The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-07-27
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mites have lost heavily or perhaps lost
all their estate. II Il mau lose his pro.
perty at 30 or 10 years of age, It. il only
slarp discipline generally, by winch
later he comes To larger success. IL is
all Jolly tor man to sit down in mid.
| iic discouraged. The marsbals of %apo.
| leon came to their commander and said.
| "Ne have lost the battle, and we are be-
ing cut to pieces" Napoleon to ,k his
watch from his pocket and said: "It i,
only O'Clock in the afternoon. You
| have lost that battle, buL we h ave time
enough 10 win another. CharGc upon
the iOc!'
Though the meridian OF lf, has passed
with you, aud YOU have been routc.l in
many Conflict, give not lp in disco IT,
agrment. There are victories vet. E,r
.0u to gam. But sometimes monetary
disaster comes to man when there is
something in his aye or something in his
health or something in his SURROUNDINGS
which make him know we'll that he will
never get up aIan.
10 1857 II was cstimaLed th,l Cu
many years previous to that time nn.
nuallV there had been 30, failures in
The United Statea. Many Of those per.
sons never recovered from the mister
tune. But let me yivc a WORT of C. ,m
tort in passing. The sheriff NAV sell
you out Of many things, but there are
some things OF wmcn he cannot sell Won
out. He cannot sell ont your health
lie cannot sell out your family. He
cannot sell out your Bible. He carnn,
sell out your God. He cannot sell ont
your heaven! You have more than ,ou
have lost.
: ms and daughters of God, children of
an eternal and all loving Father.
mourn not when yonr property "ocs.
The world is yours, and lite Ia
yours, and death is yours. AMI
Immortality is yours, ard thrones
OF imperial grandeur are yours, aud
rivers OF "ladncss are yOurs, and shin.
'n@ mansions are yours, and GOD is
yours. The eternal God has sworn il,
and every time you doubt it you charyr
the king ot heaven and earth with per-
jury. Instead OF complaining how hard
you have IT. 90 nome, take up your Bt-
Die luli Oh promises get down Oh your
knees before God and thank him for
what YOU have, instead of spcndln. 80
much time IN complaining about what
you have not.
Some OF you remember The shipwrcck
|
steamer bad, | think. about SEQ passen.
gers aboard. Suddenly the storm came,
and the surges tramplci the decks and
swung into the halchcs. aud there went
up hun ircd voiced death shrek. The
foam Of the jaw of the wave. The bitch
ing OF the s,camcr az though IT were
lcaping mountain. The dismal n,rc
OF the signal rockets. The long cough
OF tho stcha pipes. The hiss OF the cy-
unguishcd furnaces. The walking Of
God on the wave! The steamer went
not down without Il struggle.
, AS the passengers stationed them
. selves IN rows To btil out the Vessel.
, hark to the thump ct thc huckcts, AZ
men unused 20 toll, with hlisicrcd
: hands and stralutd muscle, tuy for their
I lives. There IL Il sail seen AGAINST the
sky. The fash OF the distress uun
sounded. Its voice is heard not, Tor i,
ls chokcd IN the louder booming o! ,hc
> sea. a lew passengers escaped, but tn,
! steamer gave one great lurch and was
3 gone! SO there are some men W % S..i
u on prOsDcrously in lite. Alps we'll
ALPS we |. But ut last a"mc linanc;o
disaster romcs--a curoclydon. Dow.
they 90! the bottom ot this comme!ci.
. sea strcwn with shattered hulks.
> But because your property goes, Il,
!, not let your soul go. Though ali else
! perish, save that. For have iorcl
you OF more stupeudous shipwrock
r than that which have Just mentonch
God launched this world & 900 years
ago. IL has been going on under freight
OF mountains and immortals, hut one
day 1t will stagGcr at the cry ct fire,
The tlmbcrs OF rock will burn. the
mountains flame like mast3 and the
clouds like sails in the judgment hurri.
cane. Then God shall take thc PAS.
scngcrs Off the deck, and from the berth
those who have !ooy been asleep in
Jesus, and he will set them iar beyond
the reach OF storm ana peril.
But how many shall 90 down. that
Will never be known until it shal be an
nounccd one dAv IN heaven, the ship
wreck OF a world! On, IA y dear hearers.
whatever you lose, though your houses
go, though yDuc Lands, 90, though all
your earthly possessions perish, may
God Almighty, through the blool of
OF the everlasting covenant, save all
your souls.
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