The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-26

Ipalms of her hands and the skull. The
dogs that devoured JezebeI and the
dogs that devoured Nabothl Oh, what
a swift, whatan awful circuitl
But 1t Is sometimes the case that this
circle sweeps through century or
started with a theocracy for govern
ment-that is, God was the president
and emperor of the world. People cot
tired OF theocracy. They said, ave
don't want God directly Interfering
with the affairs of the world: give us q
monarchy" The world had monarchv
From a monarchy it is going 70
have limited monarchy. After
awhile the limited monarchy will be-
gwen up, and the republican fo1m
or government will be everywhere
dominant and recognized. Then the
world Will get tired Of the republican
form OF government, and 1t will have
an anarchy, which Is no government at
all. And then all nations, finding ont
that man Is not capable of righteously
governing man, will cry out again for
a theocracy and say, Let God oome
back and conduct the affairs Of the
world"
Every step-monarchy, limited mon
archy, republicanism, anarchy-only
different steps between the first theo-
cracy and the last theocracy, or seq
ments of the great circle of the earth
ON which God sits. But do not become
impatient because you cannot see the
curve OF events, and therefore conclude
that Gods government Is going to
break down. History tells us that in
Inc od making OF the pyramids it took
| man fyR0 fn
stone from the quarry and put it into
the pyramids.
| Well, now, If mon short lived can af-
ford to work 80 slewly as that, cannot
God In the building Of the eternities
afford to waltz What though God
should take 10000 years to draw a cir
cleI Shall we take our liGtle watch.
whlch we have to WIND up every night
lest 1t run down, and hold it up beside
the clock Of eternal ages? If, accord
ing to the Bible, a thousand years are
IN Gods sight as one day. then. accord. {.
Ing to that calculation, the 5000 years
or the worlds existence have been only
t1 GOD as from Monday to Saturday.
But 1t is often the case that the re-
bound Is quicker and the circle is soon
or completed. You resolve that YOU
will do what good you can. In one
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heart OF Sabbath school child. Dur
ing that same week you give letter
or Introduction to a young man strug-
glng In business. During the same
week you make an exhOrtation in a
prayer meeting. 1t Is all gone: YOU
will never hear of it perhaps, you think,
"A FEW years after man comes up to
you and says, "You don't know me. do
YOU" You say. "No, don't remem-
Der ever to have seen you." why"
he says, II was in the Sabbath school
class over which you were the teacher.
one sunday you invited me to Christ;
l accepted the offer. You see that
church with two towers yonder ?"
"Yes," you say. He says, THAT is
where l preach" or: "Do you see that
governors housep That is where /
hve. One day man comes to you
and says. Good morning" You look
at him and say, "Why, you have the ad
vantage of me; cannot place you"
He says, Don't you remember thirty
years ago giving letter of introduce
ton to young mana letter OF intro
duction TO Moses fl. Grinnell?" "Yes,
yes; do" He says: II am the man.
That was my first step toward for
tune, but have retired from business
now and am giving nay time to philan.
thropies and pubic interests. Come
up and see me-"
Ora man comes to you and says: II
Want TO introduce myself to you. l
went into prayer meeting in Atlanta
some years ago. l sat back by the
door; you arose to make an exhortation: ::
that taik changed the course OF my lite,
and II ever get to heaven, under God
viii owe my salvation to YOU" In
ohly IeE twenty or thirty years the Cir.
cle sWepC out ana swept back again to
your own Brateful heart.
put sometmes IL is wider circle
4nu ooes uoC return Tor great while.
7 saw OIL 0I expenses Tor burning
i4aIlner ana hldley. Ihe bill of ex.
pehses says:
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ES.a,I"se S.s tor 1our loaos OF WOOD. 2s.
1.' 1.o.n' Post. ..............,. Is. 40.
ite1n ite t two ctanins cnalhs ihs'''...''.. 81. "a.
1tori' ILL., sn s"o Stapies. s....'.'....'., %.
''ET, toua iaooLeis. ............ IS. 90,
80 os.o "as a cneap IRE, considering all
T"b+ TD iusCanees, 49, 10 puC IL kindled a
nsnC s, sn"I siiohe I'll around the world