The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-05

ready 10 :un - meet you. This is all that
He requires on Your part. He is ready to
do all the rest.
1t is said that DE- Rainsiord, OF Eng
land. in one OF the Nortniieid conferences
at one time rc,ated the story OF an old
friend OF his German professor. who
was an agro>tic. and as you know the
creed of the agnostic is simply. Il do no,
know" This old professor. came 10 visit
Dr.. Rainsford and vent with him 10 all the
ended the rector said to him. Professor:
tell lie what you think OF it all, His an,
>wer was. 1t IS beautiful, bat that Is all
can say" Then D.. Rainsiord pat to mia
these questions:
FRS. DO you not thin: that ii IS pos.
.ibc that there may be Cod and the
old professor said. ''ieS, possible.
Second. Then do You not think that 1t
is probable that God has made a revelation
OF Himself TO His creatures: :. and MS
friend answered. Yes. pronS6!e,. 80,
chat He would make that rcve ation pain
if We were to ask Him and the cd p"o,
fcssor answered Il should think He would
Vel said DR.. Rainsford. ''h.yc YOU
ever asked Him and the cd man an-
swercd No
For nv sake" said he, will you ask
Him now" and they tel upon their knees
in the study. and the o.d minister Sald,
Lord God, reveal Thyself unto my dear
friend" When his prayer was ended he
said, Now. Professor, You pray. and the
old man lifted up his eye. and said; "Oh.
God y and then as if he felt he had gone
too far. he changed his petition, and said,
.Oh. God. ii there be God. show ne the
light and | will and he was just going
on to say. Il will walk in it, when sud
denly he sprang to his feet with his face
radiant and shouted. Why. see it. see
it, and it is glorious" HI. agnostlcism
took wings and departed from him; Faith
filled his heart and Joy thrilled IN his soul;
He has from that time to this been good
disciple oi Jesus Christ. In the hight OF
all this ! make the plea, only encourage
Your least desire, and you snail come 10
know Him whom 10 know is lie eternal.
III.
"HE HAD COMPASSION AND RAN
| never knew until recently what that
word compassion meant. 1 know now
that it indicates ones suffering with an
other. it is this that makes the story OF
mans traEsgression so pathetic Other
hearts are made to ache and almost break.
Other eyes are filled with tears and other
lives made desolate / can see this old
father going up to the outlook from his
home. gazing off in the direction which his
bow had taken, coming down the steps
again like David OF old crying out, On,
nv son. my son. would God had died Tor
you" He had compassion.
We had i'll our city young man vino
was more than ordinarily prosperous IN
his business. and his prosperity seemed to
be the cause OF his downfall. 1t became
so marked that his partners called HIM
into their Office 10 say that he must either
mend his ways or dispose of his Interests
in the concern. His promises were good;
and all went we'll for a little season, and
then when the failure was worse than ever
they Insisted that ne should dispose OF his
interests to them, and with great sum
of money he began to sink rapidly. lie
had gone from bad to worse until not long
ago they found him floating in the river,
for he had taken his own life. The story
is sad in the extreme. but the saddest porr-
tion OF it is found in the fact that there is
an old man to-day going about the streets
OF the city mourning for his son. lie
scarcely lifts his eyes from the ground as
he walks Sometimes you behold him
with the tears rolling down his cheeks. lie
has compassion And it is fac: that one
never sins, breaking even the least OF
Gods commandments, that the heart OF
the great and loving Father does not yearn
over him and long for his return.