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

gaining the victory promised him by his
Master; he has, as his great Leader and
{ plain, thu Eternal God, the Son. Should
hi, ~ay become dark for watt Of GoSpeI
truth. trials discourage him OF his onward
pain. clouds Of doubt and dependency
uv..rca>' 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 gloom,
will give him strength 20 war good war
r,ra, will incre .sc his faith, his hope, aud
his love, und will lead him onward, up"ard
ue4venward, until he enters The gates of
eternity, aud then Godward along the never.
erdicg corridors OF the bright Beyond.
|. Whc are the successful in time aud for
eterna! 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
tions two distinct classes, those who walk
not after :he flesh, an6 those who wa k af'
ter the flesh. Every son Of Adam belongs
TO one of these classes. Now those who
walk after the flesh, are guilty of "adul:e.
~, fornication, uncleanness, lAsciviousness,
idolttry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emu
lations, wrath, strife, seditions, hereses,
envyirgs, murder, drunkenness, r..velings,
and such like" and canuo. and dare not
hope to have God with them. But the
fruits of the Spirit are love, JOY, peace,
long suffering, gentleuesS, goodness, faith,
neeknesS, temperance" These are they
who need not fear: who can joyfuily out
ride every oillow Of Sin, end who will even.
tually obtain the rewards promised the wor-
thy in 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 viii
aud 10 do. He 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 10
the whispers of the "slill small voice., who
treasures up the important truths conveyed
and who permits these truths 10 exert thei,
sanetifying influence Oh his soul, may be
said to have God on bis side. II he disbe'
lieve the regenerating doctrines of Gods
word, he will reject them; if he disapproYe
of Gods precepts he will cling to the flesh
if the plan of salvation do not meet his ap-
probation he will not embrace it. To have
God with hin: he pust hear the impol tunate
call Of truth, must embrace it as his first
duty, 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 n;an will be successful who employs
his talerts, improves his time, and expends
his means, not only for seli-inpsayement,
or for bene6ttiDg those around him, but ioI
building up the waste places Of Zion. BE
feels an insult against his Maker as sensibl7
as against himself. Though he is faint
hearted, easily discouraged, AMI mourn:
over the little accomplished, yet you will
find him moving onward by his prayers, in
fuence, and efforts, the cause Of education.
the civilization of the human race, and the
evangc'iz .tion Of the world
gail, God is for him who sincerely pro-
le<Ses Christ before the world. Christiani
IS was never iateaded 70 be concealed and
dare rot be The trqe christian is the sal,
Of the earth, and must preserve and keep
pure The true faith once delivered 10 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 read in him the blessed doctrines of the
Son of God. Wheseser Christianity does
not thus manifest itself 1t does not exist
That man who says he is q 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
duct CT other men, he has denied his words
by his conduct, and is guilty before God o.
falsehood,
He who will ultimately be successful in
accomplishing the great moral task of life,
must resist all evil Influences opposing him
He has equipped himself tor the conflict
He has declared open war against all oppo
sirg forces. His il an uuceasing rebellion
if he grounds his weapons, If he do moi
like Hosea, 'hew them by the prophets, auc
sluy them by the words of his mouth" hi:
enemies will gain the vantage ground, anG
achieve the victory over him. he is clac
in the christians a:mor, the whole panoply
ofthe Gospel, and goes on from conguering t.
conquest. He has enlisted in the army o
the Lord. and he resists the enemies Of hi,
soul, until his Captain calls him from hi;
couHict on earth, TO his inheritance in Hea
ven.
These are they whom God has said in hi.
covenant that he would protect; DECLARED
! by the prophets and apostles that he woulc
sustain under every trisl and given them
the assurance by his inspired word that they
should come Oft more than copquerors
These ale they whom God is for and whe
can be against them. These are they al
though sometimes lightly este, med by tht
supposed noble and great, frequently tramp
led on for self-sggrandisement. and offer
rejected and spurned as an unclean thing
yet they can carry their treasures down or
Jordal's strand by them, hope and conf
dence will cheer the soul while passing
through its chilling waves, and in the worlc
beyond they will enjoy these blessings
while the ceaseless cycles Of eternity rol
round and round. These are they who viii
encircle the throne of bliss, sing the story
of the cross, cast their crowLs at the Re
deemer's feet, and wave palms of victor!
along the streets Of the new Jerusalem
while the angels, seraphims, and cherubjm'
will stand, gaze and wonder; for God wa
with them, and who could be against them
II. The Secu,itr Promised. "Who Cal
be against US" 'It must needs be tina
offences come, but woe to that man b.
whom the offence cometh." Enemies have
arisen, and will arise, against Gods OWL
blood-bought, dear and peculiar people
enemies mighty, and fearful in their charac
PREDETERMINED and resolute in their endeav
ors; but the believer has the glorious prom
ise that the gates Of He'll shall! not prevail
against his church. If God be for us, who
can be against US? If ever Paul rode in 6
triumphal chariot on this side of Heaven here
it was : with such holy height and brave
ry Of spirit; with such a fueucy and copi
BUSINESS of expression; with such an assur
ance and confident rejoicing does he in thi.
epistle comfort himself, his brethren at Rom,
and all the people of God. IfZion's watch
men or sacred walls should meet foe atte,
foe, see the enemy aim the deadly blow, ant
trernble when they behold his fearful ad
vances, they are comforted in the Savior
words:-"Lo, l am with you always, ever
unto the end OF the world If the true
Christian meet with bitter and inveterate
enemies, unable to answer atheistic arsu
! .oo ,rool. ~ of ,a,no,,,;ons, So