The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-24

easier fc~ ne 10 believe than lha irUia
@: this E&en;c story, forl have seen
tne same thing in thisyear Of cur Lord
1897. l could call them by name, i
!; were polite and righteous 10 do so,
the Iazn wbo have sacrificed 6 paradise
on e&r.a and 3 paradise ia heaven Eoe
ore sin. Thejr house went Their
library vent Thar good name wer:.
Tn.ir field OF usefulGe&s Kent. Thor
hsa4,a veI,:. Taejr immo"!3 soul
wer:. NV friends. there is just cas
sin that will turn ycu 0Et 81 pn'ae.ss
i youU :io- q You Enor- What
j. IS. &rG GGG SGoNS 2GG Elu rs 6@N.
ter drop TIE hand sud arm iiftssi 20.
ward Iaat bending boUEh 2ei@fe yea
DiGck yoyc IvD r,I:n ,Eaeu ADAM
S;ooG &c :insoe ana =tpok IN his right
hand tl:,: enc raUca peso" "r &;5a1co.
or aru3s. ssssD rsscleQ VI alt; Iy,;j!=..t
down the round, Ue&U!iiUl w0r,d O.
our rr1seGt 1eSiGeTc ca. O-sraf2Ta q
2gIiS.. oys:s7r9US USl:l merchant, amo
-iuus 1c!s.:ci4a. a,v4I1cioJS SgecQta.cc,
Deter ISL tda: |&ru 6 freal .A-2E;' 5
orchard &ld SOP 0sfoca sea p9. o-,J
fcr That one lh.Zi@ nloIe.
You think kls.igioa Is good tning
for = iUner&i Or, yss! Religion is
q goad ,bing now when you are II
health auG prosperity apd tee &pgstite
IS good fer citrons ard 2pples and
s0ric;tS aud pomasranates. Cone Il
without wasting any tine in taking
shout them ard t&Ee the l1xVTisS Of
religion Happy yourself, then yoa
car make others happy. Mske jast
one person happy every d&y an6 IL
20 years you will have made 7,500
people happy. like what Welilng-
toa ssid after the battle of Waterloo
snd when he was IL pursUi. of the
French with MS advance guard ard
Colonel Harvey said TO him, General,
you had better not 90 sny farther for
you may be shot az by some s:r&gSIer
from the bushes" And Wellington
replied: LIST them FIRE away. The
battle is won and my lie is ofno value
now" Ny friends, we ought nevsr to
be reckless. but II through the par
doning and rescUing grace Of Christ,
YOU have gained the victory over sin
and death and he'll, you need fear
nothing on tie earth or unoer the
earth. Let all the sharDsbooters Of
perGi!ion bisz4 away. You may ride
on in joy triumphant. Religion for
the funeral. On, yes. But religion
for the wedding break asst. Rehgion
for the brightest spring morning snd
autuun's most gorgeous sunset. R7-
ligion for the day when the stocks are
10 lust as much SIS when stocks are
down. Religion when respiration IS
easy as well as for the last gasp, When
temperature is normal as we'll as when
if reaches l04. 1t may be g bolcthlng
to say, but I risk it, that il ali people,
without respect to belief CT character,
at death passed into everlasting happi-
ness, religion for this world is such
luxary that no man or woman could
afford 70 do without it. Why was It
that in the parable of the prodlgal son
the finger ring was ordered put upon
the returned wanderers hand before
the shoes were ordered for his tired
feet? Are not shoes more important
for our comfort than finger rings2
On, yes. Bat it was to impress the
world with the fact that religion is 8
luxury as well asa necessity. Put
ring or his hand and shoes on his feet. "
II in sermonic, or exhortatory, or So
cial recommendations Of religion we
put the chief emphasis on the fact that
for our safety we must have It wnen
the door OF the next world is opened,
poor hum&n nature will take the risk
and say 81 will wait until the door
begins to open. Bat show them the
radiant truth, that the table OF Gods
love and pardon is now laid with all
the fruits which the orchards Of God S
love and pardon and helpfulnesS can
supply and they will come in and sit
down with all the other bsnqueters,
terrestrial and celestial. o., fetch on
the citrons and the apples and the val
nuts and the pome gcana:es OF Solo
mons orchard.
But having introduced you to
Adams orchard and carried you
awhile through Solomou's orchard, |
want TO take walk with you through
Pilates orchard ofthree trees On hill
20 feet nigh. ten minutes walk from
the gate Of Jerusalem.
After h&d read that cur great
grandfather ard great grandmother
had been driven o.. OF the first orca-
ard, made up ny mind that The Loro
would net be defeated IN thai way. /
said 10 myself ihst VI nen they had been
poisoned by the frUi. O. taat one tree,
somewhere. somehow, there would
be provided 4 aoti6ote for the poison.
l said. Where IS the other tree that
will undo the work OF that tcee2
Where is the other orchard taat will
repair tie damage received il the first
orchard? And l read OF until 7 found
the orchard and ITS center tree as
mighty for cure as this cna had peeu
for ruin, aud as tbs one tree IN Adams
orchard had It's branches laden With
the red fruit OF carnage, and tbs pale
fruit of suffering, snd thespotted fruit
of decay, ard the bitter fruit OF disap.
pointment. I found in Pilates orch
ard tree which, though stripped of
all its leaves ard struck through by 81
iron Dol. as long as your arr, reVer
lheless bore the richest fruit that was
ever gathered. Like the tree OF
the first orchard, this was plan
ted, blossomed aud bore iruit
al II one day. Paul was impul-
sive and vehement Of nature and he
laid hold of that tree with both arms
snd shook it till the ground allaround
locked like sn orchard The morning af
ter an autumnal equinox and, careful
lest he step on some OF the fruit, gath
cred up ba:ketful OF itfor toe Gala
tians. crying ou: The f.uit OF the
spirit is love, JOY, peace, long suffer
ing. ge1tieness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, temperance" The other two
trees of Pilates orchard were loaded,
the one with the hard fruits Of o5dur
acy ard the other with the tender fruit
of repentance, bUt tie certer tree
how will l ever forget tue day sat %