expressed, to [u]stand up for Jesus[/u]". He is not [u]ashamed[/u] of the gospel of Christ for he knows that "it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth". And he knows too that every one thus saved is one more brought in from the ranks of the enemy to swear allegiance to his king. And hence it is his constant care, by his speech, by his acts, by the wealth that God may have given him, by his whole manner of life to bring others also into the kingdom, so to live that others seeing his good works may glorify his Father in heaven. And he ponders with never failing delight those ancient prophecies which reveal to him that the kingdoms of this world shall at last become the kingdoms of our Lord + of his Christ. Finally if our conversation our [u]citizenship[/u] is in heaven, our minds 15 will be set on heavenly [--things--] rather than earthly things. Our treasures are in heaven many of our friends, who have gone before, are already in heaven; our own eternal home is to be in heaven, [u]and our hearts will be there also[/u]." For when your treasure is there will your heart be also." But that which more than all else will draw us towards heaven as true as the magnest is drawn to the pole, is the thought that we have a Saviour there, a Saviour whom we are longing to see a Saviour whom we are [u]expecting[/u] to see - "From whence we look for a Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ." The practical effect of such an expectation will be to lead us to endeavor to be prepared to rejoice in that coming whenever it shall take place. We know that it will be sudden and that no man knows its time. Matt 24:26 "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the angels of heaven but my Father only". (1st Rev 3:10) "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night: in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall meet with fervent heat? Nevertheless we 16 According to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore beloved, seeing that ye look for such things be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless." [u]So found[/u], we shall rejoice to meet our Saviour whenever he comes whether at death or at the final consummation of all things. We shall each one be able to adopt for ourselves the language of the beautiful hymn, written by that sweet singer in Israel, P.P Bliss; of all the more tender interest to us, when we know that it was written only a short time before its Author, in the blinding snow-storm of a bleak winter night, went down in the train so fearfully wrecked, and burned three years ago, at Ashtabulabridge, and was never seen again. In the darkness of that Winter storm his Saviour met him and took him home. We too would join in his song of trust. "I know not the [u]hour[/u], when my Lord will come To take me away to His own dear home "But I know that His presence will lighten the gloom "And that will be [u]glory[/u] for me "I know not the song that the angels sing "I know not the sound of the harp's glad ring "But I know there'll be mention of [u]Jesus[/u] our [u]king[/u] "And that will be music for me "I know not the form of my mansion fair "I know not the name that I then shall bear "But I know that my [u]Saviour[/u] will [u]welcome me there[/u] "And that will be [u]heaven[/u] for me Preached at Canton Jan 11th 1880 HV Noyes Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sermon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Section of Sermon by HV Noyes, January 11, 1880 Subject The topic of the resource Steamboats; Erie, Lake; Fire; Sacrifice; Christianity; Death; Sermons; Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Sermons; God; Heaven; Bible Description An account of the resource This is a section of a sermon written and preached by Henry. It is unique physically because it is written on paper much the same way the Noyes' family writes letters, whereas Henry's other sermons are written on large swathes of paper. The section begins by talking about John Maynard, the helmsman of the steamboat Erie who is heralded as dying a heroic death. Henry uses the death of Maynard as a comparison to the ultimate savior, Jesus Christ, and the sacrifice he made for humankind. He concludes by discussing how Christians must always be ready to glorify God, particularly when considering citizenship in heaven. He quotes passages from the Bible, including Matt 24:26 and 1st Revelations 3:10. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880-01-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_misc_952 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/5153380/lake-erie.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lake Erie</a> Erie (Steamboat) fire, 1841 accident boats Christianity fires sermon