The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
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water ssuA DO IN play. or n strange
sapr!oe, or beausiScattor, or "hea
climbing the ladder Of the hight. OF
when skiIIfu! wo-klnea took hold OF II
20 ross Il or whirl il. or shape II 'nte
crowns or hoist ii INTO columns. OF
spring il into arches, or hit 1t INTO
cara or ;urn Il into crescents, or build
il into temples. You forget you ever
saw the :ess glorious waters al Chats
worth, England, or Versailles. France
as you stand IN the balcony of the pa.
ace overlooking the Finland gulf be-
wiIGered and transported as you looA
at the one display called the Colder
Stairway fountain. The water roI.,
down over 81 steps one foo; high anc
20 feet long. All o. these - steps art
covered with sheets o. Furnished gold
Silver step Of the water on stairs oi
gold! What glee CT LIQUIDS! Rolling
dashing, foacing. eHrap;urirg sp!en'
6ors! Chorus Of focG>: Poetry Of va
ters. Doxo!ogy OF torrents. But that
which most impressed me there and
elsewhere IS the abundance OF water
the fact that there are SO many waters
that the continents can afford TO throw
tkecr away into the sea. Hudsona AID
Ohios, Oregons and Amazons, Rhine.
and Darubes and Eolgas, and SO abun.
iant that the earth can afford 20 have
its oceans craporate into the heavens
Mediterranean and At!ar::cs AID Pa.
cifcs. How rich the earth is with wa.
tera! Best beverage cS az the nations
for after the richest banquet with the
richeat beverages crcrroae wants at
least sip Of it-wa;er, cool water
God descended water.
With still more abundance IS the all
distributed. An earth full OF it. A sky
full Of it. Swiftest and stronges eagle
cannot fly so high as not to have il in
the nostril or under the wing. And
what afEuerce OF sunlight! No ore but
the infinite God could dispense SO much
OF It. The golden candleEtiek set on
the blue nantel Of the heavens! So
great that the Almighty is compared TO
it, the psa!mist crying out: The Lord
God IL Sup." 1t is high time that "
recognise in our iturg;es and in our
formulas of prayer the ;hree most
abundant blessings OF 'A universe
which come 70 all
Some scientists are now discussing
the opening of communication be-
tween our earth and the plane, Mars
Experiments are being made, but they
will not succeed We cannot build a
fire args enough to attract the at
tention Of that world or lift a lera
powerful enough to see any response
interstellar. We DO not positively
know that that world is occupied by
living beings. or that II it is occupied
communication with them would be
desirable It might not be 30 good q
world as this. and thus oommunica-
tion with II would be debasing. But
! rejoice to know that Heaven is in
touch with other worlds. for their
Improvements and depot to- glorious
arrivals. It is thoroughfare between
this world and that world and com.
ing and going perpetual. Going cut o
this world is as aatura! as coming In
20 It, but the ono te with Pang and
the other Is with rapture il we are
fitted for tie uplifting process. It
shall be we'll with you. Now, DO 20!
get 50 frightened about that asthma
or that cough or that influenza or
tina: threatened pneumonia. The
worst thing that fatal disease can
do l. 20 usher you into coronation and
eothroc cement. It shall ba well with
you Take as good care Of your health
es you can. have all the sanitary laws.
keep in this world as long as you
are permitted to stay and then when
the heavenly call comes be glad to go.
I do not care much about what your
"lsst words" are going 70 De. People
put too much emphasis On "last
words" ! woud rather know what
your words are now, IN days OF health
and with mental faculties in full plaj
your words OF kindness, your words
Of sympathy. your words Of helpful
ness, your words Of prayer. So live
that If you 60 no. say word during
the last day OF your lie there will be
70 doub: here about the place OF your
destination. You will GO right into
sanity, prophetic, evangoiistic. apes
tolic, cherubic. seraph:c. archangelic,
6eife presence.
It shall be well with you. Mother,
you viii go right up into the posses
sioa of the baoe that the scarlet fever
or Group took out Of your arms. a
SORROW that still stings you, and you
often say she would 1ow be SO many
years OLD 4 shs had lived You will
go into the presence Of the old folks,
Sor hope you are OF Christian an
eestry, and you will ind that they
have ne GmneEs of sight or hating
gait that requires q steT, for they
hcvs taken s draugbt from the tou1-
tain Of perpetual youth that springs
from under the throne OF God. Oh,
the b!issful eonpanionship Of Heaven
in which you shall enter! It shall be
well with you. I ring this bell Of
emancipation and triumph, Ike the
way the sexton rings the bell Of the
old country meeting house. I used to
stand and admire him pulling the
rope Of that bell Ee rings It good
while, so ths. every farmhouse within
ave miles hears Il. He may halt
unomeu5 to take breath and give the
sweet sounds tirne to stir up all the
echoes Of the hills. And when he 10
old and not strong enough to pull tho
rope any more, thea he sits and lis
tens while his son rings the church
bell. So my text seems bell OF in
vitation and victory. began to ring
{: In the opening Of this discourse. I
hope to ring it as long az I live, and
may those who come after Us keep
On ringing it till those farthest Of
from God shall come into the great
temple Of Gospel comfc-: and all the
weary pub down their burdens at its
S,l N,S ry-hin6 t6e