The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-18
The Good Samaritan

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Mr. Moody, at one of his recent meet
lngs In New York, read the story of
THE Good Samaritan" and then
said
It's a good thing to take parable
like this and look it straight in the
face. Who is our neighbor 1 don't
think we need anyone to explain that.
It's pretty plain, but some of us have
been pretty long finding it out, and
most Of us haven't found out yet.
Many man has come to New York
and been shipwreckcd and fallen
amongst thieves. Sometimes they
have killed him as they did that
gentleman from Colorado the other
day, but more often they have only
wounded hin. [ regret to say that
there are many so.called Christians
who will sec man in distress and won't
help him because he doesn't belong to
their parish. Some ministers are the
| same way.
The trouble with such is that their
religion is all up in their head; it never
struck into their hearts at ALL They
have the big head and the little heart.
Lots OF men are head heavy. They'd
topple over backwards if they stood up
too straight.
In the parable, the first man that
came along was tho priest. He was
probably on his way to hold some SER
vice at the Temple. When he saw the
wounded man he probably said: "rbat
man is badly hurt, but | can't stop to
attend to him for he is noo in my
parish. If he were I'd certainly come
! to him as soon as ] had seen the COM
mitteo about it," And he passed on.
.! pity these men who are always wait
' ing for committee to appoint them.
Some years ago, there was a man in
this town who lived near the North
; River, and in the afternoon OF a cold
winters day he heard man calling
for help who had fallen through the
ice. He sat in his house and heard
I the mar cry over and over again, and
t did nothing to hep him, but let him
2 drown. The next day the people learn
4 ed about it and they drove that cruel,
y heartlesS man out Of town.
, That was right, wasn't it?
: on, it was? Then look at yourselves
and see what you are doing. Are you
: not doing worse than he did in letting
'. that fellow drown? All around you in
G New York cries for help are being
= heard, and you are passing by on the
l. other side.
You say when you see a man in dis
t. trcss, "Oh, how pity him."
8 | wouldn't give the snap OF my fnge1
@ for the pity that does not help him tt
n get up again.
y The next one that came along the
O road was the Levite. He was sort o
! church warden a steward. The wound
cd man lay about one hundred yard
away when the Levite saw him. Fl,
had another turn Of mind He said
2 Its dreadful that q man can't take
9 simple little journey in broad dayligh
| without being molested by robbers
}, When [ get back to the city I'll SCI
It PLATE and have an act passed by tn
t legislature to appoint a committee tt
If guard the roads, and very likely m,
It name will be put at the head Of it. It.
y q great shame" And he passed on.
d There's a Christianity of works a
l. we'll as OF words. Words are cheap. w
W can got carloads Of fine sermons, bu
n what we want is sermons with hands
% ahd feet on them. Enough beautiful
e sermons are preached to convert tn,
d whole city.
,s The next person that came along wa
d the Samaritan. [ can sec his cheorfu
d smiling face as he stopped to help th,
" suffering man and batho his wound
v ard rcnr oil in them. Some carry OF
y 20 pour in the wounds Of those they
a meet. good many more carry vine
n gar, and they always give you vinegar
ir Don't be like them.
% That JcW was sick and wounded
a and that good Samaritan put him OF
r. hls beast and went afOOt himself. HI
q took him to an inn. He fed ohim, ant
:. left money to pay for his board until ht
h rcturLcd.
20 Don't ask mo the creed of that Sama
Is ritap. | don't know his creed. Some
|" people arc so particular about creeds
,r tell you that any creed that vii
5 prompt you to put your arm under an
+. other man aud help him up to God is
| grand creed.
c Tho Jews hated the Samaritans
g Don't condemn them. Lots of us arc
q just as bad ourselves. I've sat in q cal
Z and seen an Irish woman pull hon
}. skirts away from colored woman who
IS sat beside her, and few minutes
later I've seen the c0lored woman pull
:, her skirts away from q Chinaman.
It Why, there are men in this city who
}, will tell you that Chinaman hasn't
d any soul
G few years ago [ was in San Fran
c cisco, passing along the street, when
e saw % hoodlum grab q Chinaman by
IL the queue and pull him over backward
Q and kick him and beat him horribly
: l interfered and the hoodlum looked
J, at me, and said: What, you take the
i. part OF Chinaman, a miserable dog ?'
o and he pulled a knife on mo, AMI I
: cam near losing my life.
t III wo had moro good Samaritans
there would be an end to the cry of