Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-10-10

sermon by CHRIsrMAs EVANS, OF Wales, an eccen.
trio Baptist minister who died in 1885, worn out with
age and successfully faithful labon. This extract
from the one.eyed Welchman," Iihink, will not
suffer by comparison with the production Of the erudits
Dr. c., though much Of is beauty and force perhaps
lost in the translation The permission 10 insert the
articles will be respectfully appreciated by =
Truly yours, E. LW.
DR.. CUMMING.
"Suppose, to illustrate this truth, iacosure in
some part of our world ,many miles In circumference,
filled with tho diseased, the dying, and tie dead:
upper sanctuary, and looks upon the gigantic ncosure,
weeping the painful spectacle Of the dying in all
their stages of dsease and the dead sleeping beneath
the shadow of despair Approaching of the gaies,
his name he answers, am Truth Love asks, 'Is
it possible may enter here TO heal the dying; and bid
the dead arise! 2 Truth repies have written, The
soul that snneth it shall die; and cannot eancelit:
Love hastens to another gate, and finds another sen
| mel, and asks his name; and his answer is, Il am
Holiness Love says Cannot the dying be restored
and tile dead be made TO lIre' Holiness replies, /
permit that arc impure to escape from their
congeninl residence, and hod communion with tho
holy Love goes to third gate, and finds there a
sentinel whose name il Justices Love asks lle ones.
tion, Can the dying be healed! can the dead be
quickened may cpler To redeem the one, and 10
store the othrr!' Justice replies, u have weighed
them in The scales, and it is written upon them al,
Altogether wanting Love asks, '1'hen what is 10 b
done? would recover the dying, would quicken
the dead. How it possible to accomplish it' Jus.
tice, and Truth, and Hulines. reply fan afonement
can be made adequate 10 our demands, We VIII snr-
render the keys intrused TO our care; and not only
may the dying be recovered, and tho dead live but
We will assist to accomplish it, Love returns 10 that
residence from whence it came, and announces the
solemn and faithful fact, that either all living crea-
tures lost world must sink into hell forever,
some glorious atonement must be made, eficacious
that all the attributes of Go shall be glorfsd and
Love enabled 10 reach and reclaim Tho pcrshing gull.
~. The question is asket amid the millions of ea-
VEN Who shall 60 for US! Who is prepared To bear
the curse and exhaust it, to magnify the law and make
it honorable! y All heaven is dumb; angels, arc
dumb, archaneels are dumb, the seraphm that burn
and glow around e everlasting Throne are dumb.
AT last "a still small voice proreeds from the Throne
of Lamb that had been slain, saying, Here am l.,
send me; 10, GOMEZ! That Saviour descends to our
worldnssumes our nature-for us endnres The CURSE
for obeys the lawfor tukcs It's sling from deaih
and its triumph from the gravr; and as the mingled
tones Of agony and triumph 1t is nished-reserber-
ate through the earth and reach the heavens Jusce
resigns its keys, Holiness filings open its ga,es Truth
declares all threatenings met md satisfied, Mercy
srs the incosure with more than Gilead's balm the
dying are restred, the departed qulckpned, the
umbs Of the dead become The iabernaces of the living
,he wilderness rejoices and lions courts resounds
Glory to God in the highest on earth peace, goodwill
toward men. ,"
DR. EVANS.
'"Suppose vast graveyard, surrounded by lofty
| wall, with only one entrance, which is by massive
iron gate, and that is fast bolted Within arc thou
sands and millions of human beings, of all ages and
classes, BY ore epidemic disease bending to the grave
| The graves yawn to swallow them, and they must all
perish. There is no balm to relieve, no physician
there Such is the condition of man as q sinner. All
haye snned and il is written, The soul that snneh
dismal prison., Mercy came and stood at the gate, md
wept over The melancholy scene, excaiming.tO o that
I might enter! / wodld- bind up their wounds;
would relieve their snrrows would save their sousn
An embassy Of angels, commissioned from The court
of Heaven 10 some other world, paused at the sight,
and Heaven forgave that pause. Seeing Mercy stand
ing there they cried - Mercy canst thou not enter!
Canst thou look that scene and not pity! Canst
thou pity, and not relieveH Mercy replied: / can
see" and in her tears she added, i can pity, but
qured the heavenly host. 'Oh' said Mercy, Jus.
tice hos barred the gate against me, and must moi
cannot nubar it, At this moment, Justice himself
appeared as if to wa'c1 the gate The angels asked
y replied: The law is hruken, and it must BE- honor
ed Die they or Justice must! Then appeared a
form among the angelic band like unto the SON Of
God. Addressing himself to Justice, he said What
are rigid mus, have ignomny for their honor sick
for their health, death for their life. Without the
shedding Of blood there is no rrmission' Justice
said the Son Of God, accept thy terms! On me be
this wrong Let Mercy enter, and stay tho carnival
of death" What pledge dast thou give for the per.
formance of these conditions! My woni my oath "
When wilt thou perform hem! Four thousand
years hence, the hill Of Calvary, without the wall.
of Jerusalem!' The bond was prepared, and signed
and sealed in the presence Of attendant angels JUS
tice satisfied, the gate was opened, and Mercy
entered preaching salvation in the name of Jesus.
The hond committed to patriarchs and prophets.
long series Of rights and ceremonies, sacrifices and
oblalions, instituted 10 perpeiuate the memory Of
that solemn deed. At the close OF the foutho,isandh
year, when Daniels 'seventy weeks were accom-.
plished, Justice and Mercy appeared on The hill Of
Calvary. 'Where,' said Justice, lis the Son Of Gnd'
Behold him. answered Mercy, at the foot of the
followed by his weeping church. Mercy retired, and
stood aoof from the scene. Jesus ascended the hill,
like lamb for tho sacrifice. Justice presented the
dreadful bond, saying, This is the day on which this
article must he cancelled. The Redeemer took it.
Wha, did he do with il! Tear in pieces, and scat.
ter 1t to the winds! No. he nailed it to his cross
crying, 1t is finished" The Victim nscentled the al
ter. Justice called on huly fire to come down and
consume the sacrifice Holy fire replied: i come
will consume the sacrifice, and then will burn up the
word!' I,fel upon the Son Of God, and rapidly con-
sumed his humanity; but when it touched his D ety.
it expired Then was there darkness over tho whole
land, and earthquake shook the mountain; but the
heavenly host broks forth in rapturous song- Glory
man ="
FOUNDING AT CAap MEETTsG-On Mon
day morning, lst inst, some little children wan
dered out into the woods near the Methodist
Camp Meeting ground at Mount Oivet meeting
house, near Pickensville in Pickens district, and
about one hundred yards outside the range Of
tents, they found a newborn infant by the side
of an old log. covered over with leaves and
trash. The children ran back md told their
mother, n kind hearted lady, who went out and
brought in the little stranger, and dressed it
and took care of it. Another lady asked for
the child to be given to her, and has adopted it
and bestowed upon it the name Of Martha Early.
The unnatural woman il not known. We learn
some suspicious attuch to particular women.
The child, when found, was supposed to be
only few hours old. and from the situation in
which it was placed, it seems to have been abnn;
doned to perish unobserved. The horrible and
shocking purpose of The mother has been disap
pointed. The fear of public shame and dis
grace was doubtless the cause Of her conduct