The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28

men, who say they have not heard the
voice of Christ, have not seen the corona
ton. or will you take the thousands and
millions Of Christians who testify of
what they saw with their own eyes and
heard with their " ears?
Yonder is an aged Christian after so
years experience of the power of godlf
ness in his soul. Ask this man whether,
when he buried his dead, the religion of
Jesus Christ was not a consolation. Ask
him if through the long years of his pill
grimage the Lord ever forsook him. Ask
him, when he looks forward to the fu-
ture, ifhe has not a peace, and a JOY, and
q consolation the world cannot take
away. Put his testimony of what he
has seen and what he has felt opposite
to the testimony Of a man who says he
has not seen anything on the subject or
felt anything on the subject. Will you
take the testimony of people who have
not seen or people who have seen?
A BIT OF ADVICE.
You say morphia puts one to sleep.
You say in time Of sickness it is very
useful. deny it. Morphia never puts
anybody to sleep; it never alleviates
pain. You ask me why 1 say that. I
have never tried it; I never took it. I
deny that morphia is any soothing to the
nerves or any quiet in times of sickness.
I deny that morphia ever put anybody to
sleep, but here are 20 persons who say
they have all felt the soothing effects of
a physicians prescribing morphine.
Whose testimony will you take? Those
who took the medicine or my testimony,
I never having taken the medicine? Here
is the gospel Of Jesus Christ, an anodyne
for all trouble, the mightiest medicine
that ever came down to earth. Here is
a man who says: Il don't believe in it.
There is no power in it." Here are other
people who say: eve have found out its
power and know it's soothing influence.
It has cured u.s." Whose testimony will
you take in regard to this healing medi-
cine?
feel that I have convinced every man
in this house that it is utter folly to take
the testimony Of those who have never
tried the gospel Of Jesus Christ in their
own heart and life. We have tens of
thousands Of witnesses. I believe you
are ready to take their testimony. Young
man, do not be ashamed to be a friend
Of the Bible. Do not put your thumb in
your vest, as young men sometimes do,
and swagger about talking Of IT, glori-
Gus light of the nineteenth century and
Of there being no need Of a Bible. They
have the light of nature in India and
China and in all the dark places on earth.
Did you ever hear that the light of ma.
ture gave them comfort for their trou-
BILE? They have lancets to cut and Jug
gernauts to crush, but no comfort. All,
my friends, you had better stop your
skepticism. Suppose you are put in this
crisis: Oh, father, your child is dying.
What are you going to say to her?
Colonel Ethan Allen was a famous in
fdel in his day. His wife was a very
consecrated woman. The mother in
structed the daughter in the truths of
Christianity. The daughter sickened
and was about to die, and she said to her
father: Gather, shall I take your in
struction, or shall I take mothers in
struction! I am going to die now. I
must have this matter decided" That
man, who had beenloud in his infdelity,
said to his dying daughter, "My dear,
you had better take your mothers re-
ligion," My advice is the same to you
oh, young man, you had better take
your mothers religion. You know how
it comforted her. You know what she
said to you when she was dying. You
had better take FOUR mothers religion.