The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10

ituaI, Physical and Moral Evil.
20 wave upon the strand!
What urges thee in vain i
To lift the bafled hand 5
In suppiance again!
"The passion that impels q
The tidal energies
In every bud that swells, , e,
In every soul that sighs;
'The Same that on the cross
Sustained the dying Christ,
When love for seeming loss
Alone was sacrificed"
John B. Tabb, in Sunday.Sch1a1
Courage is essent
illness is essential
young or old. Fait
or to maniiness; fd 49,,
do his duty, or to
be competent for Il
conflicts and struggl
without strength or
Faith is confidence
mere man-strong
every enemy, every
that can oppose tn
or old. Therefore
courage and faith
his life career, y =!
would be man,
less than man
There Is no S
and courageous WitRe
who have neither belh
our God, the one true GU
cannot of themselves end0
that opposes them, hence they
fyodc or in c1,rpocod NM
perhuman powers, for aid, and thu
substitute for faith. When the idol
Philistines of old, worshipers Of D8s
gave battle to Israel, they cried out to on
another, anxiousiy and enconragingly:
"Woe unto US! who shall deliver us ont Of
the hand of these mighty gods? these {the
strength af IsraeD are the gods that smots
the Egyptians with all manner of plaques
in the wilderness. Be strong, and quit
ye be not servants unto the. Hebrews,
selves eseG ike nsne men esa sad % Aaa s then
was that the Phihstines fought and Israel
was smitten. The Israelites in that con-
aict had not faith in their God, the livisR
God, but their confidence was in the sacred
ark, and that confidence failed them, and
the ark was captured and they themselves
were vanquished, while the PhilistiDe wors
bulpcl6 VI bdSOu were
the hsons ssIass sss to' to hs1s sSe RS RfSSPh. dsiG
God in their conflicts and be stronH in Hin
strength. Strengthen ye the weak hands,
and confirm the feeble knees" be said.
"Say to them that are of fearful hear,
Be strong fear not; behold, your God vii !
come with vengeance, with the reeompense
Of God; He will come and save you. And
the Apostle says to Christian belieyers,t
FFWotoh II fo,k ,v,x xI1 t-
you like men, be strong" The call is the
same in the olden time and in the, new
for the need and the duty Of those WHO
would show themselves men are ever the
same. We must realize this If we would
fill our place and do our work.
The apostle sounds his call In view Of the;
life we have to live and Of the foes we have
to fight, Finally, be. strong in the Lord
and in the strength of His might. Put on I
able to stand against the wiles Of the devils
For our wrestling is not against flesh andf
blood, but against the principalitiee,
against the powers, against the world.ruk
ers of this darkness, against the spiritual
hosts Of wickedness in the heavenly place3.
Wherefore take up the whole armor of 8
God that ye may be able TO Withstand III !
the evil day, and, having. done al, 20 I
stand" In our own strength we can do !
things that we have to do or ought TO do.
1t is a sad thing for youngeman to hare
all the physical and spiritual enemiss in thSs
universe to face and combat unGded. It %
comfort for young man to feel that he [!
has on his side, ready at his call to give !
him protection and assistance, all the limit
less and infinite spiritual forces of the UNI.
verse, capable of triumphing over every
physical, moral and spiritual ;evil. Every
60T,n0 hoo tho oh loSx
two conditions. q
Soon after our Civil War, while General
Grant was still at Washington in COM
mand of the armies of the United Statss,
young officer on enlisting duty was 66g.
toned in one of the northern cities. TIM
young officer was not only soldier Of the
army Of his Government, but he was sol
and he was active in winning recruits for ];
his spiritual Commander. He sought out
young men in places of evil-doing and OF
moral danger in order to win them from I
their evil ways. Hearing of vile den Of
special peril, where young men: were led =
astray, and where it was difficult for an !
honest man, even policeman, to, obtain I
and guarded, he set himself to find access Z
to the place and its endangered young
men. At length he obtained entrance, and
be was quickly recognized as the only well
doer in the place, and as there for the .ex. 4
press purpose of aiding to break up the
vile business of the establishment. *
As he was describing to friend his eff &
forts to. obtain an entrance to that den,
and his experiences among those desperate
evil.doers, his friend asked him:
Were you not afraid, all by yourself ?? y
Afraid" replied the young officer.
''Why should be afraid? Suppose had
special orders from General Grant to do 4
this work, should feel afraid? Why, Il
any one attempted to stop me, should
clap my hand on my orders and say to-
General Grant and the whole United States
Army are back of me, ready to give me
support. You'd understand that then I'd
feel strong and confident. But I've more
than that support back: of me now. All
the spiritual powers of the universe are
ready to give me aid. I've no right to feel 2,
afraid while in Gods service, doing His
work for those whom He loves"
That is the way for young man to feel,
while he is where he ought to be, doing
what he ought to do. In Gods service we
have no right to fear or fly. We are to
stand courageously, having boldness in
faith, whoever is our enemy, or whatever
forces our enemy brings against US. There
are only two great powers in the universe,
God and the devil. Being with God, God Z
will be with US, and all other foes or forces :
are as naught to us. "Be subject therefore
unto God, but resist the devil, and he will
flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he
will draw nigh to you" Near to God, there
is our safety; there is strength: there u
the place to have courage through faith.