The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-19
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Brethren and sisters, I shall not
spreach tonight. Let us talk together
5fSconcerning the great thing which has
to us. We are blind, now
I'VE see. Of course we all know that
|.to0ye Sloye is the fundamental principle of
ssTeligion-that. we must love the Lord
saRlth all our hearts and our neigh
sSbors as ourselves. But tonight we
|Srealize as never before what il
Smeans in a practical way to be a
3$child of God. All ar~ saved by grace
through faith, but if works are the
fruit and evidence Of a living, saving
faith, what claim have some of us
to Christianity and what hope of a
home in heavcn9 What good have
we doneq How many broken hearts
have we hcaled9 How many down.
cast have we cheercdY How many
fallen have we liftedq Do we care
for the sick as we ought7 Do we
look after the aged and infrm as
best we can? Do we bear each other $
burdcnq Is the world better for our
having lived9 Alas some of us will
be saved so as by fire. The jeweled
crown of honor which we might
have won will be missed, because we
cared more for public opinion than
for heavenly approval! Saved as by
fire!' Oh! the pity Of it. It was a
terrible shock to hear those words,
Damn such religion;' Jesus Christ
cursed and damned the fruitlcss fig.
tree-how much more fruitlcss re-
ligion7-a self-rightcous I'm-better-
Athan-you - and I'm-saved-satisfed- :
and-esting-easy mind that takes no
&nterest in those aroune who are
Most! We witnessed terrible thing
991ere tonight-a man driven from
church by the devil! Poor John Arm
yields heart is harder now than ever
Sseefore. Oh! beloved, what shall we
8a That man must be saved! He
oh'$$tG@ry sensitive and will naturally
iiff( fhRI any advances That seem pat
,Ss and will misconstrue the best
p nsyWes. 1t will take a heaven
n,act to successfully approach
5 careful! We saw tonight
that he was heart-hungry for love
and sympathy. ThrougE love is the
only way he will ever be reached
through human agency. There has
been much evil said and believed Of
John Armfeld, and I believe we
would be doing God IS service if all
speak good word for him-tell Of
some good deed he mas lonesome
service rendered.
When over the fair fame of friend
or foe
The shadow Of disgrace shall fall,
instead
Of words of blame, or proof of thus
and so,
Let something good be said.
"Forget not that no fellow being
yet
May fall so low but love may lift
his head;
Even the cheek of shame with tears
is wet,
If something good be said.
No generous heart may vainly turn
aside
In ways of sympathy, no soul so
But may awaken strong and glori-
fed,
If something good be said.
'And so charge We, by the thorny
crown,
And by the cross on which the
Savior bled,
And by your own souls hope c,f
fair renown,
Let something good be said
A little girl, Jeanic Smith, sprang
up eagerly, forgetting the painful
fact that her dress was old and worn
and faded. "Plcase, sir, T know he
didn't burn that barn lac: 7,ght that
they've been whispering. Hc sat up
all night with my sick grandpa, and
he and brother Joe and T stood in
the porch and saw the blaze. He s
bctter'n anybody to us-gave us
money to buy grandpa's medicine
and brings him apples and oranges
to eat" Jeanie's voice broke in a