The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
DIVINE SYMPATHY.
DR.. Talnage's Prescription For
Anxiety and Worrlment,
HE ADVISES THOSE IN
Trouble TO Follow the Examp's
of The Disciples, Who
Went and Told
Jesus.

DR.. Talnage who has finished his
tour in England and Scotland, where
thousands thronged to hear him where
soever he preached, is now on his way
to Norway and Russia, in which coun-
tries he is already we'll known through
the publication Of trsnslalions OF MS
sermons. In the following DISCOURSE
which he has sent for publication this
week, he gives a prescription tor all
anxiety and worriment and illustrates
the ,ivine sympathy for all who are 10
any kim IF struggle. The text is Mat
thew xiv, l., And his disciples went
and told Jesus" !"
An outrageous ASSASSINATION hao lass
taken place. To appease a revengetut
woman King Herod ordered the death
Of that noble, sacrificing prophet. John
the Baptist. The group Of the dlsci-
pies we're thrown into grief and dismay.
They felt themselves utterly defense
less. There was no authority to which
they could appeal, and yet grief must
always find expression. If there be no
human ear to hear it, then the agonized
soul will cry it aloud to the winds and
the woods aad the waters. But there
was an ear that was willing to listen.
There IS tender pathos and at the
same time most admirable picture IN
the words of my text. They went and
told Jesus" He could understand al!
their grief, and he Immediately soothed
it. Our burdens are not more than
half so heavy to carry If another
shoulder is pnt under the other end OF
them. Here we find Christ, his brow
sbadowed with grief. standing amid the
group of disciples, who, with tears and
violent gesticulations and wringing Of
hands and outcry Of bereavement, are
expressing their woe Raphael, with
his skill1ul brush putting upon the wall
of palace some scere Of sacred story,
gave not so skillful a stroke as when
the plain hand Of the evangelist writes,
'sThey went and told Jesus.
feel that bring to you most ap-
propriate message. | mean to bind up
all your griefs into bundle and set
them on FIRE with spark from Gods
altar. The prescription that cured the
sorrow Of the disciples will cure all
your hesrtaches. l haye read that
when Godfrey and his army marched
out to capture Jerusalem, as they came
over the hills, at the first fash Of the
pinnacles of that beautiful city, the
army thathad marched in silence lifted
shout that made the earth tremble.
Oh, you soldiers of Jesus Christ,
marching on toward heaven, would
that TODAY, by some CLEAN from the
palace of Gods mercy and Sod S
strength, you might be lifted into great
rejoicing, and that as the prospect Of
It's peace breaks on your enraptured
gaze you might raise one glad hosanna
to the Lord!
In the first place, l recommend the
behavior of these disciples to all bur-
dened souls who are unpardoned. There
comes a time in almost every mans
history when he feels from some source
that he has an erring nature. The
thought may not have such heft as to
FELL him. 1t may be only like the fash
in an evening cloud just after very
hot summer day. Oae man to get rid
of that impression will go to prayer,
another will stimulate himself by ar
dent spirits, and another man will dive
deeper in secularities. But sometimes
man cannot get rid Of these imp1es-
sions. The fact is, when man finds
oct that his eternity is poised upon a
perfect uncertainty and that the next
moment his foot may slip, he must do
something violent to make himself for
get where he stands or else fly for
refuge.
Some OF you crouch under yoke,
and you bite the dust, when this mo-
ment you mis HI Use up a crowned con-
queror. Driven ani perplexed as you
have been by sin, go and tell Jesus.
To relax the grip OF death from your
soul and plant youc unshackled feet
upon the golden throne, Christ let the
tortures of the bloody mount tran; tx
him. With the beam of his own Cross
he will break down the door Of your
dungeon. From the thorns of his own
crown he will pick enough gems to
make your brow blaze with eternal VIC
tory. In every tear on mis- wet cheek,
in every cash of his side, in every
long, blackening mark of laceratioa
from shoulder to shoulder, in the grave
shattering, heaven storming death
groan, / hear MIN say, Him that
cometh unto me | will in noHise cast
cut"
You will never get rid of your sins in
any other way. And remember that
the broad invitation which | extended
to you will not always be extended.
King Alfred, before modern timepieces
were invented, used to divide the day
into three parts, eight hours each, and
then had three wax candles. By the
time the first candle had burned to the
socket eight hours had gone, and when
the second candle had burned to the
socket another eight hours had gone,
and when sll the three candles were
gone out then the day had PASSED. Oh.
that some Of US instead of calculating
our days and nights and years by any
earthly timepiece, might calculate them
by the number Of opportunities and
mercies which are burning down and
burning out, never to be relighted, lest
at last We be amid the foolish virgins
who cried, Our lamps have gone outw
Again, l commend the behavior of
the disciples to all who are tempted,
heard men in midlife say they had
never been led into temptation. fyou
have not felt temptation, it is because
you have not tried to do right. 4 man
hoppled and handcufed, as long as he