The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-24


spending our time in aimless wander
ings, in indefinite probabilities, how
much more sensible and profitable it
would be for us to find out, "Lord
what wilt Thou have ME doq" Ques-
ton yourself. How did 1 learn to
walk, not in single day, not by
single effort, but by constant trying
How did you learn to read, to spell,
to write and to singq When you hear
the beautiful voice Of the trained sim
ger, how you do admire it and wish
YOU were SO talented and gifted. You
do not think Of the time, study and
training it took to develop that voice.
Alasl No, you grasp for the fruits
without thinking of the work it takes
to produce them. If you would only
think and look for the cause and ef-
feet. Thinking leads to knowledge,
good thoughts are true wealth, they
are fountains of living water. Chris
tian training is the only hope of our
church and country. My friends, you
want to realize rs early as possible
in life that just as you are living,
thinking and doing now, just so will
your future existence be. This life is
only transitory and preparatory for
grander. nobler future existence. A
young man says, will be n lawyer.
He goes to a law school and just as
he is. studious and painstaking in ac-
quiring legal knowledge, just so sure
will lie be a good lawyer. He learns
law. and knowing how to use it,
makes him successful. A young lady
desires to be a musician and just 80
much time and study as she honestly
and faithfully devotes to it, just so
much and certain she will become
the skilled pianist. Learning how is
not easy, but it is the road to success.
Now yoll know that it is essential
for you to have some business or pro-
fession for this world and you select
something you think you can do. II
YOU would be successful You must do
il with all your might. Now it is
necessary for You to awake and know
that all the things Of this world are
non-cssential and only incidental to
your earthly existence and that your
future state is the main one, and the
one for which you must prepare your
selves by special work and training
You must fit yourselves for the Mas
ter's design, and learn how to ut
Yourselves into the work for which
YOU are destined and not be misfit
and be rejected and east out. 10 DO
this, you must study God S Holy book,
learn to pray for Divine assistance
and instructions, learn to surmount
the little troubles of life which pre-
pare You to overcome the greater ones.
Train Your hearts and minds daily
and prepare yourselves for eternal
life lust as You would for your earth
ly affairs. Sometimes you are so
stupid that nothing but the misfor-
tunes Of others can arouse you to
see your own blessings. How unthank-
ful You usually are for the many
mcrcics land blessings which God
showers upon you. You must learn
that You must grow in Grace, Chris
tianity is progressive. "Hoaven is
not reached in single bound. We
build the ladder on which we rise
from lowly earth to vaultcd skies and
to its summit, mount round by
romd." Only little while Of earth $
troubles and trials and then eternal
rapture. IF you would only fully see
this. how gladly you would go with
bright and shining faces amid earth s
worst misfortunes and trials, only a
little while and then eternal JOY and
re-union. "Be Ye followers Of God
as Dear Children.' It is not the thco-
logy that YOU may have in your head
that makes you Il christian. and Will
save YOU. but the love you have IN
your heart. The experience Of most
christians is, that we are just as much
in need Of grace to do our LORD $
will as Of guidance to teach us what
that will is. A story is told Of a con-
vcrsation between an old and useful
church member and a younger broth
er in the church, about rising up car
w in the morning. The older man
said it had been his lifelong habit
to rise early and that he found those
early morning hours invaluable for
Bible study and communion with God.
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