The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-31
impression the occurrence created.

saying nc nau euouSu VI IHde. LII d
few minutes after, in attempting to
get on the ladder on the side of a
freight car, his hand slipped and he
was ground to powder under the wheels
of the ponderous engine.
"Some of you who have been so Of
ten reproved, ought to get up in this
meeting before the sermon is over and
promise God that you will never sin
again.
"It is a tremendously awful thing
to die, but to die suddenlyis more aw-
full still. AS a man comes into his
house with a kind word and caress for
wife and children there's dull thud,
and in the place of smiles moment
before, there are tears and weeping
family.
II don't know how I am going to
die, but if I had my choice [ would
not die suddenly. With my family
around me, message of love for each,
with their loving arms about me, with
the physician present administering
the rene IS, while ministering the
wife and children, with kiss to each,
l would on some starlit night pass into
the other world.
ga famous millionaire of London
became sick with meningitis. He was
told by his physician that he could
not live until morning. He told the
physician if he would keep him alive
until - clock the next day, he would
will him half million dollars. The
physician told him that time was
Gods. He could not bribe God into
extending the time, the patient must
die before IL o clock.
"As the last soul wings its way into
eternity, it cries out to God, but God,
looking over the parapet of heaven,
says there is no remedy.
"Some of you say, [ hear your mes
sage but am not going to be fright
ened into being a Christian. All
you lack now, my brother, Of being
out of hell, is passing from this world:
'It is manly to be frightened. God
says flee for your life.
"The dam of the great reservoir in
the Conemaugh valley was examined
by civil engineers, and reported to the
people of Johnstown that they had
better move out. The people laughed
them to scorn. They came again in
the spring and reported that there was
crack from base to top of the dam
and in Is days the waters would be
upon them. The people said, You
can't buy our land for nothing, and
refused to move. One day man came
riding through at full speed, his horse
all reeking with foam, saying get out,
the food is upon you They still
staid, and in less than eight minutes
the terrible waters, surging and roll
ing, were upon them, and over 5000
souls were swept into eternity.
"Of all excuseless people we are the
least excuseless for not being Chris
tians. With living ministry, who are
warning us every day,ethere is abso-
lutely no excuse for our not being
Christians.
"John B. Culpepper tells the story
of man who came into little Geor-
gia village leading beautiful, grace
full black pony that he wanted to rattle
off. The people gathered around and
looked at and admired the beautiful
animal.
GA little boy was asked to take
chance. He at first said he didn be-
lieve rafting was right, being urged by
his companions he took chance.
When the rafting came he won the
pony. He mounted the pony and rode
by his fathers store.
ellis father was reading Of a beau
tiful black pony that was so vicious
that it had killed four men. He read
of man going through the country
trying to rattle it off. He saw the pony
his son was on and recognized itas the
same his son was riding.
"The father rushed out into the
street urging and pleading with his
son to get down. The son rode on,
saying the pony would not hurt him.
Finally as he went to turn back the
pony ran away with him and over
precipice, crushing both to death.
''Young man and old man, you are
on the black pony of profanity. Get
down before it is too late. Young la.
dy, you arc on the black pony of
worldlincss. Get down. Young man,
you are riding the black horse Of in
temperance. You think you know how
far to go. You undertake to rein him
in, and you find you have gone too far
to get back to God and sobriety.
II was on this black horse of in
temperance 26y years ago, My father S
dead body was thrown across my path,
and I verify believe if I had leaped
over, I would have gone to hell and
destruction.
;'Boys, get off the black horse to-
night. Turn back before it is too
late. "
The meeting was perhaps the grand
est of the series.