The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-04

and where riches, Instead OF taking
wings TO fly away, brood over other
riches.
Sympathy for the fallen, remember
ing that they ought to be pitcd as much
as a man run over with rail tram.
The fact is that in the temptations and
and n nistOrtuncS of life they get run
over. You aud | in the same circum-
stances would have done as badly; we
should have done worse perhaps. If
you and had the same evil surround.
ings and the sane evil parentage that
they had and the same native born
prcC}ivit'cs to evil that thev had, you
and | shoudhave been in the ponltentiary
or Outcasts OF society. NO" says
some self righteous man. ~ c ou' dn't have
been overthrown i'll that way" You
old hyrHcritc, you would have been the
first to fall!
We want in this church to have SYM
pathy for the worst man, remembering
he is a brother; sympathy for the worst
woman, remembering she is sister. If
that is not the gospel, | do not know
what the gospel is. All, yes. sympathy
for all the troubled; for the orphans in
their exposure; for widowhood with it's
weak arm fighting for bread; for the
household which erst resounded with
merry voices and pattering feet, now
aw Il ll'-broad winged sympathy
llK, = etthers Of the Almighty-
warm blooded sympathy, everlasting
mpathy-Sympathv which shows it.
Soil IN the grasp Of the hand, in tn.
gllttcrlng tear Of the eye, in the con-
| Sollng word Of the mouth-sympathy
or blankets for the cold. Of bread for
the hungry, Of medicine for the sick, Of
rescue for the lost. Sympathy,
| Let 1T thrill iii every sermon. Let it
tremble In every song. Let it gleam
IN every tear and in every light. Sym
path,. Men and women are signing
for sympathy, groaning for sympathy,
dying Tor sympathy, tumbling off into
unclranllneSS and chine and perdltion
for lack Of sympathy. May God give
it to us. Fill al this pulpit with it
from step to step Let the sweep of
these galleries suggest its encircling
arms. FIJI all the house with it from
door to door and from floor to ceiling,
until there is no more room for 1t, and
1t shall overflow into the street, and
passersby on foot and in carriage shall
feel the throE Of its magnificent beue-
diCtiOn.
Leu that he Il new departure as a
church. Let that be new departure
as pastor. Sympathy! Gratitude to
COD demands that this morning | men
ton the fact that during all these 81
wears | have missed but n, a snrvico
through sickness. When I entared tho
ministry. | was so drlirate Aid nnt
think | would preach three months
Dut preaching has agreed with me, and
think the hcalthieSt thing In ali the
earth is the religion of Jesus Christ
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul. What in
must, in gratitude to Gnd olsc
; mention the muItitmIes =, "Ui,, ,yho,r 'i'I
, have been permitted ~ nreaoh ''t - ;e
5 simply miraculous. the nttendancl
I morning by morning, night NV migh>
. amt year bN wear and l~no after # ho.
\ got TO hr an old story. ! know snmt
! people are dainty and ryclusive in thai,
tastes. AS for mysplr | like hif
r. crowd. would like to seq an .uG;
encc large enough to scare me III.
gospel is good, the more that pei if th,
better.
. Many have received the yospel here
Y but others have rejected II. Now
! tell fou what am going to do viii
. some of my dearest friends who hav,
o hitherto rejected the gospel I'0u arr
@ not afraid Of mo. and | am not nfrni,
. Of you, and some day, O brother. | vii
clasp your hands together and vii
T. turn your face the other way. and
VIII take hold Of your shoulders, and
whiIe you are helpless in my grasp |
wlll CIV" you ore hcadlong push into
tne NlhGuOm OF God. Christ says we
must colnpel you to come in. | will
co'llprl y"" to come in. Can consent
10 alythlhg else with these men, who
are us dear 10 me as my own soul? |
VII. couiprI you 10 come In.
ron'inE oy the mistakes OF the past
n'"SC 90 ntlter work Tor you and bet.
Yer work Tor God. Lest might
.Ino''gh some sudden illness or casual
~ oe Sliatche" away before | have the
"iIolI.lNl'y Oh DONG SO. take his oc
I,l u"niUii 10 o!ciarc my love for you as a
Ic"Plc. IL IS uilierent work If pastor
10 l'dceu III chlrch already built up,
ahd ne IS surrounded by established
cilc!IinStahCes. There are not 10 peo-
PIE III InlS chur2h that have not been
nlought INTO the church through my
nl'ulatLy' III ! on are my family. | feel
aS illlch at nome here as | do in my
len'uellce , on OXiord street. on are
a,9, nly Ia',liiy-my 1ather' my mother, my