The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-22

gage may be defeated bv an unknown
previous mcumbrancc; that signing your
name on the back of note NAV be your
business death warrant; that new tariff
may change ohe current OF trade; that q
man may be rich today aud poor tom0r-
row. And God. by all these misfor-
tunes, ls trying TO loosen our grip, but
still we hold on. God smites ,s with q
stall, but we hold on. And he strikes
us with rod, but we hold on. And he
sends over us the IRON wheel Of mistor.
tune, but we hold on.
There 1re men vino keep their grin on
This world until The last moment who
suggest to me the condition and conduct
OF the poor indian in the boat in thc
Niagara rapids coming on toward the
lail. Seeing that he could not escape. a
moment OF two before he got to the
verge ol the plunge he lifted n wine bot.
Tie and drank it. of and then tossed the
bottle ln'O the air. SO there are men
VINO clutch the world, and they 60 down
throu IN the rapids of temptation and
sin, and Trey hold on TO The ve.v last
moment of life, drinking TO their ctern II
da nnatlon as they go over and 90 down.
Oh, let 90! Let 90! The hest for.
tunes &c in heaven There arc no alb .
scondlnG cashiers from that bank, no
ruling IN promises to pay. Set your al-
lectlons on things above, not on thlngs
ON the earth. Let 90! Depend upon IT
Ihat God will keep upOn you the staff,
or the ROD, Or the mOn wheel until you
do let 90.
Another thing my text teaches Ia is
thaI Christian sorrow is going to have
sure terminus. My text says, "Bread
corn ls hrulscl because he will not be
ever lhrashInG It," Blessed be God for
that! Pound away, q tlall! Turn on,
v wheel! YOur work will soon be done.
Nllc Will not be ever thrashiny it.D
Now, The Christian has almost ae much
use IN the organ for the stop tremulanJ
as ne has tor the trumpet. But after
awhile he will put the last lirge into the
poruollo Forever. SO much OF us as is
wheat VIII be separated from 80 much
as II chan, and there will be no more
nccI -! pounding.
Ihcy never cry in heaven because
they have nothing to cry about. There
are II" tears Of bereavement, Tor YOU
Shall have your friends all around about
you. There are no tears of poverty be-
cause each one sits ut The kings table |
and has his OWE chariot of salvation and
Tree access To the wardrobe where
princes get their array. No tears of sick.
ness, Tor lhcrc are no pncumOnias on |
Jhc ar ana no malarial cXhalatiOns from
'hc rolling river OF life, and no crutch for
he lame limb, and no splinG for the
'r"kcn arm, blt the pulses thrObbiny
vlth the health Of the eternal God in q
Innate like our June before the Bios
omS tall, or Ou.' gorgeous October be.
ore leaves scatter.
In that lAnd the souls will talk over
he different modes ol thrashinv. Oh.
he story "t the stall' that struck the
iirtrs, and The rod that beat the cum
mn, aud ih" iron wheel that went over
he corn! Daniel will describe the lions.
md Jonah lcviaLhans, and Paul the elm.
wood whips with which he was scourced
md Eve will ted how aromatic Eden
wa' the day she LETT il, and John Roucrs
VIII tel ol the smart OF the fla ne, and
t.!QAh "l tho fiery team that wheeled |
h'm ui' IN" sky sleeps, aLd Christ nl The
huthnn"97 amt parONySm anu hcmOr-
TtaT"S 81 the awful CruciiXiOn. There |
'hcY are before the throne Of God, On |
one elevation all those who were struck |
u the stall. Ga Il higher elevation all |
NOSE who were struck of the rod. Ona |
ilGhcSL elevation and amid the highest |
iln udcI Ot heaven all those who we're |
lndcr the wheel. lie viii not ever be
hrashlnG it.
On my hearers, is there not enouoh
aiV" IN lhl5 text To make Il plaster larre
rl n
hlld IS hurt. the mother is very ant TO
aH to II. "Now, il will soon feel bet .cr."
And lhat Is what God says when he un-
oS"mS all the trouble in the hush of
lis great p-omSc, "Wcepin1 NAV en-
'irc Tor Il NIGHT, hut 10y cometh in the
l"rnlnS.' You may leave your pocket
sOppiny wet with tears on
our death pillow, bu. YOU will 20 up t
hSnIutelv sorrowless. They will wear ,
lack; |"u WI wear white. Expresses
II them; palms for you. t
on Will say: "ls it possible that | t
II here? Is this heaven Am so {
lre now | VIII never do ANYTHING '
r"ng: Am 80 well that | will nev;r i
sall be sick: Are these cOmpani0n- i.
l'pS - firm that they will never again y
broken? Is that M"ry: Is that +
)''n; Is that my loved one put away +
TO darkness? Can it hc that these are i
e Iaccs OF those who lay 80 wan and c
naclatcd in the Duck room on that rw.
! nIGhL dyIn@: On, how radiant thew
c: Look ut them! How radiant they
c. ' n
wv ny, how unlike this place is from ?
rat thought when left the world .
now. Ministers drew pictures OF this II
ma, but how tame compared with the II
dlity' They told me on earth that I;
'i'th was sunset. No, no, 1t is sun. ""
~. GLORIOUS sunrise, sec the light
}" pnrpling the hills, and the clouds !
me with the coming day" y
lhon the gates of heaven will be !.
'ehrd. and the entranccd soul, with /
e acutencss and power Of the ceIes e
81 vision, will look ten thousands of y
lies down upon the hammered process. !.
oh--a river of Shimmering splendor g
and viii cry ont, "Who are they ," :
nd the angel Of God standing close >
VIII say, "Don't you know who they u
e NO, says the entranced soul. e.
cannot guess who they are" The a.
,sel VIII say =" will tell you, then, q
no they are These arn tbn, ,,,o y