Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

peated statement. "The Lord was with
Joseph" He will not sin against him
self and stain his own soul. =
6. He listened not to the prolonged
temptation-"he hearkened not" He
showed prudence by running away
from temptation. We do our best fight
ing sometimes by running. Sometimes
we must stand up and fight the devil
to the last ditch, regardless OF conse-
quences, and sometimes we must run.
It Is true In morals that
"He who fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day"
Many who do not intend to surrender
to sin, do 80 because they stop to par
ley with and listen to temptation. He
lost only his garment as he fed from
the temptation "It is better to lose
good coat than to lose good con-
science" yet many lose good consciences
and save good coats. Joseph's escape
and deliverance from temptation was
greater than his deliverance from pris-
on" We should adore the grace that
keeps us from the committal Of sin.
The man who Is rescued from the gut
ter or lewdness, should praise the grace
which rescued him; but the man who
never goes into the gutter or the way
Of impurity should praise more the
grace which kept him out. His blessing
Is the greatest.
LET Us LEARN SOME PRACTICAL LES
SONS.
1. The young are exposed to special
temptations. Youth Is the time when
habits are being formed, and Satan
will try to make these evil. He knows
that this is his greatest opportunity.
In the history Of Joseph, we have q
vindication Of the virtue Of man. A
strong illustration Of the beauty and
possibility Of virtue in a man. Thank
God this vindication is found in young
man who was q man in the true sense
Of the word. There was no weakness
manifested In his character. AS q
statesman he was the peer In wisdom
Of the most illustrious statesmen Of
any land or age.
2. # you commit the sin Of moral
uncleanness, or any sin, you sin against
your future wife and family. Will you
offer her only your debauched and i'm
pure life for her spotless purity? Is 1t
q fair trade to demand that she give
her purity above suspicion and force
her to take what you may please to
give? The only true and worthy dow
ry man can give to his wife at the
marriage altar, is character equal to
hers In purity. That man out marries
himself, no matter how much he might
be above his wife in social position, If
she is above him in character. Some
where pure woman awaits you. The
angels of God are guarding her for.
you."' The purity Of her character Is to
be the light of your life. Be worthy OF
her. Though you have never seen her,
your ideal of her is painted plainly In
your Imagination. Give to that image
Of her the loyalty that will be due her
when she puts her hand In yours and
you start. together the journey from
the marriage altar to the grave, II
YOU lead secretly an impure life, you
should not be angry II you married one
who led such a one. N "trF .
3. You sin against your own soul
when you enthrone burning, cruel, un-
holy lust for warm, holy love. THE
God of marriage is g. jealous God" The
most awful sufferings In life. come to-
those who violate His laws. ~ 'z.,,'
4. 1.-THE virtuous are the manly. The
Latin vtr means a man, or hero.
The man Of self-control, who Will! not
do that which Judgment and conscience
disapprove, is the only being who has
the right to claim to be man: The
measure of manhood Is found IN the
power Of resistance Of wrong, and not
in the capacity that we have for SEN
sual indulgence. The measure Of man
hood Is not seen In the amount man
can drink, but in the power to resist
temptation to drink. Not In the shame
lessness with which he yields. to i'm
purity; but in the power which main
tains personal purity. The ideal that
some have Of manhood is the power to
commit shameless debauchery. So
long as we sow the seed that man can
not, or need not be pure, so long Will
we reap the harvest Of impurity. Keep
thyself pure.
S. Do you want Joseph's God for or
against you? This God was his de,
Tense In Affections, temptations and
achievements. He bore the storm OF
his adversely and frightened the light
of his prosperity. You must have this
God for or against you. In this life
you can't afford to have God against
you. He who leaves God out Of the CAL
culations Of his life, leaves out the on
ly safe and successful factor Of life.
6. Christ gives manhood on all lines
Of life and character. He Is the true
measure Of perfect manhood. The
highest calls or life are to become per-
feet men in Christ. II in this sermon
have helped only one young man to
keep himself pure, and thus never bring
remorse to himself or suffering to an
other, I am satisfied, and am willing to
be criticized for using this means OF
increasing the stock Of personal and
family purity in the world.