The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03

Hto wauts;i TO b. Christians. b 4 fOuad
thew cnn,dcoi uot;i they made restitu-
ton. Tasre IS 20 need CT cur trying TO
come 10 Ch.;s as long as We keep frau
dollar or a farthing il our
posssss!cn ihs! balopgs to another. Sup
pose YOU hsva rot money enough to pay
your deh's, ans for The sake o: detrsud.
jng your creG!:c;s Ycu put your property
IN ycu: wlfe's nane. You might
CRY an: tHo Gav Q: judgment for
pardon but vcu sonit no. get I. with.
cus first making restitution. In tunes
Of prospeyityi: is right, against rainy
day. to as, ,ign p:npsrty to you. wife,
tuS if, i, tine Of perp'sx:S7 and for tbs
sase Of aef,su3log ycur creditors sou
rake fuch assignmsat, you become a
cu'prls hyfors Gad. and yea NAV as we'll
SOP pairing unlil you hsVe m ice rest'-
tuition. o. suppose one man loans ao-
other money on bond or mortgage, with
tie understanding that ths mor:gase can
lie ou:et for several years, bu. as soon
as The mortgage is given commences
so-ecicsu7e-.hs sheriff mcua:s the auc'
Ton blcck, end The property is struck
down at half pric7, aud the mortgage
huys It in. The MORTGAGE started to
set the property Ct half price and IS 8
thiss and q robbcr. Uatil be makes
restitution there is 20 merc; for him.
You say: II canuot make rest'u'
ton. TIE parties whom swin3ied are
gone" Then says, "Tako the money
10 to the American Bible sociaty and
consecrate it to G>d." Zsccheus was
wise when ho dlsgorgsd bis unrighteous
gains, and it wss bis first step 10 the
right direction.
The way beng clear. Christ walked
int the house OF z sccheus. He becomes
a different mar; his wlfs different Wo.
nan; the children are different. o., 1t
r,akssa great change II any house when
Christ cones into il! How many bsauti.
full homes are represented among you!
Tbere sre pictures On the wall, there Is
Eusic il the drawing room and !uxurles
II the wardrobe, and fall supply IN the
pantry. Even ii you were hall asleep
there is one word with which, could
wake ycu, and thrill you through aud
through, AID thst word is "hone!'
There are also houses of suffering repre-.
sented in which there are neither pictures
cor wardrobe nor atlornment-onlY cne
room, and plain cot, or bunk IN a cor.
ner. Yetit is the place where your loved
ones dxel!, and your whole nature tin
eIes with satisfaction when you think OF
il and csn it home. Though the world
may scot, ct Us and pursue US and all the
dav we be tossed about at eventlde, We
sail into the harbor of home. Though
there be no rsst for Us in the busy world,
and We 60 tru9ging about, bearing bur.
6ens that well nigh crush Us, there is q
refuge, andlt hath an easy chair II which
we may sit. and lounge were we may
lie, and serenity Of peace in which we
may pose. and that refuge is home.
The English soldiers, sitting on the walls
ground Sevas:opol, one night heard q
company of musicians playing Hone,
Sweet Home" and it is said that the
whole army broke out n sobs and wall.
Ing gresrt was the;t honesicknass. God
pity the poor, miserable wretch who has
no home!
Now, suppose Christ should come
INTO your house. First the wife and the
mother would feel his presence. Roll
gioa almost slway begins there. It IS
easier for woman to b.coms Christians
than for us mep. Tney do not fight 80
against God. I; won IN tempted man
away from holiness, now she
Temps him back. She may not make
any tuss about it, bu. some how every
body in the house knows that there IS a
change IN the wife and mother. She
cbides the children more gently. Her
face sometimes lights up with an IN
earthly glow. she goes into some un-
occupied room for little while, and the
husband goes not after her nor asks her
why she was there. He knows without
asking that she has been prsying. The
husband notices that her face is brighter
than on the day when, years ago, they
stood at the marriage altar, and be
knows that Jesus has been putting upon
her brow a wreath sweeter than the
orange blossoms. She puts the children
to bed, not satisfied with the formal
prayer that they once offered, but she
fingers now and tells them of Jesus
who blessed little children and Of the
good place where they all hope to be at
last. Aud then she kisses them good
night with something that the child feels
10 bs a heavenly beoedicsion--a some
thing that shall hold on to the boy after
be has bscoms man 40 or 50 years
Ct age. for there is something in good,
loying, Christian mothers kiss that SO
years cannot wipe Of the cheek.
Now tee husband is distressed and
ANNOYED and almost vsxed. II she
would only speak to him be would ''blo1
her up" He does not like to say any
thing about ii, but he knows that she
has hope that he has not and a peace
that be has not. He knows that, dying
as he now ls, he cannot 60 to the same
plsce. He cannot stand it any longer.
Some Sunday night ss..tlley sit in church
side by side the foods of his soul break
forth. He wants to pray, bat does not
know how. He hides bis face, lest some
Of bis worldly friends see him, but Gods
spirit accuses him, nelts him, over
whelms him. And they 90 home-ous-
band and wjfe-in silence, until they
get to their room, when he cries out,
''Oh, pray for met" And they kneel
down. They canuot speak. The words
will not come. But God does moi want
any words. He looks down and answers
sob and groan aad outgushing tender
ness. That night they do not sleep any
for talking Of al the years wasted aud OF
that Saviour who ceased not to call. Be.
fore morning they have laid their plans
for neville. Morning comes. Father
and mother descend from the bedroom.
The children do not know what is the
matter. They never saw father with e
Bible in his hand before. He says,
children, I want you all to sit
down while we resd and pray" The
children lcok ct each other and are al
most disposed to laugh, but they see
their parents are in deep earnest. It is