The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-22

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come miry and foul because it has mot
says the unclean shall not walk on this
away your SINS. ludeed if you want to
right road. That bridge will break,
those overhanging rocks will fall, the
night will come down, leaving you at
the mercy of The mountain bandits, end
at the very next turn of the road you
will perish. But if you are really on
this clean road of which I have been
speaking, then you will stop ever and
anon to wash in the water that stands
in the basin of the eternal rock. Aye,
at almost every step OF the journey
you will be crying out, "Create within
me clean heart!"
you have no such aspirations as
that it proves that you have mistaken
your way; and if you will only look up
and see the finger board above your
head you may reat upon it the words,
''There is way that seemeth right unto
man, but the eud thereof is DEATH"
Without holiness no man shall sec the
Lord; and if you have any idea that you
can carry along your sins. your lusts,
your worldliness, and yet get TO the end
OF the Christian race YOU are so awfully
mistaken that, in the name of God, this
morning shatter the dclusion.
Still further, the road spoken offs a
plain road. "The wayfaring men,
though fools, shall not err therein"-
that Is, ifa man is three -fourths an idiot
he can find this road just as well as If
he were philosopher. The imbecile
boy, the laughingstock of the street, and
followed by mob hooting at him, has
only to kuock once at the gate OF heaven
and it awnings open, while there has been
many man who can lecture about
pncumatics and chemistry. and tell the
story of Faraday's theory of electrical
polarization, and yet has been shut out oil
heaven. There has been many man
who stood in an observatory and swept
the heavens with his telescope, and yel
he has not been able 10 sec the Morn.
ing Star.
Many man has been familiar wit!
all the higher branches of mathematics,
and yet could not do the simple sum
"What shall It pcolit man if he gain
the whole world aud lose his own soul?'
Many man has been tire reader O
Tragedies and locms, aud yet could moi
read his title clear TO manGo in tho
skies" Many man has botanizct
across the continent, and yet did no
know .he "Rosc Of Sharon and the Iii,
of the Valley.' but if one shall come
in the light spirit, asking he way |,
heaven, he will find it plain way. Th,
pardon is plain. The peace IS plain
Every thing is plain.
He who tries to get on the road t(
heaven though the Ncw Testumcn
teaching will get on beautifully. II,
who goes thorugh philosopl ical discus
! sion will not get on at all. Christ says
Come to me and will take all you
sins away, and | will take all YOU
troubles away" Now what is the ust
OF ny discussing it any mere? Is no
that plain? II you wanted to 90 tC
London and Ipointcd you OFT highway
thoroughly laid out. would be wise il
detainlng YOU by a gcolo,i ,ical discussion
about the gravel you will pass over, o.
n physiological discussion about the
muscles you will have to bring into play
No. Alter this Bible has pointed 70,
the way to heaven Is 1t wise for me tC
detaln you with any discussion about the
nature of the human will, or whether
the atOncmcnt ls limited or unlimited;
There is the road-gu on il. 1t il a
J plain way.
'This is faithful sa ing. and worth,
OF all ncceptation, that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners. =
And that is you, and that is me. An,
little child here can understand this a.
well as l can, "Unless y0" bee ONE as
little child, you cannot see the kingdom
OF God" If you are saved it will no
be as philosopher, it will he as little
child. "Of such Is the kingdom O
heaven" Unless you let the spirit o
little children you will never comc out
Git their glorious destiny.
I The servcrest trlal TO which you car
subiet Christian man is 10 Kill him
and that is glory. In other words, tho
worst thing that can happen a child o
God is TO lose heaven. The body is oGly
the old slippers that he throws aside JUS
before putting on The sandals Of light
His soul, you cannot hurt ii. No fires
can consume it. No floods can drowr
it. No devils can capture it.
Firm and unmoved are they
Who rest their souls on God:
FIXED as the ground whore David Stoot
Or where the ark abode.
His soul is safe. His reputation is
safe. Everything is safe. But" you
say, suppose his store burns up?'
Why then, 1t will only be Il change O
investments from cartl lY TO heavenly
securities. "But," you say, "suppose
his namc goes down under the hoof o.
scorn and contempt:" The name will
be so much brighter in glory. "Sup.
pose his physical health tails?" God
will pour into him the floods Of cverlast.
ing health, aud it will not make any
difference. Earthly subtraction is
heavenly addition. The tears Of earth
are the crystals Of heaven. AS they
take rags and tatters and put them
through the paper mill, and they come
out beautiful white sheets Cf paper, so
often the rags OF earthly restitution, un
der the cylinders ofdeath, come out a
white scroll upon which shall he writ.
ten eternal emancipation.
There wss one passage OF Scripture
the force of which never undera TODD
until one day at ChamouniX, with Mont