The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-09
On the Right Side.

III q SSTIuOU TeCeuIly uoilfolou iA q SAA-
cago pulpit, O preacher OF many years
experience and Of extended observation gave
the welcome assurance to his hearers that
the Church militant is not fighting a losing
battle, although surface indications in the
great cities may seem to point to that con-
clusion. A closer examination Of the facts
in the case will bring to light a splendid
train of efforts and influences for the right.
a mighty host Of quiet ut reliable and
loyal soldiers of the cross-none Of which
and none Of whom are unusual or odd
enough to receive mention in the press. The
countless agencies that make for righteous
ness are little noticed, but the agent who
proves false to his trust and rushes into the
service of the devil gets too generous men
ton So the crimes and follieS OF mankind
are flashed over the wires and spread before
our eyes every night and morning, while the
regular onward march of the great Christian
charities and of evangelical movements IS
referred to with brevity and infrequentiy'
if at ALL
The Church at large is growing stronger
every year, the Gospel is being difused ra-
pidly among all peoples, the tone Of Chris
tian living is being raised, and the dignity OF
discipleship is coming into wider recognition:
These and many other signs Of the times full
of encouragement and promise, were inter-
preted to the people by the eloquent divine,
and any timid, despairing, distrustful souls
who heard him must have enjoyed the SER
mon as q revelation.
Even those who have not entertained fears
as to tho progress Of the Church, and who
did not need this as urance TO allsy anxiety,
will rejoice to know that an experienced
soldier in the warfare against sin has an
unshaken faith, not alone in final triumph
but in the regular and continuous advances
of the Lords armv OF occupation. The next
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proved if tho young men in the colleges
could take in some of this wholesome and
hopeful philosophy in place of the pessimlstic
stuff OF tue Schopenhauer stamp with whlch
they and tho collegians who just preceded
them have been too much enamored "Tln-
terioE.
Dependence on sympathy may be as DAN
gerous as pecuniary dependence. e.-lChan-
ming.
No human being can be successfully guided
from the outside alone.-[ Mrs. n. Z. Sang
ster.
Prayer is the outlet of the saints sorrow,
and the inlet Of their supports and comforts
[Flavel.
Tears are the safety.valve Of the heart
when too much pleasure is laid on.-Alter'
Smith.
He that taketh his own cares upon himself
loads himself in vain with an uneasy burden.
-[Bishop Hall.
A Medical Voice Against Alcohol.
DR.. A NJ. Ross, an eminent physician OF
Toronto. Canada, is the author OF 4 valuable
series of health tracts, in one of which, on
the subject of drink reform, he says:
'tAll Intoxicating drinks, including. wine,
porter, beer, ale and cider, are polsons-
they are ininlical to the human constitution,
and are produced only from the decay,
destruction and decomposition of the pro-
ducts of organized matters. They deserve
execration for the miseries they have inflicted
and are still inflicting on human society.
cannot refrain from uttering my astonlsh'
ment that in this enlightened day there are
SO many physicians and clergymen ,(who pro,
fess to guide the body to health and the sou!
to heaven) who not only indulge in intoxicat'
ing drink themselves but commend the vile
stuff to their confding followers and patients,
and even to nursing women"