The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04

t point Edwards, tho bad, belong I
, the same family. Aaron Burr, tn
Ilssolutc, had II Most excellent fathe,
$ lying, yet immortal hearcr, by tn
soleemmty y of the parental, and film,
and conIugal relation, by the sacrc,]
ness of the family hearth, bv the hon
or of the family name, by the memo
ry of departed kindred, / point ON
'his parting of Ruth and Orpah.
ASnm: IhIs subject suggests t,
me t"o or the prominent reasons
why. people refuse the kingdom O
Chl1st. There may have been man,
other reasons why Orpah left hcI
sister and mother-in-law and wcnl
back home, but there were two ron
sons which think were more prom;-
ncnt than the rest. She had been
brought up i'll idolatries. She lovcI
the heathcn gods which her ancrs
tars had worshipcd, ,and, though
these blocks of wood and stone could
not, hear, she thought thcv could
near, and, though they could not see.
she thought they could see, md
though they could not feel. shr
thought they could feel. A new roll;
sloh had been brought to her attcn.
tioh. She had married Il godly man,
she must often have heard her moth.
cr-ln-law talk of the God of Isrcul
ohr VIZ" so much shaken in her origi-
nal Dckcf that she concluded to olcnyc
her ldolatricS, but, coming to the
margin Of the land OF Bethlehem, her
I!ictermmation failed her, and spccd-
n.y. she returned to her gods. This
Is the very reason why nultitu,lcs ofI
persons never become Christians
Ihcy cannot bear to give uD thcir
gods. Business is the American ,Jur-
Ecrnaut that brushes marc mon thun
the great car of the Hindoos. TO il
'hey say their morning and evening
prayers. A little of Christ's religion
may creep into the Sabbath, but
Monday, Tuesday, "Wednesday. Thurs.
lay, Friday and Saturday are The
lays devoted to this American idol
Every hour there is Il sacrifice ON the
'lt"r. Homc duties, health of BODY.
manly strength and immortal allcr-
IONS must all burn in this holocaust.
wen act us though they could take
h"ir bonds and mortgages. and saws. [
hd trowcls, and axes, and dny /
BOOKS, with them into the kinslnn,nfI !.
ne ynrdstick. men of the saw, men u
{ tie trowe!, mcm 0f the iaybook, i
,hat will become of you if unforgiv
n, in the great day when there arc
10 houses to build, and no goods to
ell. and no bargains to make! 1T -
possible to devote oneself even to II
awful calling until it becomes sinful.
There is no excuse on earth or under
he earth for the neglect of our
lcnthlcss spirit. Lydia was cllcr
If purple. yet she did not allow her
extensive occupation to keep her
rom becoming Il Christian. D'uhrl
VA; secretary of state and attorney
general in the empire OF Babylon,
md vet three times Il day he found
time to pray with his face towards
Jerusalem. The man who has no
time to attend to religion will have
no limc to enter heaven.
But there are others who, while
their worldly occupation has no par
ticular fascination over them, arc en-
tircly absorbed in the gains that
come to that occupation. IhlS Is
the worship Of Mammon. The ring
of dollars and cents is the only litany
thcy ever utter. Though in the last
day the earth itself will not be worth
a farthing. Il heap of ashes scattered
in The Mhirlwind. tIlcy are no:T giving
thcir time aud eternity for the nc-
uuisitiGn Of so much of 1t rs YOU
might nt last hold in the hollow "I
one hand The American Indian
who gay. enough land to make aI
state out of for string OF beads,
made princcly bargain comparcd
with the speculation of that man
who gains the whole world and loses
his own soul. How much comfort
do ihc men take who died unforglvcn
ten wears ago. leaving large fortune"
TO thcir heirs! Do they ever come
up to count the gold they hoardc
or walk through the mansions they
built! Though they could have
bought an empire, tli"y haze not now
as much money us you have tins mo-
mcnt in your pocket. Solomon look
cd upon his palace and the grounds
surrounding it, pools trimmed win
cold. and circling roads along which,
1T times, rushed his fourteen hun
drcd rhmiotS, while under the out.
branching sycamorcs and ccdarS
the apes and pcacocks, which by the
navy OF Hiram had been brought
! from Tarshish, and from the window
, curtains with embroidered gold an'
purple through which came out tn'
l thrill Of hmps and psaltcrics ming
/, ling with the song OF the waters
@ When Solomon saw that all thcs
|. luxurics or sight and sound ha'
t been purchased by his wealth, b
, broke forth III tho exclamation
:, "Moncy mswcrcth allthinss. Bu
It we cannot receive it us literal. !
V cannot still the voice of conscience
c II cannot drown the sorrows of I'll
y. soul. 1t cannot put n bride Ill II
G. Land of death 1t cannot unlock IL
I'll cate of Heaven, The tower OF ;
u loan fell and killed eighteen of l
ly admirers, but this idol to whose VIC
Of ship the exchanges and banks nl
nc custom houses OF the world h@
.,,. l,o,, ,l,l;.o4n1 Irill full md crush