Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-17
Q r I G I N a J. !.
FOR TIE COURIER.
Scraps for Children. Mo. 8.

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DEAR CHILDREN: My two last Scraps
were written about one word This time I'll
write ono letter about two words" Little
Foxes" Turn to " Solomon's Song," in the
old Testament, I'd chapter and 18th verse,
and you will Gud these words Take US the
foxes, tho little foxes, that spoil tho vines
for our vines have tender grapes" This is
what is called 6gurative language. "Foxcs"
may be taken to mean sins" little foxes"
little sins. "yincs" may represent souls
"tcndcr grapes" the graccs of our souls
Foxes are mischicvous things-littlc foxes
can do mischief, too-can slip through little
cracks where tho big foxes can't so, and bite
and spoil the vines, and thus destroy the
grapes. Sins are very destructive things, too
little sins do hurt as we'll as big ones. Per-
haps we may indulge little sins and allow them
to harm us where we would detcst bigger and
more ugly ones, and turn away from them
with loathing Once upon time gentle
man said to his ncighbor, g Don't you soc
that little black headed worm on tho root of
that fine tree p eyes" "Well, now you
q had better take that worm away or it will ruin
ssfour tree" "yKhnt! that-ittle worm da-
( ;stroy such a large troc as that" eyes, it
'swill, if you let it alone" Ho neglected to
destroy the worm, but tho worm didn't neg
1cct to gpaw in aud ruin the tree. In short
time the tree was ~een to begin to wither and
soon died, and all because the owner refused
to kill the worm. Now, my young friends,
the application is easy. These little black
headed sins-lttle bad thoughts
words-wicked actions,-little fbs-crooked
tales--swearings, Sabbath brcakings and such
like things, will spoil your souls and destroy
tho beautiful graces Of them forever if you
!, don't take and destroy them first Now, chill
dren, suppose each Of you has finc grape
vine in your garden. It has many clusters Of
beautiful grapes coming on it. They'll soon
be ripe, and oh how good they'll be then
You love them dearly But you know there
are some little, sly, mean foxes lurking about
in the woods, awaiting chance to slip in
through the crack to bite that vine and Gu,
you out Of your grapes. Now, wouldn't you
try to take those foxes? Would MT you set
dead-falls or stccl-traps or some other snare
"Sd try to catch them 0, yes.
hvih8 ,t"ow. each of you has, within you, a
Prlncipie -wIl'o.;'nmortal soul--an undyine
most lovely graces.t henaad to produce tho
in eternal day in that world which is to com.
But in this sinful world-in this "waste
bowling Wilderness" there are numberless liz
tie sins--innumerable enemies sneaking abou
seeking to destroy this soul of thine, and thu
kill your grapcs-your graces-and blast YOU
happiness here and hereafter But what chi
do? 0, what must I do cries tho refec,
ing youth. Why, my young friend, do as di
!: rected in the verse quoted in the first part o
this Scrap: "Take tho little foxes" Asl
the Lord Jesus Christ to pardon and rceas
you from your former sins, and to grant yo,
HIS grace TO help you to overcome cverv sir
--2little and blg-in tme to come, yea as ions
as you live. You will find the task much ca
sier to take them while small IF you lc
them alone they will grow to be big sins afte
awhile, and bind you tight and fast, go tha
it will be hard for you to get loose from thei,
heavy chaihn 1t is much easier to take little
young foxes than grownur ones. ss
Ho my little soldiers, come, muster ur
courage, buckle on the sword" the sword OF
che Spirit, which is tho word of God and
hunt up all the little sins and destroy then,
every one--don't let one liye---for if you do
j wont lot you live; If you yat WI
10 yopr hoart you'll be- proposi stia,
live, miseEphIe III, two deaJefats, ( ,ins en
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