The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-17

w as among the locomotives,
The tallow candles saw the eame s'ns
taat are now found under tho electric
lights. Homeepuu was just as proud as
Is tho modern fashlonf plate. TWENTY
lvo years-yea, rs centurles-haye not
chapged human nature particle. cav
lnis ior mo encouragement of those who
thlnk That our times monopOl'zo NIL the
ahom'natlnEe OF the ages. Ono minute
ptter Adam cot cut side OF paradise he
wos just like you, q man! One ston
after Eve lett the gate che was lust like
you, y Womap! All tho faults aud vices
arc many times ccptennrians. Yen.
Tue cities Sodcm. Gonorrah, Pompeii,
lltrculaueum, IIellopolis and ancient
Memphta wero as much worse than cur
modern cities as you might expect from
the TACT that tho moderu cities have
somewhat yielded TO tho restraints OF
ChrisLlansltY, while those ancient cities
were not limited in their denominations,
ca, that generation which passed of
within the last Is years had their bereay.
monts. their temptations, their struggles
thcr dlsappoln taents, their secceeses,
their failures, their gladnesses and their
Srlefo, like these two generations now IN
Slgn', mat IN advance and that following.
Bu. Tho rs years between 1869 aud 1894
-ho" much they sawl How much ,hey
disc0Voroo! How much they felt. Within
That tlmo they have performed the mira
cses OF Tue telephone and the photograph.
from the observatories other worlds
nave oeen seen TO heave III eight. Six
pres!Gents tho United States have be On
inaugurated. Transatlantic voyage alb.
broylased from 10 days 10 s.. Chicago
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now ooly 2l hours by the ves,ibule
limited, Two additional railroads have
been built to the Pacific. France hos
passed from monarchy to republicnnism,
Many Of tho cities have nearly doubled
their populations. During That genera.
ton the chios surviving heroes Of tho civ.
Il war have gone into the oncampmcnt
OF The grave. The Chief physicians, at.
torneys, orators, merchants, have paesed
tfl tho earth or arc in retirement waiting
lor transition. Othcr men in editorial
chairs, in pulpits, ln governors man.
s!ona, in legislative, scnNlorinl and con-
"resslonal halls.
There are not 10 men or women on
| the cariE now prominent Who were prom.
iuent 25 years ago. TIE crew OF tbi,
old ship ofa world is all changed. ON.
orS Mt the helm, othcls on tho ''lookou,n
others climbing tho latlncs. Time is q
q" "tor who with potent anodyno has
l.ui all entire generation into sound
aleep. Time, liko another Cromwell, |
has roughly prorogued parliament and |
with iconoclasm driven nearly all the
rulers except one queen from their bigh
places. So Tar as [ observed that Gen
Grafton, iur tho most part they dld their
best. Ghpstly exceptions, bus 80 tar IA
know them they did quite wcD, and
many OF them gloriOusly we'll. They |
were born at the right time and the,
dled al tho right timo. They lett the
world better than thcv found IT. We arc
lndr ted 10 them Tor tho fact that they
prepared tho way for our coming. Ejuh-
,e'n hundred aud ninetv.tnur rovcrcnty
and gratefully ealutes 1869. 0ae gen
Grafton pasacth away ana another gene
ration COmeLh.0
There are fathers and mothers here
Whom | baptized in their lDfancy. There
is not one person in this chucch's board
OF session OF trus ees who were here
VIII II | came. Hero and there in this
vast assembly is one person who heard
my opening sermon in Brooklyn, nu,
not more than une person in every 500
now present. OF the II persons who
gave mo unanimous call when came
onlv three, believe arc living.
Bn: this sermon is not dirge. IL ia an
anthem While this world is appropri.
ate as temporary stay, or an eternal
residence it would be q doad failure IL
would be a dreadful sentence if our raca
were doomed to remain ncre | 600 win
'crs aud 900 summars. God keep,
ns here just long enough TO give us an
appetIte Tor heaven. Had wo been born
IN celestial realms we would not have
been able TO appreciate the bliss, |,
needs good many rough blasts in this
world TO qualify us to properly estimate |
tho superb climate Of that good land |
where il is never too cold or too hot too |
cloudy or too glaring. Heaven will be |
moro TO us than to those supernal be-
ings who wcro never tempted or sick or
bereaved or tried or disappointed. So
you may we'll take my text out of the
MINOR key and set 1t to tllue in the ma
)of key. Ono generation passeth away
and another generation comelh.D
Nothing can rob us of tho satisfaction
that uncounted thousands of the genera.
ton just passed. were converted comfort.
ed and harvested for heaven bv This
church, whether in the present building
or the three proceeding bull dinps in
which they worshipped. Tho two great
organs OF the previous churches went
down IN the memorable fires, but the
multitudlnous songs they led year after
year were not recalled or injured. There
ls no power in earth or hell to kll
hhllelui&h. II is impossible 10 arrest n
hosanna. What q satisfaction 10 know
mat there arc many thousands in glory
on whose eternal welfare this church
wrought mieh'ilJ! Nothing can undo
that work. Thoy have assembled, the
wac served God in that gen.
GRAFTON. That chapter is gloricusly ems
ed. But that generation has left It's
impression on this generation.
a sailor was dying on shpbonrd, and
ne said to his mates: my lads, / can
,niy think OF one passage Of Scripture, I
Tho soul that sinneth, IT shall die, and I
hat keeps ringing in my ears. The
'oul that sinneth, it shall die.' Can't l.
you think of something else nSthe Bible q