The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-17
REV. SAM JONES.
Tells People OF Atlanta That They
ShOuld Cease TO HarbOr Malice
Against Each other.

Rev. Sam Jones. through the Atlanta Jour
nal, sends to the people OF Atlanta the follow.
ing message OF broiherly love:
"Theres scarcely more prolific source OF
disturbance and hlndranre than the little
picks and spites and spleens. which arise be.
tween men in political, social and CONNER
cia Lille. SO many people arc bearing grudges
and iIl.will toward Others because Uf some
little thing thmt happened ten years ago. or
two years ago. \ magnanimous man will
not carry i'll will AMI unkndness in his
heart.
The Bible advises Us wisely when 1t tells
US, Let not the sun go down upon thy wrath.
don't care how mad | get with anybody, the
thing has got 10 be settled mp as far Us am
concerned before the sun goes down. will
note AIRY 1t over into the darkness and un-
certainty Of the night. Governor Atkinson
is IL good type for us to emulate in this regard.
His political QuarreS and differences do not
enter into his personal and social lie. lie
can fight and he can dislike, friends and ene-
mics are all the same to him. l like this In
any man. ! don't want to be associated with
people who bear malice and III Will from year
TO year
"There are SO many people in Atlanta as
we'll rs elsewhere who have grudges against
others. 1t dries up the fountain of their sym.
patheS and better nature and will sooner or
later convert them into misan thropes and
pessimsts who Was a good forgiven, and q
good iorgetter towards those Wnome he i'm.
aglned had done him harm.
If all the picks and spleenS and spiteS and
enmiteS of Atlanta could be gathered out Of
the hearts of the people and dumped into one
pile they would keep the scavengen carts busy
Tor a month hauling them off to the dumping
ground. How beautiful and pleasant II Is ~
see brethern dwell together In unity. II
would perhaps be good for the newspaper
men of Atlanta to iakea little OF this medi.
cine. An ounce OF good will and forgiveness
Will carry fellow further than ton of spit
and spleen. Good will makes us speak good
things Of each other. Spit and spleen will
make US lie on one another like dog trotting.
God is love- The devil Is hate. The more we
hate the more we are like the devil. And
some people in Atlanta are becoming wonder
fully asSmiated into the character or the
devil.
"Why can't we do like the children Of our
nomes-fall out and scrap little, and then
Ue as thick as seven In Il bed IN fifteen minu.
tes? The Bible meant something when II
told US that except you are converted and be-
come as little children you shall In no wise
enter the Kingdom OF heaven. God puts the
children on top. A pyramid built according
TO this worlds views would put the wsest and
richest man at the apex Under his feet they
would put the wise and learned doctors OF
| under their feet they would put the profes.
sions. Under their feet would come the
mechanics and sturdy farmers, and right at
the base they would put all the little
children. Bot when Christ walked up to
that pyramaid. He would put one hand un.
der IL and the other on top and invert II,
saying. The wisdom OF this world Is foolish
ness with God, and except you become AS
enter the Kingdom OF heaven.'