The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23

CHRISTIAN woman, who three days before
had departed in triumph. The whole
scene made an impression never for
got.
IT is NO lIEAKSAY EVIDENCE.
In our sermons aud our lay eXhorta-
tons we are very apt. when We want to
DrlnT illustrations of dying triumph, To
go back TO some distinguished parsonage
TO John Knox O.. Il Harriet Newell.
But ] want YOU for witnesses. | want
I" know if YOU have ever seen anything
TO make you belicv, that the religion Of
Christ can Give composurc in The final
hour. Now. in the courts, attorney.
Jury and Judge will never admit mere
| hcresay. They lcr,and that the witness
must have seen with his own eyes. or
! heard with his own ears. and SO am
critical in my examination of YOU now.
and | want to know whether YOU have
seen or heard anything that makes yo',
bcI:cvc that the religion Of Chrlst gives
comp"surc Ia the final hour.
"Oh, yes" you say. II saw my father
and mother depart. There was Il great
difference in their dealhbcds. Standing
by the one we felt more vcncraLion. By
| thc other, there was mnrc tenderness"
Before the one you bowed. perhaps, in
awe. In the other case you telt as il YOU
would like to go along with her. How
did they feel in that last hour? How dld
they seem tOacl: Were they very much
frightened: Did they take hold Of this
world with both hands as though they
did not want to give it up: "Oh. no."
YOU SAY; mo; remember as though it
were Yesterday; she had kind word for
us all, and there were 4 few mcmcutues
distributed among the children, and then
she told Us how kind we must be to our
lath:r in his loneliness. and then she
kissed us y,odjy and went asleep as a
c.nld IN Il cradle.' What made her 80
composed? Natural courage?
NO, you say; 'm other was very ner-
Nuus; when the carriage Inclined TO the
side ot the road she would cry out: she
Was always rather weakly" What
gave her compoSure? Was it be :ause
she did rot care much for you and the
pdng OF parting was not great? son.
you sly, she shOwtrpd upon us IA
wealth Of affection; no mother ever
loved her children more than mother
loved us; she showed it by the way She
| nurSed us WHEN We We're sick and she
tolleI for us until her strength gave
out" What. then, was it that gave her
compoSure I'm the last hour? DO not
.
"Oh,' you say, lit Was because she was
SO good; SHE made the I.Old her portion
and she had taith that she would 20
straight to glory and that we should
all meet her at last ut the foot of the
thrUue'
UNCOUNTED MILLIONS OF WITNESSES
Here are people who say, Il saw q
Christian brother die, and he tri
; umphvd." And sJne one else, Il SAN
Christian sister die, and she tri
: umphed. Some Que else SAID | saw
I ii Christian daughter die. and she tri
, umpheu. Come, all We who have seen
the last moments of Il Christian. and
, give testimony in this cause Oh trial
Cncovrr your heads, put your hand on
the Old family Bible, from which they
used to real the promises, and PROMISE
in II. presence of high heaven that you
will tell the truth. the Whole truth
and nothing but the truth. With what
you have seen with your own eyes and
what You have heard with your own
ears. is there power IN this Gospel tu
give calmnrss and triumph in the last
l eXlgeDcy: The response comes from
! all sides, from young and Old and md
die aged. I'VE are wltnrS,eS..'
You see. my liirn!lS. have not put
before you an abstraction or chlm"rd,
or anything like guess work. | prc,rn
you alidavlts of the best men aud wu.
men, living and dead. Two witnesses
in court Will ,t4blish il fact. Here are
not two witnesses, but millions of wit
neSSes OH earth and in heaven testify
= ing that there Is power in this re- i4iOn
to convert the soul, to give comfort IN
trouble and TO afford cumpOSure in the
last hour.
If ten men should come to you when