The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-14
An Especially Timely Discourse
Sy Rev. DR.. Ta!mage.
THE MAN FAITHFUL TO GOD
Is the Most Faithful TO His coun'
s,y and to His Fellow Men.
An Example From The
Life Of Danisl.
l!fs Of Danisl.


tiou. TIC text is, Daniel vi, 1t,
''Then the king conmarded, aad they
brought Daniel and cast him into the
den Of lions.
Darius was king Of Babylon, ard the
Young man Daniel was so much favor
ite with him that he made him prime
minister, or secretary of state. But no
man could gain such high position
without exciting the envy ard Jealousy
of the people. There were cemagogues
in Babylon who were so appreciaaVe Of
toeir own abilities that they were al
fronted at the elevation Of this young
man. Old Babylon was afraid Of young
Babylon. The taller the cedar the
more apt it is to be -iVen of the light
ming. Demagoeues asked the king to
make decree that any body that made
q petition to any one except the king
during a period of 30 days should be
put to death. King Darius, not sus-
pecting any foul play, makes that de-
cree. The demagogues have accom-
plished all they want, because they
know that no one can keep Daniel from
sending petitions before God for 81
days.
So far from being afraid, Daniel goes
on with his supplications three times
day and is found on bis houset2p max
ing prayer. He is caught in the act.
he is condemned to be devoured by
the lions. Rough execuiioners of the
law seize him and hasten him TO the
cavern. I hear the growl CT the wiid
beasts, and I see them paving the dust,
and IS they put their mouths to me
ground the solid earth qaakes with
their believing. I see thesr eyes roll,
and I almost hear the fiery eyeballs
snap in the darkness. These monsters
approach Daniel. They have an sppe-
tits keen with buager, With one
stroke Of their paw or one snatch CT
their teeth they may leave him dead al
the bottom Of the cavern. But what
strange welcome Daniel receives from
these hungry monsters! They faWn
around him; they lick his hand; they
bury his feet in their long maucs. That
night he has calm sleep with MS head
pillowed on the warm necks Of the
tanned lions.
But not so we'll does Darius, tie king,
sleep. He has an attack Of terrific IN
sonnia. He loves DaE'el and haces
this stratagem by which. he has been
condemned. All night long the king
walks the floor. He caonot sleep. A.
the least sound he starts, and his flesh
creeps with horror. He is inpatient
for the dawning Of the morajDg. At
the first streak CT the daylight Darius
hsstens forth TO see the fste of Dsniel.
The heavy palace doors open and c!sng
shut long before the people Of the city
waEen. Darius goes to the den Of the
lior!s. He looks in. All IS silent.
His heart stops. He feels that the very
wo,st has happened; but, gathering all
his strength, he shouts through the
rock, 80 Daniel, is thy God whom thou
seI7est continually able to deliver
thee?" There comes rolling up from
the deep darkness voice which says:
GO king, live forever. Ny God has
sent his angel to shut the lions mouths
rhst they have not hurt me-" Then
Daniel is brought out from the den.
The demagogues are hurled Into it, and
no sooner have they struck the bottom
Of the den than their dssh vas rent,
and their bones cracked, and their
blood spurted through the riffs of the
rock, and as the lions, make the rocks
t1emble with their roar they announce
to all ages that while God will defend
his people the way Of the uDgodly shall
perish.
Learn first from this subject that
the greatest crime thst you commit IN
the eyes of many is the crime of sue
cess. What had Daniel done that he
should be flung to the lions? He had
become prime minister. They could
not forgive him for that, and behold in
that touch Of unsanctlfed human
nature az seen in all ages CT the world.
So long as you are pincheo II proverty,
50 long as you are running the gantlet
between landlord AMI t.xgather.r, SO
long as you ind it hard work TO educate
your children, there are people VINO will
say: Poor man, l am sorry for him.
He ought to succeed, poor aan." But
after awhile the tide turns IN his favor.
That was profitable INVESTMENT you
made. You bought j1st at the hight
time. Fortune becomes good huuoreG
and smiles upon You. Now you are IN
some department successful, and your
success chiils some one. Those men
who used to sympathizs with you stand
along the street, and they scowl al you
from under the rim of their hats. You
have more money or more ili1ence
than they have, and ycu ought to be
scoEled at from under the I'm Of their
hats. You catch worc OF tSo as you
pass by them. Stuck up says one.
Got it dishonesty" says another.
''Mlll burst soon, says lhlri. Evoly
stone in your new house is laid on ,heir
hearts. Your horses hoo1s went over
their nerves. Every item OF yolr sue.
cess has been TO them an Item Of dis
com6ture and despair. Just as soon
IS IN any respect you rise socVe your
fellows, if you are more Vlrtuous, II You
are more wise l;you are more ln6uSutlal,
you cast shaooT on the prospects Of
others. The road to honor AID success
il within Teach Of the eEemy's guns.
Jealousy says. Stay down or Ill
knock you down" u Gonot like you,
says the snowflake TO tie snow bird.
why don't you like ne?" sad the
snowpiro. oh" said the snon fake,
you are going up aaa l an coming
down." Young merchants, youag law
gers, young doctors, youog mechanics,
young artisss, young farmers, al certain
times there are those to sympEthlze
with you, but now that You are beoom
INC master of ycur rar.Inufar Gcouna-