The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-03-21

absurd for Christian mau to say he has
! nothing to do.
T went into store in Nav YocS whera
there were Eve Christian men. aud they
said they had nothing to do. The whole
world lying IN sin Poverty to be con-
forted, sickness to b., allevlated. Il BtSle in
the back office. every opportunity OF men
tai culture, spiritual culture; every iu-
ducemen: to work, yet IL Christian man,
sworn before high heaven to consecrAte
his whole lie to usefulness, has nothing to
do! II you have not any business for this
world, my Christian friend. thea you ought
to be- doing busines, for eternity.
People go 20 Florence and 10 Venice and
to Rome to see one Of the works Of the
great masters. I think can show yoU tho
picture Of one OF the great masters. Il
went by the field OF the siothfI and by the
vineyard Of the man void o. underStand-
ing, and, 10, it was all grown over with
thorns, and nettleS had covered .he face
thereof, and The stone wall thereof was
broken down. Then saw aud considered
it we'll. l looked upon it and received ia
struction. Yet little sleep, a little slum-
Der, Il little folding OF the hands to sleep.
SO shall thy poverty como as one that
traveleth and thy want as IN armed man."
There is TO more explosive passage in all
the Bible than that. It first begins to hiss
~
like afty-four pounder. Tie old proverb
was true, "Tbe devil tempts most men, but
idlers tempt the devil" Therefore seek
something to do. II 40 worldly business
offers, then, in the name OF the Lord Jesus
Christ, go out On Christian toll, and the
Lord vii! bless you, aud the Lord will help
you. .t~
Again. counsel you, avoid the pleasure
seeker, the man whose entire business it is
to seek for recreation and amusement. I
believe in the amusements OF the world so
FIR as they are INNOCENT. could not live
without them. Any man OF sanguine ten-
perament must have recreation or die.
And yet the amussments and recreations
Of life must administer to hard work. They
are only preparative foy the occupation to
which God has called US.
God would not have given us the capac-
ity to laugh ifHe did not sometimes intend
US to indulge it. God hath hung in sky
aud set in wave and printed on grass mauy
Il rouudelay. But oil the music and the
brightness OF the natural world; were
merely intended to iir us for the earnest
work of life. The thunder1loud has edge,
exquisitely purplsd, but it jars the noua.
tain as it says, "I.come down to water the
fields" The flowers standing under the
fence look gay and beautiful, bnt they say.
"We stand here to refresh the husband
mon at the nooning." The brook frotlc5
and sparkles and foams, but It says, 81 80
to baptizs the moss; 60 to slako the
thirst of the Bird turn the wheel OF the
mill; in my crystal cradle i rock muck
shaw and water lily; play, butI work."
Look out for the map who plays and
never works. Look out for that man
whose entire business Is to play ball or
sail yacht or engage In any kind OF msr-
liment. Thesethtngs nre all beautiful and
grand in their places, but, when they be.
come the ciIiet work OF life they become
mans destruction. = George Brummel wa3
admired OF all England. Hs~dancsl with
peerssess aud went a round OF .mir:h aud
folly until after a while, exhausted OF
purse. ruined Of reputation, blasted OF
soul, he begged q crastfroua grocer, de-
clarlng as hts deliberate opinion that ha
though tha: dog,s HE was better than
mans. f&S ~
These more pleasurlsts will cone aroIfl
YOU while you ara engaged In yolr WORK,
md they will tryto take you away. They
have lost their places, Why not You loss
your placed Then yonWM be one OF them.
Oh, my friends, beforeSgou go with these
pleasure seekers, these men whose entire
life is fun and Amusement aud recreation.
remember while after hs1pan has lived Il
life OF integrity and CHRISTIAN coasesra-
tion, kind to the poor andtetevatnS to the
worlds condition, when he coroes to die
he has glorious remln{seenc lying on his
death pillow, the mere pfeasurist has moth
ing by way OF review but astorn playful
ticket for the racs,tan empty tankard or
the cast out rinds Ola cnrousal. And as In
dellriu m Of his awful death he clutches the
goblet and presses itlto his IiRs the dregs
falling on his tongue will bs4 t0euucoil
and hiss with the adders Of ah sierra pol
son.
Again, beware OF Sabbath breakers. Tell
me how young man spends HIS Sabbath,
and I will tell you what are his prospects
In business. and will tell you what ara
his prospects for the eternal world. God
has thrust into our busy life sacred day
when we are to look after ouc souls. Is 1t
exorbltant after giving six days to tne
feeding and the clothing OF these perish
able bodies that God should demand one
dav ior the feeding and the clothing OF the
immortal soul? Our bodies are seven LAY
clocks, and they need to be wound
I'D, and il they are not wound up
they run down into the grave. NO
man can continuously breaks the. Sab
bath and keep his physical and mental
health. Ask those aged men. and they
will tell you they never knew men who con-
unuously broke the Sabbath who die not
taii either IN minu' uouyoH s h,a sr
eip!e. mnauiuItufe1 ,Ji t.t Sa,s nad : StSntory
perience. ne salo; .,,t,s,ns, HMnoS ;,sasnarsd 3
on tne . hensS sshi,.h anas %sr
kepSu tue o., H"ou oua sahbofh N ornine 4 I'D.
on Wen; Dual. nus uuo 81 nav shnttiss 'anfl
rhosbt rhousbt weuld invant tfat shuttle before
sunset. and refused all food and drink
until had completed that shut tile. BY sun
down had completed It. The next day:
mUnu s.;anna ,his nsw snnitle.S They all sc5ns'
] grstuIated me OH my great fsuccsss. put
tnat snute a;r a.V t,,pps p"s ssnndaG,s gert cS,st;
ouslaess eeS 6nn Su'' Fron that eyerytIiine
me "ouU soUc faiIedA in business. andaf
%et' , w VIII Iii; oh INV friends Keep the
!ost my mh'' w., NO., fbins n did inry Al. :.