The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-24
Two Good Stories from Rev. Geo.
Stuart.

Rev. George Stuart, the co-worker
with Rev. Sam Jones, has happy
faculty for telling story and making
it apply to some truth in the Bible.
At recent meeting in the tabernacle
he told two good stories that were well
applied.
In speaking of the suferings of
Christ for us and how We should love
Him, Mr.. Stuart said
In my town Of Cleveland there
lives a good man, DR.. Sullins, the
President of Centenary College. He
had a number of children, among them
a young daughter. She was standing
near a crate on one occasion, and when
turning her dress caught on fire. She
rushed into the hall and met her
father, who was just coming in. He
saw the danger in which his child was,
and, catching her dress in his hand,
he tore it from her, strip by strip.
When the charred cloth lay shoulder
ing at his feet and the girls life was
safe the father unweund from his hand
long strip of the cloth and as he did
so the skin from the back of his hand
came with it. The hand was in bad
fix for long time, and when it did
heal up there was a long and ugly scar
upon it.
"Several years after this the doctor
was thought to be dying. His chill
dren we're telegraphed for and they
hastened to his bedside. As they
came in, one by one, they kissed him
tenderly. I saw the last one come in.
She hurried to TIE bedside and kissed
her father on the forehead and on the
lips, and then [ saw her reach her
hand under the covering and draw out
the SCARED hand Of the old man. On
that scar that was received in saving
her life she shoHered her kisses, and
all in the room we're deeply affected.
"When I look upon the SCARED
hands Of my blessed Lord and think
that those scars we're received that my
life is given up to His service" "
Zone of the most beautiful things
in this world is for man to have love
for his enemies. Tom Plowman told
me beautiful happening Of the war.
He was shot through the hips and fell
disabled in the woods. The soldiers,
thinking him dead, tramped over him
until he revived a little and begged
one of them to drag him out to one
side. The soldier pulled him out Of
the way and laid him down by an old
log. Directly yankee soldier came
up, and resting his gun over the log
began to shoot. "Hello, reb, he said,
seeing Tom, are you much hurt ?
yes, I'm mighty near done for, I
reckon replied Tom. Cant you
give me a drink Of water 2 Here's
my canteen,' said the yankee, showing
it toward Tom, you drink while /
shoot. And while the yankee shot
Tom drank all the water in the can
teen and thanked the yankee, who
moved on, but he stopped to look back
at the PROSTATE form lying up against
the log.
"Years afterwards Tom went off on
an excursion and while he was sitting
on boat beside grizzled old man;
wearing G.. A. R. badge the man
asked: 'Were yol in the war? yes,
said Tom. 4 don't see your badge,
ventured the old man, to which Tom
replied, No, I was on the other side.
Then Tom asked the veteran what
was the most pathetic scene he had
ever witnessed during the war and he
said: THE most pathetic scene of
the war to me was when 1 found
rebel soldier lying up close to log
wounded and he asked me for drink
of water. I showed my canteen to
him, and while he drank shot.
When I walked away I stopped and
looked back. When saw that poor
soldier he was the most pitiful looking
object l ever saw, and, although he
was my enemy, ]. felt very kindly
toward him When the soldier fin
ished Tom told hin he was that rebel
soldier, and, throwing their arms
about each others necks, they cried
like two children fer joy. During the
rest of the trip the two men were
inseparable.
"The most beautiful thing in all
the world is for man to love his
enemies. When I look back to the
cross on which my Saviour was cruci-
fed, when I remember how He loved
His enemies, I thank God that even
His enemies can taste of His match
less love and gain eternal life