The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08

IolN W lcI 80 WltnOuJ ODSprNutlOn
one passing cloud, or rift OF snow. or
| spring blossom, you cannot afford to
let them so without study. Men
OF God most eminent in all ages
for faith and zeal, indulgcd in such
| observations PlysOn and Baxter
and Dodridgc and Hannah Moore.
That man is not worthy the name of
Christian who SauntcrS HStlcSSly
among these magnificent disclosures
OF divine power around, beneath and
, Abpv" us, stupid and uninStructcd.
They are not worthy to live in AIDES,
crt, Tor that has lis fountains and
PAIN trees; nor III regions of cvcrlaSt-
ing zee, for there the stars kindlr
their lights. and uuroras iia:,h. and
the huge icrhcr:gs Shivcrin in the morn
lnS hight, and Gods power SITS upon
them us upon Il great white throne.
Yet there are Christians in the
church who look upon ul) SGrh ten
drnclcs OF mind and heart rs soft
SrntmentalltiCS. and because they
believe this printed Revelation of
GOd arc content to be intidvls in re
gard to all that was written in this
great Book of tho universe, written
III letters of stars, in paragraphs of
considerations, and illustrated with
sunset and thunder cloud and
spring morning.
infer, also, the trmSccndcnt I'M
portancc OF ChriSt'S religion Noth-
ing is SO far down, and nothing is SO
high up, and nothing is so far out.
but God ma kcs it pay tux to the
Christian religion. If snow an,l tenn
pest and dragon arc expected to
praise God, suppose you lie OK
poets no homage from your soul!
When God has written his truth up-
on cvcrythinG-Around YOU. supnOsc
You he did not mean YOU to open
your eyes and read it.
Finally. l learn from this subject
what an honorable position the Chris
tlan occupies when nothing is so
great and glorious in nature but it is
made to edify. d"fcnu and instruct
hlm. Hold up your heads, sons and
daughters of the Lord Almighty. that
may see how you bear your honOrS.
Though now You may think your.
self unbcfricndcd, this springs soft
Wmd, and next summers harvest of
barley, and next autumn'S glowing
fruits. and next winters storms. nll
seasons. all elements, zephyr and cur
oclNdOn, rose $ breath and thunder
cloud, cleaning light and thick dark
ness. arc sworn to defend YOU, and
cohorts OI angels would fly to deliver
You rom the peril. and the great God
would mshcathc His sword and arm
the universe III your cause rather than
that harm should touch yud with one
of ITS hghtcst fingers, AS the
mountains around about Jerusalem,
pie from this Tine forth forever
more.
Oh for more sympathy with the nat
ural world. and then we should al
ways have Il Bible open before us,
and we rcould take II lesson from the
most ilcrtin% circumstances us when
i storm came down upon England
Charles Wesley sat in room watch
ing ii though an open window, and
frightened by the lightning and thln
der n little bird flew in and nestled
III the bosom OF the sacred poet, and
as he gently Strokcd it and felt the
wild beating OF it's heart. nc turned
to his desk and wrote that hymn
which will be sung while the world
lasts:
Jesus, Lover OF my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the billows Near me roll
While tn" tempest still Is high:
Hide me me, my savior hide
iill ia" storm OF life be past.
SAFE into the haven guide,
. receive my soul at last.