The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11


something to murmur against God for
they would be miserable. Our people
are
MCRMURING PEOPLE
Did you ever see crop that was not
shorta I would like 70 see how much
corn and cotton az acre had to prodnce
in order to come up to some mems idea
of & full crop. II is q chronic case of
grumbling. Some one has said, Some
people are so miserably miserable that
they are miserable if they are not mis-
erable" You may take that hone acd
study it out. What our people want is
religion to make them willing to let God
run this world.
But wish to talk 70 you to-day aooIt
making and paying debts. In the first
place ! wish you to notice tha. cve-y
man is
DEsToR TO GOD.
This is true in every way we look 8. it.
There are none Of these debts that nsn
may hope to pay in full, and Goa does
not require it of US. We can never re-
pay him for that !afirIte love tba. res
eued US from perdition. But there is a
debt that we dc owe and one that is ex-
pected of US to pay. Il is debt O.
gratitude. lam rot going 70 take up much
time this morning in showing you o. 9
you may pay this debt. I preach : ~ ~
you last Sunday morning on :oo - ~
sion of Zaccheus, and yea ~. ~ ha
expected to pay it. 50" ~" ",,,ls
forget that they 100 many 49,
They love to ts,' owe God anything
love to sine x about free grace. They
=All.n that song, ''Jesns PAID l,
c. now, brethren, you have WORKED
,o's land, you have bIeathed lis a'r:
Won have had His rain and sunshine, yot
have lived in His houses, Jou nave ca
His bread, in word you are COOS ten
ants. and if you are honest men you VII
nav the rent. Some people say they haV'
nothing to be grateful for; they nav
had afliction. or some calamity mas DC
fallen them, ard they do not see 8ne!'
God has been good to them. II there
one of those sort here this morning all
have 10 say TO you is you are an migrate
fpl wretch, aod you had better than!
Go6 that He has not sent some aEll
punishment upon you. One more remar!
and am done With this part OF my SUP
iect. When men begin to realize ths
times are hard and economy IS necessary
the begin to practice it first st the hous
of God. They cut down cnugcn expens
ooe-half. God will not bless any sue
economy.
DEBTS 30 MAN.
Bus let US now turn to the fnancls
obligations you are under to your fello"
men. Pope says 'An honest man is ID
nobiest work of God" That may. be
little exaggerated, get there is 8 grea
deal of truth in it. know that tn
highest type of q Christian man is muc
eee q map 9
the world. Ana I Know that man {
the world may be honest. But at II
same time I know it is impossible fo
any man to be Christian and be dl:
honest, or, to put it plainly, not pay hi
debts. I wish to lay special emphasl
upon that fact. Many of our so-calle
Christians have entirely too.
LOOSE IDEAS OF HONESTY.
One of the specific rules of our churc
forbids s.The borrowing without th
probability of paying for them" It is
rule that is pregnant with the spirit c
Christ, yet am afraid it is q rule tbs
we, as Christians too often forget
J Christ did not fail to set US an exanpl
in economy as well as in other things
he was born of poor parents and He wa
raised in poverty, and he was satisfied
lead life of self denial. We are too ea
trayaeant. We'start out in the first
the season as if We knew that our field
were going to be burdeoed with th
harvest; and we invest in this and tbs
luxury, ana by the time the crop
planted we are "way in debs." Th
summer drought does not cause US t
5 hold ND much; and when the harvest
gathered and the profits do not balanc
{. the expenses we 60 off murnurlng abou
: the short crops, and that we had just 8
well not try to make anything N thi
country.
The fault does not lie in the crops
lies in
OUR EXTRATAGANGE.
There is no use in mans being waste
full simply because he has plenty. Tax
the case where Christ FED the multitude
They cared nothing for what remained
They did not think they would get hun
ery again, and Christ had to command
ssGather up the fragments that remain
that nothing be lost" and when the
were gathered twelve baskets were hllec
Now. if we will only stop being extra
VACANT the crops will improve by a larg
per cent. can tell some Of you men
BOW TO kAKE TWO BALES OF COTTON.
Suppose you leave off your one drink
day, make ten cents, in one year ther
: are $50. so, one bale Of cotton. The
suppose you leave of your cigars, te'
cents more day, one more bale year
do not blame our farmers fos bcycot'iD!
the merchants who sell goods foE NOR