The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
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citizens in :rs> nbcts have araiie
themselves { i; ,?3or-ul!ty Of hea.-
lns DR.. T.,Ina-::e 7Ao is visiting tae
city by lnv..at,oa .aa st@d2r.s OF tie
university. HIS ;exg vas Proverbs ],
II, Surely, il Vim. the ret IS sprea;
n the sight ot 81 cira,'
Early in Ire M clng ( vert cut wiz
fowler = Get, wi!G pigeons. We
fastened tcrour' he nlouatsic gorge
and into ths tores> He spread out III.
nev, and cprercd - he eGges OF itas
well as we couid. Ne arranged the call
bird, It's fee: tas: I'D its wings tapping,
in Invitation TO al fowls at heaven to
settle down :here. We retired into a
booth Of branches aai leaves 2nJ waiie1.
After awAsla, loo:,ios OCT OF the door OF
the booth. we saw q eocE CT BIRDS in sGe
skr. They cante naarsr ard nearer.
ard afset awhile were 1.ocs;t 10 sTcop
mo the-nat, x res saddenIy they Garted
aSay. Aeaiu sc waited. Ettec a while
We saw a:ottl- flock Of birds. They
cane oeac,r a2d nearer uni! iCst at the
moment when tles were eNo!v TO swoop
they oartsd away.
TIE iuwier WAS very much Gisap-
po:nIeu as .?c: s:s myself. %e said to
es2i: o:iler, ~ IA; is the matter" and
Why were not these b;sda caCght:"
We went cut and examined the net and
BY fuitsr Of a ranch OF a tree part OF
the uet had been consp!cuously exposed,
ana TIE bird. coming very near had seen
their peril and oarted away. Wien l
saw That, s&id to The ola towler. That
reminds ue OF passage OF Scripture:
Surely in vain is the ret spread 10 the
sight Of any bird % Nov the ret n
my text stands for temptation.
The call bird oi SIN Temps men on
from point to pcin: and from nracoh to
brac:h until they are about to drop into
the net. If q maa finds out in time that
it is the temptation Of the devil, or that
evil men a-e attempting to capture his
soul for siiue $40 tor eternity, The man
steps back. He says, II an not to be
caught in that way; see what ycu are
about; surely IL vs:n IS the net spread
in the sighs OF an bird"
! There are two classes oi temptations
the superficial and the subterraneous
those ABOVE .round, those under
ground. j q nsa could see Sin as it IS,
be would no asoge embrace il than he
would embrace csper. Sin is dauga-
ter of hell, yet she IS garlanded and roaed
and trinkeled. asr voice is a war5le.
> Her cheek IS the satting sun. Her fore
head is an aurors. Size says to men:
''Lome, walk tbs path with re. It s
tbymed an prla2-oseG, &nd cac s-i;r Is re-
wltched with tee odors Of the hans;Gg
gardens O. neaVeC. TIE rivers are r;;v-
ers OF wine. anc s.;S you nave TO DO IS %
drink then up IA ohailees that sparkle
with dlams I'd aE4.. .;;..ll11staysl and chrYso-
prasus. see! Il IS ali bloom and 20
seate ciouti and he&Ten.n
Oh, my :cien&s, Il for one momene,tAe
choirins OF all ;Isese concerseG voices Of
sin could be husa2d, We Should see he
orchestra q the uiv with not bce&th blow
ing throusb dsry t:lte, and tae skeleton
arms On Grams Q thunder anu darkness
beating the chorSs, The end thereof is
G-aIh.' ~
It is No. the anpty vessel; but tae
laden merchantmen that is the temp.a.
ton OF the pirate. And young man
empty Of head, Empty Of heart, empty
Of li1e-Joa Tsas 40 Young Mems
Christian Association to keep him safe;
lie i safe. Ee II not gamble unless
It is with somebody eise's stakes. lie
Will not break tsa Saboa,h unless some
body else pays re horse hire. He Will
not drink unlesS some ono else treats
him. He will hang aroond the bar hoar
alter hour waiting for some generous
young man 10 come il, The generous
young mac comes II and accosts him
and says, :'Weil, viii you have drink
with me today?" The man, as though
it were suadsn thing for him, says,
'Veli-weil. Z you insist 81 il, | will
Twill"
Too mean 10 SO to perditioD unless
somebody else pays Ais expenses. For
such young men we vii! noG fight. We
.wouId nof more contend ior them than
Tsrtary and Ethiopia woutd hight as to
who Shou!s uaye the great SAHARA des-
er.:; but or those young men who are
euoysnJ and entnusiasLic, these who are
detsrmired to &c Something tor time and
for eteru,sy-tor then. Te viii Ight, and
We now declare everlasting war against
ali the influences that asSasl them. and
We ask a.; sood men ard phiianturoplsts
TO wheel !nto line, and all the aflniss OF
heaven 70 bear down upon the fee. and
we pray Almighty God .hat with The
Ihunderb0lts o. his wrath hs viii strike
down ant consume all these influences
that are attempting 10 destroy the young
men tor Taom Christ died.
The Erst class Of temptations that as.
saults yoUng man IS LED oa 6y the
skeptlc. de viii not aQsal: tn2S &C Is
an inhdsl Or atheist. Oh, 10. be is a
free thinker" he is CHS q year lib
eral'' mea; lie IS free and easy II relig-
ion, OF, hoT l!osral he is; &c IS 50
liberal that IL Will give away his 81.
BILE; he is so '.liperan that he Will give
away the throne OF eterpc,l jasti G; he is
90 ''iiuera." lhs.5 he you'd Dc wiling to
give Coo cut o; the cnverse: nc IS SO
liberal" tina; IL wouIa g.ve up lis Own
soul and the souls ei I'll his friends.
Now wha. more could you ask IN he
way o. loersli.y:: Tee victim OF this
skeptic t&s Pre- nlY just come t-ola tAe
country. Throg b the lnteSFeGtiur ol
friends he has tean placed n { shop.
On Satarda5g he skeptlc safs TO I'm,
Well, what $le yoa going tc DO cocor.
row." T. saws I am gong to cnurcj u