The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-01-29

have excused themselves ieot q "i9ite ltt1tn
the domestic circle that they nay enioy
tte larger sociabil:t7 OF the Clubhouse. 3
These nre from d:cmectherad households,
and they have plain lodging soneTferes
hut they come to this c:ub-coon to hare
their chief enjoyment. One hackbal
| amid ten votes will defeat q mans heeou.
ing a member. For rowdyisn. FOR drunk
enness, for gambling, for any kind OF
misdemea1or, rnenbsr e dropped cnt.
Brilliant clubhouse from top to bottom.
The chandeliers. the plate. the 1urnierte
| the conpanionship, the literatEca. tbs
| social prestige, a complete cncnantnsnt.
But the evening is passing on. and so
! We hasten through the hall and down ths z
! steps and into the. street, and from block
to l,Iocs until we como to another sty:eof
clubhouse. Opening the door. we End the
| ftg9Scf strong drink aud tobacco, sone-ss
4.S almost Jnto!eraoIe.. Thes5 young
z s4..9s- at this table It Is easy 50 nrae7seahd
what tlreyHra at, from the flushed cdeek.
! the intent look, ti,e almost angry Tayot
tossing the dice. or OF 1no7in2 tho tsehips.
They are gambling. At another Sabls are
men who are telling vile stories. They ara
| tscee- -fourths intoxicated, aa1 between u
| aad / O'clock thcv witt go Staggering.
:zc--tt;:as, swts II, :. ss5ss o. saess way
home. 5:5,.:-
As tbs hours OF TIE Dfght 90 away. ths
conversations becomes inbeaIia aud rtore
debasing. Now 1t Is tine to shut up. Thosa
who ara able 20 stand will get OFT on the
pavement md balancs themselves against
the 1amppost; or against tie rail ,n3s OF tte
fence. The young man who is not able TO
stand will have bed iuprovissd for him Z
in the clubhouse, or two not qE.te 80,
overcome with nquor will conduct him 60
his fathers house, and they viii ring tho
a IL &
two iubecile escorts Will intro odcce into the
hallway the ghastiiest and most shelilsh
spectacle that ever enters a front door-a
drunken son. ~ sEsz. So
But make vast difference between
clubs. have belonged to four CLUBS: a
theological clu5, ball club, and two liter
ary clubs. Igot from them physical reiu-
venatiou and moral health. What snail be
the principIes II God wilt help me, Will
lay down -thres principles BY watch you.
| nay judge whether the club where sou are
| q member, or the club to which you have,
been invited, IS q Legitimate OF an iiisssti-
mate clubhouse. 1>;ss "
First Of all, want you to test the club (
! BY its Influences on home, II you have
home. have been told by q prominent
man in club life that three-fourshs OF tine
members Of the: great clubs OF these cittest
| are married men. Tnat wife 5000 loses hecS
influence over her husband who nerYo1s.y
| md tooiish1y looks upon all evening
absence rs an assault on domestfcit7. How
| are the great enterprises OF art and Htera-s
ture and benefcence aud public veal TO ,s,s 90
| carried on II every man IS to have MS
world bounded on one side by his -f-onts
| doorstep, and or the other side by his
| back window, knowing nothing higner
! than his own attic..o nothing lover TRAN
his own cellar? That wife WHO becomes
| Jealous OF her husbands 8 attention to art or,
Literature, or religion, or charity. g hreas:5:
\ Ing her OWE scepter OF contuyat qowet.
Let any Christian wife re5elca Wien aerg
husband consecrates evenings taeS
service Of God. or to Charity: or to art1 OK s.
/ sacriace. home ifteto CLUB life. z can point
4 vtto:vor great many names OF saen ws1;
are guilty 5os this sGeriiese. Iheysa hss
genial asauSels nt tie csn6 CASE dnaA9
nyfy assAn att honte I'LL 3 y
iso1ail snbieetso Ii I'd
aza..-cgiassl AssZ j..
AuotEers test by Oh sse6u f2a asSssssz
whether your ci1b IS legitimate
ms.te-the effect It has on your seentar CO..
cupatton. Il can understand how through e;
such m institution q man can reach CONS
mercial successes. / IiIow some men have g
formed theic best business reiasfcnst through
such channel. II the club has adyantaged
you In anhcnorable calling il is n Legitimate
club. Bat has yourereditfaflei? Ace bar
gain-,nakers more cautious how they trust Z
you with O bill OF goods? Haye the men z
whose names were down in the commercial
agency Al before they entered the club,
4 auo-s I'M In
standips7 Then look out! You and =
every day know OF commercial establish
uents going to ruin through tio social exc
cesses OF one ortwo members. :s
A third test by which you may know
whetherthe club to which you belong, orths
club to whoss mem bershi2 you are inTiteds
is q legitimate clab or IA Legitimate club,,
is this: What is the effect on your se1se Of
moral and religious obligations? Nowhere
are two reads into the future, the Christian
ald the unchfistiau, the safe and the un-
safe. Al institution or any association
that conf1ses my idea IN regard to that
fact IS g bad institution and & bad associa-
tion. had prayers before I Joined the
club. Did have them after? I attended
tao house OF God basora connected myself
with the club. Since that union with the
club DO absent myselffrom religious in-
1uenoes? Which would you rather have
in your hand when you come to die, pack
Of cards or Bible? Who would sou rather
Lave for your eternal companions, those
men who spend their evening betting,
gambling, swearing, carousing a1d telling
vile stories, or your little child. that bright
girl whom tho Lord toos?
am going to make g very stout ropo.
You know that sometimes rooe-nakeS
will take very ysnall threads and wind them
together, until after awhile they becone
ship cables. And an going to take SONG
very small, delicate threads and wind them
together until they make avery stout rope;
I will take ell the mem ories Of the marriage
day, o thread ofiaughter, @ thread OF light.
q thread OF music, q thread OF banqUeting,
q thread OF congratulation, md twist
them together and have one strand. Then
I take thread OF the hour Of the first adj.
vent in your house, thread OF the dark.'
ness that preceded aud q thread o. tho light
that followed, and O. thread oe the beautiful
scarf that little child used to wear when she
bounded out at eTentide to greet you, and:
then thread Of the beautiful dress IN
which you laid her away for the Eesurrec.
tion. And then 7 twist ail tIese threads
together and have another strand. Tnen
T taIe thread Of the SCARLET robe OF tho
suffering Christ, and thread OF the White
raiment Of your loved ones before the
throne, and string OF the harp cherubio
and string OF the hec2 ssrapaic, and J;
twist them all together and hare a third:
strand. "Oh." you say, ''cither strand is >
strong enough to hold fast world" No.
7 will take these strands and Will twist
them together, and one end o. that ropat
will fasten, not to the Communion table, for
it SD I'll be renoved--oot to the pillar OF tbs =
organ; wind it round ard round tie cross