The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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/, Dr. T,a! mage Praises IT and Tells
4 5s Of Its Great Rewards.
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II the Eni nitflfai 3 Tor OF the Cross
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the Faithfai soldicr or tho Cross
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In this discourse Dir. Talnage
Ss praises Christian heroism and,tells OF
81 great rewards. Tho text is Galatians
u, ~ bear in my body the masks
.Ss OF the Lord Jesus g
s. ls4s We hens much about crowns,
il thrones. victories, but I now tell tho
Il moro qutet story Of scars, honorable
~ ahd dishonorable. There are in all
parts Of the sworld people bearing
q dishonorable scars. They went Into
q the battle of sin and wero worsted,
IN and to their dying day they will havs
q scar1ngatfon Of body or mind or
Z aoul. It cannot ba hidden. There nr q
Sg tons OF thousands of men and women
y now &consecrated. to God and living
holy lives who wero onco corrupt;
but they have been regencrated, and
they are no more what they once
woro than rubescence is emaoiation,
than balm Is vitrlol, than noonday Is
midnight. But In their depleted phys
# {onl health or mental twist or style
98 hf temptation they are ever and anon
reminded OF thes5 obnoxious past.
They havo memory that Is deplor-
able. In somo .twinge Of pain or somo
i tendency to Surrender to the wrong
thoy have m unwhosescrae rcmin-
isoence. They carry scars, deep scars,
tguoble scars.
But Paul in my text, shows us a
\ noariflcation which is badge Of hon
D orable and sclf-sacriflcing service.
\ He had in his weak eyes tho result
of too much study and in his body,
bent md worn,. the signature Of
treatment by lnobs. In my text he
\ bear in my body the marks Of the
Lord Jesus" n otfco{ TINT IT. is not
wounds but scars, and scar is n
Z healed wound. Before tho scar is
well defined upon tho flesh tho in
4 Aammatio must have departed and
right circulation must havo been
restored and new tissue must have
been formed. It is permanent in
dentation Of the flcsh-a cicntrix.
Paul did well to show those scars.
They were positive and undisputnblo
proofs that with NIL his body, mind
and soul no believed what he said.
They were his diploma, showing that
ho had graduated from the school Of
hardship for Christ. They were crc-
dentials proving his right to lead in
tho worlds evangelization.
Mon are not ashamed OF scars got
in battle for their, country. No
American Is embarrassed when you
n ask him: where did you get that
NJ cash across your forehcnd?" and he
can answer: "Thnt was from sabcr
out at San Juan" When you ask
some German: Where did you lose
your right arm?" he is not ashamed
ss,s to say: st lost It ut Sedan" When
you ask an Italian: "Where did you
lose your eye?'': he is not annoyed
when he can answer: "I suffered that
insthe last battle under our%glorious
ias Gen, Gnribnldi." But II rcInind you
q OF tho fact that there arc scars not
y got In war which nre just MS illus
s5 Il ious. We had in tllis country years
;8s ngoS II an eminent advocate who was
ca1lq ID into thef presidential cabinet
s. as attorney general. In midlife he
ssass was in % Philadelphia courtroom en-
6Sr gaged In IN Important trial. The at
8 torncy on, tho opposite side Of the
case got irritateds and angry and in
most brutal manner referred to the
32 distinguished attorneys disfgured
face, o face more deeply SCARED than
any face / ever saw. The legal horo
d Of whom I am speaking in his olos-
ing argument said: d:"Gentlcmen Of
tho jury, when I was little child I
was playing with my sister in the
nursery, and her clothes caught fire.
y and / ran to her to put out tho fire.
4 q succeeded, but myself took fire,
end before It was cxtinguished my
6ace was awfully burned and as blaci,
u aS the heart of the scoundrelly coun-
sel who on the other side Of the ca SO
has referred to my misfortune" The
eminent2 attorney Of whom I speak
carried all his life the honorable scar
of his sister's rescue. Albert Barnes.
che most distinguished OF all com
mentators, unless 1t be Matthew
Henry, for years at four o'clock in
Z; Che morning might have been seon
X going from his9 house in PHILADELPHIA
so his study in the church and In
chose early hours and before break.
fast to give oil those wonderful com
xaentaries, q theological library In
Z themselyea. s2He said that ms lie was
pastor hoKfclt bound to give all tho
( Eest Of each day to work connected
with his pastorate. But at what a
ruinous draft upon his eyesight he
did that early morning work, drst by
candlelight and then by gaslighti
When he got through those wonder
full volumes of Scriptural exposition,
Albcrt Barnes was a blind man.
Scars. illustrious scars, on his extin.
guished eyesight! Z |.'
People think they must look for
martyrs on battlefelds or go through
o history 20 find burnings at the
stake and tortures on racks when
there ore martyrs MI about us. At
&his time in this capital city there are
ncores OF men wearing themselves
,out in the public service. In ten
years they will not hnve healthy
norve left in their body. In com.
mittee rooms. in consultations that
involve the welfare Of the nation, IN
der the weight Of great responsible
ties, their vitality is being subtractcd.
In almost every village Of the country
you find some broken down state or
national official. After exhausting
himself in the public service, rough
American politics kicks him out OF