The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08


| feared that Moses and the prophet,
would be run over by sccpticnl chem
| lnists md philosophers. Some o
tho followers Of Aristotle. after til,
invention Of the telescope, refused t.
look through that instrument, les
what they saw would overthrow tht
teachings of that great philosopher
But tho Christian religion has nc
such apprehension now. Bring OF
your telescopes and microscopes uut
SpcctrOScoprS-and the more the bet
ter. The God of nature is the Go,
OF the Bible, and in all the universe
and in all the ctrrnitics, He ilaH never
| one" coutr;l,lictcd himself. Chl'iSti;>!
merchants cndOw universities. and il
them Christian professors instruct
thrchldrcn OF Christian cor.muniticS
Ihc walmrSt and most r!h hnuSiaSti( i(
frlcndS Of Christ arc the bruvcSt anC
most enthusiastic friends of science
The church rrjoicrS us much oven
every dlScDNrryaS the world rciOicrS
Good men have found that there j.
no war between science and religion
That Which at first has seemed to j.,
the weapon of the inh,lcl has turn.
cd out to be the weapon OF the Chris
tian.
Scientific discussions may be dvi
urd into those which are concluded
and those which are still III progress
depending for dcciS on upon future
investigation. Those which arc con
cludcd have invariably rendered thrir
verdict for Christianity, and we have
faith to believe that those which are
still IN prosecution viii come to rs
favorable Il conclusion. The great
systems of error are falling before
these discoveries, which have only
demonstrated the tsuth OF the Bible,
and 50 reinforced Christianity. Mo
halmmcdanism and payanism in their
10000 forms have been nnprovcu false,
and by great natural laws shown tu
be mpostors. Buried cities have
been eXhlmcd, and the truth OF God
found written on their coffin lids.
Bartlett, Robson and Lanyard have
been not moro the apostles OF science
than the apostles OF religion. The
dumb lips Of the pyramids have
opened to preach the gospel. Ev-
petitions have been fitted out for
Palestine, and explorers huyr come
back to say that they have found
among mountains, and among ItinS,
anu on tho shore Of waters. iiliMe
and lmdyinG evidences Of u,n. .lr:.
onS Christianity.
At llawar,lcn, EnglanI, SIR. Gla...
stone, while showing me his trees N,l
ring aprolOngrd walk through hi.;
magnificent park. pointed ont II Sycn-
said, I'm your visit to the Holy Land
prrSS'yn than that! | confessed
that had not. II was TO such Il tree
as that Jesus pointed when II" Wouli
lllnStrlto Q the power Of faNh. "lr
might say unto the sycamore tree, BE
Thou pluckcd up by thr root and be
thou cast into the Sr:t,, alIl it would
obey You. One reason WhS Christ
ltS fascinated the world IL. 40 other
t.v,rh"r. is because instead. Uf u,iiir
severe argument liv waS "lNHya tell
inG how something III th" spiritual
WOr'i' MnS like unto something III thr
natural world. OH these wonderful
"j:hra' OF oar Lord! Like II grain OF
mustard seed. Like II treasure hid
in II field. Like II merchant seeking
goOlly pearls. Like unto Il net that
WAS caSL into tho sea-. Like unto Il
householder.
Would Christ teach the precision
with which lie looks after you. lie
says He counts th" hairs ON your
head. Well. that is lun% and t"Ii,
Gus count iithc head have thrHyrrH%r
endowment. Ii has been In,,ul liiat
if thc hairs of The head I've black there
are about 100000. or ii they ht
tlnXrn there are about liU.OOn. But
GOd knows Tia" exact number; "IhC
hnirs Of your hnad UlcHll numbered.
Would Christ Impress Us with th,
divine watchiullnr5s and care. II,
speaks OF the SparrOWH that were !
nuisance in those times. They were
caught by the thousands in The uri
They wore thin and Hclawny. an,
comparatively no meat on thrir bones
They seemed almost vNltclcSs. Whcth
or living or dead. Now, argues Christ
II my father takes care of them vii
III" not take care OF YOU! Chris
Woulu havo the Christian dvsponICr
over his slownesS ofrclisious dcvclc
lnrnt go to his corn-iicld for Il lesson
Tie watches first tho green shoe
pressing up through the clods. urnJu
ally strengthening into n stalk. nm,
last OF all the husk swelling out VIII
the pressure OF the com. First th
blade, then the ear, after that the ful
corn in the car
Would David set forth the fresh
ness and beauty OF genuine Chistial
! Chmactcr-hc secs an eagle Staltim!
! from It's nest Just after the moUltin
season, its old fcathcrs shed and if
wings nul breast dcckru with nr\
down and pinnrS, IFS body as tincl
fcnthcrca nS that OF her young one
Just beginning to try the speed q
their wings THUS r"Iuv"nattd an
replumcd is the Christian y faith a..
hope, by every SrusoI OF comrLnn
with God. "Thy youth is renew"
like the eagles. WNulA Solomu
represent the nn!.uyuncr OF cultvr
tiouS woman s tongue, he points t.
: leakage IN the top of his hu.lsr
| tent where throughout tn" storm
day, In" water comes thror Oh. Gulnl
/ upon the floor drip. drip! dlivl !,