The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21

And men who do not pray are infidels.
whether they know it or not. And.
how sad the condition of that man.
who once believed in God and Christ
and prayer; but who prayS no more
for the reason that he has annihlated
God and rejected Jesus-rtherefore
has nothing to pray to! ! know a few
of that class. Paul makes a fearful
statement, when in Hebrews he says:
For it is impossible for those who
were once enlightened, and have taat
ed of the heavenly gift, and were
made partakers of the Holy Gh.st.
And have tasted of the good word of
God and the powers of the world to
come. If they shall fall away, to. re-
new them again unto repentance; see
ing they cruelty to themselves the Son
of God afresh, and put Him to an open
shame"
That is an awful condition for one
pocket full of table napkins, and not
to be in; upon which remark I will
make a single comment: He is of all
men, the most unwiSe who trifies with
his soul!
know a young fellow who Thinks
If is very smart to say he doesn't he
lieve in God--has no faith in religion
doesn't believe there's any heaven or
hell, etc. And he has never been ac-
cused OF having more sense than his
mother gave him, / don't think the
good Lord will require very much
of him. The chances are that he NAV
slip into heaven with idiots and
babies. as he doesn't know any better
than try to ape those who do know,
or ought to know better. but who talk
ana write infidelity for the same rea-
son a fellow once killed o buZzard-
.for the big of the thing Another
young fellow, who never let pass an
opportunity to tell people he was an
Iinfidel was. Sawed off, above the
knees by a very intelligent lady of
this city not long ago. Quite a crowd
of young people were on her piazza,
and as it was Sunday evening, the
Sunday school lesson as we'll as the
sermon of the morning was under lis
cussion. This young fellow repeatedly
said he didn't believe in the Bible nor
in God but was an infidel. The lady
of the house arose and said speaking
to the would-be infidel: "Mr. Name
less / bought a book the other day.
in which, strange to say. | found your
picture. It's a book called 'Charante
Sketches and L want to show it IA
you
BY which time all the young people
on the piazza were saying: Let us
see the picture ?''
Here it u.s." said the lady, land I
never saw a better likeness than it.
at is exactly like you, Mr.. Nameless,"
said one of the girls. whats he DO
ing on the end of that pole?" asked
one of the boys. Hes trying to prize
up something" said another boy.
who's that with hoofs. horns and a
forked tail, right under him?" asked
the girl to whom that young infidel
was irving to made love
"Why that's the devil; don't you
see his pitchfork?" answered a little
ten-year-old boy.
Eyes, son." said the lady. "That man
on the end of the lever is Mr. Name
less. He's an infidel ana with a lever
called 'unbelief, he is trying to turn
over the Rock of Salvation. But. you
see he can't bulge it, though he's got
clean out on the end of the lever. The
devil knows his lever will soon slip
from under the rock and the fellow
will come down. So, he's sitting there
with his pitchfork ready to pitch him
into the furnace. Stand back, all of
you, and let Mr.. Nameless see his
picture"
well, amt it just like him" said
the fellows girl? 81 never saw bet
ter likeness of anybody in my life
said another girl.
"Nameless.i said one of the boys.
you'd better hold up those legs, or
the devil will pull you presently"
mo use of pulling; he's going to
him without any pulling. He'll be
there when his prize slips" said the
lady.
TIE fellow was so badly hacked he
left the house without saying a word.
but as he passed through the gate. he
heard his best girl say: II thought he
had more sense than to talk as he
does. / am glad he's seen himself as
he s.''
/ am sorry to hear that some white
folks, who belong to the church and
pretend to love God and their fellow
men, are trying to stir up strife on
the whiskey question. The Watts law,
imperfect thought it may be, has al
ready done unreasonable good, and
will continue to improve the moral
condition of the country, and should
be upheld until another movement is
made, that will not only drive the de-
mon from the country into the 1ncor-
porated towns, but drive him from
our midst entirely and forever. AS
see it, the man who would take
backward step on the temperance
question, by repeating or modifying
the Watts law, is an enemy to his
race, and is willing to DO his brother
harm just for the sake of little
political advantage he may gain
thereby. True men and patriots arc
striving to elevate humanity. and to
extend the Redeemer's Kingdom. Let
the people, who love righteousness.
keep their faces turned toward the
goal of entire prohibition. and never
falter nor turn back, for political or
any reason, and the day of deliverancc
will surely come.
r. H. WHITAKER.
Tate Spring, the South's most Ia
nous resort. Are you going this sum-