The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-05

ih'ictihenI Ol one hundred counts, and
convcts him on each one Of them. The
laws OF nature will not stop their action |
because men may be ignorant Of them.
Disease, when il comes to do it's work.
docs not ask whether you understand |
hygiene or pathology or matcrla medica.
Ii there were not so many lies writ
ten OH tombstones and III obiiual les YOU |
would see what multitudes of the worlds |
inhabitants arc slain in their attempts
TO escape the necessity OF toll. Men |
cross ocean, and continents, and climb |
tho Alps, and SIT under the sky of Italy |
or the shadow Of Egyptian Pyramid, |
and go down into ancient ruins, and |
battle ut Baden Baden, and come home
with The same shOrtnes, of breath, and
the same poor digestion, and the same
| twltchlng OF the nerves, when at home
with their own spade they might have
dug health oat Of the ground, or with
their own Ak hcwn health out of log,
or with their own scythc garncred health
from the Sraiu field.
| Ihere are many who estimate the re-
SpectaOlllty OF All occupation by the lit
| Tie eXertlOn it demands, and would not
have their children enter any employ
inent where their hands may be soiled.
forgetting that a laborer's Overalls are
just us honorable as aprieSt's robes and
an anvil Is Just as respectable as a pul pit.
Health lilies from the bed Of down and
says, 81 cannot sleep here" and from
the table spread with ptarmigan and
epicuroan Viands, saying, 81 cannot eat
mere; ana from the vehicle of soft
cushions and easy springs, saying, 81
cannot ride here and from houses lux
urlously warmed and upholstered. saw
| ~ "A
you meet health, who declined all these
luXuriant places, walking in the plow's
iurrow, or sweltering beside the Kissing
lorge, or spinning among the looms. or
driving Il dray, or Timing a roof. or
carrying hods u! brick up the ladder of
Il wall.
| Furthermore, notice that Incidence
"ndanSerS the soul. Satan makes his
chlel conIueStS over men who either
have nothlng to do, or if they have re.
lllSc 10 dO 1t. There is a legend that ST
Thomas, years after ChlisI's resurrec.
zion, began again to doubt, and he went
TO the Apostles and told them about his
doubts Each Apostle looked at him
With surprise aud then said ne must be
excused, Tor he had no time to listen
amy longer. Then st. Thomas went tO
the deVout wCmcn Of his time and ex.
pressed his doubts. They said they
were Sliry, but they hal no time to lis
Ten. / hen II. Thomas concluded that
| 1T was because they were so busy THAT
the Apostles and the Ievout women
had no doubts.
ldlenrSs net only leads Il man i-to
associations which harm his mordrs.
ptI often thruS'S upon him the worst
klhu OF SkepticiSm. Loafers are al
most always lnidelS, or fast getting to
be. ConSummate ilerS never read the
bible, and if they appear in church can
Dt distinguished in an audience of a
thousand by their liStlessncss, for they
are TO lazy to hear. 1t is not SO much
among occupied merchants, Industrious
mechanics and professional men ALWAYS
busy that you hear the religion of Jesus
mallgned, us in public lounging places,
gwen up To profanity and absolute.
ness. Ihty have no sympathy with
the Book that says "Let him that stole
steal no more; but rather let him labor.
working with his hands the thing
when is good, that he may have to give
To him that needcth."
| never knew man given up to thor
ough ldleneSS that was converted. 81
mon and Andrew were converted while
fishing, and Lydia while selling purple.
and the sheppard Of Bethlehem watch
ing their ilucks heard the voice of an
thraShlng floor, but no one was ever
converted with his hands in his pockets.
Let me tell the idler that there IS no
hope Tor him either in THIS world or in
the world which Is to come If the
Son Of God, who owned the whole uni
verse, worked in the carpenter shop of
Joseph, surely we, who own so little.
yet want 50 much, ought to be busy.
Inc redeemed III heaven are never idle
What exciting songs they sing.
On what message Of love they ily
through all the universe, fulfilling Gods |
high btheStS and taking worlds i'm one
circuit; rushing with inlinite lierceuess
against sin and cruelty and oppression,
and making the gates Of hell to quake
at the overthrow of the princiDalitieS
OF darkness, and in the same twinkle
of an eye speeding back to their thrones
with the news of sinners repentant. The
liver OF Life is ever flowing, and the
palms ever waving, and the halleluiahs |
ever IlSSng, and the harps ever sound |
ing, ana Tue temple always open, and
the golden street always Il rush with |
chariotS OF salvation, and the last place
which you ought ever to want to 70 to
Is heaven unless you want to be busy.
Alas, my hearers, that in this world
there should be 80 many loungprs and
SO few workers. We 90 into the vine
yard of the church and we hear the ar
Dor grOan under the heit Of the vines
and the clusters hanging down. large
and thick and ripe, cluster against clus-
ter, fairer than the punches of EshcOl
and Engcdi and at Il touch they will
turn into wine more ruudy than that
OF Libanue and llelbOn. But where
are the men to gather the vintage and
tread the wine press? There comes TO |
your ear Il sound Of II thousand wheat
fields ready for the sickle. The grain is |
ready. 1t is tall, it IS full, it Is golden.
1t waves in the sunlight. 1t rIstIes in |
the wind. 1t would ill the barns. 1t |
would crowd tho garnerS. After
awhile 1T will lodge, or the mlltlew ana
the rust will Smite it..
On, where are the rcap"rs to binI the
Sheaves. The enemies of God are mar
shaled. You see the glitter Of their
bucklers. You hear the paving Of their
chargers, and all along the llne of bat.
tie is heard the shout of their great can.
tain, and at the armies Of the LIVING