Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-07

to oiyilize the human race. Those nations,
more nbundantiy blessed, should elevate
those less favored. There is no power able
to accomplish this work except the truths
Of Christianity. 1t becomes us, as Chris
tian people, to meet in our sanotuaries, not
only TO- thank God for what we have re-
ce!ved end do now enjoy, but to supplicate
a'dln our onward progress, and 10 olcyating
other nations to the position VIC occupy.
The word Of God evidently advances tho
idea, that there is Thousand years jubilee
to DO enjoyed in this world Will it be
when every nation will make, judge and
execute all laws, civil they may be, id
accordance with the Divine7 What that
jubilee will be mau can only conjecture
Some suppose it to be personal reign of
Christ; others believe it to be the universal
dissemination of Christianity. If it be
some power exerting it's influence over the
hearts of the people, the desire of humanity
for better dispensation than We now have,
shows too clearly that tho time is still dark
night, and that the faithful are waiting for
the coming day. Many, of late years, have
set the time when this glorious morn would
dawn on this world. Miller named the
year l843. The darkness that has since
existed proves that he was mistaken. Cum
mings, Of Eoeand, and Lord, Of the United
States, fixed the timo in the year 1866.
The past IL years of moral darkness shows
the incorrectposs of their calculations.
No one can tell when this dark moral
pight shall DO dispersed from every nation,
by the light of civilization and the power
OF Christianity; no, not even the angels of
heaven. But when tho fig tree buds aud
puts forth it's leaves, we know that summer
is near. We ought to determine tho
approach of tho time, when we discover
the signs of tho coming day.
The present condition Of the world shows
that it is still dark night. The moral
dcpravity is fearful. Millions are sacrif-
cling to idols. Millions know nothing of
the blessings VIC this duy enjoy. The Jews
are still scattered to the four quarters of
the globe. Tho Koran is still guiding it's
votaries to the grave of Mahomet. Nor
manism is polluting tho escutcheon of
ftte people Atheism and infidelity still
btea6nt daring front to the Christian
religi6n. These influences have not vet
been subdued by tho power Of the Christiun
religion. War is looming up ia terrible
proportions ia the Eastcrn Continent. Its
cruel marches, bloody track, and democrat. !.
izing influence give evidence that depravity
has not yet left the world, nor civilization
reached its highest perfection. Avarce,
extortion, hypourisy, deceit, adultery, theft
and murder, grow as spontaneously 10 the
human heart now as before. The longer
we live, tho more of wickcdness do we see.
The older we grow, the more sinful does
the world appear. A tauntingly sarcastic
voice is heard, coming from tho dens of
the scorDful Atheist and soothing Iufdel,
watchman, what of the night? Aud from
the heart of the sincere Christian, looking
for the coming of the Master, the same cry
reaches the watchman, though sincere in
its ut:erancc, watchman, what of the night?
These inquiries, either sincere or upbrsidng,
have been nude again aud again, for tho
last 1900 years. Whether the morning has
arisen above the moral horizon, indicating
tho approach of day, no mortal can deter
mine. We know the night is passing away,
we know that every hour is bringing us
nearer tho dawn Of that wished for day
we know that in Gods own time it will
dawn upon US.
How thankful wo ought to be. that to
day we enjoy the blessings Of civil liberty,
have reached high position in civilization,
raised high above many of the human race,
and especially do enjoy tho blessings flowing
from Christianity, the only power that
eIevatcs humanity. How emiDently fit and
proper for this people, governed by tho
same laws, eojoyiDg the same blessings, to
meet in the various temples, from scaboard
to mountains, 10 offer unto God tho sacri-
fees of praise and prayer, until our State
becomes vocal with hallelujahs.
In looking at tho world, and knowing
that there is but one power to evangelize it,
we inquire: watohman, when will this dark
night Of sin md misery pass away? What
are the signs of the times? 1900 years
ago, band Of IL disciples was goziug into
heaven from Olivet's mount. They cnme
down from that consecrated spot to oivilize
and cvangeliZe tho world. Gan they do it9
Rdma6 knowledge, and profound philoso-
ply answer no.! Westward on it's mission
Christianity camo. Ephesus, Smyrna,
Corinth and Athens heard of tho coming
day. Io tho fourth century Christian
printes sgt Upon the imperial throne Of
Rbme Westward it came, and although
covered by tho rubbish Of Romanism,
during the dark ages, 10 the 10Th century,
it wes rekihdled into famo, through the
instrumentaiity Of Luther, 10 the land of
the Germahs Westward 1t came, for soon
its 'inadenoe Was felt iii the North Of Scot--
land To the nineteenth century it is
moulding tho institutions and character Of
these Western wilds The coming Of the
kingdom is nroaohef in California; md