The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-13

wonder in the city Of Detroit, a reporter
called a little bootblack in the street to
polish his boots. The little fellow came,
| but as he got out his brush and was
about to begin a big, brusk fellow cana
| along and said: "You go away, Jimmy;
You 20 away. I will do this" And the
reporter became indignant d sS;d;
What do you mean by t:l:s:' 70, that
is all right. boss. Do You know that JIM
nv has been sick :, the hospital for more
than a month and lie is not rec!E strong
and we boys when We G:e not dong any,
thing turn in and hep him. Is that right.
he said: "An right. go ahead" and as the
bov was plying his brush and his cloth,
and while he was so doing the reporter
lied him with questions: What per cent;
Of what you earn do YOU give to Jimms:,
En-" What per cent. OF what YOU earn
do You give to Jimmy" Il don't know
what YOU mean" How much of the
money that you receive do you keep and
how much do You give to jimmy DO
YOU think | am a sneak? l give all OF 1t
to him. and so do all the boys: we don
keep any of it," So when he finished the
reporter said: "You are a pretty good fel-
low; here is a quarter, and you keep ten
cents and give fifteen cents to jimmy.
No; You don't" and he gave the quarter
to Jimmy. That was divlner. that was
nob,er far than the grandest e.oquenGe
that Brooklyn ever heard.
Now notice in the second place, and l
will make this point brief, the comparison
bv which Paul sets forth the superiority
OF love to ~eloquence. He says, If / speak
with the tongues OF men and angels, but
have not love, l am become as sounding
brass as 4 Changing cymbal. The gilt with
out the grace is likenel to the sounding
of brass, to the ciacHing of cymbals of
bronze. A great Fac preachers boast
themselves OF their Ecardness, sound IN
their theoioGy-and l an not saying any.
thing against %soundncss in theology. And
one is sometimes tempted 90 say. Sound.
yes. that is what it is, but it is without a
ministry and without meaning for a hum
cry world. A Changing cymhal-nolse. con.
fusion, but no ministry, never helpful
for i weary, hungry world. Let us
be something more than Janging
voices, Changing noises. Let us have
reality, genuineness of heart, genu-
ineness Of love, ~genuineness of rei-
gion; that is what tells. That is what
the world wants. That is what it is look
ing for. That is what God is begging
for. I read a story sore months ago IN
one of your newspapers: Two men who
had met to talk on the corner OF a street.
While they were talking a hand organ be.
gan to grind out its dismal music. One OF
the men said. let US 80 on and get away
from that wretched stuff. And the other
said, now, l will not let you talk like that
about that music. Why, do YOU know
that that was Sec the ConQuering Hero
Comes" composed, by the great Handel,
And his friend said: II want you to come
with me to a Handel festival. So a month
later. ne invited his friend to the concert.
and so when the live.v choriscs we're sung
and the great symphony went on, this
friend of his became enraptured., And he
said: isn't that glorious, isn't that beau
tiful:" Yes" said his friend. do you
know what it is? 1t is See the Conquer
ing Hero Comes 1t is what yon heard on
tie organ" Let love conquer your hearts
and the word will make way for your com
inr. and we shall startie the word by the E
speak with the tongres of men and angels.
but have not love, / am become as sound
ing brass or a Changing cyrbal." Let US
have love