The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-12-02
Tp The Citizens Of Union.

DOes Union have Sabbath has been
a question in my mind and one
that has had to be answered in the mega
tive The carrying of Ice cream to the
train, the numerous cigars that come
out of the drug stores, the books and
papers that come from where they are
kept, the amount of sweet meats leaving
the doors of the candy kitchen, the num-
erous bundles passing through the streets,
the increasing number of bootblacks that
occupy the highways, the people that
throng our streets at the hour Of public
worship, all speak 10 ,der than tongue or
pen, that in Union as town the Lord q
day is not observed.
As Mrs. Ta.lo was out at her work
In China man bought tract from ter
He read it and believed the doctrine was
good, but laid the tract aside and thought
Nd more Of it for some time. His wife
died. In his sorrow he remembered the
tract which led him to learn more about
the good news and when it sunk deep
into his heart he decided to close his
shop doors on Sunday and apply for bap.
tism. Shall we who have God S oren
word before us be less wise in observing
the Lords day than this Chinaman?
The question put, why has Union such
a bad name outside of its borders, to a
prominent citizen was answered with,
II do not know; cannot tell why it is.
1 think the following quotation from the
Bible will tell the whole story, Them
that honor me | will honor" 1--WE
will not forsake the house of our Godn
has not been the rule of action in our
growing commercial town. AS sat in
the House of God on Thanksgiving Day,
it panied me to think the children were
not being trained to bs good, true Chris
tian citizens of our Union. How pleas
ant it would have been to Gods ear to
have heard the children uniting their
voices with those who are on the down.
ward hill of life when we sang that good
old song, my Country, 'Tis of Thee"
fear if 1t were not for the good teach
ers of our public schools there would I've
many child who knew next to nothing
about Thanksgiving day with the excep-
tion of havinga big dinner.
| At the House of God twenty-six seats
were occupied by twenty-five people,
not child among the number; the whole
company numbered seventy. five, among
these were six children From the pull
pit we heard the minister read the prayer
Of David found in Psalm 144:l1, and the
reason given for making the request:
"That our SONS may be as plants grown
up in their yonth, that our daughters
may be as corner stones, polished after
the similitude of palace This seldom
will be the case if children are allowed
to neglect the House of God on Sundays
and disregard ths only dav set apart by
the nation for public worship.
| Blessed is that nation whose God is
the Lord. In a few years the children
of today will be the nation of tomorrow.
the collection for Connie Maxweli
Orphanage was small to what it would
II
the three churches had been present in
company with their children and have
done as we'll as one poor widow woman
who sent in penny for each of her five
children, one being sick, one under the
weather, two in the mill, the least with
no shoes to go to Sunday School. She
thought of the future and wanted her
children to learn by experience the
blessedness of giving.
''Stop, look and listen" Enoch
walked with God and was not, for God
took him. Soon we will be not, and
will our journey end in Heaven or will
Satan conduct US to his home, while the
children are left behind to follow on
later? Let us be wise that our thoughts
may turn us unto Gods testimonies.
Then what about the dispensary bot
tles2 If we must have the dispensary, is
there not some way that can be devised
whereby we will not have its bottles
thrown broadcast over our town? The
drops out of the dispensary bottles have
made two little children under six, that
l know of, tipsy and how many more
only God knows. Cannot something be
done to protect those who know moi
their right hand from their leftP Lei
the town follow David's example and
Miss Francis 4. Willard's advice and
soon we shall have such name abroad
that will cause us to lift up our hearts in
grateful praise unto the hills from
whence our help cometh.