The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-29
A Chat With the Boys.

| CESS VI Idllul c,l1lS VI uCdIu IL dCIdlu
of failure, life or death? To attain
eternal life, certain requirements are
made of you. In the first place God
is a jealous God, We must worship
Him and no other. He must be first
in everything if we would live truly
happy lives. To the Christian God
smile and approval are as necessary
as the sunshine is to plant and ami
NAL life, or the air that we breathe.
We can't live without it. This is no
hardship, but labor of love. To
give you an idea of / Nv we should
trust our heavenly Father, will tell
you story: A Brooklyn pastor was
swimming in water thirty feet deep.
Looking some distance up to the
dock, he saw his sweet little baby
girl looking down upon him. He
! called out to her, "Bet, jump" She
did not fear the sullen waters, she
saw only her fathers assuring face.
Instantly she jumped, her father
caught her and swimming around
with her awhile brought her safe to
the dock. We must have this same
child-like confidence in God, if we
wish to get to Heaven.
Would you be surprised to know
that we are idol worshippers just as
truly as the Chinese and other for
eign nations are? Anything that
comes between US and God is an idol.
1t may be pet dog, fine horses, an
automobile, or it may be an old pipe,
things to eat or to drink. Don't you
think we had better try to convert
ourselves first, then we would be
more successful with the heather.
Too many of us serve Christ only
with the lips, when it is the heart
He wants. You read your mothers
letters for the heart message, just so
you should read your Bible. We are
commanded not to use Gods name
irreverently. Don't forget that,
'Six days shalt thou work" Idle
ness gets people into trouble, so get
busy, boys. Remember to keep the
Sabbath day holy. No ball games on
Sunday, boys. Though hand join
in hand the wicked shall not go un-
punished"
Do you smoke cigarettes? If so,
determine with Gods help you will
never smoke another. With every
puff you are inhaling poison, slowly
but surely changing a strong body
into an enfeebled one. Do you know
that the cigarette habit brings on
the drink habit? 1t creates thirst,
you want something you hardly
know what. One poison counteracts
another, so you begin to drink. Re-
member it is easy to go down hill.
'sKnow ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost?" Make it
fit place for Him to dwell in.
Christ died to save you, you are hon
or bound to live in a manner that is
well-pleasing in His sight. Resolve
this moment you are going to live a
pure life. When one tries to do
right the devil will try to trip you in
every way he can, but that is good
sign, he is afraid he will lose you.
Resist the devil and he will flee
from you" Don't bother with the
bottle, boys. That is for the baby,
you have outgrown that stage.
St. Paul says we must put off
"Anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy communication, etc.
In the East there is dreadful dis
ease called leprosy. The people af-
fected are called lepers. They are
compelled to live by themselves.
When anyone approaches they cry,
"Unclean! unclean!" When you are
in the company OF men who tell dirty
stories, get away as fast as you can.
They are moral lepers and are un-
clean. Read third and fourth chap
ter of Proverbs. Pattern your life
by them if you wish to get the best
things. 1t is a continual battle,
boys. The temptation is always on
hand to get you into trouble, but If
you pray, Christ is just as willing to
help you out, that is the difference.
1t depends entirely on you. Like
child learning to walk you will fall
many times, but don't stay there, get
up and try again. You will gradu-
ally get stronger and stronger
You have put off good many
things, now what must you put on?
"Mercies kindness, humbleness of
mind, meekness, long-suffering; for
bearing one another, forgiving one
another" In short, it is a life OF
self-denial, which seems to be at