The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-18

make Hlm CnrlSllau! Felix was con-
victcd but not converted. The taller
was convicted before he got out of bed,
but not converted until at the advice Of
Paul he believed in Christ. Are YOU
convicted but not converted? l tell YOU
what you make me think of.
You have made up your mind for
proper consideration to deed away q
property. You have drawn the deed.
The seal is atlixed opposite where YOU
are to write your name. The commits
sioner OF deeds is present to witness.
; \ GU have your pct in hand. There is
ink in the pen. There is only one thing
for you to do, and that is to sign your
name. Suppose you stop now without
signing your name, what does it all
amount TO: Nothing. SO you have re-
solved to give yourself up to God. You
r:opose to sign of to him your body,
your mind, your soul. You have ali
things necessary for the transfer. The
angels Of God are here to witness the
eternal transfer. Why do you not now
with your will complete the work? Halt
where you are, and all goes for nothing.
Sign your name TO this spiritual trans
fer.
Professor Arago, the mathematician,
got woetully discouraged in his work
and was about TO give up when he saw
some words on the paper which had
been used TO stitlen the cover ofhis book,
and the words being indistinct he dampen-
ed the cover until he could take it off and
see the words plainly, and he found they
were words Of advice given by D'Alem-
bert to student, and the words were,
go on, sir, So on!" o ye who are
convicted go on!" You must take
one more step, or all the steps you
have taken Will amount to nothing. Go
on!
Again learn from the misfortune of
the king of Babylon what terrible
thing is the loss of reason. There is no
calamity that can possibly befall us in
this world so great as the arrangement
OF lntellcct-to have the body of a man
aud yet to fall even below the instinct
OF a brute. In this world Of sad sights,
| the saddest is the idiots stare. In this
world Of awful sounds, the most awful
is the maniac's laugh. a vessel on the
rocks, when hundreds go down never to
rise. and other hundreds drag their
mahSlcd and shivcring bodies up the
wntry beach, Is nothing compared to
the tpundering of intcllects full of vast
hopes and attIinments and capacities.
Chr1sts heart went out to those who
were erilcptic, falling into the fire, or
maniacs cutting themselves among the
tomb3, We are accustomed to be more
grateful for physical health than for the
proper working of our mind. We are
apt TO take it for granted that the in
tcllcct which has served us so we'll will
always be faithful. We forget that an
engine with such tremendous power,
when the wheels have s.ch vastncss Of
circle and such swiftncss of motion and
The least lmpediment might puy it out OF
gear, could only be kept in proper bal.
ancc by divine hand.
| No human power could engineer this
train of immortal faculties. How STANCE
1t Is that our memory, on whose should
crs all the successes and mlsfortunes and
| occurrences Of a lifetime are placed.
should oitener break down, and that
The scales tf judgement. which have
been weighing so much and so long.
should not lose their adjustment and
that fancy, which holds dangerous
wand, should not sometimes malicously
wave 1t, bringing into the heart forebod-
| lngo and hallucmatiOns the most apDall-
ing.
Is IL not strange that the expectations
OF this intellect should not be dashed to
pieces on Its dlsappointmcnts? Though
SO dellcatcly attuned, this instrument
OF untold harmonics plays on, though
lear shocks it, and veXaLions rack it.,
and sorrow and JOY and loss and gain
IN quick succession beat out of it their
dirgc, or draw from it their anthem. At
morning and at night, when in your
prayer you rehcarse the objects of your
thanksgiving, next to your salvation by
| Jesus Christ, praise the Lord tor the
preservation of your reason.
How many fine mtcllccts are being
destroyed by anodynes and anns!hetics,
which were gwen by Providence for Oc-
caSlonal use i'll alienation of pain or in
somnia, but by being employed contin-
uously alter awhile capture and destroy.
| Chloral, cocaine, bromide OF potassium,
opium and whole shelves of seductive
ctcctcras that help turn NcbuchadneZ-
Ears INTO imbecility Or madness. DO
not trlile With Opiatcs that benumb the
brain. IT you cannot live without the
perpetual and enslaving use of them,
you had better die. Better die sane
mau than live TOOL. What right have
you TO kill your brain and put in vii
Jangie your nervous system? I5ut rum
Is the cause of more insanity than any.
thing else. There Is nothing like rum
TO puts man like observation-disclosures down
on ai Gours.
Learn also from my subject the come.
iortin@ truth liI&t affections are arrested
as soon as they have accomplished their
mission. For seven years did Ncbuch-
adncZzar dwcll among the beasts of the
ned, but as the expiration of that time
his reason returncd, and as soon as with
proper humility he acknowledged the
Goa OF heaven he was brought back to
ms palace and rcinstated in his former
aliiuence and power. Now, it does
seem that when heavy trials come upon
US 1t ls as though they had no limit. we
cNciaim, "All thy waves and thy pillows
have gone over me-" but forget that
The depth ni That sea and the power of
thaJ hlIlow are definitely determined.
God sees how much our pride is and
he sends just enough adversely to hum
bic it. lie sees just how worldly mind.