The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-17

the best when their roots clutch among
the Jagged rocks, aud you verify have
but poor soil ia which to develop, but
grace is thorough husbsndman and can
raise crop anywhere. Glassware is
nodded over the fire. and in the same
way yol sre to be fitted as vessel of
mercy. Tae best timber must have on
it say and gouye and beetle. The foun-
dation stone of yours and every other
house came ou. only under croWbar aud
blast. Files and wreuches aod ham
mers belong to the church. The Chris
tisu victory will b. bright just in pro.
portion as the battle is hot. Never des
pair bsing thorough Christian in sny
household which is not worse than tue
court Of Ahasuerus.
Finally our subject illustrates Whist
religion may be in high worldly position.
The last we see in the Bibls of Hadassah
is t3at she has become the queen Of
Persia. Prepare nov to see the depar-
ture Of hes hu nility aud self sacrifice and
religious principle. AS she goes up you
may expec: grace to 60 down. 1t is easisr
to be humble IN the obscure house Of her
adopted father than on thorne Of do
n:nion. But you misjudge this noble
woman. What she was before she is
uo1-:hs myrtle. Applauded for her
oeauiy and her crown. she forgets not
the cause o. her suffering people, and
with s!l simplicity Of heart still remains
worshiper of the God of heaven.
Noble example, followed only by a
very few. I address some who, through
the goodness Of God, have t.ssn to posi-.
tons of influence in tie community
WHARF you live. In lav, ID merchandise,
in medicine, il mechanics and 10 other
usefli cccu upations and professions you
hold az infnepce for good or for evil.
Let Us see whether, like Hadassah, you
can staod elevation. Have you 80 much
simplicity of character as once you eVI.
deace6? Do you teel as much deper
dence upon God, as much your own
weakness, as much ycuc accounta aoiilty
| for talents intruste9? OF are you proud
aad overdemandin2 and uograteful and
uusynpathetic aud worldly and sensual
and deviisb? Then you have been
spoiled by sour success, and you shall
not SIT on this throne with the heroine OF
my text. In the day when Hsdassah
shall come to the grader coronation in
the presence of Christ and the bannered
hosts OF the redeemed you will be poor
indeed. On, there are thousands OF
men who can easily endure to be knocked
down of misfortune, who are utterly des-
tro7ed if lifted up of success. Satan
takes them to the top of the pinnacle OF
the temple and shoves them of. Their
head begins to whirl, and they lose their
balance, and down they go.
While last autumn all throughths for
ests there were luxuriant trees with
moderate outb.aach snd moderate height
pretending but little, there were foliage
plants that shot fa- up, looking down
with contempt oa the whole forest, clap.
ping their hands in the breez, and shout
ing, "Aha, do you not wish you were
as high up as we are?" But lass week
blast let loosa from the north came
rushing along, and graphing the boast
ing oaks hurled them to to the ground,
and as they went down an old tree thai
had besn singing pslams with the thun-
der hundred summers cried ou5, Pride
geeth before destruction and a naughty
spirit before tall.'' And humble hick.
ory aud pine and chestnut that had never
said their prayers before bowed their
heads as much as to say, "Amen."
Ny friends, "God res!steth the proud,
but giveth grace to humble" Take from
my subject announcement. Attempt the
service Of God whatever your dLsadvan f.
tages, and whatever our lot let US seek
that grace which ousshone all the spien-
dors Of the palaces of Shushan.