The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-03
ETA JANE ETCHINGS.
An Interesting Sermon by Rev.
Sam II. Creech.

Mr.. III. T. Scott, former citizen of
this community, who now lives near
Cannon's camp ground in Spartanburg
county, is visiting relatives and friends
in this section. Mrs. Scott accompanied
him. 1t has been twelve years sincs we
met and he shows Ithat time has
dealt kindly with him. He is noble
christian hearted man with an unyield-
ing faith in Gods promises.
Mrs. Carrie Inman was called to the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Julia A.
Kendrick, who has since died at her
home in Gaffney City. Mrs. Kendrick
has many warm friends in this COM
munity who mourn her death. She was
woman of exemplary CHI istian char
acter.
We had the pleasure Sun day of at
tending divine service at Mesopotamia
plain, practical, common sense sermon
(if such u term is suitable description
of ii), The subject was complaining aud
discontentment with the providence of
God. His text, Acts SO. The speaker
dealt with every phase of life and pro-
fession among men where this weakness
creeps out so manifestly. Not a single
one of them escaped his attention, and to
use a common expression ''he handled
them with gloves Off" Discontentment
at Gods providences is rebellion against
His authority. He advised his hearers
to watch the chronic fault finder for it
Is sure sign of his own moral deprevity
The man who thinks everybody dishonest
will best bear watching himself.
The spirit of commercialism is doing
a great injury to the cause of Christ.
Officers I'd members of the church
can't take time from their secular duties
to attend upon the ordinances of the
Lords house, and the work of :laying
up treasures upon earth to satisfy the
lusts of the flesh are attended to ra ther
than that which pertains to our eternal
welfare. In spirit of brotherly love
with him it is we Methodists, We
Baptists, we Presbyterians, we factory
people, we country people, we town peo-
pie, we merchants, we farmers, we
doctors, we lawyers, we mechanics, etc,
because he felt he was in a measure
identified with them all. When he spoke
of man he meant man, not dudish
upstart, but a man who was man and
stood upon his convictions of right and
wrong. A religion that was not based
on brotherly love was miserable make
shift. Tie man who apologetioally says
II you are over in my neighborhood
come over and see me, doesn't want you
to come, and that is the best way he has
to tell you 80. If he had Il son who
didn't have sense enought to make
farmer he would put him to studying
law or some other profession. A man
to be successful farmer must be be a
man of God, who can trust the storm
and the sunshine, the rain and the
drouth, the cold and the heat. All must
be submitted to the sovereign will and
pleasure of God the maker an preserver
Of all things in order to obtain the best
results. He didn't wish the farmers
before him to think that he thought they
were exceptions to the general rule or
that they were successful in this respect
for they were not, they were among the
most violent grumhlers on earth and
couldn't agree among themsolves or any
thing to suit all of them. If he would
60 out there and call meeting of the
famers to find out what each one wanted
he would find that A wanted rain on
Monday, B on Tuesday, G on Wednes-
day, d on Thursday and so on, and had
he the power to grant any of their
wishes he must displease six of them to
please. .one. This is the outgrowth of
our not trusting God to manage his own
affairs. The man who has no confidence
in himself has no confidence in God.
If we will only do our duty to our
selves and to our God He will bring
order out of confusion and in the end
all will be peace, VoX.