The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-05-23


turned prodigal or strike the timbrel too
loud, and If you kill a calf kill the Que that
is on the commons and not the ons that
has been luxuriattng In the paddock
That Is the reason whv more nroIiSals 90
not come home to their fathers house. 1t
Is the rank inldsllty in the church OF God
on this subjece.
There is not q house on the strests OF
heaven that has not In ii proiigal that
returned and stald home. Thare could be
unrolled before you scroll OF l0O,0oJ
names-the names OF prodigtls who came
back forever reformed. Who WAS John
Bunyan? A returned prodieai. VINO WAS
Richard Baxter? A returaet prottSal. .
Who was George Whiteaeld, the thu ndere:?
A returned prodleal.
And could go out in all tho al5!e5 OF
this church to-day and find on either side
those who, once far astray Tor many yerrI.
have been faithful. and their eternal saliva
tion Is as sure as though they had been ten
years IL heaven. And yes some o; you
have not enough faith In their return!
You do not know how to shaSs hands
with prodigal; you do not know how to
pray for him; you do not know now 20
greet him. IA wants to sail into the warn
gulf stream OF Christian sympathy. You
are the iceberg against which he strise'
and shtvers. You say he has been proI-
igal. know it, but you are tue sour, un'
responsive. censortoua, saturnlne, cranky
elder brother. and II You are going TO
heaven one would think some people
would be tempted to 90 to perjitlon to GET
away from you. 49,
Plenty OF room Tor elegant sinners, Tor
sinners In velvet or satin and lace, for SIN
ners high salarled, for kid gloYed and pat
ent leathered sinners, for sinners fixed up
by hairdresser, pomatumed and lavendered
and cologned and frizzled and crlmped ana
banged" sinners-plenty OF room!
Such we meet elegantly ct the door OF
our churches, and we invite them Into the
best seats with Chssteraeldian gallantrles;9
We usher them into the house OF God and
put soft ottomans under their feet and put
q glld edged prayer book In theic hands
AMI pass the contribution box before them
with an air OF apology. while they, the,
generous souls. take out the equlstte porte.
monnaie and open 1t and with diamonded
finger push down beyond the 80 gold
pieces and delicately pick out as al ex.
preston OF gratitude their Offering to the
Lord-ot one cent! For such sinners plenty
OF room, plenty OF rooml &s.C
Be not 50 hard In, your criticism OF the
fallen lest thou thySelf also bettempted.
Do you know who that man was Who, Sab
bath before last, staggered mp and down
the aisle ina church. Disturbing the sery'
Ice until the service had 10 stop until he
was taken from the roonY He was min
lister OF the gospel OF Jesus Christ tn q sls.
ter denomipattonl That man had preached
the gospel; that man had broken the bread
OF the Holy Oommunlonsfor the people
From what aheighth TO what q depthl
the room wtsn that man W7s. taken out,
his moor wife folinwiao 4 him With his hat
in her hand and lhIa anat an, ber arm. II
Voc as soiam n * mo 40 TOO fnnerals-.tbe
fmneraie ~ the koav : nd the IN neral OF the
sonI Rsaare isst thon ,lso batam mptedi
An inysiid ysnt TO South America for his
baaith md .ona H. oSt or nnjno hj,nsaff m
the beach whsnSs ssy soinathing crawl
ing up ehes beach wriGgllng toward him,
and he was affriehted. & He thought,it was
a wild benst or Z reptlle,l and he took his
pistol from his spockst. Then he saw 1:
was not Wild beast. It was a man, an
immortal man man made in Gods own
IMAGE. and the poor wretch urawled up to
the feet of the invalid and asked for strong
drink md the ir1valid took his wine flask
from his pockstisnd gave the poor wretch
snms.hinr tn drint and than nnder the
stimulus. he.rose,un and gave his historv.
IA had beer, q merchant In Glasgow. BE
had zone down under the power Of strong
drink until he wus so reduced In poverty
that he was Ilyil9ln q boat just or the
oV~s = :, a..j,w.,nt - nissSow onca merchant
q mosIans auah anS - ssSom 80 And The noor
ossI eeya s..s,.S.tar.s ) - = htr,sa,pan aaJd 81
.Snt IT,. or - hino tt,s tb,n kstb he
aui sI. .nas - = Ss.a ~. 81. - -
ssanMssa .aSe nseH AZ aess .,
sts,d AZ taraths snis,t ~ essrs mi
;esIomsy. The senior brother ti1osi ehf that
ali the 6onnr thsvS- djd. TO fhe sfsturned
brother vas - n wsoi,e to him. BE said, stI
hod ,i,a Ss ri,ss - and Ionoht to sissve had the
Sse, nST ann nnsbt to'i, syk ma the Gar.
- nSE ,sE a,te - tss -
- l,,,. Z, !. y 81 ,,ors,,
Alas, 1ot tn.s splais y. snsy 4 stn 10y
cGmlag ooW ana sTo gs.ns sng san snS ~ David
aaman and Morassal, ortaellS g, ana !, 5iMago' Ms'
orlanuo kn0 AuN9 1880 ~. au
quasus, Cassas NV ~ ~
tue Span,sn s.t.ao
ototaos ue sIem pe,ia.
wnom ne stsW pecause n0swss oo1tet C,N
5inSers Jealousy aWvnH WH k1sH.ees es-o'os,
terman and taonrey hn9aiSEsszuo anu
Reynolds. FrSnciq, an3loIaStesss I plceuee
y. 1soP Pu"o., &c , a" IN. ~ = ;ft 80 ;eaJo,s,
from w5,cS bs disaS -, ~
yaslonsu Il nnnr @ ", thoEx How ss,dom
,oon an,noras siss 49, I 0faneb Other. X.no-
nbon and 1:p;SS7 + q |fs1s 80 tbe same time.
bnt from AZ fSS ~ zi6fesb you never would
an mnnosa fhdsS S3ta y s3y2 Aash other
Pe,io jnns3 - ~ 5srhs Moham mmednns
nrnvinS foa3s :; i((S E}nSa drought: no raia
Coming 8 Tn1{ ts ifisgians begin to pray
Tor rain anH a rs sTsfr comes, Then the
Mobam ma dSs6s Hst4 qetheEto acooaets Tor;
this. and Ithsy resolved that 36SMSs. .ao
we'll piasssd With thsIs pf4yers IS s ths
dronebtl on 40 as to kss1 ffSsm prayfnT but
fha. the OtirlstlanB began to pray.and the
Lord was 40 az isflSd With their prayers
HAT Ma sant rSiS xiR6t sway 60 He would
= - Lss ); : \, 10 "a thair an noIjoatlnns