The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-06
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70 get his net, both nets damaged by
the struggle and losing ell the fish.
In tbs land, where there are Elore
than 70,oGo,oOo people, there are at
least 3O.0C0,CGo not IL the Sunday
schools aad churches. u such an AT
lantic ocean Of opportunity there Is
room for all the nets and al the boats
and all the fishermen and for IH1--!ol-S
more. There should be no Tlva.-y De-
tween churches. Each one GOES
,.orl ,ecu,:a- to itsei. But there are
oi+:ea !, this country where there is
,ow Going on an awful ripping and
-s~6;r- and tearing oi fishing nets
I,Seed az over Ch!iSIendcm at this
time t!.e~e is q gerao war going on
between fishermen, ministers against
ministers.
No.v, I have noticed man cannot
f<h ard fight at the same tine. Re
either rec.ects his ret or his musket.
1t is amazing how much time some Of
the fishermen have to look after other
fishermen. It is more than can CO
to take care Of my own net. You see
the wind is just right, and II is such
good time for fishing, ard the hsh are
coming in 50 rapidly that have 10
keep nv eyes and hand busy. I2eTe
are about 2C0.c0Q,00 souls wanting to
ret;nto the Kingdom Of God, ano 1t VIII
REQUIRE al tie nets and all the fisher
NV Of Cbris-a1G, dom 10 safely land
then. Ca, brethren ct the ministry
iet Us spend our tine il fishing IL
stead OF fighting. But = angrl-y eGA
my net across your Let, arc you JetA
your net angr;!v across mine, we VIII
soon have two broker nets ano no hsh.
The French revolution nearly DESTROYED
the French fisheries, and ecclesiastical
wax is the worst thing possible Whl.e
hauling sous into the kingdom. Ny
friends, notice in the text that James
the son Of Zebedee, and John, MS
brother. were busy at nencl2g some
BODY e!se's nets, ard Irather think that
we who are engaged iE Christian wo7S
- this opening century will require
az cur spare tine TO mend our own
nets. Coo help Us in the important
duty!
IL this work Of re7sir we need 70
Put into the nets more rhreacs OF coz
non sense. When we can present ret
eoa as great practically We wii-
catch hundred souls where 70" we
catch one. Present religion as an IN
-
teMectua,ity and we will fai.. Outin the
fisheries there are set across the wa
ters what are called gill nets, and the
fish put their heads through the neshes
and then cannot withdraw them be-
cause they are caught BY the g74-s.
But gill nets cannot be OF any service II
religious work. Men are never caught
for the truth by their heacs; 1t IS by
the heart or not at al. No argument
ever saved 9 nan a26 10 keen analysis
ever brought man into tie kioscon
Of Coo. Heart work, rot head work.
Away with your gill nets! Sympathy.
he!pfu.ness, consolation, love, are tee
names Of sone OF the threads that we
need to weave IN our gospel nets when
we are ner6irg them.
When you are nendins your Ret for
this wide, deep sea o. humanity. take
out that wire thread of criticism sno
that horsehair thread Of harshness
and put il sot, siiken thread OF Chris
tan sympathy. Yea, when you are
ueaG;rc your nets tear out those c:c
threads OF srufness ard weave IN
few threads OF poiteRess ane gen!alliT.
In the house Of God let al Christian
faces beam with e look that means
welcome. Say good morning to the
stranger as he enters your pew anc 81
the close shake hands with him and
saw: How cid you like the music?'
Whv, vou would be to that nan panel
OF tie door Of Heaven; you would be to
him a note OF the coXoiogy that ser
apis sing when new sou. enters HeaT-
en-. have IL other days entered
q pew in church. and the wou!a1
at the other end OF the pew looked at
ne as much as to say: "Eow care you?
This is my pew, and pay the ce2t for
;tv Well. cToUche6 = the other cor
rer ard made myself as sca!. as pcs
sibIe and ielt as though l hao bee1
stealing something. So there are Peo-
r,e who have a sharp edge to their re-
iic:o2, ara they act as though they
thought most people had been elected
20 be damned anG they were glad OF i.
Oh, let Us brighten up our manner and
appear in genuemanliaess or lady
hood.
Again, II neIding our nets we need
also to put in the threads OF faith and
tear out al the tangled reshes OF W
belief. Our work is successful accord
ing to our faith. TIE man who be-
lie7es in oa,y half Bible or the Bible
IN spots, the man who thinks be can
not persuade others, the man who
haIts, doubling about this a2d doubt
ing about that, will be failure in
Christian work. Show me the man who
rather thinks that the garden OF Eden
NAV have had ai.egory aCc is not
cutie certain but that there may be
another chance after death and does
not know whether or no: the Bible is
inspired, and I :c!! you that man for
soul saving is a poor stick. Faith in
God and in Jesus Christ and the Holy
Ghost and TIE absolute necessity Of q
regenerated Heart in order to see God
in peace IS one thread you must have
in your menGec net, Or YOU will never
be successful fisher for men. Why,
how can you doubt? The rotte2est
thread 10 tear out oS your net is unbe-
lief. and the most important thread
that YOU are to put II il is :aith-taith
in God, triumphant faith, everlasting
faith.
Oh, this important work Of nending
our nets. If we could get our nets
right, we would accomplish noTe il
ecu. saving II the next year than we
have in the last 20. SU where shall ws