The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-02-23
said all com pllmentary things in regard


to them, asked: When did the nation
lie about these meu? Was it when
during their life 1t gave them maledic.
ton or now since their death when be-
| slowing upon them bpatiication?
The same spirit Of cruelty that you
deplore in the Roman Coliseum is seen
In thJ sharp appetite the world seems
TO nave for the downfall OF good mon,
and In tho divorce of those whose m lri.
tai life was thought accordant. and in
the abscOnding OF a bank cashier. ON.
my friends, the world wants more of
the spirit Of "I.at him up" ani less Of
the spirit OF "rhumbs down" There
are hundreds of men in the prisons nf
America who ought to be discharged,
| because tney were the victims of cir.
cnmstances or have suffered enough.
Ther" are in all professions ana oc-
cupatlonS H.oa who are dominperrd over
ny others, and whose whole life is Il
struggle with monstro IS opposition,
ana circumstance have their heel upon
the thrObbing AMI broken fcarts. For
Gods sake, let them up! Away win
this spirit of "Thumbs downr What.
the world wants is 1000 m"n like Tele.
aachds to leap out OF the CALLERS into
the arena, whether he hn Il Roman
Catholic monk or M"thot list steward
lor Presbyterian elder, and 60 in he
tween the contestants. "Blpssrd are
the peacemakers, for they Shall he call
ed II chil,lrn Of Godr'
One-half the world is down, and the
other half is up, and the hair that is up
mas It's heel on the halr that is down.
III yOi', as boss workman. or us a con
tractor, or az bishop, or us Il state or
ha lOnal OlllclaI, or as Il potent factor in
social life, or in any way are depressing
hn .l,,
possessed the Roman Coliseum oppres.
J ses you. The Diocletians are not all
dead. The cellars leading into the arena
J or MES Struggle are not all emptletl of
, their tigers The viviSection by Young
/ doctors of dogs and cats and birds mos,
OF the time adds nothing to human dis
covery, hnt is only Il continuation OF
VeSpasianS Coliseum.
} The cruclties Of the world generally
begin in nurseries, and in home circles
r and in day schools. Tho child
CnaC 'ranSllXeS llV with q
3 pin, or The low feeling that sets two
r dogs into combat, or that bulliesa weak
or crippled playmate, or the indi ference
be developed in order to make Il first
: class Nero or full armed Apollyon
, 1t would be good sentence to be writ
ten on the top line Of child's book anG
2 a tit Inscription to be embroidered in
the armchair of the sitting room, and
an appropriate motto for Judge and
. Jury and district attorney and Sheriff
, to look at in the court house, "Blessed
are the mcrciful, for they shall obtain
Mercy
l And so the ruins of that Coliseum
| preach to me. indeed TIN" most impres.
3 Sive things on earth are ruins. The
q ctr
S in ruins. The HarthpnOn in RUNS, the
), temple Of Diana in ruins the temple OF
= Jerusalem in ruins, the Coliseum ir
/, ruins. Indeed the earth itself will ye
/, be a pile of ruins. the mOuntrinS in
q ruins, the seas in ruins, the cities il
e ruins, the hemiSphereS in ruins. Yes
# further than that, all up aud down the
r heavens are worlds burned up, worlds
a wrecked, worlds extinct. worlds aband
J. oned. Worlds on worlds in ruins,
y But am glad to say it is the sam,
e old heaven, and in that world there i.
a not one ruin and never will be Il ruin
g Not one of the pearly gates will eve
become unhinged. Not one of tn,
y amethyStine towers will ever fan NO
one Of the mansions will ever decay
s Not one Of the chariots will ever h
It unwheeled. Not one of the Thrones
7, will ever rock down On, make sure o
u heaven, for IT. is an everlasting he?ven
). Through Christ the Lord get ready fol
J. residence in the eternal palaces.
1 The last evening before leaving Rome
l l'alestine | went alone to the Coliseum
There was not . living soul in all the
immense area. Even those accustomed
TO sell curiOs at the four entrances of
the building had gone away. The place
was 80 overwhelmingly silent ] could
hear my own heart beat with the emo.
tions aroused by the place and hour
paced the arena. | walked down into
the denS where the hyenaS were once
7 kept. ! aScended to the place where the
emperor used TO sit. | climbed up on
The galleries form which the might Y
, throngs of people hal GaZ"d in cnchant
mPnt.
TO break the silence shouted, and
that seemed to awaken the echoes
echo upon echo. And those awakened
echoes seemed to address me, saying
Men die, but their work lives on
l GaudentiuS, the architect who p,ann ad
3 this structure. the 10000 rhSlavod Jews
brought by Titus from Jerusalem, and
who tOiled on these walls, the gladiators
, who fought in this arena. the cmperors
q. and cmpreSseS who had place on Wonder
platform, the millions who during cen
I'll SftJ una rose III IntSt H;llIprlnS
; have passed away, but rnOugh of the
, Coliseum stands to tell the story OF
cruelty and pOmp ana power. Five
hundred years Of blOOdshed."
Then. as | stood there. there came &c
me another burst Of echoes, which
seemed throbbing with the prayers and
songs and groanS Of Christians who haC
. expired in that arena, and they seemed
10 say, "lloW much it. cost to serve Gov
in ages past. 3nd how thankful mOderr
centuries ought to be that the pcrsnc,
tion which Redeemed the sands Of this
' amphitheater have been abolished.
And then | questioned the echoes
saying, "Whcia is Emperor Titus, who
} sat here?" The ans''er came. "Gone
+ TO Judgment" t." "Whrr' is Emperor
Trajan. who sat hcro?" "G0ne to judg.
merit" "Whereis Emperor Maximinus
who sat here?' "Gone to Judgment
"Where are all the multitudcs who & ap-
ped and shouted and waved flags TO let
the vanquished up, or to have Them slain
put thumbs DOWN." The echoes an