The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-09

NJ had brilliant surroundings. | had the
best education that one of the best col.
legiate institutions Of this country could
give, and L observed all the moralltics OF
I've, and L was self righteous, and |
thoUSat was all right before God as |
am al right before men; but the Holy
spirit ramc to me one day and said.
Y ou are sinner;' the Holy Spirit per-
suadcd me of the fact. While | had es-
capcd the sins against the law Of the
land had really committed the worst
SIN man ever commts-the driving
back OF the Son OF God from my hearts 3
affections. And [ saw that my hands
wee led with the blood of tie Son of
God, and | began to pray, and peace
came to my heart, and [ know by exper-
lencc that what you say this morning IS
true, On him the Lord hath laid the in
iquity OF us all.'"
Yonder is a man who would say: "I
was the worst drunkard in New York; [
went from bad to worse; l DESTROYED nv
self, L destroyed my home; my children
covered when L entered tic house,:
when they put up their lips to be kissed
l struck them; when my wife protested
against the maltreatment, kicked her
into the street. | know all the bruises
and all the terrors of drunkard's woe.
l went on further and further from God
until one day got a letter saying:
"MY DEAR HUsBAND-I have tried
every way, done everything, and prayed
earnestly and fcrvcnty for your refor-
nation, but it seems ofno avail. Since
our little Henry died, with the cXccp-
ton OF those few happy weeks when you
renamed sober, my life has been one Of
sorrow. Many of the nights 1 have sat
oy the window, Nith my face bathed IN
tears, watching for your coming. | am
broken hearted, | am sick. Mother and
iather have been here frequently and
begged me to come home, but my love
tor you and my hope for brighter days
nave always made me refuse them. That
nope seems now beyond realization, and
l have returned to them. 1t is hard, and
L battled long before doing it. May God
pless and preserve you, and take from
you that accursod appetite and hastcp
the day when we shall be again living
happily together. This will be nv daily
prayer, knowing that he has said, Come
unto me all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and will give you rest From
your loving wife, MARY.
And so | wandered on and wandered
on" says that man, "until one night |
passed Methodist meeting house, and
said to myself, 'I'll go in and see what
they are DOING and got to the door,
and they were singing:
All may come, whoever will,
ms man receives poor sinners still
"And dropped right there where |
was and l said, God have Mercy and
he had mercy on me. My home is res
tored, my wife sings all day long during
work, my children come out long way
to greet me home, and my household is
a little heaven. will tell you what did
all this for me. 1t was the truth that
this day you proclaim, 'On him the Lord
had laid the iniquity of us ALL"
TIE DRCNKARD AND THE OUTCAST. {:
1onder is il woman who would say
81 wandered off from my fathers house:
heard the storm that pelts on a lost
soul; my feet were bliStered on the hot
rocks. | went on and on, thinking
that no one cared for my soul, when
one night Jesus met me and he said:
Poor thing, go home! your father is
for you. Go home, poor thing And,
sir, was too week to pray, and l was
too weak to repent, but just cried out;
l sobbed out my sins and my SORROWS
on the shoulders of him of whom it is
said, the Lord hath laid on him the in
iquity of us ALL"
There is a young man who would say:
81 had a Christian bringing up; came
from the country to city life; | started
we'll; L had a good position, good
commercial position, but one night at
the theater met some young men who
did me no good. They dragged me all
through the sewers of iniquity, and
lost my morals and lost my position,
and l was shabby and wretched. Twas
going down the street, thinking that no
tapped me on the shoulder and said,
George, come with me and | will do
you good | looked at him to see
whether he was joking or not. / saw
he was in earnest and / said, What do
you mean, sir? Well he replied. Il
mean if you will come to the meeting
tonight | will be very CAD to intro
duce you. / will meet you at the door
viii you Gomez Said !, Il will
II went to the place where | was
tarrying. fixed myself up as well as
L could. | buttoned my coat over a
ragged vest and went to the door of the
CnurCn, anu InS young man met me
and we went in; and as l went in
heard an old man praying, and he looked
SO much like my father | sobbed right
out; and they were all around so kind
and sympathetic that / just gave my
heart to God, and | know this morning
that what you say is true; believe it
in my own experience. 'On him the
Lord hath laid the iniquity Of us ALL"
On, my brother, without stopping to
look as to whether your hand trembles
or not, without stopping to look wheth-
er your hand is bloatcd with sin or not,
put 1T in my hand, let me give you one
warm, brotherly, Christian grip, and
invite you right up to the heart, to the
compassion. to the sympathy, to the
pardon Of him on whom the Lord had
laid the iniqulty of us all. Throw
away your sins. Carry them 40 longer.
proclaim emancipation CHS morning
to all who are bound, pardon for all sin,
and eternal life for all the dead
Some one comes here this morning,
and l stand aside. lie comes up these
steps. He comes to this place. Imust
stand aside. Taking that place he
spreads abroad his hands, and they were