The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-19
ALL TROUBLES PAST.
THERE WAS A RAINBOW ROUND
ABOUT THE THRONE"

dny discourse was, "All Troubles
Pns: and thc text, Revelation iv.. ,:
"Thcrc was n rainbow round about
the throne" Following is the scr
mon:
As, after !; niunt of fearful tempest
at sca. one shin, more staunch than
another. ride, ON uulamagcd among
thc Grnrmruts of sD0rs and hulks that
float about. SO old Noahs ark. ut the
close of thc dcmrc. floats ON over tho
wreck of q dead world LOOKING ont
of thr window of the ark, vou 500 tho
rIanls Of houses. and tho shcaycs of
wheat, and thc carcasscs of cattle
md ihc corpscs of mon No tovo,, Is,
loft 70 foil thr burial. no mou,ncrc to
form in line Of procession. no Ground
in which to bury tho IroI S;nEinr
n line iwcntv-scvcn foot lonr you ;uuf
touch the ions Of Tho mo,rntn;m.
GhastlincSs nnd h0rrorl 'Vhc orl, in
>tr,l of wo,l,;nor 10 Goo iI'o "' l'i ~ -
crn shin. in moicsty onI hnn,,tv tns
SOC hclnioselv. 10 Inin, ~ ',,,;,Io' w., 40
soil 10 got. no eboro ~ eto oor r.. WIZ,
protcct tLc oronr of % thn oronI r"I, ,o,''io w IL,
in eurb - r,.oft ,,la,' a. Tn
one dash of tEc wovn hnyH l,n+n ,''I r,,t -
ont Of tbc;r ,n;.orvl '1'> '"''' '>>'' l'"'
Rut nt vom'Inr ,,,,, :, tho ho,.;,
vo son colnrs Ln1v =, ',i' o 'J. an",t
ms, tLo onnot;tu ,n;,,t !, W t,o I,n.,'; t'
Zon nfhcr cnlnr.. n,.. or. ,nu'ar, '| "," ,o' !
tn1 th,i i,n,. nr' .hn 60 r,''',,ii,.*' l.
nf ON nr,.hn1 i,,;'I rI'a ,1I' ',','> ~
rcd, tho ornnrr, thr lima ihn "i ;n,i;'," ~"
thc yinlct nrn m;n,,,nI .n,i w. w.. '",'SH'
bIc hauJs ihc WIKI ,,rr,tnrn ,., ~ H. "L,,n in,,,,
into tho sj,v ,n1 thn owl, 1"i ho' ~ '",',;' ~;
nmphnI ,rrI to .,;l ,r,inr " ','n a. ',>', " VI i
OF lirht SWINGS hi. honi oonn'.'' aa "'I. ~
n};y onI i, iTn nnro', ',;.,: -, .u;'', Wy
ory NO r,;nt r;ii, Nrm 'I,I ~ ,Hr'i'''ir r , COZ
the everlasting rnvrnnnI '.,, h",u,I'',' ''','
God and rvrrv Evin,, rrrnt,rn n'., ''":'' Tn'i II
lifted nm thoi ,,r,ni .,rni''aj i,,.; I'O''
and scf 4 ov,r FT;s nu.,' i",.I ;''!i'' ~,
heavens. Jnim .,w - i rn,, ,'I ~, 90 ,.,,.' 49,"
There was rainbow round about
the throne.
notice that none but the people
WHO W"r" IN the ark saw tn" rainbow.
1T cast IT'S %!;&d0,N clear down into the
wafer Wi'"r" IL" people w"r" buried,
and ll::hi"d Tp the ,lrad faces with
NtrHnE' 'AHNtl"", hHt they could not
SEQ II; =" on ~ th"S" who ~" ut last
'"NhI III CHRIST. the Ark. will soc the
nErf"lVnlh" Elorl"S OF the throne.
iicnr" You hAu better get into tin"
ARK. AS YOU call your family out nj
III" cos" On In" shower to show them
inc "i|rn Nj heaven, SO / want YOU nll
1T Ia! t" 80" Ia" Erandcr rainbow
round ABOUT tn" throne. Look
,""i'". Says Noah to lis wife. ''nt that
DOW III I'll" CLOUDS: and, Shcm and
Japh"i. look. look.-thr green. the
Nrll"w, the rcd, and the orangc," /
Mi"ulI not wondcr if some OF your
own rhlldrrnin the Good Land should
al,rr nwhilr cry out to YOU, "Look.
i"'h"i. look. mother. there is n rain
pow r"ilni about the thronc." You
ha" h",lHr get INTO the ark, with MI
your !anllllcS, If You want to sec it.
nnitn,',, ,iS,4. Ei4 th2L i ,,%f1S4l .lnyT Of
Goa comes nftrr the ,u;n NJ .IG,y>
or. NO rniubDw. no trnu],lr nv In;uLi
nr... of Christian consolation. Wr,v
cra ore sometimes. by reason of thr;r
work. dusty and ro,l~h II thrir nn.
Dalnl: and SO il is the conrsp-cloL
ttl1t'tEI. whose ll.lllu lli lDOt S\ElnT
tho SHUTTLE, that wravps the raiuLnw
Many lhri%tiars are dull. and stupiI
and useless because lhcy have moi
had disaster enough to wake Them
mp The BRIGHTEST surf that hroyr,,
makes il thrown over the shoulders.
OF the storm Nuu can not make y
thorou%i! Christian life ont Of SAM
shine atone. There are some very
j,rl; lines IN ihr ,.;ll,nn ,f .i,,, ;.,'
bow; yen must have in life tie blue
as well ~ the orange. Alinrliu~ oil
thc colors of the former mnkr. a
white highland il takes all the shades,
and sadness. and viciHsituics of life
to make the white hstrc of 4 pure
Christian character
Your child asks you, "Fathcr. what
makes the ranbowt" and you sav,
1T is the sunlight striking through
the raindrops." Therefore | Won
dcrod how there could be u rainbow
heaven since there arc no htorms
there; bat then | concludc Tint that
rainbow must be formed bv thc