The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-22
Vol. XVII.


Master; he has, as his great Leader and
{ plain, the Eternal God, the Son. Should
hi> ~av become dark for want Of GoSpe!
truth. trials discourage him or Ills onward
pain. clouds Of doubt and dependency
OVERCAST his mental sky; he has for his
comfort the enlightening, encouraging and
convincing influences of the Eternal God,
the Spirit. The Father, Son and Holy
Ghost will dissipate those clouds OF glrom,
will give him strength to war good WAR
fare, will incre ,se his faith, his hope, and
his love. and will lead him onward, upward,
Heavenward, until he enters the gates Of
eternity, and then Godward along the never
erdicg corridors OF the bright Beyond.
I. Who are the successful in time and for
eternal bliss
Mankind is divided into TWO classes by
the word OF God, the just and the u;just,
the righteous and the wicked. Paul men.
tons two distinct classes, those who Walk
not after the flesh, and those who wa at
TER the flesh. Every son Of Adam belongs
to one of these classes. Now those who
walk after the flesh, are guilty of "adoie-
rv, fornication, uncleanness, ldsciviousnesS,
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emu
lations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
envvirgs, murder, drunkenness, r..velings,
and such like" and cannot and dare not
hope to have God with them. But the
fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace,
long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
neekness, temperance. These are they
who need not fear. who can joyfuily out
ride every billow of siu, end who will even
tually obtain the rewards promised the war-
thy il all ages
NO man can come unto ME except the
Father draw him., is the language of the
Son Of God. God works in us both to will
and 10 DO. lie VINO has heard tie winning
voice OF Heaven from the pulpit, from the
Bible, and from those providences that
meet him in his pilgrimage; who listens 20
the whispers of the "still small voice, who
treasures up the important truths conveyed
and who permits these truths TO exert their
sanetifying influence Oh his soul, may be
said to have God on his side. If he disbe-
lieve the regenera;ing doctrines Of Gods
word, he will reject them; if he disapproFe
Of Gods precep,s he will cling to the flesh /;
if the plan Of salvation do lot meet his ap-
probation he Will not embrace it. To have
God with hia, he must hear the impoI tunate
call of truth, must embrace it as his first
dutv. must determine to obey it as God
gives him strength. He will then be as
sured that his affections and life are govern
ed By the truth. Then and then only can
he claim the security promised in the text.
That nan will be successful who employs
his talents, improves bis time, and expends
his means, not only for seli.iapcagement,
or for beneit,iDg those around him, but Tor
building up the waste places Of Zion. He
feels an insult against his Maker as Sensibly
as against himself. Though he is faint
hearted, easily discouraged, ami mourns
over the little accomplished, yet you will
find him moving onward by his prayers, in
huence, and efforts, the cause Of education,
the civilization of the human race, and the
eyangeiz .tion Of the world.
Asai.., God is for him who sincerely pro-
fe<ses Christ before the world. Christiani-
,S WAS neYer iate2aea to be concealed and
dare rot be The true christian is the salt
Of the earth, and must preserve and keep
pure the true faith once delivered to the
saints. He is light, and must direct along
the authorized path those cropping in the
dark. He is a living epistle, and others
can reaa in him the blessed doctrines of the
Son of God. WheFeysr Christianity does
not thus manifest itself it does not exist.
That man who says he is a christian, and
YOU find no difference between his maxims
and the maxims of the world, between his
walk and conduct, and the walk and con-
due; CT other men, he has denied his words
by his conduct, and is guilty before God Of
falSehood.
He who will ultimately be successful in
accomplishing the great moral task Of life,
must resist al! evil Influences opposing him.
He has equipped himself tor the conflict.
He has declared open war against all oppo-
sing forces. His il an uuceasing rebellion.
if he grounds his weapons, If he DO NOT
like Hosea, ''hew them by the prophets, aud
slay them by the words of his mouth" his
enemies will gain the vantage ground, and
schie1s the victory over him. He is clad
in the christians a-mor, the whole panoply
of the Gospel, and goes on from conquering to
conquest. He has enlisted in the army of
the Lord. and he resists the enemies of his
soul, until his Captain calls him from his
conSict on earth, to his inheritance in Hea.
ven.
These are they whom God has said in his
covenant that he would protect; declared
by the prophets aud apostles that he would
sustain under every trisi; and giyen them
h1-h - nrS tbof Yb
should come off more than conQuerors.
These ale they whom God is for and who
can be against them. These are they al
though sometimes lightly este, med by the
supposed noble and great, frequently tramp
led on for self-sggrandisement, and often
rejected and spurned as an unclean thing 4,
yet they can carry their treasures down on
Jordan'S strand BY them, hope and conf
dence will cheer the soul while passing
through its chilling waves, and in the world
beyond they will enjoy these blessings,
while the ceaseless cycles of eternity roll
round and round. These are they who will
encircle the, throne of bliss, sing the story
of the cross, cast their crowLs at the Re-
deemer's feet, and wave palms of victory
along the streets of the new Jerusalem ;
while the angels, seraphims, and cherubims
will stand, gaze and wonder; fer God was
with them, and who could be against them.
II. The Secusitr Promised. "Who can
be against us?'' SIT must needs be that
offences come, but woe to that man by
whom the offence comesh." Enemies have
arisen, and will arise, against Gods own
blood-bought, dear and peculiar people
enemies mighty, and fearful in their charac'
ter--dei ermined and resolule in their endeav-
OTIS; but the believer has the glorious prom
Use that the gates of He'll shall not prevail
against his church. If God be for US, who
can be against US? II ever Paul rode in a
triumphal chsrioton this side of Heaven here
it was: with such holy height and brave.
ry of spirit; with such fueucy aud copi-
business of expression; with such an assur-
ance and confident rejoicing does he in this
epistle comfort himself, his brethren at Rome
and all the people Of God. If lions watch
men on sacred walls should meet foe after
foe, see the enemy aim the deadly blow, and
tre,nble when they behold his fearful ad.
vances, they are comfcrted in the Sarior'S
words :-''Lo, am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. If the true
Christian meet with bitter and inveterate