The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-08

lice to the right of him; the Mediterra.
mean Sea to the left Of him, and he
breaches sermon that yet will trans
form the world with its applied senti.
mcnt. Now we follow our Chieftain on
Lake Gaiilee. We must keep to the
beach, for our feet are not shod with the
supernatural. and we remember what
poor work Peter made of IL when he
tried TO walk the water. Christ our
leader II on the ton Of tho tossing waves,
ana II Is about $50 in the morning, and
1t Is the darkest time Just before day.
light. But by the flashes of Lightning
we see him putting his feet ON the crest
or the waves, stepping from crest to
crest, walking the white surf. solid as
though it were frozen snow. The sail
ors think ghost Is strlding the tempest.
but he cheers them into placldity. show
ing himself to be a great Christ for sail
ors. And he walks the Atlantic and
Pacific and Mediterranean and Adriatic
now, and il exhausted and airiyhteti
Voyaaers will listen for his voice at half
past 3 O'Clock in the morning on any
sea, indeed at any hour, they will hear
his voice OF compassion and encourage.
mcnt.
We continue to follow ollr Chieftain
and here is blind man by the wavsIde.
1t Is not from cataract of the eye or from,
ophthnInla, the eye-eXtinguisher of the
East; but he was born blind. "Bc
opened!' he cries, and first there is {,
smarting OF the eye-lids, and then a twill =
light, and then mid-noon, and then a
shout. Il sceW Tell tito all the blind.
and they at least, can appreciate it. And
here is the widows dead son, and here
is the expired damscl, and here is Laza-
rous! "Livcu our Chieftam cries, and
they live. Tell 1t through all the bcreft
households; tell it among the graves.
And here around him gather the leaf and
the dumb and the sick, and at his word
they turn on their couches, and blush
from awful pallOr OF helpless illness to
rublcund health, and the swollen foot Of
the dropsi ,al sufferer becomes fleet as q
roe on the mountains. The music of the
grove and household weakens the deaf
ear, and lunatlc and maniac return into
bright intelligence, and tho leper's breath
becomes as sweet as the breath of 8
chill, aud the flesh as roseate. Telllt to
all the sick, through all the homes.
though all the hospitals. Tell it atl2
O'Clock at night; tell 1t at 9 o'clock in the
morning; tell it at $50, and in the last
watch of the night. that Jesus walks the
tempest.
Still we follow our Chieftaln until the
government that gave him no protection,
insists that he pay tax and too poor 10
ralae the requisite $2.75, he orders Peter
to catch iish that has in its mouth O
Roman slater, which is bright coin (and
Hnu kno that fish naturally bite at any,
thing bright), but it was miracle That
Peter should have caught II at the first
haul.
Now we follow our Chicf,an unit. for
the paltry sum or SIS, Judas sells Him TO
His pursuers. Tell it to all the BETRAYED!
Ii for $4,000, or for $500, or for 500
your interests were sold out, consideration
how much cheaper sum the Lordl of
earth and heaven was surrendered to
humiliation and death. But here while
following linn on spring night between
ii and IL O'Clock, we see the flash of
torches and lanterns, and VIC hear the
cry of a mob of Nihilists. They are
breaking in on the quietude of Geth-
scmane with clubs-llke a mob with
sticks chasing mad dog. 1t ia a herd
OF fJerusa'em ''roughs' led on by Judas to
arrest Christ and punish him for being
the loyelsC and best beng that ever
hVed. But rioters are liable t, assail the
wrong man. How 're they to be sure
which one was Jesus? Il will kiss hlm. -
says Judas, land by that signal you will
know on whrm to lay your hands OF ar
rest" SO the kiss which throughout the
human race and for all time God in-
tended as the most sacred demonstrate
OF affection. for Paul writes TO the Ro-
mans and the Corinthians and the Thes-
salonans concerning the ''holy kiss, Dand
teter celebrates the kiss OF charity, aud
with that conjunction OF lips Laban
met Jacob, and Joseph met his brethren,
and Aaron met Moses and Samuel met
Saul and jonathan met David and Orpah
parted from Naomi and Paul separated
from his friends at Ephesus and the father
III The parable greeted the returning
prodlgal, and when the millennium shall
Come we are told righteousness and
peace will kiss each other, and all the
world Is invited TO greet Christ as in
splratlon CRIES out kiss The Son, lest
He sbe angry and ye perish from the
way"-that most sacred hemOnstra-
ton OF reunion and affection was desc
Grated as the filthy lips of Judas touched
the pure cheek OF Christ, and the hor-
rid smack Of that kiss has its echo In the
trcachery aud Icbasement and hyocrisy
OF all ages.
AS in December, 1889, [ walked oa
The way from Bethany, and at the foot
OF Mount Olivet, half.mie from the
wall OF Jerusalem, through the Garden
OF Gethscnare, and under The eight
venerable olive trees now standing,
their pomolo,ieal ancestors having been
Witnesses Of the occurrence spoken of,
the scene OF horror and Of crime came
back to me, until shuddered with the
historical "reminiscences.
In further following our great Chief.
tain's march through the centuries, |
find myself in crowd in front of
IIerod's palace in Jerusalem, and on
movable platform placed upon tease
lated pavement, Pontius PLATE sits.
And as once a year a condemned Grim
ital is pardoncd, PLATE lets the people
choose whnthcr it shalt be an assassin
or our { iieflain, and they all cay out