The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-12-10

fact tha. when men are cast with those
men who are sinful. not outbrcakingiy SIN.
ful. but nevertheless wrong in the sight OF
God. who Of us could cast the first stone in
this assembly tonight? The very fact that
hands are not lifted and stones are not
thrown is our own condemnation.
Third, in the ninth verse we read. And
they which heard it being convicted BY
their own conscience, went out one by one'
beginning at the eldest. even unto the last,
and Jesus was left alone and the woman
standing in the midst" That to my mind
is the most dramatic scene in all the chap
ter, il not in the New Testament. sud
denly the shouts of the mob are hushed,
they have taken their hands of from the
trembling woman. they are speechless n
the presence of this Son OF God, and with
out Consultation they begin to stink away.
can see them 20. until finally the last one
is gone and there is the hush OF death upon
the two as they stand together. You can
al but hear the throbbing of their hearts;
you can detect the quick breathing OF the
woman, who thinks that the time for SEN
tence has come. Mercy and pity face each
other. and mercy waits for pity to speak.
Neither do I condemn thee; 60 and sin
no more" And we are ever to remember
viour:
First, there is never question as to
how deeply we have sinned: the storie. Of
the greatest sinners are told in the New
Testament for our hope.
Second. there is power enough in the
blood Of the Son to blot out the deepest
sin. Though your sins be as scarlet they
shall be as white as snow; though they be
crimson they shall be as wool.
the man with sin is like the sands OF the
sea for number il he would feel the power
Of the shed blood Of the Son OF God he
must by real faith and honest confession
Law hold upon Him for eternal life.
His kindness lifted her burden. and tbs
world is Just diving to-day for the want OF
sympathy. think the time is long past
when men are willing in these days to
spend an hour in listening to abstract rea.
soning or deep theological discussions. 1
feel confident that the time is upon O.
church. or that minister ready to bestow q
word OF cheer. ready to help little in
bearing the burden OF life. :,
A wor,an came with q handful of sand
10 her minister and said. "My sins are like
that for number" and be said. Take the
sand back to the sea and let wave roll
over your handful of sand and they will be
gone. Tonight ! bring you to the sec
greater than any the world has ever looked
upon.
'Th-re is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanueps vein.
And sinners plunged beneath that Hood,
Lose all their guilty stains"
Neither do I condemn thee" said Jesus
wher IL her accusers had slipped away.
We do not know wha. became Of this
woman. but I am perfectly sure that she
never ,inned again: This is the secret OF
victory over sin: Catch = glimpse OF the
face faircr than all the sons Of men, listen
but once to the sound of His voice, sweeter
thaa all the music of earth. How the man
that breaches the development Of character
can match this matchless story l cannot
see: how the man who takes the blood out
OF the word of God and the sacrificial part
away from the death of Christ can for
moment compare his message with this
story of the divine Son of God is more than
/ can tell. I bid all burdened ones
weighed down because OF sin to come INTO
His presence tonight and :rou can hear
Him say "Neith.r do condemn thee; SC
and SIN no more"