The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-27

bccn.' | suppose that the rope wit}
which fIhab let the two spies to the
ground was thick enough, but they
| took that or nothing. And, my Gcar
| brother, that is your ALTERNATIVES. II ci,
| Is only one scarlet Inc that cun save vuu,
| There have been hundreds anh thvtis ..nd>
! who have been borrc away in safety by
that scarlet line, and it will bear YOU away
In sofcty. Do you notice what very mar.
| row escape those spies nadl | supposC
| they came with the flush check, and
| with excited heart. IHcy went IN the
broad door Of sin; but how did thry
come out? They came out out Of tic
window. Thy went up by the stairs 81
stone; They came down on Il slender
thread. Aud 50, my friends we go cnsiiy
ana unaoashcdly into sin, and all thc
doors are open; bu. ii we get on! at al
IT Will be by beng let down over rrcci.
pIccs, wrlSSilng and helpless, lhc
strong grip above Keeping Nc from icing
dashed on tho rocks beneath. 1t is easy
to get into sin, young man. it is ut -
c%,y 20 Yct o' OFFS
&C.! aa3 De hs ,ni ,
cUI..rcr OF a AOtci. lie ~.A for a brandy
smash-cAIicd 50, suppose, because it
smAshcs the maI that takes it. There is
n" lntoNication IN l.. As the young man
receives Il hc does not seem to lr, ~ ali
excited. 1t docs not give any glosSincsS
10 the eye. lie walks home N beautiful
apparel, and all his prospects Mr b!4!
lant. Ihat drink is not going TO destroy
n!ih, hut Is the first step on II bad ROAD.
ears have passed ON, and | see that
young man after he hats gone tho whole
icngih OF dissipation. 1t is midnight,
ana nc Is IN a hotcl-pcrEaps the very
one WhI rc he took tho first drink. \
dcilrlum Is on him. He arises fro., the
hrd and comes to the window, and it is
easily lifted; so he lifts it. Then he
pushes back the binds and pats his
loot on the window sill. Then he Gives
one Spilng, and the Waterman finds his
"ish'urcd BODY, unrcCOgnizablc, on the
pavement. O, if be had only waited n
ilttIc-ithc had come down on the scarlet
ladder That Jesus holds from the wall for
MN, anu for you, and for nc but no. he
'h'"c one Jump, and WAS gone.
y minister Of Christ was not LONG AGO
dismissed from his diocese for int0XiCa.
Ilon, and i'll Il public meeting re gave
TINS account OF his SORROW. lie SaiG: 81
had beautiful home once, but stron,
drink shattered ii. hat beautiful
chlldrcn; but this Gcnd Of rum took
their dimplcd hands ia his and led them
to the grave. | hai wifc-to know
her was to love her but she sits in
Wrctchcdncss tonight while wander
over the earth. Ihad a mother and
The pride Of her life was |; ;huiathuDdcr
bolt struck her. now have scarcely a
Trend III the world. Taste Of the bitter
4 IL a toG tpI
a. I" whether have any hatred for the
agency my ruin. Hate il, | hate
nc whole damning traffic. would to
Nod tonight th"t every disti.lcry WAS in
names, lor then in the glowing Sky /
M"n!d write IN the smoke Of thc !lIas:
No 10 am that Tuttcth the bottle t.
MS heighboi ) lips That minister Of
the gospel went in through the broad
dCor OF temptation: he came out ;:t tE.
window. And when see the tcilp;a-
tl"hS ina are about US in all 'ounrIlc,.
ana "hcn know the proclvitIcs to SIN
Ill every mans heart, | sec that if a3y Of
uS escape 1t viii be a very narrow cs.
cape. ., II We have my friends, got of
from our SIN, let us tic The scarlet thread
oy winch we have been saved across ihc
WINDOW. Let MS do it in praise Of him |
whose blood dyed i. that color. Let j, |
"c III announcement; Of the fact 1ha, we
snail no more be fatally assaulted |
= lhcrc Is now no condemnation to them |
Ihat arc IN Christ Jesus" Then lcl all |
the forces Of this world come up in cav.
airy charge, and let spirits Of darkness
come on an Internal storminr party ot.
.rmptlng TO take our souls; this rome
visited from these words, 1.-THE llool !
IL Jesus Christ Clcanscth from all sin"
viii hurl them back defeated (orrvc,
NOW, as | stand here, you do not see
my hauds OutstrctChcd towards me. and
yet there arc hands on my brow-handso ON
)oth my shoulders. They arc hands Of
parental bcnedicti0n. 1t is quite rood
many years ago now since we folded
those hands rs they began the last elccp
IN the banks Of the RNritan in the viii
age cemetery, but those hands are
'trctchcd ont towards me TODAY, and |
Ihey are just as warm aud they arc lust
rs gentle as when | sat on her knee ot
ilve years Of age. And | shall never shake
on those hands. | do not wan. to,
lhey have helped me so much a thous.
and times already, and do not EXPECT |
TO have Il trouble or trial between |
this and my grave where those hai ds
Will not help me. 1t was not yc-y
splendid home, as the world calls it:
but VIC had family Bible there, we'll
worn by tender pc:usal; and there was 4
family altar there, where we knclt morn
ng anu night; ond there was a holy
sabbath there, ana stretched in a
'traigh: line or hung in loops or fcstoons
here was a scarlet line in the window.
} the tender, precious, blessed memory
II Christian home Is that the imprcs-
ION you arc making upon your chilircnl|
When you arc dcad-and it Will no, be
ong before you arc-whcn you are dead,
viii your chiid say: 'If there ever was
;ood Christian father. mine was one. If
here ever was q good Christian mother,
nine was onc2n
Still further: We want this scarlet
me Of the text drawn across the window
# our prospects. l see Rahab, and her
ather, and her mother, and her broth
rs and sisters looking out over Jericho,
he city OF PLAN trees, and across the
iVer, and over at the army invading,
nd then up to the mountains and the
ky. Mind you, this house was on {
he wall, and I suppose the pros s
'ect from the window must have
'een very wide. Besides that, do not