The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-10
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as an army with Banners" Clan YOUR
gaoas, all We people, tho day breaketh.
Inc Digotries of the earth nre perishug.
Inc tlmo was when we were told that
we wanted TO get to heaven, we must
20 immersed Or sprinkled, or we must
pelleVe In the perseverance, Of the saints
or IN falling away from grace, or n lltur-
gV or no liturgy, or they must I've Cal.
vlnlsts or Armlnians in order to reach
heaven. Wo have all come TO confess
now that these are noncssen,ials in re.
| ligiOn.
Luring my vacation one summer T
was in a Presbyterian audience. and il
wac sacramental day, an! with grateful
nenrt l. received the holy communion.
va inc next Sabbath l was in n Metho
olst churcn and sat st love feast. On tie
iolio"lng Sabbath l was in an Episco.
pallan church and knelt at the altar and
received the consecrated bread. | do
not know which service l epjoyed tho
most. II believe in the communion Of
SAINTS and iu tho lie everlasting" 1.-THE
day breaketh".
AS L look upon the audience | sec
many who have passed through waves OF
trouble that came up higher than their
girdle. In Gods name l proclaim COS
eatlon OF hostlllties. You shall not 90
always saddened and heartbroken. God
Will hit your burden. God will bring
your dead 10 life. God will stanch the
hearts bleeding. know he will. Like
as father pities his children, 30 the
Lord pitles you. The pains of earth will
end. The tomb will burst. Tho dead
Will rise. The morning star trcmblcs on
frightening sky. The gates of the
east begin TO swing open. The day
breaketh.
Luther and Melancthon were talking
together gloomily about the prospects,
OF the church. They could see no hope
OF deliyerance. After awhile Luther
got up and said to Melancthon: "Come,
Inlilp, let us sing the forty.six psalm
OF David: "God is our refuge and
strength, very present help In trouble
therefore will not we fear, though the
earth bo removed and though tho
mountains be carried into the midst Of
the sea, though the waters thereof roar
and bo troubled, though the mountains
snake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
Death to many-nay, to all--it Is a
struggle and Wrestle. We have many
friends that 1t will be hard to Leave. /
care not how bright our future hope is
1t Is bitter thing to look upon this
fair world and know that we shall
never again sec Its blossoming spring,
It's falling fruits, It's sparkling streams
and to say farewell to those with whom
we played In childhood or ccnnseled in |
manhood. In that night, like Jacob, |
We may nave to wresle, but God will |
lot leave us sunblessed. It shall not be
Old IN heaven that a dying soul cried
into COD for help, but was nos deliV.
red. The lattice may be turned to
Keep out the sun, or a book Set to din
he light Of the m,dnigh5 taper, or the
room may be filled with the cries Of
and widowhood, or the |
church OF CHI ist may mourn over our
gong, but # Jesus calls all Is well. The |
strong wrestling by the brook will
cease, the hour Of deaths night Will
pass along, ! o'clock in the moruinp,
o'clock In the moroing, 4 o'loCK ia
the morning-the day ureaketh.
SO J. would have 1t when uie ] am
IN no haste TO he gone. / have no
grudae against this world. rna only
fault have to lind with the world is
that 1t treats me too well. But when
the time comes to go trust to be ready
my worldly affairs all settled If
uH'o "iouEeu oIllSiS, Wt1llC LnOm to
be sure or their forgiveness In that
last wrestling, my arm enfeebled With
sickness and my head faint, J. want
Jesus brside me- If there be hands on
his side of the floor stretched out to !
lold me back. | want the heavenly |
lands str achrd out to draw me forward |
Then. O Jesus, help me on and help me |
Up untearing, undoubting, may |
tep right out into the light and be able |
o look back to my kindred and friends.
Who would detain me here, exclaiming
Let me go; let mo go! The day break
,th."