The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

.efd: And | say unto you my friends,
ne not afraid OF them that Kill the
adv. and after that have no more
+pat they can do" There Is a lesson
-ioht here if we can only get hold Of
Il, people for fear of
are so often silenced from speaking
the truth in righteousness, from wit
Sing for prosecuted men, for help
frg to uncover fraud. deception, hypo-
rrjev. crime. Many a good and true
man when wrongly, maliciously as
eailed has been made to suffer from
the timidity, the coWardice of men,
who could have fully indicated the
wronged, and have exposed the
~treacherOus and mean in their voca-
ton of lying and deception. The
famous case in France of Captain
Dreyfus, a few years since. was a con-
=~uicious illustration OF what l have
aid. There were men who knew
that his prosecutors and slanderers
uere outrageously lying against him,
and by speaking the truth boldly,
b.avely could have secured their con-
vicufpn and punishment, and fully
indicated the good name and honor
France, and freed him from the tolls
Of a brave and devoted soldier of
of his vicious and avage enemies.
But they continued silent through fear
If them who could kill the body"
and the brave, faithful honorable pa
triot was made to suffer the greatest
indignities and humiliation that were
prolonged through years. 1t is really
very foolish to so dread the fear Of
man. as to make them remain silent
when great wrongs are being per-
petTated, and honest. upright, true
men are made to bleed in their souls
by the Vaccinations of vicious, cor
rupt, bad and lying men. Hypocrisy
proceeds from fear often. Nothing
&c such n Eilancar Of voice and Sfunp-
fier Of conscience as an unworthy
fear of men-fallen, depraved, sinful
creatures around us. All that these
vile hypocrits and enemies could do
at farthest would be to kill the body.
How contemtibly small IS all this when
brought into the light OF eternity.
Said the blessed Savior in continue
ton: But l will forewarn you whom
We shall fear: Fear him which after
he hath killed hath power to cast
into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear
him" Those of whom / nave spoken
cannot extend their malice beyond
the affliction of the body. They can
heap abuse in vulgar. profane, SLAM
derOuS words; they can insult, malign,
hound and prosecute if the have the
power by reasOn of circumstances;
they can i'll use you; hound you deeply
and venomOus1y, and can stab you
most cruelty, and pervert the minds of
some men against you. But their
power for evil cannot last; 1t cannot
go beyond the body or beyond the
grave. Corporal harm is theirf extent
Of persecution and villainy. But how
small after all is this; how slight
the importance really of killing the
body, it being really all they can pos
sibly do, When compared with the
soul, the immortal part of our being,
that is absolutely. Enthusiastically sure
of Heaven as our final hour if we
Einnnrnly hnIinxa IN Ync,,c 1rsc -
our Redeemer and Lord, and live
consecrated, earnest, faithful, pure,
trusting lives. The Saviour's words
are: Fear him which after he hath.
killed hath pawer to cast into hell:
yea [ say unto you fear him." Do not
fear or stand in awe of the earthly
devils, the accurst imps of the great
Satan himself, who devour and de-
stroy, but fear God. He is the High
and Holy One who inhabiteth eternity.
All wise, all Powerful All Seeing and
Knowing. II say unto you, Fear Him"
He that hath stretched faith in the
heavens. and laid the foundations of
the earth "is the One to fear, for
He hath made both soul and body's.
n can both kill and make alive, and
He can destroy soul and body forever
with everlasting b%urnings. If you are
a devout faithful Christian, living for
Heaven, you will be sure to have en-
emies, perhaps slanderers. Even the
Blessed Master had them by the
thousands when He was upon the
earth. Fear God and love Him with
all the heart, soul and mind, for it
is He only, who can kill and make
allVe-who holds In His own omnipo-
tent hands the scales of justice am the
all important issues of life.
There We're some scholarly and able
men IN Great Britain in the time Of
Tho praat yyor a%u-oo 49, 60. -
the North who recognized the outrage
and iniquity of the course of the
oattle, just as these men strong. Just,
honorable men in England who did
9ot approve of the wicked selfish,
Beers by the Overwhelming mower
In england some four scores of yaar
ago there was a most worthy minister
IN the Church of England who stood
hlgh' and was useful to his fellow
men. 1t was Dean Afford. of Can
terbury. He was a learned CLERGYMAN
who wrote a valuable critical work on
the New Testament that was much
used; he also published a small vol
ume that was read by thousands. 1t
was called THE Queens English" a
sauay OF abuses, etc, in the spoken
language 1t had a certain value and
interest, and may be consulted now
with advantage and instruction. It lost
scsao &C its merit and popularity by
reason OF a critical boo published.
called The Deans English in which
Dean Afford was sharply handled by
the author of the book, and because
OF certain lapses in the use of Eng
llsh. | like the Dean and gathered
information of usefulness from his
study Of English "as she is spoke.
and because of his manly, just views
that tremendous North in
Of the piratical, rascality was
its hatred and greed. was
Waging so terrifcally against The South
with less than One-fourth of number
in men. It was including the navy
some 10000 0 or more against only
some 600 600. In 1858, an edition Of
the Deans book was issued. The aw-
fuI war was being waged with ire
mendou loss to the weak South. and
me North was hilarious and more
belncose than ever before. There is
IN that edition of the Deans book ar
opinion of he war that was true
IEen. and is true now. and will be
e~ternally true. Referring to the North,
me scholarly and conscientious eng
Ash Dean of Canterbury thus wrote:
Its blunted sense of moral obli-