The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20
THE wATCHMAN AND SOU rHRON DECEMBER 20. 1899

wSea you saw the piano, the chairs aod
his other sma!i household possessions
goiug at half their worth, wig did you
nc,, out of your abuDdaoce. oome to
the rescue OF that unfortunate fellow
man like the good Samaritan. Instead OF
a,sodicg aloof like the Levite aud no;
even reaching your "cilnsx OF inter
est" until the tlme cane for the sale OF
the wretched mans COW, for Whica you
glibly gave your note at six nco;hs ter
one hundred and 6ssy dollars
II you did DOT feel able personally to
aid old age IN misery, why did you not
give your poie for all the creditor
demacded aud tell .be good women of
yorr congregation what you had done
aud enlist the tender charity Of woman
to bring to ooe broken family "iae oil
of JOY for weeping Z
Did yoa for one moment consider
that the pitiful "Lares and penates'
of these old people. whose frsll barks
of life were fast sailing do.n toto the
reeioos Of the setting sun, were as
dear to them as any Of the rich
"artic!es of vertu' in your own laxu,
rious home /; that their tears we!led up
from broken hearts at the sacrifice of
the scsnty aooumulations of life of
toll that those cheap, tawdry pictures.
toronoh long veaes, had grown iato
their hearts; that those chairs and
dining table, though of too commoo
stuff to enter your kitchen, were 8
portion of their lives that perchance
ooe of those chairs was daily placed at
that humble board to plead for memory
of some dear one who had passed "the
waves of this troublesome world taat
the diogy piano was loving gift from
the husband to thai old wife 10 better
days, and with it vas going the smell
of apple blossoms. the song of birds
aud bun of bees, the sunshine of din,
distant days wbeo fortune smiled
serene without ooe disturbing pressage
of that dark day when, old aud friend
less, with the white frosts of age fallen
thick 90 hair and beard, they shoald
see that dear old piano pass from then
like tae hopes Of youth, while the
foremost minister of God 10 America
would look on uumoved, intent only on
possessing theircow
once read 10 oee Of your sermons
srcb soul-stirriug deuudciation OF
Ahaz because, 10 bis covetous heart. be
sought to become possessed OF the vioe.
yard of the humble Nabo,h. that |
have always thought less OF Ahaz than
ever before. Did not feeble recollection
of that story return to you when. with
the roins of mans little fortune
crushing bis very soul, you went TO bis
barn aud picked out which one of his
COWS you desired to become your owo !
Do you koow, my dear doctor, that
mud bearaggled enlisted men 10 the
trenches around Santiago emptied their
baversacks ioto the laps of starving
women from the city, and themselves
went hungry until more supplies could
be brought to the front !!
wonder if it occurred to you that.
while your 80 called" funny sto:y was
on the eve of publication. two meo
Patrick CoFeelapd Samuel Joyoes-
officers oa burning steamer IN Loog
Islaod sound, bravely yielded up their
lives 10 :heir endeavor to save the lives
of passengers who we're strangers to
them
Do you ,h,Dk if these two rough
probably profane-steau5oa' uec bad
been 90 band With your means and
influence, they would have seen en-
aged couple turned into the bighwsy
bv an aoc;ioneer Ycu kuow they
would not.
Do you believe that even old Rus
sell; Sage, who. 10 the course OF pa.ure,
must soou felici,ate wit6 Dives 90 the
amount that worthy has saved 10 ccsl
bills 10 the past two thousand years or
more, would have ac'ed as YOU ci>: ?
nillioo or more Of ycuc asmirers
have given one yeas longer sed doubled
toe rate OF interest? Do you imagine
that you have served to more deeply
in plant the grace Of God 10 the hearts
Of that family
Is it probable that they will raise
hosauuas each time they see Que CT ycar
sermons in prin,
Doubtless. my dear doctor, you will
deem i. the height of impertioeoce in
uy vcnturiog to ask you questions. |
au en- boldeoed by the fact that coce
reaa one of your sermons 10 which you
exhorted your bearers to .'despse not
the day of email things" eleqaently
portrayiog the serious Consequences
re.uhiog to the Pbi!istine-Goiia:h-
because he had TO respect Tor Dav'ds
slim