The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-31
I saw last summer, near the beach. n

| or going to pieces in the oftinc, the wreckers
| shoot rope out to the suffering men. They
grasp il. and tho wreckers turn tho cylinder,
and the rope winds around the cylinder. and
| those who are shpwreckcd arc saved SO at
/ your ieot. to-day. there is an influence with
/ tremendous leverage. The rope attached
TO 1t swings far out into the billowy future.
| Your children. your childrcn's children aud
| all the generations that are to follow viii!
| grip that influence and feel the long rcach-
| ing pull lohk after the figures on your tomb
stone arc so near worn out that tho visitor
cannot tell whether II was 1896 or 1796 or
| 1906 that you died.
Still further learn from this subject the
advantage of concerted action. II Abime-
ie n had merely gone out with a tree branch,
tho work would not have been accomplished,
or IL ten, twenty or thirty men had gone.
but when ali the axes are lifted and all the
sharp edges fall, and all these mon carry
each his tree branch down and threw it
| about the temple the victory is gained--the
temple falls. My friends. where there is one
man in tho church OF G od ut this day shoul-
dcrnS his whole duty there are Il great
many who never lit au aN or swing a bVugh.
1t seems to IN" as il trcr" were ton d-oneS in
every hive to one busy hve; ~ though thcre
were twenty sailors sound asleep in the
ship q hanmOCkS tO four men on tho stormy
deck. 1t seems il there were 50.00h men
belonging to tn" reserve corps, and OILY 1000
| active combatants. Oh, We all want our
boats to get over 20 tna golden SaudS,
OUT tEe most OF us are seated cllncr lu
the PROV or in tho stern, wrapped in
our striped shawl. holding u big handled
suushatc while Others are hiistu ed in the
heat and Tuii until th" Oar.GcE- crOan and
the blades bond Ill! they snap. on. you re-
ligoUS slccpyheads. wake up You have
lain so long i'll ono place that the ants and
catcrpl!ars have bogUn 10 crawl over YOU!
What do YOU know, my brother, about Il liv-
ing gospel made to storm the world? Now
my idea Of q Christian i, II man on fire with
zeal for God. and il your pulse ordinarily
beats sixty times y minute when you think
% othcr themes end talk about other themes,
II your pu'se does not go up to Soventy-iive
or eighty when you come to talk about
Christ and heaven, it Is bccauS" you do not
know the one. and have n poor chance of
getting to the other.
In Il former charge one sabbath | took
into the pulpit the church records, and
laid th"m on the pulpit and opened them
and said: brethren here are the church
records. [ find Il great many Of YOU whose
MANS are down here are of duty" Some
were afraid would read the names. for at
that time sNmo Of them wcro deep in the
worst kind Oi oil StocSs and were idic aS 10
Christian work. But il ministers OF Christ
to-day ShOId bring the church records into
the pulpit and r"ai. oh. what Il futtCr there
would be, Ih"rr would not be- fans enough
in church. To- keep the checks cool. [ do not
know but il would h" Il good thing il the
minister one ~ awhile should bring the
roll. irr tnlt j. what consider cvcrychurch
record 20 h"-lNrr"iv 4 muster ro,. Of tho
Lord arm! and tn r"GuiuG of il should
reveal wi",y every soldier is ana what he is
dOing.
Suppose III military circle, on the moraing
oi battle tn" roll was called. and out of 1000
men only 100 men in the regiment answered.
What excitement therc would be in the
camp. What would the colonel say? What
high talking there would be among the
captains aad majors ani tho adjutantS.
suppose word came to headquarters that
these delinqucnts excused themselves on tho
ground that they had overslclt them selves,
or tho morning was damp and they were
afraid OF getting their fcet we. or ti:tS they
were busy cooking rati0ns Ny ;rich''-. this
Is the morning OF the day ~ Cbi Air lGhtN1 !
battle. Do YOU not sen ;nc 'roDp.. Hear
We not all tn" trumpet~ ol h"Ivca aud all
me drums OF hnlI! Wh'"a site :tEr va on
Ii you axe On tn right side, / what
cavalry troop, I" what "r'H''Y .'rE'r'
to what garrison duty :" rnU = long
In other words. III wh"' Nd"aati .'hun.
do you teach? In whr. rr.N'r :. ''.inS
40 You "Nt"TtH lo What .'Nlt'htta.' - -!
I'cinTH r'"cua' liberty: =. Wh'; Al "'E,"
| a. YOU Nh"'in"' fhN ..' ~ E.HT'''.:
/ what hr"E'H h'n' "' ~or"' y Aav" : .' "v"t
set Ar N'n d',n:; "H'h.".;. IS it p9s-ihl"
in"' man 80 ~. '.inn ew' a. hc follower
90 ,''!N I !.'~- ''iN.IS hhS! lhnnhlne
'hc hrrr!oI' 'cr'. '''''" T., angels. Keep 1t
away i7"0 M hp"i "t judgment. II YOU
ar" ioinS hothinS. Il" not ict thr world ma
II OUT, lest thcN ch@rSo your religion WitE
being ia'Ne iac1. DO not let your cowardicc
and tr,aSon no h""r' among the martyrs
amour ti" throne, lest th'y forget th' sane
lity Oh tue piacS AM u"h"uh'' your h'lrnNdl
q! mat cause Tor wNI'A tA"S AZ 'hi:rG ana
dirM.
IN" temple OF Berth il very broad. and it
Is very hiSh. IL mas hNcn SolES Ep ny the
h'nHS o' men anu "rN.iS. aIu no human IN,
SinrerinS can drmolt>h It. but il the 10000
ministers 81 thr'st IN TINS country should
Harh 'aHe Il hranch o! the tree OF li!c. aud all
their congregations should do III" SaE". and
we 'hpUid march on ahi throw these
branches arount the great temples of sin and
w"rIdlInrss ana folly. 1t would need no
natch -: Goa! or tore ~ ours To touch OIL
inc riI", tor, ~ IN ihr days %! hiy&h irr
W"uil lai! RON h'dE'A AM KIN ~ tGt nom
hIr 81 thriStItp victory IEtf tlG I.pi.Shr sin.