The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

cursed Us II tnis world Will not gam
t1e land OF eterns! acai7isias-so mach
tonic in the air, SO much Inspiration 10
the society, SO muca aohievanent a.
Ter re ges tie shactles Of the hssh Tor
ever # D. rot dwell SO much on op'
pcr!uni$;;;cs past, but put your emphasis
OF opportunities to core. ~ 20.
count the battles lost, bus scour your
nu-kes sor victories 10 come
.an. not rjsat il ssyiog that e'er,
pity caa do 1nose for Us than csn Tina?
WHIT will We uot be ale to do when
cur powers Ct locometiou saall De
ol,vknnea into the immortal spirits
s2eec? Why should a bird havs e
sR;ttDs5s Of wing when it is Of no in
por:srce row iong It shall take to m 'ke
i:s aerial way from forest to forest and
We. Who have 50 mu,h more in 2ortont
er:snG in tie world, get On so sloTly?
The roeeaek ou:-uas ue, the hounds
are quicker in the chase. but wait uatn
Coo lets US loose irom al lin:tstions
and indictments. Then We will fairly
beein. The starting pos: will be the
tombstone. Leaving the world will be
s.a5ra:ioa dsy before the chief work OF
cur u.nrsi aaa spiritual career 6opa
sees tee doors opening, the v4ctor's loot
IN s,irrup for the mounting. The day
bresls-ir,t fash Of the horiz,n. The
nj, s;cn Of hope will BE- an everlasting
cnissioo, as much Of It in the heavenly
hereafter as IN the earthly row. Slaii
We have gsi1ed sll IS scon as We enter
realms celestial-nething more to learn,
20 ether heights to climb, no new an
thens to rsise, monotouy of exlstezo',
TIE ssue shiDg over snd over again Tor
endless yesrs? No! More progress IN
that Tcrid than Es ever made IN this
Hope will sta.d on the hills Of hes7en
and Lock foc ever Frightening laad
scares, other TRANSFORMATIONS OF color,
re = glories rolling over TIE scene, ne9
csie brations Of victories 10 otheI worlds,
hes7en rising in:o gsacder heavens,
seas Of glsss mingled with FIRE, becom
ivg moro br;lIisnr glass miaglins with
. more flaming fire. Which hope"
N>w, let me introduce this feeling
into toe Ives Of som, EEo are at Elmes
hcre!ess. There is family whose son
has g,rs wrong. Father end mother
have aoouv given him up, he seems so
headlcrg, 50 ungrsssfu!, SO di!siQated,
and the old folks dc not know half she
story Of moral precipitation. He has
ceased vri:ing hone, bus they hesr Of
him through people who Ike to carry
bad news. ard evsry tina the report is
more deplo-abIe. h swears, he gsm-
bles, he drinks, he goes iato al! the
shsnbles OF sin. His former employer
says there is 20 hope for him, and all
outside the family agree in thinking he
wiilneyerrefo:u Tbs father and mother
have not quite given him up, and these
words a-e to strerg hen their hope.
That boy is going to come back. You
have a hold on hi n thst you must not
relax. Through prayer you may win
the eternal God 70: your side Of the
struggle. You must enlist all the hea
veDly 6cminic1s, cherubim and scrap
him and arc lsagel, in the movement to
save your son. Some Day or some
right he will cali halt to his iufam
Gus practices. Something will happen
to bim, as happened in New York
hotel to ao1 Of one Of the most dis.
tipgaishei clergynen Of Scotland and
ons Of tie queens ohap!ains. w hen
can I see you?" esd a distinguished
locking young man at close Of one Of
my services in Brooklyn tabernacle. l
said, You can see 4 now. He said:
NO; l wsnt Z private conversation
with ecu at your own house. When
can I come?" I ssid Tomorrow night. "
Your nsne?' I asked. He gave me
his naue, the exact nsue Of els father,
whose name was know sni is known
through the Christian world, though
yeals ago he departed this life, Return
ing home, I took up book Of which
his father vas the su.hcr, and in the
picture st the opening OF the book /
found that the young man hal most
markedly his father Sfea.uces. So l Rss
sure there vas no deception.
o. the following evening he came:
BE said that he vas the black sheep Of
the family f,ck. he had wandered
the vcr!d over and been in all kinds
Of wickedness, but fev nights before,
after reading letter from his mother
in Scotlsnd, be Lad retired for sleep,
bit in tbs adjoining room be heard
some young men in such horrible con
Eacsa.ion he colud not sleep. He was
shocked as he hao never before been by
the talk Of bad men. Rs arose, struck
8 Light, took out the letter fcom his
mother snd kDeit down by his bedside
sid said, 20 Lord, God OF mg mother,
have netoy on MEL He said thst si1cs
that prayer he was entirely changed
ard loved what he before hated and
hated what he before loved srd asked
Hhat I thought it al meant. I repli-
&c, "Ycu have become Christian.
Ee ssid he might be called st any time
to les7e the city. l never saw him
again, but it seemed to me- that hs had
turned bis back upon lis vic ckeo past
and had STARTED in the right direction.
Ard it may be 50 With your boy. Write
him often. Tell him how you are ali
thinking Of MIN at home, and, it may
be, ycur letter in hand, he msy call up
on his mothers God to help and save
MIN. Hope, you Of the gray hairs and
Rrickles! Heaven has its Thousands
Of souls 1ho were onoe as thoroughly
Tyoog as your boy is. They repented,
and they are with the old folks II the
healthy air Of the eternal hills, where
they msy become young again. Hope
OF, ano, though you may ps7er hear Of
your so1's reformation and others may
think hs has lefa this life hopeless, who