The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
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Fson 81 un2oticed incident Of ol3en
tine Dr.. Ts3mage in this discourse
draws sone comforting and rap;urous
lessons. The texs is II Samuel Xxx
IS, And there went overs ferry peat
to carry ever the kings hou eho!d.
Which 81 the crowd is the king!
Tbst short MN, saDburpt and IN IS
tione dress 1t is Dssid, the exlleo
ii1E he has defeated his enemies
apG is ncw gcing hone to resume MS
palace. Good! | always Ike to see
David come cut ahead. But between
him and his hcme there is th2 celebrated
river Jordan which hiss TO b. passed
The king is accompanied 70 the osns
of the river BIZ 81 srstecIauc oic gen
tlenan Of so yeSrs, Ba.zli!a1 by name,
who ovneG fne csuesrF sea; at Roge
lin. Besides that, DAVID has his tsni-
" with him. But how shall they gei
across the river? Viii ethey are stand
ing there l see ferry beat coming from
the other side, snd ssie cuts through
the water l see the faces Of David sno
his household brighten up st the
thought of so soon getting home. No
sooner has the ferry yboas struck the
shore than Dsv;6 and his family sno
bis old friend Bs1zi!Iai from hoge!lm
get on board the beat. E:tbcr With
splashicg oars at TIE side OF win ore
oar scpllirg at the stern Of tie boa!
thew leave the eastern bank o. the Jor
dan and start for the western ba1S.
That western bank is black with
crowds Of people, who are waving ano
Shouting at the spproaeh OF the king ano
his family. The military are q! ous
Some Of those who have been David S
worst enemies now shout until they are
boarse at his return. No sooner has
the beat struck the shore on the west
ern side than the earth quakes and tie
heavens ring with cheers & welcome
and congratuls.ion. Davi. aod has
family and Barzillai from Rogelin
step ashore. King David asks his o.c
friend to 20 with hin aud live at the
palace, but Barzil!ai apologies aud
intimstes that he is ipftm with age
and too deaf to appreciate the music,
and hiss delicate appetite thst Tcu d
soon be cloyed with luxurious living,
and 80 he begs that D-v.d would les
him 20 back to his country seat.
I once heard the father Of 3 president
Of the United States say that he had
just beer to Washington TO see his son
in the White House, aad he tod me- OF
the wonderful! things that occurred
there and Of what D4niel Webster said
to him, but Re declared: Il was glad
to get hcms. There was too much 90
ing on ,ha7e for me-" My father, an
sged man, made his last witt az ny
house in Philsdelphis, ao6 after the
church service vas o7er, SID sc wen:
home, some one in the house asked
the aged man bow he enjoyed the ser
vice. We'll, he replied: i erj 'yed
the service, tus there were TOO many
people there for ms. It troubled MY
head very much" The fact IS that old
people DO not ike excitement. If
King David lad asked Barz'lai 80
years before 20 60 to the palace, the
probability is that Bs,z!llai Tcud have
gore, but Des nov. They kiss each
other goodoy, q custom among msn
oriental, bus IN vogue yet where t6o
brothers part or Sd aged fa;her ard a
son 50 away from each other never to
meet again. No wonder thst their lips
met as K;rg David and Old BAIzi!isl,
ct the prov OF the Serry0ost, parted
forever.
This river Jordan, in all ages and
among all languages, has been the sym,
Dol Of the boundary line between earth
and heaven. Yet wheB, on former
oooasioo, l preached to you ABOUT the
Je1danic passage l have 70 doubt that
some Of you despondiDgly said. The
Lord might have divided Jordan for
Joshua, but not fer poor me" Cheer
up! / want to show youthat there is
way over jordan IS well as through 1t.
My text says, And there went over g
ferryboat to carry over the king house
hold"
All cur cities are familiar with the
ferry boat. 1t goes from San Francisco
to Oakland aod from Liverpool to
Birkenhead, and twico evary sccu az
osy Of the week mululu3es are Oh tae
fefryboats Of cur great cities, so that
you will not need TO hunt up classical
dictionary to fad OUT what | msan
vhile / am speaking to You ABOUT the
passage OF DAVID and his family across
the 1lver Jordan.
My subject, in the fcst p!ace, i'm
presses me with the facs that when We
cross over from this world to the next
the boat vii; have to come from the
other side. The tribe of Judah, we
ace informed, sent this fsrr5 boat across
TO get David and lis household. l
stand on the eastern side Of the
river Jordan, and | 6nd 40 shipping at
sll, bus while an standing there l
see q boat p!owing through the river,
and as hear the swirl Of the waters
and the boat comes TO the eastern side
of the Jordan sno David and his tsnlly
ard his olG friend step on board tha:
boat l am nightly impressed with the
fact that when We CROSS over from this
world to the next the boat will have to
come from she opposite shore.
Blessed be God, there is beat com
ing from the o,her side! TEaaspcrsa-
tion at last for our sous from tae other
shore; every thing a5ou5 this gospel
from she other shore; pardon from the
other shore; mercy from The other shore;
pity from the other shore; miuls.rg OF
angels fron she other shore; power TO
work miracles from she osher shore;
Jesus Chrlst from the other shore.
''TRls is faithful saying and worthy
Of sll acceptstion that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners"
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