The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-25

Yes, tor some people IN this world
there seems no let up. They are pur-
sued from youth to manhood and fron
tnauhood unto old age. Very dislin-
gui>hei are Lord Stafords hounds auo
the Earl of Yarborough's hounds and
the Duke Of Rutland's hounds, but all
Of them put together do not equal, ID
number or speed or power to hunt
down, the great kennel Of hounds OF
which Sin and Trouble are owner and
master.
But what is relief for all those pur
susd of trouble and annoyance and
pain and bereavement? My text gives
it to you in word of three letters, bat
each letter 5 chariot if you wouc
triumph, or throue if you want to De
crowned, or lake if you would slakt
your thirst-yea, chain Of three lakes
&C ID, the one for whom David long
ed and the one whom David found.
You might as well meet a stag which,
after its sixth mile Of running at the
topmost speed through thicket and
gorge and with the breath Of the dog
On its heels, has come in full sight Of
Schroon lake and try to cool its project
ing and blistered tongue with drop Of
dew from blade of grass as to attempt
to salty an immortal soul, when flying
from trouble and sin, with anything
less deep and high and broad and i'm
mense and infinite and eternal than
God. His coDfort-why, it embosoms
all distress. Hisarm- it wrenches off
all bondage. His hard-it wipes away
all tears. His CLristly atonement-
it makes US all right with the past, and
all right with the future, and all right
with God, all ri-ht with man, and all
right forever.
Lanartine tells US that King Nimrod
said to his tnree sons: Here are
three vases, aud one is of clay, another
of amber and another Of gold, Choose
now which you will have" The eldest
son, having the first choice, chose the
vase Of cold, on which was written the
word Empire, aud whea opened il
was found to contain human blood.
The second son, making the next
choice. chose the vase Of amber, in
scribed With the word GLORY" and
when opened it contained the ashes OF
these who was once called great. The
third son took the vase of clay and,
opening it, found it empty, but on the
bottom Of it was inscribed the name Of
God. King Nimrod asked his courtiers
which vase they thought weighed the
most. The avaricious men Of his court
said the vase of gold. the poets SAID the
one of amber, but the wisest men SAID
the empty vase because one letter Of
the name Of God outweighed uni
verse.
For him l thirst, for his grace beg,
on his promise l build my all. With
out him I cannot be happy. | have
tried the world, aud it does well enough
as far as it goes, but it is too uncertain
q world, too evanesceut a world. | am
not prejudiced witness. | have moth
ing against this world. have been
one Of the most.fortunate or, to use
more Christian word, one Of the most
blessed of men-blessed in my parents,
blessed in the place Of nativity, blessed
in my health, blessed in my feds OF
work, blessed in my natural tempera-
ment, blessed in my family, blessed in
my opportunities, blessed in coG1for-
table livelihood, blessed in the hope
that my soul will go to heaven through
the pardonipg mercy Of God, and my
body, unless it be lost at sea or cremat-
ed in some confagratioD, will lie down
among my kindred and friends, some
already gone and others to come after
me. Life to many has been disap-
pointment, but to NE it has been a
pleasant surprise, aud yet declare that
if | did not feel that God was nov my
friend and ever present help | should
be wretched and terror struck. But |