The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-09-01
Eastview Notes.
To the e iitor of the Dispatch:

To the e iitor of the Dispatch:
The moral, religious and spiritual
relations of life. of which I am now
to speak, are the most vital and i'm
portant of all the elements of human
character. These run through all
the other relations, private as well as
public, influence them all to a greater
or less degree, and from the inevitable
operations of natural and divine laws,
shape and 6x the character, condition
and destiny of individuals, communi-
ties and nations for this life as well
as that which is to come.
1t has been well said that the
greatest of all arts is the a,tof living
wisely and well; that this art is
founded upon theology and ethics,
the best and most important of all
the sciences. Now, if by theology
is meant a correct knowledge of God
and his will concerning us, as
revealed in the Bible, the Word OF
God; and if by ethics is meant the
moral and spiritual code of right liv-
ing, as taught by the example and
preeepts Of Jesus Christ, the Saviour
Sof tie world, as laid down in his
gospel, then we can reasaily see the.
truth and force Of the expression.
We all know That life, health and
physical vigor Of body and mind are
all conditioned upon certain natural
laws Of animal economy which at the
present day are known and under
stood by all intelligent persons. In
the same manner peace of mind, an
easy conscience and happy heart
one void of oGense toward God and
man-depend upon obedience to GER
tain moral and divine laws, which
are as clearly defined and as easily
understood and obeyed as the laws
which govern the physical and ami
NAL economy Of our world.
Let as remember that it was dis
obedience on the part of our frstpa-
rents that brought sin, with all its at
tendant evils, aud death into our
world. We certainly could not ex-
pect less than a speedy return to a
loyal allegiance to our sovereign Lord,
and ready and full obedience to his
Law and will, that we may again en-
10Y his love and favor, live for high
and noble purposes in this world and
be assured of eternal happiness be-
yond the grave.
The Word of God declares that
aThe soul that sinneth shall die. "
sWithout holiness of heart no man
shall see God" "The way Of the
transgressor is hard" Follow me-"
.Seek first the kingdom of God and
his righteousness and all things else
shall be added urto you" These
are only few quotations from the
Bible. Take that precious book as
>sae man Of your connsel, 9 light 70
your pssb and q lamp to your feet;
and you viii soon be a sincere and
happy Christian, walking in wisdom's
ways, all of which are ways Of pleas
antness and all of whose paths are
paths Of peace.
Notwithstanding the fact that all
the most powerful, progressive AMI
highly civilized and enlightened ma
tions of the world at the present
day are nominally Christian nations,
acknowledging the Bible as the word
OF God and Jesus Christ as the Sa.
yiour of the world, there are still
persons to be found even in this
highly favored and happy country,
who are skeptics and infdels. They
will tell you that they do not believe
the Bible; that there is no such thing
as honesty in men or virtue in VIC
men, and that religion is ell sham
and delusion.
For my own part I pity the poor
wretch who has so far debased him
self from the sterling heights OF man,
hood. and so besotted his intellect
with the suggestions and sophistries
of the devil as to talk in that style
/ say debase himself, for | never
knew a woman who could so far for
get herself as to be guilty of utter