The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

WV" yS~ -" 'ue P'"oo, soo Sus"o eou
bis other small household possessions
going q. half their worth, why did you
not. o3s Of your abundance. come to
tho rescue Of that unfortunate fellow
man like the good Samarita Instead Of
stsndiog aloof like the Levits and not
even reaching your .olimsx of inter.
est" until the time came for the sale Of
the wre'ohed mans COW. for which you
glibly gave your note at six months for
ooe hundred and fifty dollars ?
II you did noe feel able personally TO
aid old age 10 misery. why did you not
give your note for oil :ao creditor
demaod ded and tell sbs good women of
your congregation what you hsd done
sod enlist the tender charity Of woman
to bring to oue broken family "she oil
Of joy for weeping
Did you for one moment consider
that the pitiful "Lsres aud Penates"
Of these old people. whose frail barks
Of life were fast sailing down iuto the
regions Of the setting suo. we're 80
dear to them % any Of the rich
"articlss Of vertu' 10 your own luxu.
rious home (; that their tears welled up
from broken hearts ss the sscri6oe OF
the sosuty sosumulasions Of . life Of
toll (; that those cheap. tawdry pictures.
through long ysars. had grown into
their hearts; the, those chairs and
dining sable, though Of too common
stu& TO enter your kitcheu, we're Q
portion Of their lives that perchance
oos OF those chairs Was daily placed ct
that humbls board to plead for memory
Of come dear one who had passed ''the
waves Of this troublesome world" tSat
the diogy piano was loving gift from
the husband to that old vile 10 better
dsys. sod with It Was going the susll
OF apple blossoms. the song of birds
aud bum Of bces. the suoshioe Of dim,
distant dsyk when fortune smiled
serene Without one disturbing pressage
OF that dark day when. old and friend
less, With the white frosts of age fallen
thick 90 hair and beard. they should
sec that dear old piano pass from them
like tho hopes Of youth. while the
foremoss minister OF God 10 Amerios
would look 90 uumoved, intent ouly on
possessing theiroow =
/ once read 10 ooe Of your sermons
sueb . soul.stirriog dsuudciatiou OF
Ahss because. 10 bis covetous heart. be
sought to become possessed Of the vine.
yard Oi the humble Nabo,h. that I
have always shoughs less of Ahax thar
ever before. Did not feeble recollection
OF that story return to you ~heo. With
the ruins Of lnao's little fortune
crushing bic very aoul. you went TO bis
barn sud picked out which one Of his
cows you desired to become your owo 7
Do you know. ny dear doctor, tha.
mud.bsdrsgglsd enlisted men 10 the
trenches around Santiago eup.ied their
bsvsrsscks toto the laps Of starving
women from The CITY. and themselves
vent huogry until more supplies could
bs brought 10 the front ?
l wooder IL it ooourre6 to you that.
while your $50 called" fuouy story wss
on the eve Of publication. two men
Cofieeosod Samuel Joyues-l
of6oers on burning steamer in Long
lsisod souod. bravely yielded up their
lives 10 their endsavor to save the lives
of psssepgsfs wbo we're strangers to
lhem 7
Do you thiok il these two rough
probably prcfaos-steamboat men had
been on baod With your means and
influence. they would have seen au
aged couple turned into the highway
by 40 auoiionser 7 You kuow they
would not.
Do you believe that even old Rus.
sel, Sage. who, 10 che course of nature.
must soon fsIioi,ste With Dives on the
amount that worthy has saved 10 cool
bills 10 the past ,wo thousand years Or
more, would havo acted as you did
} million ~ moro Of your admirers
have given one year longer aud doubled
the rate Of interest 7 Do you imagine
Ihst you have served to more deeply
im plant the grace Of God 10 tho hearts
Of that family
Is is probable that they will raise
bo'souss each time they see one Of your
s,rmens 10 prin, &?
Doubtless. my dear doctor. you will
deem it the height Of impcr,ioeuee 10
my vsuturiog TO ask you questions. II
AN euboIdeDed BY the fac, that | once
read one OF your ssr mous 10 which you
sxhorted your hearers to "dsspise DOT
the day Of 'msll things" eltqaeutly
the serious cousequeocss
rssuhiog to tho Pbilis,ino-GOlia,b-|
beosuss hs bad 70 respect for Da,id's
sling.
assure you that | speak earnestly