The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

Likewise the chief priests mockng said among themselves with
the scrbe Israel descend from the
that we may see and believe St. Mark, 3D. 80.
Nothing succeeds like success So the world believes
and Declares and in accordance with this principle it acts
The world demands of every who seeks its favour but
thing that he be successful man. the world demands
only this thing but this thing remts The
world is ready and waiting and eager to him who has
achieved 1t has its textbooks and its lives OF in
dustry and perseverance, by following which may win
success and be rewarded by its favor 1t points to
the great apostle of in this country Benjamin
Franklin and to his maxms of Poor Rchard and to the
example of successful every walk OF life And the
world bestows everything all that has, upon him who
learns the lesson, who achieves Nothing that this
world has does keep back from those who win in
business SCIENCE art, and literature But the world has
little, has nothing for him who fails To every man who
the stage of existence the world applies this test
successful unsuccessful On the first it bestows its ia
vor; on the second its indifference and neglect Now,
do mention this fact to criticise to condemn it.
This melting out of rewards only those who sue
cessfu lies at the basis of commercial and industrial
progress is that which gives value to industry and
tegy and 1t part of the present order
and constitution of things which all SHARE and which
could not change if we would.
do not MENTION then, this recognition by the world
of those only who are successful to condemn it.
ton it because wish to speak to you of success, kind
of success that this world does not recognize that indeed
so long the world remains what is the world it
understand and upon which therefore bestows
wards have been speaking to you of that success which
the world recognizes because wish to speak you of
that which the world does recognize but which
is of greater WORTH which is real and lasting.
have said that the world applies to every the
test successful unsuccessful We have in text to-
day of the application of this test to Jesus
Christ Likewise also the chief priests mocking said
among themselves with the scrbes Let Christ the King of
Israel descend from the that may and be-
eve" These chief priests and scribes said, This
who is hanging the cross has had marvellous le full
of wonderful works. but is all about to be ono avail be-
he does not himself and they said to Lord
in the words of the text, Crown that life of marvellous
achievements which you have lived with complete
by saving yourself and coming down from the then
will accept you; yours will be life OF the fullest
achievement of the grandest success and you will be
ruler and king Let Christ the King of Israel descend now
from the that may and believe" | suppose
this genuine oer while they did not expect Christ
accept the challenge had He done so, had He come
down from the cross they would have accepted Him. not
spiritual Saviour, that they could not do, but their
king. Had Christ come down from the cross, had He
saved HIMSELF the world would have hasened to hail Him
successful Christ did not accept the challenge;
He did not save Himself and down from the
The world had therefore opportunity OF accepting Him
as temporal sovereign the world applied to Christ the
test successful or unsuccessfuand He failed to stand it.
Therefore, as the world views it, Christ not
full man; because He king and statesman ruling
over nations because He accomplished nothing in science,
or art or literature But the life of Christ
full? Tested by the worlds principle it appears But
is this test final one? Is there not that may be
lacking in all the elements of what the world calls
and vet greater than the these elements combned