The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-06
,The Root Of the ala.,e

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There is marKea tenaelcy sA9xs.s
Gays amQng ie,isiyus sm so,.s mt. nsaa x.nsns ~
thinkers 20 maks H aia sol's ~ s, sA'a 3, y
for 1nDelleI. Mo stass - e,,a IeM san4ica az
nandieo more geniy sraI " s9 SA stanS;Sss
Iney are oi.en p,o.t.eu aest. anS s. s,rea,s,;nss
Wild qulyetins tIas aSas aI ts .Sau rrs5a
eyes, eager 70 Deleys-n lucy 9.x ...x
could. SomeglMes one leasy xoa sSs ~
sometimes announcer, ls seI ioltn ~ lva
their grave incapacily u snis iesRssa issa
Ihe most t.an Goon - ~ es Srt n IL tba % bIanss
for 1t on the back OF tne gnuIcn: ls.. w y.
are serlously eoid sna. - ,sl ,saasaS s 49,
ings anu hypoca.slise ~; p.y thS.s Lao,,,s ~
Meyers aIe eho SIsy sinnesss s5 ..esE cesf.
the neaye9fyLinaeiI sin.,n.s sa.Sas n,,S -
ing their doupts 70 sne Wiuus anu -
ceptlng Jesus Cnliso. x. !, =,
At the risk ofbeing out Of line witn y g
current tendences OF tnougat w w
cline to receive tnis ex xplalna1,9H ,e as ~ Y
ing iuli anu satislsosyty sS.s. - ! ,sosassaS n =
comings and hypocrlsiess, .. pao,ssses le.,ras ~
Chrl-tlans are unaoupcsu.y oat' Sourso -. ~
great evil, out tney ao ~. asoyums saInat,nsT
the Wnole pnen0menoh VI g sAopS,sy:s ps:s
world. II all Chrlstians were cons.s.
tent In their lives, igaWouio u9 auo
toward overcoming tne "opPositlDn -
them that are Witnous, DIt M.,l y iMoais s..oa :
not 90 everything. oar LosI ss' t,s,,asss, maS
perfeet man, WltnouG naw -. n,e sisau.s :.
OF any Kln9. tes NO ~ pihsv, ISL s 'tt'at. !.
az & tne %orla aa nhes hesore you; h hated yo,
~ nat9u tIa h;rpeSt I - and ,nnrest goodness.
instead OF conclilaung the .s,. go W -, -
wicked men, may servS 9nly - S "
their mal1gnat opPosltioh anu ufp!'5
tility. j
There are dlHeIent KiIus anI vi
grees of doubt. Almost az thougnss. san
young men, as we have before taKel
occasion to say, pass througni q sort q
intellectual fermentation during tne
period IN Wnicn they are asian mahs @ int
their hereoitary prepossessn asac,,sS Inf
personal oeileis. "A lew eseap a;mn S
not many; ms process - .,n,s uus .hsn @
OF mental neaicn, any - no s;on % ~
chicken pox or measles Is sign =.
bodily vigor. But tne 'aangII - n1s ~
much greater IN tne one case .nan sltias ~ =
In the other, provioeo LILLE ae;ns nea%Si ne .haS
there has been nc contractine VI Dt
habits. On this conaitlon .nS pSTS 1eoS
is likely soon to recover anu 10 looH
back over his temporary Iew.ausgsns .at;aa sns
as a sort OF mental aoe:la..on .s..o ond iui
which he ought 70 & 0e sorry ;sad anu ~
ashamed: AS BISHOP as nie,ee net,,rsI usg az @
say: believing Is as nasur f;r,n -
breathing when q, man Is hytns s
right" =, :. ..L,, h,s.
But If, while q man as Is sas,Is art ;,,st nss
mental reeko9ings 70 .nnI ous uSs n
where ne stanos, ne givee 1iaent;anss
to indulgence in vicious and ncentlons.
conduct, then indeed ne sin e2treme
peril. The doubt That comes ,.. IN !; 70 tEs r.
enforce and justify PAD iiie rs tne
doubt that damns. " tn9usanas =. q q
men it may be truly ahrmed ne III 5nssthsey aast Icy
are against the religion OF Gnris' Mha as D
cause it is against tnem: tuey yiS I
irritated by the restraints tnatLI ~yu .sa,,
impose upon their passions anu anu ahe ahey
therefore deny It's autnfl'y anu 'uAl ..
7 .Ine root Vi tneit eiSo SoS g. Iaono