The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-26
GRAINS.

Do noble deeds, not dream them all
day long.
1.-THE way Of the Lord is strength to
the upright"
Love to God is sure to bring peace of
conscience.
God never had an enemy who was
not the bitter foe of man.
1t is foolishness to try to reason
about what We cannot know.
The Bible offers no premium on lazi-
ness or improvidence.
If you want tn learn humanity,
study good woman.
"Keep thy tongue from evil and thy
lips from speaking guile"
The man who cannot be caught with
whiskey may be ruined by money.
Would you win success in life ?
Always do your very best 4; God and
time will do the rest.
The fool seldom thinks what he
says, and the wise man rarely says
what he thinks.
If the church is not separated from
the world, what need is there for a
church.
If you want to help the devil to
make backsliders, get up church en-
tertainments.
Patience and helpfulness enables US
to be blessing and comfort one to the
other.
It's funny that a heated discussion
generally produces a coldness between
friends.
He who does evil that good may
come, pays a toll to the devil TO let
him into heaven.
Don't worry about the opinions of
others but live so that you can respect
yourself.
The nation has no better friend than
the Mother who teaches her child to
pray.
People like to travel in cheerful
company. Ifyou are On your way to
heaven, show it by your manner.
It is only when to-morrow's burden
is added to the burden of to day that
the weight is more than man can
bear.
Express your sympathy for, and in
terest in, the work of God by con-
tribuling as he has given you ability
in promoting it.
Get people to believe that it is indeed
more blessed to give than to receive
and the church rtainment will
die sudden death.
Ifa man knows anything about
religion, ne will want to know more.
He who knows most on the subject Is
surest to be a seeker after added
knowledge.
When one man measures another he
uses the best man he knows for a
standard, but when he measures him
self he takes the worst.
When a man doubts the existence
of the devil, it is pretty good evidence
that he has never done any fighting
in the Lords service.
Three lessons we never learn too
we'll That a stitch In time once
dropped is never picked up; that a
lost opportunity is never found that
a borrowed trouble is never re-
turned.
We cannot understand how Gods
Spirit works, hut we can see the effect
of that working. If we put ourselves
in the way of the Spirits Influence,
the result will be felt and seen in our
character and lives.
Ought we not to be ashamed of our
selves that we have so poorly improv-
ed our advantages in the study of Gods
truth? If We know 80 little, who is to
blame for it?
He who has experienced the love of
God in Christ can testify of its power
better than he can reason about it.
And personal testimony is worth more
to others than argument.
There is no cowardice in seeking
communion with Jesus by night.
Coming to him in darkness and in
solitude, We can get strength to wit
ness for and to serve him in the day
time and before others.
Salvation as fact is very simple
thing. 1t is life through loving look.
But salvation as philosophy is
above our comprehension, unless we
are technical theologians and in that
case we can satisfy ourselves with our
theorizing whether we can anybody
else or not.
II have made thousand dollars in
the last three MONTHS" said prosper
Gus liquor dealer to group of men
standing near his saloon. "You have
made more than that" remarked a
listener, "What is that ?" was the
quick response. "You have made my
two sons drum k ards. You have made
their mother Or arted woman.
Oh, you have made much more than
I can reckon, but you'll get the full
account some day i"