The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-22

younger son is angry and will not go in
Oh, be not go hard in your critlsm o
the fallen, lest thou thyself also be temp
ted. A stranger one Sunday staggered
up and down the allies of my church
disturbing the service had to stop unit
he was taken from the room. He was s
minister of the Gospil of Jesus Christ o,
sister denomination! That man hac
preached the Gospi, that man had broker
the bread OF the holy communion fol
the people. From what height to what
a depth! Oh, was glad there was nc
smiling in the room when that man was
taken out, his poor wife following him
with his hat in her hand and his coat on
her arm. It was as solemn to me as two
funerals-the funeral of the body and
the funeral of the soul. Beware lest
thou also be tempted.
An invalid went to South America fol-
his health, and one day sat summing HIM
self on the beach, when he saw something
crawling up the beach, wriggling to-
ward him, and he was afrighted. He
thought it was wild beast or reptile,
and he took his pistol from his pocket.
Then he saw it was not wild beast. It
was man an immortal man, 8 man made
in Gods own image; and the poor wretch
crawled up to the feet of the invalid
and asked for strong drink. The invalid
took his wine flask from his pocket and
gave the poor wretch something to drink,
and under the stimulus he rose up and
gave his history. he had been mer-
chant in Glasgow, Scotland. He had
gone down under the power of strong
drink until he was lying in boat just
off the beach. "Why," said the Invalid,
81 knew a merchant in Glasgow once, "
a merchalt by such and such name.
and the poor wretch straightened him
self and said, 81 am that man." 'Let
him that thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he fall?
Again I remark that the senior brother
of my text stands for the spirit OF envy
and jealousy. The senior brother thought
that al the honor they did to the return
cd brother was wrong to him. He said:
81 have stayed st home, and ought to
have had the ring, and ought to have had
the banquet, and ought to have had
the garlands." Alas for this spirit Of
envy and jealousy coming down through
the ages! Cain and Able, Essu and
Jacob, Saul and David, Haman and
Mordecai, Othello and Iago, Orlando
and Angelica, Cahgula and Torqustus,
Cesar and Pompey, Columbus and the
Spanish courtiers, Csmbyses and the
brother he slew because he was better
Dionysius and Philoxenius,
whom he slew because he was a better
singer. Jealousy among painters. Clos
terman and Geofry Kneller, Hudson
and Reynolds. Francia, anxious to see
3 picture of Raphael, Raphael sends him
3 picture. Francia, seeing it, falls in
st of jealousy from which he dies.
jealousy among authors. How seldom
contemporaries speak of each other.
Xenophon and Plato living at the same
time, but from their writings you never
would suppose they heard of each other.
Religious jealousies. The Mahommedans
praying for rain during drought, no rain
coming. Then the Christians began to
pray for rain, and the rain comes. Then
the Mohommedans met together to ac-
count for this, and they resolved that
God was so we'll pleased with their
prayers he kept the drought on so as to
Keep them praying; but that the Chris
5ians began to pray, and the Lord was
20 disguised with their prayers that he
sent rain right away 80 he would not
hear any more of their supplicants. Oh,
this accused spirit of envy and jealousy!
let us stamp it out from all our hearts.
A wrestler was SO envious of Theo-.
genes, the prince of wrestlers, that he
could not be corsoled in auy way; and
after Theogenes died and statute was
lifted to him in public place, his en-
vious antagonist went out and wrestled
With the statute until one night he threw
it, aud it fell on him and crushed him to
death. So jealousy is not only absorb,
it is killing to the body and it is killing
10 the soul. How seldom it is you find
one merchant speaking well of mer-
chant in the same line of business.
How seldom it is you hear OF a physician
speaking well Of physician on the same
block. Oh, my friends the world is
large enough for all of US. Lets reoice
st the success of others. The nextibest
thing to owning a garden ourselves is to
look over the fence and admire the
flowers. The next best thing to riding
in fine equipage is to stand on the
streets and admire the prancing span.
The next best thing to having banquet
given to ourselves is having banquet
given to our prodigal brother that has
come home to his fathers house.
Besides that, if We do not get as much
honor and as much attention as others,
We ought to congratulate ourselves on
what We escape in the way of assault.
The French general, riding on horse
bsck at the head of his troops, heard a
soldier complain and say, "It is very
easy for the general to command us
forward while he rides and We walk. ="
Then the general dismounted and COM
PEELED the complaining soldier to get on
the horse. Coming through ravine, a
bullet from a sharp-shooter struck the
rider, and he fell dead. Then the gen.
eral said, "How much safer it is to walk
than to ride''
Once more L have to tell you that this
senior brother of my text stands for the
pouting Christian. While there is no
such congratulation within doors, the
hero of my text stands outside, the
corners of bis mouth drawn down, look
ing as be felt-miserable. 1 am glad his
lugubrious physiognomy did not spoil
the festivity within. How many pouting
Christians there are in our day-Chis-
tionr uha do not Like the rnrsic of nur