Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
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But it was a book which, tnou
with pure scientific design, she felt would
do immeasrrable damage to public
morals. With the two large volumes.
which had cost her husband the work OF
years, she sat down On the floor before
the fire. and said 10 herself, There is a
fortune for me III this book, and although
my husband wrote it with the right mo-
i've and scientific people might be helped
" it, to the Vast majority of people it
would be11arnaful, and L know it would
damage the world" Then she took
apart the manuscript sheet after Sheet
and put it into the fire, until the last line
was consumed. Bravo. She flung her
livelihood, her home, her chief worldly
resources under the best moral and re-
ligious interests of the world.
HOW MUCH ARE WE WILLING TO GIVE Up:
How much are we willing to sacrifice
for others? Christ is again on the march,
not from Bethpage TO Jerusalem, but for
the conquest Of the world. He will SUE
ly take it, but who will furnish the palm
branches for the triumphant way? Self
sacrifice is the word. There is more
money paid to destroy the world than to
saveit. There are more buildings put
up to ruin the race than churches 10
evangelize II. There is more depraved
literature to blast men than good litera-
ture to elevate them. Oh, for a power
to descend upon US all like that which
whelmed Charles G. Finney with mercy,
when, kneeling in his law Office, and be-
fore he entered upon his apostolic career
of evangelizatiop, he said: The Holy
Ghost descended on me in a manner
that seemed to 60 through me. body and
soul. / could fec the impression like a
wave of electricity going thro' n and
through me. Indeed it seemed II come
in waves and waves of liquid love. L,
seemed like the breath Of God. can
recollect distinctly that it seemed TO ian
me like immense wings. | wept aloud
with Joy and love. These waves came
over me and over me Z after another.
and, anti, | recollect, | cried out. !
shall die if these waves continue to pas.
over me- ! said, Lord, l cannot bea'
any more" And, when a gentleman
came into the Office and said, Mr.. Fin
ney, you are in PAIN he replied. No.
but so happy that l cannot live"
My hearers. the time will come whe:
upon the whole church of God will de-
scend such an avalanche of blessing, and
then the bringing of the world 10 God
will be a matter Of a few years, perhaps
a few days or a few hours. Ride on. 0
Christ! for the evangelization of al!
nations. Thou Christ who didst ride on
the .unbrohen colt down the sides OF
Olivet, on the white horse of eternal
victory ride through all nations, and
may we, by our prayers and u Sell
sacrifices and our contributions and ou
conservation, throw palm branches in.|
the way. Iclap my hands atthe Coming
victory. | feel this morning as did tae
Israelites when on their march from
Canaan; they came not under the shadow
Of one palm tree but of seventy palm
frees. Standing in an oasis among a
OOZen gushing locHidlHs, VI DIS lHe Dooh
puts it, Twelve wells Of water and three
score and ten palm trees"
Surely there are more. than seventy
such great and glorious souls present
today: Indeed it is a mighty grove OF
palm trees, and l feel something of.the
raptnres which / shall feel when, ou
last battle fought. and u last burden
carried, and our last tear wept, we shall
become II Of the multitudes st. John
describes sclothed in white robes and
palms in.their hands,. Hail thou bright,
thou swift advancing, thou, everlasting
Palm Sunday Of the skies, Yictors over,
sin and sorrow and death and woe, from
the hills and valleys of the heavenly
Palestine, they have plucked the long
broad, green leaves, and all the ransomed
some in gates of pearl, and some on
b~attlements of amethyst, and some on
streets of gold, and some on seas of
sapphire, they shall stand in numbers I