The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-27

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i ISoitis anptker world than that yshich
wss first started In the solar bysteno.
i Yet IL IS oil tho timo ohanging md will
keep changing until tho hoursof Ats d 6.
! mn,clitinn. n Ofthis boautifui world, this
lnatrous Werld, this glorious world z it
nlay by said, Ye haYo not passed
/ this way before ss E (
| What 10 the pfso'i ical uso Of this SUBJ
| jeot? Instead Of putting 80 much
stress upon human advice and iastead
| Of aeking Of the past what We oughA to
do, follow the divine leading 40 the m.n
| Of Jrshua followed the golden lidded
cheDt Of acaoia, which was the symbol
OF the divine prosonoo. Not human,
but divine, leadership. Joshua not
coDsUising with HIS oolonsls and lieu:
tapanss, but consulting with God tho
God Of individuals, the God Of nations,
tho God Of worlds
Tha& tbrco quartors Of milo dis
4 tence botWeon ahe ark or sacred box end
tho front column OF Joshua's troops
nightly impressss mo. Is Nas q forca-
sui way Of teashing reyAronoe for tho
Almighty. 9hsy needsd 70 learn tba.
iasaop OF roveionoe, as We all mood to
Learn It, lrrovarenoe LIN ouraed all
nations, mad mona more than our oHn.
lsreVoronoo in tho uso Of Gods name
Hsar you it not on tho atrsats and III
social groups, and 10 rot prosaao word
! sometimes thought necessary 20 point
iooosisy2 1rrevorenoo for Tho Sorip.
turss, the phrsaeoloay Of the Biblo of-
len Introduced into she moss frivolous
ocayeraaiion end made mirlh p1cvok.
ing Ifravoyenoe for the oath in court
loom or custom heuEe or legislative
hall by the conventional and moohani
cal modo Of ito administration. IrYe-
veionoo for tho holy Ssbbsth by the
way is is broken In pleasussblo oxo1r
sion end oerouaal. Irrovoranos on tho
part Of ohildrcn for their parents,
inRolenoe boirg substituted for obadi.
once. lrrevsrenoe for tho rulers, which
induoes vile cartoons and dissemination.
Irraverenoo in ohuroh during prayer,
measuring of song and ssrmon by cold,
artistic OF lisorsry crihoism, and in
prayer time neither bouing tho hsad
nor bending Tho knee noI standing 81
ono does 10 tho presonoo OF earthly
ruler, thus allowing moro reapeo. for q
man shan 80 che King Of kings. We
ask not for geDu1sxions or olroum1sx
ioua OK prossra,ions, but whom prayer Ia
offered LOS US eisher bow che hoad or
bepd tho knee or let us in some way
prove thas We ore not indifferent, In
how many plaose heyo presumption and
foolhNrdinoss taken sho plsos OF rsver.
oncsi Whet tbrso quarsera Of milo
between the ohcst Of soaois coyersd
with gold aud mounted with wings--a
symbol OF tho divine presanoe-an the
marching regiments Of Joshua auggosts
@ reverence shat 10 woofu,ly leokips in
aooisl lifo, in Legislative hsll and roiie;.
ous sfsemblege. f. farmer wont to Tho
whcasfo.d, taking hin son with him
Tho child asid 'tTheso stsiks ehss
stand straight UP must have tho bost
grain. Thono stalks that bond over oan-
net be worth anything" Then the
faslor broke of two Of tho tops Of khc
stalks and said, "Ohild, that ono that
bends clear over has the grain." Ii in
tho soul that hows in deepeat roveronoe
which is tho boss soul. Il
But though Joshua's hoat observed
sho three quartors Of q mile oommsnd,
thes followed tho ark, and you will do
uell TO follow tho divine loading, as
tho path you tread noW hes NOS yet boen
s1oddop. "Yo hayo not passed this
nay bafore." Many Of you aro suffor.
,rB trom just such apnoysnoss as hsye
rot occurred in all your history. Tbero
have hson nloenness praotiood upon you
or you have yecaivod sights or you ara
tito subjoot Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
you are In tho inidas OF poro disappoint-
msnts tr thsre ere domando mad upon
your strength ard limo moro than you
osn 1Aeet or some physical ailmont is
laying siego to'your csstlo Of health or
| you Gro undsr cmbarras2monsst thst you
osnpot mcntion evon 20 nosrsst friends.
You sny: "Woll, + nevsr saw snything
Ilke this. l mover oxpooted euoh trent
msnt as this ! mover thought it pos
s!ble to 10 placod in euch ciYoum
etancsa." And whom you ray all tha.
you arc only transla.ipg the words q
my tsxs into your own phrsssolosy. II
you had suffered aomc.hing Ike this
ocforo, you would havs known what to
do. but hSro IL a flank movement for
#hIcn You arc not ready.
| As you hayo had no experience OF
tlia kind upon which 70 draw for wis
tiora sud AZ ou oapnot fully atsso al]
Lie circumstances to any human ear,
90 20 God sad toll him hli abous il. Bo
knows already, but il will relieve YOU
and holp you il you tell him. That il
That nc has boen doing ever sin,o tile
world cot into trouble by diaobsdient
bohsVior on tho banks Of Che lE1phrstee.
IL 'n the frat ohaptar Of the Bible no
zee Tho gate through which tho woss Of
sio world entored, in the third chap
tex OF tbo Bible wo SOC tho oponing of
the gate through whioh ehay are to bo
drivoa out. Promises by the aoores
and hundreds and thousands. Saori.
aoial lambs foretelling tho Lamb Of
God. Rook stricken into gushing floods,
typical OF the fact that the world'a
thirst is going to be slaked. Pillar Of
fire hoisted sbovo wilderness march.
Star Of hope ovsr birthplace in barn.
Sopalchers rsnt open. Irumpess Of do
livoranco sounded. All hsaYon to tako
part in the rescue Of our planet. Tho
Infinite God listening wish an oar in
whioh . whispor 10, 900 miles away Ia
es audible 90 thunder.
! Perhaps it ID q bereavement. You
ilAYe felt gorroa for thoso who loas ohil.
dren or thought you did, but now that
she aoYroY haa oome TO your own nur
sorry it is difforont thing. You novor