Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-07
READING,
Conversion of the World.

The conversion Of the world to Christ is a
great work, and if it were not for the firm
and sure promise of God. it would seem in
surmountablc, and staggcr the strength of
Christian faith. The last Examiner sue"
gcsts Il method by which it may be accom-
plishel in mine years" Though human
instrumcntality alone is not adequate to such
an undertaking, still there is no reason to
doubt that the Holy Spirit will succeed the
united faith and cifIrts Of Christians II this
end; and should all labor with a single eve
to this desirable achievement, there is rcn-
son to hope that the kingdom of Christ will
come speedily on the earth. The Examiner
says;
who cannot hope ratonally by humble,
praycrfnl. faithful prosecution of every open.
ing and opportunity for personal Christian
lHiiucncc. to be the means of leading to Christ
ut least one soul every year? Now consider.
in the words of late work, what will bc the
result. whenever this shall be the earnest
aim of every Christian-taking their present
number rs the basis " The Church would.
be doubled annually; and, in less than three
years, this whole nation, or an equivalent
population, would be gathered into the fold
? Of the Good hcphcrd-preparcd to 30 out and
unturl tho gospel banner in every nation,
town, and hamlet under heaven, procaiminc
III every tongue, the wonders of redccming
grace And If bnt the same ratio of in
crease were continued for nine years. the
whole world would be converted to 'God!p
In view of the simplicity of the means
ordained; and the Divine power always pre-
sent IN the means, in proportion to the nca-
sure OF the same power in prompting the use
ofmcans; of the amplitude of the Worldwide
preparations now rapidly completing in Di-
vine Providence for the diffusion of Truth and
its messenger sail over the earth of the gates
OF all the nations even now unfolding and
soon to be flung wide open for the triumph
ant entrance Of the King Of Glory: who can
say that the brief consummaton of which
both prophet and apostle speak, may not be
nearer than we dare imasinc?"
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CHRISTIAN CmILDREN-Not!inc is moro
beautiful than piety in child a few weeks
since. an interesting little girl was brought to
the Massachusetts, Hospital, in Boston, to be
subjected to a very severe surgical operation,
the only thing that could save her life. AS
the medical professor, in the presence of his
class, placed her on the surgical table she
lay down, and elasping her hands together
and lifting up her eyes, exclaimed 80. Je.
sus, know thou lowest me, and if die, |
shall go right home to Heaven" The GOOD
professor was so much affected that he could
not proceed Immediately, and nearly allwerc
moved to tears.
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT-Thcre lies in
the depths of every heart, that dream of
our youth, and the chastened wish of man
hood, which neither cares nor honors can
ever cxtinguish, the hope of one day res
ting, from the pursuits which absorb us; of
intcrposing between. our old age and the
tomb some tranquil interval of reflection,
when, with feelings not snbdued but mel
lowed, we may look calmly on the past with
out apprehension. But in the tumut of
the world, this vision forever rcccdes as we
approachit; the passions which have agta-
ted our life disturb our latest hour; and
we so down to the tomb, like the sun into
the ocean, with no gentle and gradual
Withdrawing of the light of life back to the
source which gave it, but, sullen in its
beamless descent, with all its fiery glow,
long after it has lost its power and Its sp!en-
dor. E