The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-19

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That sunshins has been pouring IN for
naoy day. Gods inviting mercy. Gods
pardoniDg mercy, Gods all couquerlns
mercy, Gods everlasting mercy. But,
saw. the window is SO high. Ah, thereis
. rope, the very one with which the
cross and its victims were lifted. That
wss strong enough to hold Christ, ano 1t
is strong enough to hold you. Bear ali
vour weight upon it, ell your hopes for
this life, all your hopes for the lie thas
is to come. Escape now through the
window. but" you say, "thst cord IS
TOO small to save me; that salvation Will
never do at ell for such sinner as nave
been" suppose that the rope with
which Rahab let the two spies to the
around was thick enough, but they
took that or nothing. And, my dear
brother. that is your alternative. Ihe'e
is only one scarlet line that can save you.
There have been hundreds an" thousands
who havs beea borne away IN safety oy
that scarlet line, and it will bear you away
in spfety. Do you notice what very mar
row escape those spies had2 l suppose
tker came with the flush cheek, ana
with excited heart. They went IN the
hyoad door of sin; but how did they
come out? They came out out OF tne
gindow. They went up by the STAIRS CT
stone; They came down on sienoeE
thread. Aud so, my friends, We 60 easlly
and unabashedly inte sin, ana al 'ne
! doors are open; but if We get out at al
!, win be bv being let down over precl-
n;ces, wrigsling and helpless, she
strong grip above keeping us from beng
G,:shed on the rocks beneath. 1t is easy
J to esinto sin, young man. 1t IS not 50
easy to get out eft. -,,o
4 Young man goes to the marole
connier OF hotel. He asks for a brandy
smssh-caled so, suppose, because II
snashes the maa that takeslt. Inere Is
no intoxicatiou IN It. As the young man
receives it he does not seem to be at al!
excited. I. does not give any sloss'neSs
I to the eve. He walks home in oeSutlfut
r sopsrel. and sill his prospects are DILL
} li.n, That drink is not going to destroy
} him but is tae first step on BAD roso.
< Years have passed Oh, and see tnat
/! youce man after be has gone the wno!e
! length of dissipation. 1t IS mlonign''
e and be is in hotel-peEhsps the very
: one where he took the first drink. A
> deliriuu is on him. T. arises from the
e he'd and comes 70 the window, and 1t Is
t easily lifted; so he lifts it. Then ne
. pushes back the blinds and puts his
! foot on the window sill. Then he gives
/ o,e spring, and the watchman hnds DIS
e 6isieured body, unreeeguizable, on the
: pavement. O, if be had only waited
9 iittle-ithe had come down on the scsr!e'
:, ladder that Jesus holds from the wall tot
{ him. and fo1 you, and for me; but no, he
: Eade one jump, and was gone.
K 4 minister of Christ was not long age
d dismissed from his diocese for lntoxlca'
a tion, and in public meeting ne gave
Il this account OF bis sorrow. he salo
7 had beautiful home once, but seEons
Z or;nk shattered it. had beautiful
d childrea; but this icnd OF rum tooE
. their dim pied hands IN his ana leo IDea
n to the grave. Ih.d wife-so kne"
). her was to love her-but she sits II
is vretchedness tonight while wsnoe'
Ie over the earth. Ihad mother, anc
Is the pride of her life was l; but tnunoe.
t, holt struck her. now nave scarcely
le friend in the world. Taste OF the bite
% cup T have tasted, and then answer M
!e ss to whether have any hatred Ior to'
!: agency of my ruin. Hate II! l nss
Il the whole damning traffic. WouIo u
e, God tonight that every disti!lery was II
J. flames, for then in the glowing SKY
5, would write in the smoke of the ruins
N sWo to him thst putteth the bottle T.
sr his neiehbor's lips" That minister o
sr the Gospel went in through the sroa'
IS door oftemptation: he came out ct tn
e, wf5aMaS And|when I see the tenpss
x tions thai are about US IN all countries
,e and when know the proclivltles to 81
l. in every mans heart, see that II any 0
1e rs escape it will be very narrow es
D. cape. o, if we have my friends, got o.
70 from our sin, let US tie the scarlet tErea
ne by which we have been saved across to
er window. Let Us do it in praise OF MI
Al whose blood dyed it that color. Let
1t he in announcement of the fact that
IS, shall no more be fatally ASSAULTED
be "The,e is now no condemnation to tne'
OF that are in Christ Jesus" Then let q
ar the forces of this world come up lu cs'
It's slrv charge, and let spirits OF oarkne'
to come on an Internal stormiug party 8
he tempting to take our souls; this roE
gs twisted from these words, 'Ihe oloo
S. of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sir
No will hurl them back defeated foIeve
let Now, as stand here, you do not 81
up snv hands outstrstched towards me, an
I'll vet there are hands on my brow-hands
er, Doth my shoulders. They are hanos
u parental benediction. It's quite goo
lis many wears ago now since we to!de
,m those hands as thcy began the last slee
We on the banks of tbs Raritan IN the VI
'ss lage cemetery, but those hands 8
'us stretched out towards me to-day, an
let they are Just as warm aud they are ]u
are as gentle as when sat on her knee
al! i've years of age. And ] shall never sinai
F., of those hands. do not want
al They have helped me so much thor
his and times already, and l do not expe
me TO have s trouble or trial oet"e'
nd this and my grave where those han'
ao, will not help me. It was not We
to splendid home, as the world calls
md but We had afsmily Bible there, We
10y worn by tender pe:usal; and there wa:
se. family altar there, where we knels NOR
ct! ing and night; and there was he
IS Sabbath there, and stretched IN
The straight :ine or hung in loops or festoo
the here was scarlet line in the windo
the O the tender, precious, blessed memo
The of Christian home! Is that the impr'
bic sion you are making upon your ckildre
the When you are dead-and 1t Will not
pie long before you sre-when you are dea
raj! will your child say: eff there ever was
ter. good Christian father, mine was one.
eeu there ever was good Christian moth'
AND mine was one?'
Ter c,:11 s.,-.hn,. We want this scar