The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04

GOllSuC, ana llc
the quick tongue, and the singing tongue
but we know very little about 'thc soft
tongue that brcakcth the bone" We
read IIudibras, and Stcrnc, and Dean
Swift, and the othcr apostles OF acrimony
but give little time to studying the cN-
aNamplc Of Him who was rcvilcd, and
| yet rCNllCd not again. y that The Lord. |
bH HIS spirit. would cndOw us all with
"thc soft tongue that brcakcth the bone"
| pass now to the other thought that |
desire TO present. and that is. Kindness
aS Il means oillsciunrSs. In all com
mmltlcS YOU find Sccptral men. |
Through carly education. or through the
maltrcatmcnt proicSScd Christian pco-
pie. or through pryiny curiosity about
the future world, there are 4 great many
pcolc who become SCcptical in religious
things. How shall YOU capture them
for God: Sharp argument and sarcastic
rctort never won Il single soul from sccp-
ticiSm to the Christian religion. While
powerful books on the "Evdcnccs of
Chris tiHnity" have their mission in con-
lrmin~ Christian people in the faith they
have already adopted, | have noticed
t!ac when $ccptical people arc brought
into the kingdom Ni Crist. it is through
the charm of some congcnial soul and
ii'' - dl SulllCllI III Ull.
Men are not saved through the head;
they arc saved through the heart \
storm comes out of its hiding place. IL
says. "Now Wen just rouse up all this
Sca;" and it. makes q great blustcr;
but it does not succeed. Part ofthc sea
is reused up,--pcrhaps onc-half Of it. or
Onc-iourth oft. After Il while the calm
moon, placid and beautiful. looks down.
and the ocean begins to rise. 1t comes
up to hi~h-watcr mark. 1t embraces the
great hraulandS. 1t SllbmrrwcS thc
beaches of all the continents. 1t is the
hcart-throb OF one world against lhr
hrart-thrOb of another world. And
, have to tell YOU that while ail vullr
. storms OF r!dlrulc and storms of sarcasm
| may rouse up the passion of an Immor-
Z tai nature, nothing less than the atrtr-
e tive power OF Christian kindness can
: ever raise the dcathcsS spirit To happi-
= ness and 10 God. | have more faith in
u the prayer Oi Il child ) rcal> old in the
\ way "l bringing an inIilcl back to Christ
! and to heaven. than | have IN all the his
: SIN" thundcrbOltS OF ecclesiastical con-
trON"rNN.
| You cannot overcome men with re
ll-E"uS augmentation. II YOU come ut Il
Nr"pliral man with an argument ON he
].
man on his mctllr. He saws: IL see
that man has Il carbinc. rll use my car
hinc. Ill answer his argument wilhmv
arGumrnt.' But if YOU come To that
man. rcrSuadin" him that YOU desire his
happiness on earth, and his eternal well
larc III the world to come, he cannot an
SWrr it.
What have said is JUST rs true in the
reclamation of the openly vicious. Did
YOU ever know Il Urlmkard 20 be saved
through the carlraturC ol Il drunkard
Your mimicry OF the Stay"rrin. step.
= and the thick tongue. and The disgusting
hiccouGh, only worse mAddrnS his brain.
But il You come to him in Kindness and
| sympathy: if You show him that YOU ap-
: pr"rlatr the awful "trip OF Il drpravrd ap-
petite; If You persuade linn of the fact
Il that thousands VIII" had the "rappliny
{ hooks "t evil inclination clutchrd in their
: soul ~ firmly rs in his have hrru de-
e llvrrcd. then Il ray OF light will flash
Il across his vision, and il will seem ns Is Il
5 supernatural hand were Stradvny his
c staggering "ait.
G y GOOD many Years AGO there Law in
i the streets Il man dead drunk. his face
I exposed to the hliStcriu- nonnday sun. \
= christian woman PASSED alOm~. looked
! at him. and said: "poor fellows She
| took her handkerchief and spread il over
his face. and passed ON. I he man reused
} himself up from his dchaurh. and began
to look 1T the handkerchief. and. 10 on
II WaS the name ota highly respectable
[ hrlStIan woman of the city. He went
: to her. thanked her for lfcr Kindness; and
that one little deed saved him for this
lie. and saved him for the life that is 10
come. He was afterwards attorncN-wcnrr-
al Of the United States; but. higher than
all. he became the conscrratcd DISCIPLE
: OF Jesus Christ.
Kind words arc so cheap. it is a won
der we do not use them allcncr. There
arc tens Of thousands of people who are
dyin" for the lack of one kind word.
There Is Il business man who has fought
against trouble until he is perfectly cN-
haustcd. lie has been thinking about
forgery. about robbery, about suicide.
Go to that business man. Tell him that
better times are coming, and tell him
. that YOU Yourself were in Il tight bust
; ness pass. and the Lord delivered You.
. Tell hlm to put lis trust in God. Tell
business man in his prrplrNitics. Tell
m r'thc sweet promises "l God's COM
IVAN is dying for the
rrd. Go tO-mOr-
saving. ommipo-
is Il soul That has
lie wants To find
.'Spcl. lie feels like Il
mariner looking out over
Ltchiny for Il sail AGAINST
bear down on hlm. Tell |
Lord wait to be gracious to |
I though ne has been Il mrcat sin !
,rrc Is Il great Savior provided. !
i'm that though his sins are rs .
they Shall br rs snow. though /
Lrc red like crimson. they shall be .
,ol That man is diving forever for /
k OF one kind word
&c used TO be sung at Il great many
amos all through the country
N has almost linl on mish /