The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-01

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build with. It is practical process
through phicb am rutting YOU"
Yes. nv Christian friends. we want
more tools in the church Of God not
more wedges 10 split with, We have
enough of these. Mt more bores
with which 10 drill. We have
too many bores What We really
wsnt is keen. sharp, we'll tempered
axes. and i there oc sny other way OF
making them than in tie lot furnace,
! 81 d on the hard anvil, and under the
heavy hammer, do ncl know what
il is. REM mb-r tnst if God brings
any kind Of c7sstisement u ,1on you Il
is only to make you useful. Do not
sit down discouraged and say: i
bave no more resson for living. |
wish were dead Oa, there never
was SO much reason for our living as
now. By tbs ordeal you hsve been
consecrated priesI OF The most hlsh
GSd. Go cut ana do your whole wol <
| fer the master.
Again, there is comfort IN the
thought that sll cur troables ar
revelation. Have you ever thought Of
it in that conneciian2 The man who
b S never bsen through chasusemen'
is ilnorant about IN u.and things n
his soul he ought TO kuoT. For In
starc9. here is man wac prldes hln-
Hslf on his cleer;u.ness OF character.
BE has no patience with any ooiy wac
is depressed in spirlts. On, 1t IS easy
for him 10 be caeerful with his fac
house, his filed wardrobe and we'll
strung instruments OF music and tap
estried parlor sud plenty OF money IN
the bank waiting for some permanent
investment, l: is easy for him 10 be
caeerful. Bu, suppose his fortune
goes to pieces aud his house goes down
undsr the sheriff. hammer and tie
banks will not nave anything to do
With his paper. Suppose those people
| where onc5 elegantly entertained st
his table get so snortsishtej that they
cannot recosnizs hin upon the street
How then2 Is 1t so easy &c bs caeerful2
II Is easy to be cheerful IN the home at
.er the days work is done, and the
gas is turned on, and the house Is full
CT rom ping little ones. Bat suppose
the piano is shut because the fingers
that played on il will no more touc1
the keys, and tbs childish vclca that
asked so many Qlss.loNs Will ask no
more. Then is II So easJ? When
man wakes up and fuos that his re,
sources are a!l gone be begins to rebel,
and he says: God is hard; God Is
outrageous. He Lad no business to do
this to me-" Ny friends, those OF US
VINO have oeep through trouble know
wnat sinful a2d rsDellious heart ne
have. and hoW much God hss to pu!
I'D with, and how muco we need par
don. 1t is only in the light OF a HAm-
ing furnace that we can learn our
own weakness and our own lack OF
moral resource.
There is also great deal Of comfor!
il the fact that there will be family
reconstruction IL better place. From
Scotland or EnglsnG or Ireland
child emigrstes t. America. Ii IS very
na16 parting, but he comss, after
while writing home as to what good
land it is. Another brother comes,
sister cones, and another, and after
while the mother comes, and after
awhile The father comes, and now they
are all here, and they nave 8 time OF
crest congratulation and very pleas.
an! re lnioo. Well, il Is just so with
our families. They are emlgrallng to-
ward better land. Now one goes
out. On, how hard it IS TO part with
hlml Another goes. Oh, how hard
It IS to psrt with ner. Aud another,
snd we ourselves Will after awhile go
over, and then we will be together.
On, what reunicn! Do you believe
lhat2 Yes" you say. On, you do
notl You 10 not believe II as you be-
lieve otner things. If you do, and
with the same emphasis, why 1t would
take nlnetenths OF your trouble Off
your heart. The fact is heaven -
many OF US is great fog.
It's away off some Hhere, filled with
an uncertain and indefinite pop2la.
ton. That is the kind OF heaven tina!
many OF US cream about, but 1t Is the
most tremendous isc! II all this Uni.
verse-this heaven OF lhe gospel. Oar
departed friends are Loi atJaE. Tne
residence IN Thlcn you 1--we Is not SO
real as lie residence IN which tney
stay. You are stoa5-you who do mol
know IN the morning what will nap
pen te,ore night. They are housed
and SAFE forever. Do not therefore
pity your departed frleds who nave
uled IN Christ They 20 not need any
Of your pity. You nlghE IS Well seno
letter Of conooleEce u = 1ean Vic
turla on her uUscurlty or IL TIE Is >!As-
childS on Their pO7erty as ~ pltS taose
VINO have wUu The plan. Do Lot
say OF lhose VINO are departed: 'Poor
caLo" Poor 1Alner! Poor 1no.
Iher!" They aie not poor. You ere
poor, you whose homeS have oeen
snattered, NOT they. You do not dwell
much with your families IL LhlS world
All day long you are CT 70 business.
Will II Lot oe pleasant Wnen you Can
be together all the wnl!ef II you nave
mad lour cnlIoren and one Is gone,
and any oOoy asAs no" many calldTen
you nave, DO not Dc So lnhuet as 10 say
three. Say four-oue IL neaven. Do
DOT think mat Inc grave Is 10.rlenaiy.
You 90 INTO your room AID dress Iur
sumo grand elIertainmcn!, and You
cvme Iorln beautifully appareied, ana
tne graSe is onIy tne piac, Where We
90 tu dress tor Inc GLORIOUS resutrec
uon, and We Will cone uuL raoIant,
mortality haylus become immortality.
Ol, how mUc0 conUUleDco Lnere Is IL
LOIS Ihougal! Iexpe;t 10 See my kln-
oied II uuaVen-l expect 10 see lnem
just rs certainly as expect TO go nome
Today. Aye, snail more Certainty
see 1nem. E!gnL Or ten Will como ny
from TIE graveyard oack ot SonervlIlo
and one WlIl coMe lrom LIE m0Un;alus |
back OF Amy, CHINA ana anotner
will come up from Lne sea eli Cape
halteras, an0 81 VIII Come up froM /
Green wood, .aud slaIl know tnem
DETER tnan / ever kuc n lie Ii mere.
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