The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-23
ESTABLISHED 1865.
ever, unerringly turn to God and uni

statement is made, men are on the eve
Of crying out in the language
of the man of old, at his first
sight Of the sea: as this the mighty
ocean? Is this all?" Yes, all. But how
small part Of it do our eyes survey!
Only trust yourself to it, launch out
upon it-sail abroad over it-you will
find it has no end it will carry you
around the world Without love,
Though we speak with the tongue OF
men and of angels, though one have
the gift Of prophecy, and understand
all mystery and all knowledge, and
though we have faith, so that we can
remove mountains, we are nothing.
We become as sounding brass or tink-
ling cynlbal." Man made in the image
Of God, endowed with marvellous moral,
spiritual, and intellectual faculties, ca
pabie of eternal expansion and acquisi-
ton, thus becomes the most insignifl-
cant and impotent Of all insignificant
and impotent things. Oh! for an all
pervading, all controlling and all i'm
pellins love! Possessing 1.-THE followers
of Christ become well nigh omnipotent.
Prophecies shall fail, tongues shall
cease, power shall weaken, and knowl-
edge shall vanish away, but the loving
representatives. of the new kingdom
shall subdue all things and live on for
ever, because the source of their
strength and life is Omnipotent and
eternal. God is love.
"Love rules the court, the camp the
grove,
And men below, and saints above;
For love is Heaven, and Heaven is
love-"
The life ruled by this royal law will
possess the forgiving spirit and cherish
the warmest affection even for its enc
mics. "If ye love them which love
you what thanks have ye? for sinners
also do even the same" The Jewish
teacher expressing the thought of the
world, said: "Love your neighbor and
hate your enemy" Christ in this
royal law GAS ye would that men
should do to you, do We also to them
likewise" lifts humanity to the high
est plane on which it can move. A
man ought to tremble with fear, when
protesting to be loyal to the Christ, if
besides the externals of his religion, be
finds nothing in his life but what
might be found in Turk or heathen.
Actions and motives common to all are
no mark of divine life. If no afec-
ton and sympathy are manifested but
for such as sympathize with US then
we have nothing in our life to testify
to US or to bear witness to our fellows
that the finger Of God has touched the
springs and forces of our being, bring
ing US into alliance with Himself. We
reach the highest point of development
in our spiritual life only when we can
regard those who direct the energies of
their lives against the advancement of
our interest with an unalleyed affec-
tion and sympathy. In doing this,
however, distinction must be clearly
drawn between the individual and his
act. We must love the offender, hold
ing the offense in the most supreme
contempt. This he must be made TO
feel most acutely and profoundly.
This is according to the divine law: "l1
thy brother trespass against thee re-
buke him; if he repent forgive him, and
if he trespass against thee seven times
in a day, and seven times in a day turn
t. thee saying, I repent, thou shalt fol-
give him. Thus a spirit Of perpetual
forgiveness is enjoined. 1t does not
require, however, the same regard for
a person after repeated offences as for
merly, because this might be i'm
practicable. The true attitude of the
Christian to his enemy is presented in
the language Of England's great poet:
"Though with high wrongs lam struck
to the quick;
Yet, with nobler reason against my
fury,
Do I take part; the rarer action is
In virtue than in vengeance.
Kneel not to me;
The power that I have on you, is tc
spare you;
The malice towards you, to forgive
you; live
And deal with others betterw
Ifmen are mastered by this royal
law they will strive to sweeten the
lives of all about them. They will
speak approving, cheering words tc
thrill the heart, strengthen the hands
and brighten the lives Of the weary
toilers-the tried, suffering, tempted
fallen ones about them. Do not keel
the alabaster boxes Of your love, sym
pathy, words of commendation and
tenderness sealed up until friends and
fellow travellers to another sphere of
existence are beyond your reach, the
circle of your influence. The kind
things you mean to say when they are
gone, say before they go. The flowers
you propose to send for their coffins,
send to brighten and render fragrant
their homes before they leave them.
Cheer them in their troubled hours by
unsealing the alabastor boxes of sym.
pathy, affection and approval. They
would rather have plain coffin, with,
out flower, a funeral withouta eulogy,
than a life without the sweetness OF