The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-19
WlNNsBORO S. c., DECEMBER 10, 1896

who in this world had their Joy IN the neat-
ing art doing now? Busy at their otd pasl.
nes:. no sickness in heaven, out plenty Q:
Sickness en- Garth; plenty OF WOUNDS ~ tue
different parts, OF God GoElclcn 20 oS
bea!el ami 10 be rnediea ed; those Slorlheo
sorIs coming down not in lazy doctors gig,
but With ligtto!rs !oeomotion. You eaoaos
understand why that patient got welt after
all the sk!lirul doctors had Said he must die.
Psrhaos Abeceronbie, who, after many years
uoctoriag the bodies and tha sous o.
es0gP's gog il IN ISL 'o'fei PerSaps Aeersronneio
touched Hin: : should not wonder II ny
Ole friend, Dr. John B:oWn: VINO diea IL "a:
inbarsh-John Brown; the author OF s'hao
anl His Friends" John BroIo, who vas as
humble Christian as he WAS e skil'Iu! ply;
sic;an and world renowned author-I should
rot wonder if he had been back again ana
again to see some OF his old patients. Those
who had their Joy in healing the sickness
and the woes OF earth. gone up TO heaven,
are come forth again for beniSnant meo.-
camens.
But what are our friends who found their
Chief 10y in conversation and in socl&tlty co
ing now? IN brighter conversation there ana
ln grauder socia!ity.. What pla'e1o 70 Els't
in when your next door nei$Aoors are SinGs
nm ,i'uueecs, YOU yourselves kin9iy and queen-
!
about the arst paradise. they have only to 90
over and ask Adam. Ifthey want to know low
the sun and the moon halted, they have only
70 70 over and ask Joshua. II they want to
know how the Storm pelted Sodom, they nave
onIv TO 50 over and ask Lot. II they want
TO know ;o9-e about the arrogance OF Haman,
thew hsve only 20 80 over and ask Nordecal:
II they want TO know now the Red sea oollea
when it WAS cloven. they have only 10 80 over
and ask Moses. II they want to know the
particulars about the Bethlehem advent
they have only to 80 over and asS tGe
ssrenading angels who stood taat Cnriss;
mas night ia the balconies OF crystal. II
thay want TO know more OF the particulars
OF the cruciGxion, they have only to go over
ana esk those who were personal spectators
while the mountains crouched and the
heavens got black in the face at the spec
"a Ie. Il they want to know more about the
su fssrincs OF the Scotch CoTenanters. they
ha ye only TO SO over nni ask Andrew Mel
vile. II they want to know more about th7
old time rerivals, thoy have only to 90 over
TO ask Whitsae!d, and Wesley and Livings-
ton. and Fletcher, and .Nettleton, and tinney.
But what are our. departed Carlslah
friends who in all departments OF usefulness
we're busy fn'.ins their CHIEF Joy. IN dong
cood-what are they doing now? Going
rtSnI Oh Will tue HOth. eOi-@ HAS "S@AN ''e
ifinc dungeons: the dead womsn Of northern
md southern battleeelds still abroad looking
for the wounded: George Peabody still!
watching the poor; Thomas GARRISON still
looking after the enslaye1-all Of those who
did good On earth buster since death than
before; e;thetoabstoaen not the terminus, ,butthe
starting posi-. What are our departed Caris'
tan friends who found their chief Joy IN
studying God doing now: Studying God
vet. No need OF revelation now, for IN
| blanehed, teeYa are face to face. Now they
can handle tho o1n!potent thun'lerbolts
Just as child handles the sword Of faith
er come back from victorious battle.
TSev have no sin; no fear. consequently.
! Studying Christ, not through q revelation
save the revelation Of the scars--that deep
| lettering which brings It MI up quick
enough, Studying the Christ OF the Beth
| laha,n, ceraYaasarY;1 thu Christ ot the awful