Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-05-18
HUMAN NATURE THE WORLD
OVER.
The Philosophy of Life Written Between
the lines for Sunday PersuaI ane Every
Day Living.

There is no end to the inconsist-
encies of the mind which would |
bring all others within the narrow
confines of its prison. It is not
foolish enough to say that there
have not been discovered truths,
which were the contrary of accepted
belief up to their time. Indeed, it
bases its obstinacy and cowardice On
he argument that there have been
rand eras, such as the feast of Pen
tacost, which we celebrate next Sun
day, when truths came from
heaven in great floods of light
and amid the roar of the ele-
ments, so that all men might know
and listen. But, this narrow mind
says, because it has been it can never
be again. All truth which we are
to know has been unrolied, and the
parchment has been folded up and
deposited in the bosom Of the Crea-
tor.
The average man desires, above all
things, peace and comfort. He re-
sents the approach of the apostles,
who come to show him that he is a
sloth and fool He basks in the
consciousness of the good opinion of
those about him and of his reputas
ton for piety and wisdom. Woe to
the teacher of new things, who
would break in upon his househol d
gods and declare them but images
of clay and idols of wood. His
peace is threatened. A new truth is
like thorn. 1t ulcerates, it gnaws,
it puts the nerves on rack. 1t pros~
trates pride. The man of self com
fort would not have such.
The greatest exponent of truth
the world ever saw was thess Man of
tSorrows. He and twelve country
men went up and down the country
lanes, meadows and hedge-rows and
talked to the simple folk. The others
were too comfortable to listen to the
new doctrine, which conficted with
their pleasures and their comforts.
: They talked it to the shepherds and
the husbandmen, because, like chill
} dren, they had not imprisoned their
J minds and they asked questions
Their life was hard and they were
willing to believe that there was
somewhere something which might
, equalize theirs and the condition of
their lordly masters, There were
but thirteen of them, and new the
earth is full Of their teachings and
, the face of it is covered with houses
, where those new truths are taught
, and millions Of voices go heavens
, ward calling them blessed.
Yet the world must stand still in
spite of the lesson of this greatest OF
mental and moral revolutions. We
3 must expect no more truth. Lesser
t revolutions of thought have since
. then led men on step by step, higher
!. nd higher; yet the lesson must not
be taugth and the man of God even
J. who tells US that an INDUCED habit
, is an error, must die the death of
the. cross. Cruelty him! He is but
/, man, no better than we are. He il
f not rich. He is not a powerful citi.
). zen of the State or community. HI
q is poor, insignificant, impudent re
s volutionist. Cruelty him! Nail
3 HIM high and put a de.
8 Irisive crown upon his brow and &
eontemptuous placard on top of the
cross. Cruelty him! He makes us
uncomfortable.
: So talks the world of the mer
: who turn their backs upon it and fac'
n the sunrise of Salvation and nuture
e the hope of blessed Immortality
n and seek to save where they haG
q lonce been Yotaries of sin and leaders
e in iniquity. Such an one is the nov
is noted drummer Evangelist" Mr.
= w. P. Fife, who just year ago this
N month held the most gracious relig
,us revival ever known in this city
Or entire section. The world i'm
le pugns his motives and maligns hi
q iabors; but God blesses his work AM
le rewards his preaching everywhere
as He did in this city. with the con
th version of many souls and hallelu
ol iahs from lips that spoke tn
fullness of repentant hearts, tina
never knew such joy before.
ad Mr.. Fife has just closed a grea
a revival in st. Augustine, Florid;