The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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y pr. Tai nage Praises 1t and Tells
sIS}5s5s Of Its Great Rewards. %
Aosy tho Lord jesus Will Rcmember
the Fat ithfdl Soldier OF tho GROSS
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u In this discourse Dir. Tnlmage
81 praises Chrlstian %heroism and tells OF
great rewards. The text Is Galatiaps
VI y, 81 bear in my body tho marlss
Of the Lord jesus IS 4, X.
We hdat &. much about & crowns,
& thrones, Victories, but 7 now tell the
more qutot sst tory%o OF scars, honorable
Il and dishonorable There are in all
h YITtR OF 1hS world I>aoplS bearing
dishonorablo scars. Thcy went into
II tho battlo Of sin md were worsted,
3 and TO their dying day they will havs
Q Hcnrffi fiantinn Of body or mind or
9 soul: It cannot ;be hidden. There nYo
tens Of thousands Of men and women
4 now consecrated. to God and living
holy lives who were onco corrupt;
but they have been regencratcd, and
3 they arc no moro what they onoe
j were than rubesccnce ia emaoiation,
than balm is vltriol, than MONDAY Is
& midnight. But in their depleted phys
) {oal health or mental twist or style
& sf temptation they are ever and anon
! reminded Of the q obnoxious past!
They hove a momory that is depfor-
able. In somc t,Yinge OF pain or somo
tendency TO surrender to the wrong
they hayo an unwholcsome8 reynin-
fsoence. They carry scars, deep scars,
tgnoble scars.
But Paul in my text, shows us u
Hcarificntion which Is n bndge of hon
orable and self-sncrificing service.
Ho had in his weak eyes tho result
Of too much study md in his body,
bent md worm, the signature Of
s Bcourgings md shipwrecks and mall
treatment by mobs. In my text he
shows thoss scars rs ho declares, II
bear in my body tho marks Of the
Lord Jesus" IN Noti6o$ that st. is not
wounds, but scars, and scar is a
we'll den ,.td upon the flesh tho in
aammation must have departed md
right circulation must have been
restored and new tissue must have
been formed. IT is permanent in-S
dcntation of the hesh-a cicatrix.
Paul did d:wcll to show those scars.
They wore positive and undisputnble
proofs that with all his body, mind
and soul ho believed what he said
They were his diploma, showing that
no had graduated from the school Of
hardship for Christ. They were ere
dentials proving his right to lead in
the worlds evangclization.
Mon are not ashamed of scars got
in battle for their. country. No
American Is embarra sscd when you
ask him: "Where did you get that
cash across your forehead?" and lie
4 can answer: "That was from saber
cut ut San Juan" When you ask
eonle German: where did you lose
y your right arm 2" ho is not ashamed
( TO soy: IT lost it ut Sedan" When
Il you aak an Italian: "Where did you
y. lose your eye?" he is not annoyed
4 when he can answer: II suffered that
4 in the last battle und en- ourS glorious
st8 Gen, Garibaldi.'' But I remind you
4 Of the fact that there are scars not.
3 got in war which are just MS illus-
ssS5Srious, We had sinS this country yearsi
q age an enltnen I advocate who 4 was
called into, the presto Dental cabinet
j as attorney general. In midlife he,
y was In q Philadelphia courtroom en-
3} gagged in nm Imp portaht tridl. The at-
Sorney on tho opposite side Of the
case e. irritated and angry and in
most brutal manner referred to the
y distinguished attorneys disfgured
face, face more deeply Scared than
3 any face I over saw. The legal haro
I OF whom am speaking in his olos-
! ing argument said: "Gentemen OF
tho jury, when was little child I
was playing with my sister in tho
nursery, and her clothes caught fire.
and ran to her to put out Tho flre.
1,,,f
and before it was extinguished my
< face was awfully burned and MS black
as the heart of the scoundrelly coun-
sel who on the other side OF the case
has referred to my misfortune" The
eminent attorney OF whom I speak
cafried all his life tho honorable scar
of his sisters rescue. Albert Barnes.
She most distinguished Of all com
montators, unless 1t be Matthew
Henry, for years at four o'clock in
the morning might havo been seon
going from his house in PHILADELPHIA
so his study in the church and III
those ehrly hours ana before break
East to give oil those wonderful com
xnentaries, theological library in
thomselyeg. He said ,thatsas lfo was
pastor he felt bound to give all the
'resS Of each day to work connected
with his pastorato. But at what a
ruinous draft upon hig eyesie:ht he
did that early morning work, drst by
candlelfght and then by gaslighti
Whom he got through those wonder
aul volumes Of Scrlptural exposition,
Mlbcrt Barnes was blind man.
Scars. illustrious scars, on his extin-
euished eyesiphtl
People think they must look for
martyrs on battlefelds or go through
@ history to find burnings at tho
stake and tort,lres on racks when
there aro martyrs all about us. At
ahis time in this capital city there are
SCORES OF men wearing themselves
Aout in the public service. In ten
years they will not have a healthy
nervo loft in their body. In COM
anittee rooms. in consultations that
involve tho welfare Of the nation, un-
der the weight Of great responsible.
ties, Sheir vitality is being subtractcd.
In almost every village of the country
you find some broken down state or
national official. After exhans! ing
himself in tho public service, rough
American politics kicks him out Of
oongresa or dabinet or Legislative hall.
Becoming Popular.