Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-12
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INFIRMITIES.


divisions. Thus we may speak of original
or actual sin, of sin as a commission of some
act forbidden by the law of God, or as the
neglecting of duty enjoined by the law. The
primitive idea of the word sin, is to miss the
mark !; in other words, to fail to be and to do
what God designed US to be and to do. Sin
is moral evil, and as such, Gods law, and
a correctly educated conscience, condemn it,
Nothing but morally depraved being can
approve fsin in any form. 1t is an evil and a
bitter thing, and as such, must be condemned
by every pure and holy creature in the world
In passing the sentence of condemnation
upon an immortal act, we should not forget
to analyze it. All sins are hateful in the
sight of God; but all sins are not equally
heinous in the sight of God. Some sins may,
with propriety, be called sins of infrmity, and
others as sins of perverseness. Human laws
generally recognize this distinction. In most,
if not all civilized nations, there are recogniz-
ed several degrees of murder. Some of these
degrees are so low as to be called justihable
homicide. We will not undertake to defend
the correctness of the distinctions made res
pecting crime by human lawgivers; but evil
IDENTIFY there is, in the nature of crime itself, a
ground for some distinction. Two men may in
substance commit the same crime. The one was
goaded on to its perpetration by perverseness !;
in the other, it was the result of weakness.
The former sat down and coolly deliberated
its perpetration; the other was led into it
by the force of powerful temptation at the
moment. What is henious crime in one
man is only an in6rmity in another. Practi-
cally, it is the duty of every human being to
strengthen his weak points The in6rrnities
of some are so many and so great that the
only possible way by which they can avoid
SHINING, is by stunning temptation. Our in
frmities, like breach in fence or rent in
a garment, increase with fearful rapidity, un-
less speedily repaired. The strength of a
fortifcaticn is its weakest point Our safety
should be estimated by the number and
strength of our in6rmities Our pilgrimage
through this world is kind Of military cam
paign. Every man is an officer. The tenn
poral welfare of his body, and the eternal
destiny of his immortal soul, depend upon his
maneuvering. Christ, to be sure, is the king
and captain of our salvation; but each man
has work to perform, and his salvation de-
pends upon his doing this work. Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved"
was the announcement of Paul to the storm
pelted sailors. Except we watch our inirmi-
ties, and guard against them, they will ulti-
mately grow upon US and become the perpe-
traitors of sins of perverseness and stubborn
ness.
SAYINGS OF LuTHER.-If tribuation takes
all awav from us, it still leaves God; tor it
can never take God away. Nay, indeed it
brings God to us.
God deals not otherwise than as father
with his son and his servant. The son ne
corrects and smites far oftener than the SER
want, but meantime He is gathering treas
IRE for him to inherit. But bad, disobedi-
ent servant he does not smite with the rod ;
he drives him from the house and gives him
no inheritance. ~.
Rest in the Lord wait patiently for Him.
Be silent to God and let him mould thee.
Keep still, and he will mould thee to the
right shape.
when I am pressed with thoughts about
worldly or home cares, 1 take Psalm, or
saying of Paul, and go to sleep on it.
These two words, grace and peace, do con-
tain in them the whole sum of Christianity.
Grace containeth the remission of sins peace,
quiet and Joyful conscience. When the
gra ,e and peace of God are in the heart, then
is the man strong, 20 that he can neither be
cast down by adversely, nor pulled up by
prosperity but walketh on evenly, and keep:
eth the highway, and is able to bear and
overcome all troubles, yea, even death itself J;
for in spirit he walketh in the paradise of
grace and peace
If thou art a lily and rose of Christ, since
thine abode must be amongst thorns, seek and
strive with single heart for the welfare OF
others, lest by impatience and harsh .judg-
ment, or by hidden pride, thou thyself be-
come thorn. -,
"To him who gives willingly it shall be
given" Therefore, dear Kathie, when we
have no more money, we must give the silver
tankards.
asy Invincible fidelity, good humor, and
competency of temper, outlive all the charms
of fine face, and make the decays of it in