The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-12


But lot mo confess at this crieiB Of my
sermon that thore Is not an Injunction in
tho Biblo moro difficult to obey than tho
words Of the text. Whilo it applauds q
Wholesome indignation, il warns against
sinIui angor. And there is in ali tho
roalm Of passion nothing moro destruc
two than indisoriminsto hate. lTirst of
all, IT trenzios the nervous gangli. Those
people who oasily flaro up on little
provocation 50 into high dudgoon, tako
umbrago without reason, snap YOU up
quick, have ruined their norvos, and
thoro is only one thing worse to ruin.
that is tho brain, and wo say Of ono that
is given to frequent obullitions Of tompor
that he is an unbalanced man. A bust.
ness man of our acquaintance said: II
cannot afford to get mad. 1t hurts mo
SO" And il sinful sngor damages tho
body how much moro it rivos the dispo.
Sition. Thoro arc Thousands Of mon
olorks in storos who would boen Nom.
bers Of great business firms, and undor.
mechanics who would have boon boss
carpenters, and attorneys who would
have boon loading advocates, and
prea2,hers'to'oongregations who al starv.
ing them TO death Who might havo had
'sppreoiativo surroundings, who have
bctn kept back and kept down by un-
60 vornable tolnpers. Tho outbreak last.
cd only little whilo, but it impeded a
lifetime.
Surprising all othor characters in tho
worlds biography stands Jesus Christ,
wrathful against sin, meroiful to tho
sinner. Witnoss his behavior toward
tho robod ruflians who demanded capi
tai punishmont for an offending wo-
man-denunciation for their sioful
hypocrisy. pardon for hor swcet poni.
tonoe. Ho did not speak Of Horod as
his maj esty' or his royal highnehs, J"
but dared to compare him to q cunning
fox, saying, go yo and tell that fox. I"
But, alort to tho ory Of suffering, ho
finds ton lepors, and to how many of
tho ten awful invalids did ho give con
valesoonco and health? Ton. Rsbuk
ing Pharisaism in tho most compressed
scntonoo in all tho vocabulary Of ana.
thema-"Yo sorponts, yo generation
OF vipors, how can ye escape tho dam
nation Of hell2'--yot looking upon
Potor with such tenderness that no
word was spoken and not word was
nocdod, for the look spoke louder than
words. And tho Lord looked mnon
petor, and won't out aud wopt bitterly
On what look it must havo boon to
break down tho swarthy fisherman
apostle 1t was suoh hurt look, suoh
Q loving look, such q forgiving lookl
Was thoro in any othor being sinoo
timo began suoh combination Of wrath
against wrong and compassion for tho
wrongdoor? Lion OF Judah's tribei"
Hear that "Lamb Of God who takcth
away tho sins Of tho world!" Hoar
thatl
Dofying tho mighticst government Of
tho world, tho Roman government, yot
rubbing his hand just below tho fore
head OF tho blind mand until tho optic
ncryo Of him who was born sightloss is
created, and the sunlight has two new
paths to tread. Best illustration tho
world over saw Of angor without sin
anger against tho sbominations which
nave mau ied and lasted tho earth from
its doopost cavern to its highest ohff,
but 30 much pity for tho SHINING and
suffering nations that he allowed them
to transiix him upon two pieces Of wood
nailed across oaoh othor on day that
was dark as tho night; tho windo aa Of
hoayen shut beoauso the immortals
could not boar to look down upon tho
assassination of tho loveliest being
that ovor walked the shore Of the lakoS
or, without pillow or blanket, slept on
the mountains.
Like him, lot us hate iniquity with
complete hatred; but, like him, nj sy we
help thoae who arc overthroWn and be
willing to suifor for thoir restoration.
Then, although at tho opening Of this
discourse our toxt may have seemed to
command us to do an impossible thing.
wo will at the oloso Of this sermon, with
prayer to God for help, bo moro rigid
and dotormined than eyor beforo
against that which is wrong, while at
tho Same time wo shall feol 80 kindly
toward all tho orring and work so hard
for their rescue that wo will rel q, that
wc havo scale tho Alpine, the Hlmala-
yan, height Of my toxt. which onioins,
"Be ye angry and sin not.