The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22
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We clip the following sermon
from the Greenville Reflector:
1t is not often the Reflector
makes special comment at
length upon the sermonsof any
ministers Of the town, but the
one preached by Rey. Al. ID.
Hunter at the Baptist church
last Friday night was so plain
and applicable, and some of it
so very appropriate for the time,
that we give a brief synopsis.
He used the text:
9Be not deceived; God is not
for whatever a man
soweth that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to the flesh
shall of the flesh reap corrup-
tion; but he that soweth to the
spirit shall Of the spirit reap
life everlasting"
We are all sewers. Our words,
our thoughts, and deeds are the
seeds we SOW. There are two
kinds of sowing, and we are
either sowing one way or the
other. Those who sow to the
flesh are those who follow the
dictates of their carnal natures.
This world is the great seed
time. The harvest and the day
of retribution will come here
after, still we do much sowing
here for which we reap in this
life, and you see this each day.
Our carnal minds and natures
dictate the qualification of the
flesh and the lusts thereof. Sow
ing to the flesh is only a mean
and short lived satisfaction and
is sure to bring ruin and misery
at the end. We see those about
us every day who are sowing to
the flesh only, and many of
them are even now reaping their
reward, such as gamblers, drink
ers, night walkers, etc. Strong
drink used in excess will not
only destroy the mind and body
but will lead to the committal
of any evil. Mans whole ma
ture is corrupted by it. Whis-
key and mean women are a
curse to any town or section.
Men as a rule are no better and
purer than the women demand
they shall be. There is no more
powerful factor in building the
morals of a place than good and
virtuous wonen. Good and
Iyirtpons women are next to the
angels, but harlots are next to
the devil, and their company is
no better than they are, and yet
they are often the popular
young men Of the community
the fast and the deudish. Many
and many a fair young maid,
pure and true, has ruined her
life and happiness by not MOTTO
ing how the young man Who
sought her hand was sowing.
Young people should remember
that if they spend their youth
in sowing seed of corruption,
they will spend their old age in
reaping the harvest, and the
reaping will be the same as the
sowing. Our bodies are the
temples of the Holy Ghost, and
we have no right to abuse them.
Sow seeds Of honesty. Get
what you get honestly, and let
your conscience rest in peace.
Some idea of the evils of IL
quor sowing may be had from
the fact that 10000 men annu-
ally die drunkards in the United
States. Sixty thousands souls
sent TO nell, and an army of
widows and orphans left desti-
tute in the world by the agency
of liquor.
Seeds of falsehood is one of
the devils most powerful fac
tors. IL puts men at variance
with each other and often makes
the best Of friends enemies for
life.
Then there are the seeds Of
delay. There are many souls in
hell who did not intend TO 90
there, but who kept on putting
off making their peace with
God until il was too late.
But there is a bright side.
Sow 20 the Spirit and follow the
directions Of the Son of God
speaking TO you through His
word and your conscience and
you will reap everlasting life,
and all will be we'll with you.
Christ has given us His exam
pie to be initiated and His word
TO direct us. All good work
should be our pleasure, and We
should seek TO do what is com.
manded US. Let us follow the
leadings Of the spirit and we
will reap life everlasting.