The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-06-18

have to go TO the pOorhOusc-that is the
way translate this energy in the street
and storc-thc vast majority of that en-
crgy. Grip, GouSc e. Co., do not do
all the business. Some of us remember
when the Central America was coming
home from California, it was wrecked.
President Arthur's fathcr-in-law was the
heroic captain Of that ship, and went
down with most of the passengers.
Some ofthcm got of into life boats but
there was a young man returning from
California who had a bag of gold in his
hand; and as the last boat showed off from
the ship that was TO 90 down that man
shouted to AGO nrade in the boat, Here,
John, catch this gold; there are So, 600,
take IL home to my Old mother; it will
make her comfortable in her last days.n
Grip, Gougc u co. do not do all the busi-
ness OF the world. All! my friend. do
you say that God does not care ANYTHING
about your worldly business? / tell you
God knows more about it than YOU do.
llc knows all your perpleXitics; he knows
what mortgages Is about to forcclose;
he kn9wS what note you cannot pay;
nc knows what unstable goods you have
on your shelves; he knows all your trials,
from tho day you took hold of the first
Nardstlck down to the sale ofthe last yard
OF ribbon, and the God who helped David
to be king, and who helped Daniel to be
prime minister, and who helped IIavelock
to bca soldier, will help you to discharge
all your duties. lie is going to see YOU
through. When loss comes, and YOU
find your property going, Just take this
Book and put it down by your ledger,
and read Of the eternal possessions that
Will come TO YOU through our Lord Jesus
Christ. And when your business part
ncr bctrays you, and your trircds turn
against you, lust take the insulting let
ter. put it down on the table, put YOUR
bible beside the insulting letter, and then
read OF the friendship OF him who ''stick-
eth closer than a brother"
THE LORD SUSTAINED HIM.
n young accountant in New y ork city
got his accounts cntanglcd. lie knew he
was honest, and yet he could not make
his accounts come ont right, and he toll
cd at them day and night until he was
nearly lrcnHlcd. 1t seemed by those
books that something had been misap-
| prUprlatcd. and he knew before God he
was honest. The last day came. lie
knew il he could not that day make his
accounts come out right he would 90
INTO disgrace and into banish-
mcnt from the business establish
llshmcnt. He went over there very early,
before there was anybody II, the place,
and he knclt down IT :hc desk and said;
"Oh, Lord, thou knowcst | have tried
to he honest, but | cannot make these
things come out right! Help me today
help me this morningw
The young man arose and hardly
knowing why he did SO opened book
that lay on the desk, and there was q
leaf containing Il line Of figures which
explained everything. In other words
he cast his burden upon the Lord
and the Lord sustained him. Young
man, do you hear that? Oh. yes:
God has Il sympathy with anybody
that is i'll any kind OF toll. He knows
how heavy is the hod of bricks that
the workman carries up the ladder 81
the wall; he hears the pickaX Of the mn.
cr down i'll the coal shaft; he knows how
strong the tempest strikes the sailor at
masthead; he sees the factory girl among
the splndles and knows how her arms
ache: he sees the sewing woman in the
| fourth story and knows how few pence
she gets for making garment: and loud
er than all tho DIN and roar of the city
comes the voice Of a sympathetic God,
Cast thy burden upon the Lord and
he shall sustain thee"
Sccond-Thcrc are a great many who
have weight of persecution and abuse
upon them. Sometimes society gets a
rudSc against man. All hs motives
are misintcrprctcd, and his good deeds
arc deprecated. With more virtue than
some OF the honorcd and applaudeG, he
runs only against raillcry and sharp
criticism. When man begins to 20
down he has not only the force of natu-
raj 9ravltation, but a hundred hands to
help him in the precipitation. Men arc
prosecuted for their virtues and their
successes. GcrmanicuS said he had lust
as many bitter antagonists as he had
adornmcn:S. The character sometimes
Is 5" iuStrouS that the weak eyes Ofcnvy
ana jealousy cannot bear to look at it.
1t Was their integrity that put Joseph in
lhr pli. and Di mel in The den, and
Shadrach IN the fire, and sent John the
Evangelist TO dcs0latc PatmOs, and
chIfln To the castle Of persecution, and
Johh l!usS To the stake and KOrah after
Moses, and Saul after DAVID, and ucrod
after Christ. BE sure if you have any.
thing to do for church or state, and YOU
attempt IL with all your soul, the light.
nInT will strike YOU.
INTEGRITY ALWAYS BRINGS ARI!SE.
The world always has had a cross be.
tween two thieves Tor the one who comes
L" save 1t. High and holy enterprise
has alwa} been followed by abuse. The
most sublime tragedy Of self sacrifice
has come 10 hurlcsuuc. The graceful
galt OF virtue Is always followed by
%rimacc and travcsty. The sweetest
SlliHm "l poetry ever written has come
TO rid.rui"ua parody, and as long as
there are virtue and righteousness III the
| world. hcrc will be something for
lnluultN TO grin at. Ali along the line 0
the ages. and in all lands, the cry has
cen: "Not this + an, but Barabbas.
Now. BarabhaS was Il rob ,cr."
And what makes the prosecutions OF
lile worse is that they come from people
| whom You lave helped, from tn osc to
whom you have loaned money or have
| SlorlCU in DuSlnpSa pr uhnro Inp rn.