The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-07

I, INTO a phouoGrap:I and II VIII sco!d PACK.
Pour mild words into phonoSraph ana IL
will return the genticness. Society and the
world, and the church, arc monographs.
Give them accrbity and rough treatment,
and accrbity and rough treatment You Will
get back. Give them practical friendllness
and they will give back practical fnendll-
ness. a father asked his little daughter:
"Mary, why is it that everybody loves
vou2'' She answered.: u don 'tknow, unless
it is because l love everybody" "A man
that hath friends must show himself frlcnd-
w." We want something like that spirit OF
sacrifice for others which was seen in the
English channel, where in the storm boat
containing three men was upset, and all
three were in the water struggling for
their lives 4 boat came TO their relel,
and rope Was thrown to one OF them,
and he refused to take it, saying: 'tlrst
fling il to Tom: he's just ready to go
down l can last some time longer" a
man like that, be he sailor or landsman, be
he in uppcr ranks OF society or lower
ranks, viii always have plenty OF fTlcndS.
What is true manWard is true GodWard.
We must be the friends Of God II we want
Him to be our friend. We can no. treat
Christ badly all ourlives and expect Him TO
treat US lovingly. was reading Of sea
fight, in which Lord Nelson captured
French officer. and when the French oincer
offered Lord Nelson his hand. Nelson re-
piled: ''First give ne Your sword. ANA then
give me your hand Surrender OF our re-
sistance to God must precede Gods proHer
of pardon to US. Repentance before for
giveness You must give up your reocilions
sword before You can get grasp OF the
divine hand.
O. what a glorious state Of things 10 have
the friendship of God! Why, we could afford
to have the whole world against us and all
other worlds against US if we had God Tor
US He could in minute blot out this uni
verse. and in another minute make better
universe have no idea that God tried
hard when he made al things. The most
brilliant thing known 10 us IS light, and for
the creation Of that He only used Il word OF
command. ASoUt of Il flint 4 frontlerSmaI
strikes spark, SO out OF one word God
struck the monday sun. For the making
of the present universe do not read that
God lifted SC much as finger The Bible
frequently speaks Of Gods hand. and Gods
arm, and Gods shoulder, and Gods foot,
then suppose he should put hand and arm
and shoulder and foot 10 utmost tension.
what could He not make! That God, Of such
demonstrated and dundemonStrateds strength,
you may have for your present and ever
lasting friend. Not a stately and retlcent
friend, hard to get at. but as approachable
as a country mansion on summer day
when all the doors and windows are wide
open Christ said: II am the door" And
He is wide door, high door. Il palace
door. an always open door. My four-year
Old child got hurt and did not cry until
hours after when her mother came homo,
and then she burst into weeping. and sOr 8
of the domcStics, not understanding human
nature. said to her: ''Why did You not cry
before!" She answered: There was 10
one to cry to.'' Now have to tell you that
while human sympathy may be absent,
divine sympath:. is always accessible.
Give God Your love and get His love;
your service and secure His help: Your
repentance and have His pardon. God a
friend! Why. that means all your wounds
med:catcd, all Your sorrows soothed,
and if some sudden cataStropUe should hurl
you out Of earth it would only hurl YOU into
Heaven. If Gcd is your friend, you cannot
go out Of the world too quickly or suddenly,
so far as your own happiness is concerned.
There were two Christians last Tuesday who
entered Heaven; the one was standing at a
window in perfect health watching
shower, and the lightning instantly slew
him; but the lightning did not flash down
the sky as swiftly as his spirit flashed up
ward. The Christian man who died on the
same day next door had been fora year ortWo
failing in health: and for the last three
mon; - ~ - q 7rsst made
the s. -SA':stv
DO = That the case Of the
one who Went Instantly was more desirable
than the one who entered the shinins. gate
through long lane of insomnia anl con-
gestione In the one case it was like Your
SJanolng weallIv at door. KNOCKING ana
waiting. and wondering if it will ever open.
and knocking and waiting again. wIlic III
the other case it was a swinging open OF the
door at the first touch of Your knuckie. GIVE
your friendship to God and have Gods
friendship for you, and even the worst accl-
dent will be a victory.
How refreshing is human friendship. and
true friends. what priceless treasures
When sickness comes, and trouble GENES.
and death comes. we send for our friends
first Of all, and their appearance in our door
way in any crisis is reinforcement. and
when they have entered. we say: Now
it is al riSht!' 0, whatwoulG We do with
friends, family friends: But we want
something mighticr than human friendship
in the great exigcncies. When Jonathan
Edwards in his final hour had given the last
good bve to al mis- earthly friends. he tulmcd
on his pillow and closed his eyes confidently
saving: Now where is Jesus Of Nazareth
my true and never falling friend.' Yes:
admire human friendship as seen Ill Ine
case of David and Jonathan. OF Paul and
OnesiphoruS, Of HerGer and Goethe, OF
Goldsmith and Reynolds, Of Beaumont and
Fletcher. of Cowley and Harvey, of Erts
mus and Thomas More, of Lessinga and Men
delssohn, of Lady Churchill and Princess
Anne, Of OrestcS and Pyladas, each request
ing that himself might take the point of the
dagger so the other might be spared. OF
Epaminondas and Pclopidas. who locked
their shields III battle determined to die 10
gcther; but the grandest, the mi~h;iesJ, the
tenderest friendship in all the universe IS
the friendship between Jesus Christ and q
believing soul. Yet after all l have said I
feel have only done what James Marshall,
the miner. did in lS4S in California,
before its gold mines were known. Ee
reached in aud put upoG the table OF his
employer, Captain Sutton, a thimbcfuI OF
gold dust. ''Where did YOU get that said
his employer The reply was: Il got it
this morning from mill race from which
the water had been drawn o1f.' But that
gold dust which could have been taken up
between the finger and the thumb was the
prophecy and specimen that revealed Cali
fc iia's wealth TO all nations. And to-day
have only put before you specimen OF the
value OF divine friendship, onlya thimhlciui
of mines ucxhausGblc and infinite. though
all time and eternity so on with inc cX
SlOratiOn.