The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-05

our day so many young men we're re-
iecting Christianity. From the earnest
ness and the tenderness and the conf
dence with which he spoke on these
things concluded that when Henry ".
Grady made public profession OF his
faith in Christ, and took mis- place at
the holy communion in the Methods,
church he was honestly and truly Chris
tiau. That conversation that Sunday
night, first in the carriage, and then
resumed in the hotel, impressed me IN |
such way that when simply heard OF
his departure without any of the par
ticalsrs, concluded tha he was ready 70
90. warrant there was no fright IN |
the last exigency, but that he found
what is commonly called 'sthe last enc
nv" q good friend, and from his home
on earth he went to home in heaven. |
Yes, Mr.. Grady not only demonstrated
that an editor may be Christian, but
that very great intellect may be gos-
| pelized. His mental capacity was so
wonderful it was almost startling.
| hsve been vita him in active converse
ton while at the time be was debating
to stenogrApher editorials for the At
| ,ents Constitution. But that intellect
was not ashamed to bow TO Christ.
Among his last dying uttersDces was a
/ request for the prayers OF the churches
in his behalf.
There was that particular quality 10
him that you do not fed in more than
| one person out Of hundreds OF thou
sands, namely, personal magnetism.
! People hove tried to define that quality,
and always failed, get we have all felt
its power There are some persons Tno
have only to enter room, or step upon
= rlstform, or into pulpit, and you are
thrilled by their pleaedce, snd when
they speak your nature responds aud you
eau not helpis. Whist is the peculiar
Influence with which auch a magnetic
person takes hold Of social groups aud
au6ieucess Without attempting to de-
fine this, which is indehrab!e, I will say
it seems to correspond to the waves OF
air set in notion by the voice or the
movements of the body. JUST like that
atmospheric vibration Is t1e moral or
spiritual vibration which rolls out from
the soul of what We call magnetic per-
: son. AS there msv be cord or rope
: binding bodies together, there may be
an invisible cord binding souls. A mag
netic naa throws it over Others as q
! hunter throws lasso. Mr.. Grady was
.urchareed with this influence and 1t
} was employed for patriotism and Chris
tiaoity and elevated purposes.
, You may not kcow why, in the con
{ versation which had With Mr. Gladstone
, a few weeks ago, hs uttered these mem
: orsb.e words about Christianity, some of
| which were cab!ed to America. He
was speaking in reply to this remark
I said ''Mr. Gladstone, we are told 10
America BY some people that Christian
ity does very well for weaknindeo neo
i. and children 10 the iRfsnt class, but 1t
was not fit for atronger minded men, but
when we mention you, such large intel
,ectu.llity, as being pronounced frlena
of religion: We silence tho batteries.
Then Mr.. Gladstone stopped on the bill
side. where We were exercising, ard
said: ''The older I grow the more con
frmed am in my faith in religion.
s'Sir," said he, with flashing eye and up.
! lifted hand, s'tslk abous the question OF
the day, there is but one question, and
, that is the Gospel. Tha. can and will
, correct everything. Do you have any Of
that dreadful aguosticisEa in American
E Having told him that we had, he went
3 on to say: II su profoundly thankful
3 that none of my chiliren Or kindred
: have been blasted by it. I am glad &c
: say that about all the men at the top IL
/ Great Britain are Christians. Why, air,
! he said, 81 have been in public position
e ffty.elght years, and forty-seven year:
a in the Cabinet OF the British govern
0 nent, and during those forty-seve1
i years have been associated with sixty
e of the master minds of the century, and
+ all but FIVE of the sixty we're Christians.
\ He then named the four leading phyai
d clans and surgeons Of his couHtry
s calling them by name and remarklos
: upon the high qualities of each OF then
, and adde's: "They are all thorough,
t Christian" My friends, I think it vii
c be quite respectable for little longer t
e be the friends of religion. William E
t Gladstone. Christian; Henry W. GEa
& dy, q Christian. What the greatest O.
= Englishmen said Of England, is true o
t America aud of all Christendom. The
men at the top are the friends of Goo
q aud believers of the sanctities of religion
e the most eminent of the lawyers, tn,
r most eminent of the doctors, the mos
e eminent of the merchants, and there ar
y no better men in all our land than SOM
4 of those who 81: in editorial chairs. And
9 If it does not correspond with you
8 acqusintanceship, am sorry that yo'
: have fallen into BAD company. In so
i swer to the question put last spring
5 "Csn secular journalist be Christisn2 =
J I not only answer in the affirmative
e butIassert so great are the responsibilitie
T of that profession, so infinite aud eter
: | nal the consequences Of their obedience
q or disobedience of The words of my text
e "Tske thee great roll, aud write on i
It with mans pen," and so many are th'
d surrounding temptations, that the men o
!. no other profession more deeply aeec
q the defences and the re-enfcrcements O.
q the grace of God.
: And then look at the opportunities o
e journalism. I praise the pulpit and
i magnify my Office, but state a fac
il which you all know when I say tha
q where the pulpit touches ono person
! the press touches 500. The vast majori
/ ty of people do not go to church, but al
5 intelligent people read the newspapers
3 While, therefore, the responsibility o.
: the ministers is great, the responsibility
I of editors and reporters is greater
a Come, brother journalists, and get you
S ordiaasion, not By the laying on of hu
: man hands, but by the laying on of the
u hands of the Almighty. To you is com
y mitted the precious reputation OF WON
4 en-. Spread before our children an ele
q yated literatute. Make sin appear dis
Z onstino and yirtxe admirable. Believe