The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-22

while cry 10 Sod for mercy Upon
their sous, cal' u 22a YoU TO marshal
IN the defeuse Of yCur homes. yoGr
cbUyca and ycUr c&.ioo. There IS a
banQustinz ASH thot YOU have neve:
heard described. Ioa kGoE all &6out
the fess. OF A62s1sr1s. Where s
thousand lords sat You knoT al
shout Beiahs Zz2rs csroIs&3, wlars the
blood o. tire murdered biag spurted
into tee faces OF The barqU2ters. y IGu
may know Cf the scene CT RIO. and
waSsai when there was set before ESQ
pus Q!a dish oifood that cost 500,
eco Bat speak now Of different
bsnoueting hall lis roof is trstted
With IRE. It's floor is tessalstsd with
glowing fire It's caalices are chased
with fire. Is song is so2G OF fire.
lis walls sra hut!ereses OF FIRE. Soio-
mo0 refers 70 it when he says. Her
guests are il the depths OF he'll
Baho!G also iG this gian: Ct the text
ana il lhs giant OF cur Own century
that gre&t physical power must cram
ble snd expire The Samson Of the
text loGg ago went away. He fought
the lion. He fought the PhiliStines
He could fight anything, but te4th
was tco much fer him. He may have
required q longer grave 2od broad
er glave. but the tomb nevertheless
vas his terminus.
II, then, we are to be compelled 10
60 Gu: Of this world, where are we 20
20? This body and soul must soon
part. What Shall be the destiny Of
the iormer I kaoW-dus: 70 duS:-- but
What shall Be tie destiny OF the lat
ssr2 Shall it rise into the companion
ship CT the white robed, whose siES
Carist has slain, or viii it 60 down
among the unbeIieTing, who tried to
g&in the world and save their souls,
bu. we're s1iadIed out OF both? 3!es
SEQ be God, we have champion. lie
IS so styled IL the Bible--& Gran pion
who has corQuered deslh and hell,
ana he is ready 10 fzht al our battles
ir3m the fIst to the last. Who IS
This that cometh from E1om with
dyed garments from BozTal, mighty
o saver" If we follow IL The wake
c: iha. champion, death has 10 power
AID the grave no victory. The worst
maa trusting IL him shall have his
dqing psngS S!icviated and bis tuture
illuuined.
IL the light OF this subject I wautlo
cali your attention to g fact which
nay not have been rightly considered
oy five men in all the world, and that
is tne fact that we mu3t be brought
in;o judgment for the employment OF
our physical organism. Shoulder,
Drain, hand, foot-we must answer IL
Judgment fer the use We have made OF
them Have they been used for the
elev&tion OF society Or for its cepres-
sionl In proportion as our arm Is
strong and our step elastic will our &C
count al last be intensified. Thousands
OF sermons are preached to invalids. l
preach this morning to stout men and
nealthful women. We must give tc
Gcd sn account for ihs hight use Of
this physical organism.
These invalids have comparatively
little to account for perhaps. They
could not lift 20 pounds. They could
not walk halt mile without sitting
down to rest Ia preparation Of this
subiact have said to myself How
shsII l account to Cod in judgment
for the use of a body which never
knew one moment of real sickness2
Rising up in judgment, standing be
side men and women who had only
little physical energy, and vet con
sumed that energy in = confagration
of religious enthusiasm, Row will We
feel abSshed.
On, men OF the strong arm and the
stout heart, Whist use are you making
of your physical force2 Will you be
able to stand the test OF that day when
we must answer for the use OF every
talent. Ahether it were physical en-
ergy, or mental acumen, or s spirit
ual powerl
The day approaches and see one
who in this world was an invslid, and
as she stands before the throne Of God
to answer she says: II was sick all
my days, had but very little strength
bpt did as well ss I could IL being
kind to those who were more sick and
more suffering" Aud Christ will say,
We'll done, faithful servant
And then little child will stand
before the throne, and she will say ::
''On earth had a curvature OF the
spine and I was very weak and I was
very sick, bat used 10 gather flowers
cut OF the wildwood and bring them
to MY sick mother, and she was com.
forted when she saw the sweet flowers
out of the woods. l didn't do much,
but did something" And christ
SHALL say, as he takes Der up IN his
ans and kisses her, well done, well
done, faithful servant; enter thou into
the joy OF thy Lord" What, then,
will be said to us-we to whom the
Lord gave physical strength and con-
rinuous health2
said to an old Scotch minister who
was one OF the bes: friends l euer had,
Doctor, did you ever know Robert
Pollock, the Scotch poet who wrote
The Course OF Timer" -'Oh, yes" ;"
be replied. 81 knew him well, ! vas
his ciasSmate > Aud then the doctor
went on to tell me how that the wri.
ing OF The Course CT Tine exhaust
ed the heslth oE Robert Pollock, ard
he expired. L seems as if 70 man
could have such 9 glimpse of the day
FOR which otner days were made aa
Robert Pollock had and long sur7ive
nat gIimpse. IL the description q
that day ne says, among o,ner things:
Begin the woe, ye woods, and tell It to the
doltfGl winds,
.And 1oleful winds wal to the bowling hills,
And how!ing hills mourn 70 the Dismal wales,
And dismal va!es sigh TO the sorroTing
brooks,
and sorrowing brooks weep to tie weeping
stream,
And weeping stream awake the groaning
deep.
Ye heavens, great avchway Of tho universe.
put Saskcloth on.
An1, ocern robe ;hyselt in garb Of widow
hood
And gather al thy waves into q groan and