The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-03-28
CHRIST OUR EAEMPLAR.
HOW HE URGES AND IMPELs 10 A
COURSE OF CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.

HOW HE URGES AND IMPELs 20 A
COURSE OF CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.
The Saviour Considered as q Motive TO
Patience and Perseverance in Christian
Tabor-A Sermon Delivered by the Rev.
A. McA. Pittman, of Winnsboro, 5. c.
aFor consider him that endured such con-
trad;ction of sinners against himself, iestye
be wearied and faint in your minds '-heo.
NILS.
As Christians We do well to take our
Stand near the middle cross, on which
the Prince of glory died, and settle all
questions Of duty and opportunity IN
full view Of the s'nan OF sorrows and
ACQUAINTED with grief" There are duties
and opportunities thrust upon the army
of the saved to-day, as never before IN
the history of mankind. The Christian
world has as little patience now with
those who hold that the former times
were worse than these in every particu-
lar. as with those who say that -ssthe
former times were better than these IN
all respects.
It seems to me that we are living IN
grand and awful time-grand In the way
of avenues opened, as never before for
Christian endeavor-for enlarged use
fulness in the sphere OF Christian work
grand in having the eyes of the whole
world turned upon US as never before.
Christians are on exhibition to-day as
never before in the history OF Chrlstlanl-
ty. They are standing up for Cnrlst IN
the uttermost parts of the earth. 4
chain of human voices, ringing out 'sthe
clad tidings of the kingdom Of God, IS
rapidly encirclng the globe. Let Us
pray that the heralds Of the cross, at
home and abroad, may be honored IN
struments in the hands of God In alarm
ing the guilty fears of the lost, and lead
inc this hungry. run-mad world to the
foot of the cross.
Let every member Of the body OF
Christ awake and arise with renewed
energy, heart and hope, and with the
courage of their convictions, do what
they can, in the strength OF God, to
dissipate the darkness and introduce the
light of Heaven into the hearts and
homes of the people all the world
around. The prospects Of q glorious
triumph over the powers of darkness are
as bright as the promises of God made
to his people in the all-rrevsi!inc name
of the Son of God.
But I also said that We live IN an awful
time. One has only to look out upon
the world in its present restless ana
greatly asitated state to be convinced OF
this. Truth and error, light and dark
ness. sin and holiness, the good spirit
and the evil spirit, are waging perpetu-
al warfare everywhere. In some places
there are avalanches Of collision. We do
not only hear of earthquakes IN divers
places" showing that the earth itself Is
in an unsettled state, but there are
earthquakes of discord In families, Ii
churches, in States, IN nations and
throughout the world. And what IS
more, ali the civil powers, standing
armies, and combined forces Of the uni
verse, that have upon them the stamp OF
mans wisdom and puny might cannot
bring this discordaut, confused world
into the gentle sway of peace, loving
and abiding brotherhood: The only
hope for this lost and ruined world is
found in this word of reconciliation.
The angels sang it at the birth of Christ.
ssGlory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, goodwill toward men. "
s.For unto you is born this day IN the
City Of David Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord" Reconciliation between God
and man and all the blessings that flow
from a union so divine-such as peace
on earth and goodwill and Holiness
among all mankind-must be effected
through the dissemination Of the truths
of divine revelation, and saving faith In
the Saviour that they reveal.
Now with the stupendous work OF the
worlds subjugation and salvation con
fronting the sacramental host OF Gods
elect, they certainly need the inspiration
that comes from knowing that back Of
them are the promises of God; that on
them is the p2nOply VI Noo, aNo iAe'U
before them is the Son of God, with the
thrice thrilling history Of his eventful
life, wonderful teachings, labors OF love,
tragic death, resurrection and ascension
to the right hand OF his Father IN
Heaven.
The Apostle Paul enioined it upon the
Hebrew Christians to consider their
Lord and Master in all his bearings to-
ward mankind-in every vicissitpde and
relationship in ife-what he did and
what he suffered, and how he behaved
himself under the severest maleGctions,
and the most cruel treatment at the
hands of violent foes. Now, ii Paul
thought that it would be helpful to the
Hebrew Christians, in all their trials and
labors OF love in life, to think upon the
life and character of Christ with great
care, lest they became wearied and faint
in their minds and souls, may we not,
also, make an application OF the same
Injunction with equal profit to ourselves?
Whatever views may be entertained by