The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-24


chus iell from window during It sermon
of Paul, who had preached until mid
night, but that was not so much Il con-
demDatiou OF sleep us n censure OF long
sermons. More sleep is what the world
wants. Economize in everything but
sleep. William ii. Seward, the re-
nowncd secretary OF state, in the midst
of his ovcrmastcring tolls lonGcd for the
capacity TO rest, writing in his memo.
randum book, 81 have never found but
one invaluable recipe for having a good
nights rest, and that is to have been
restless and sleepless the night before"
When President John Quincy Adams
and the distinguished Josiah Quincy
went to hear Judge Story lecture on law
to his students, and when invited to sit
beside the judge and both fell asleep,
the Judge appropriately pointed to them
and said to his students, "Behold the
evil effects of early rising"
In Bible times, when people arose at
the voice Of the bird, they retired at the
time the bird puts his head under his
wing. One Of our national sins is rob-
berry OF sleep. Walter Scott was so
urgent about this duty Of slumber that,
when arriving at hotel where there
was no room to sleep in, except that in
which there was corpse, inquired if
the deceased had died of a contagious
disease, and, when assured he had not,
took the other bed In the room and fell
into proioundcst slumbcr. Those of
small endurance must certainly require
rest il even the giant needs an iron bed
stead.
Notice, furthermore, chat Gods pco-
PIE on the way to Canaan need no be
surprised il they confront some sort of a
giant. Had not the Israelitish host had
trouble enough already? No! Red sea
not enough. Water famine not enough.
Long marches not enough. Opposition
by enemies Of ordinary stature not
enough. They mustnced o., the giant
Of the iron bcdstcud. mine cublts was
the length thereof and four cubits the
breadth OF IT," Why not let these Is
ractes 90 smoothly into Canaan with
out this gigantic opposition? Oh, they
needed 10 have their courage and faith
further tested and developed! And
blessed the man who, in our time, in
his march toward the Promised Land,
does no. meet more than one giant. DO
not conclude that you arc not on the way
to Canaan because Of this obstacle.
AS well might the lsraclites conclude
they were not on the way to the Promis-
ed Land because they met Og, the giant.
Standing i'll your way is some evil pro-
pcnsity, some social persecution, some
business misfortune, some physical dis
'css. Not one OF you but meets giant
who would like to hcw you III twain.
Higher than eleven feet this o. darkcns
the sky and the rattle of his bucklrr
stuns the ear. But you arc going to get
the victory, as did the lsrrcltcs. In the
name of the God OF Moses and David
and Joshua and Paul, charge on him.
and you will leave his carcass in the
wilderness. You want II battle s!inut!
Take that with which DAVID, the i've
when Chat "innt cried, with stinylng con-
tempt both in manner and intUnation,
"Comc to me, and | will give thy flesh
unto the toNls Of the air and to the
beasts Of the field" aud David looked
up at the monster of bragyadoc!o and
deliantly replied: "Thou contest to me
with sword, and with spear, and
with shield; but come to thee in the
name OF the Lord OF Hosts, the God If
the armies OF Israel, whom thou hast
GcIicd. This day will the Lord deliver
thee unto mine hand; and will smite
thee and take thine head from thee. and
| will give the ca.casses OF the host OF
the PhilisLlnes this day unto the fowls
Of the air and to the wild beasts of the
earth that all the earth may know that
there is a God in Israeli
Then David, with probably three swi.ls
of the sllng about his head, got it into
sufficient momentum and let fly till tn G
cranum OF the giant broke in ald he
tell, and David leaped on his carca 50,
his head, and that was the last OF the
Philistinc.
Brethren, have made up my mind
that we will have to fight all the way up
to the promised land. used to think
that attel awhile would get into time
where 1t would be smooth and easy. but
the time does not come and it Will never
come in this world. BY the time King
Og is used up SO that he cannot get into
his iron bc0stcad, some other giant OF
opposition looms up to dispute our way.
Let us stop looking for an easy time
and make it thirty years. war, or a
| sixty years. war, or a hundred years
war, If we live so long.
Must be carried to the skies
On ilOwcry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed through bloody seas?
DO you know the name of the biggest
giant that you can possibly mect--and
you will meet him? He is not eleven
'eet high, but one hundred feet high.
His bedstcad is as long as the continent.
His name Is Doubt. His common food
is iniidcl books and skeptcal lectures
and ministers who do not know whether
the Bible is inspired at all or inspired
in spots, and Christians who arc more
infdc! than Christian. You will never
reach tho Promised Land unless you
slay that giant. Kill Doubt or Doubt
will Kill you. How TO overcome This
giant" Pray for faith, go with people
who have faith, read everything tha;
encourages faith, avoid as you would ship
fever and smallpox the people who lack
faith.
In this battle against King Og use not
for weapons the crutch or a limpny