The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
School Sunday Service.

+! School Sunday Service.
+; The auditorium last Sunday coatalu
!; ed the combined congregations OF th
!; to wItEess the concluding exercises o
; the graded school. The exercises were
ioHeAe.i with PRAYER from Rev. y. X
/. Ncoa:un. pastor O. tie fl'esby;eriai
c!:c:oil. ;;:a ::l!;sSi: ,:;as uuas" ;ue chal.g'
II .,::rS W. &. Davis. with Miss E:t2;
Brcckn,on as pianist Miss Jessie Nc
Lean had charge OF the singing Of The
school children. and they showed them
selves 10 have been well trained Tor The
occasion.
Rev. L. y. Cooper, the reti"eing pas
tor OF the Manning Baptist church
preached the Bacealamase sermon, aGc
for thirty minutes he held the very
clooa>y attention. ii the large andiaGce
N;r. Cooper has a most pleasing voice
and delivery. His illustrations were aH'
and appropriate, his reasoning strong
clear and effective. It was in our opin
ION the best u:tecauce ;or such an 0c
casicn that has been delivered in that
auditorium, and that is putting it strong
because the stage OF that auditorium
has had upon il some able preachers
but TO our mind the sermon OF Sunday
eXcelled them all. MIR. Cooper inter
spersed his remarks with the uicest kind
of illustrations which drove his points tc
the mark so cleari that there was none
present who went away without under.
standing the preacher clearly.
Mr.. Cooper's theme was!Success Tex;
Joshua Is, he stressed the four ''P's. =
Purpose, Preparation. Perseverance
and Pleasantness. The following is q
brief outline of the sermon.
SuccesS-Read. Josh. l:l-S.
Text, JOSH. lis.
This book OF the law shall lot de-
part out of thy mouth. but thou shalt
indicate thereon day and night, that
thou mavest observe to do according tC
all that is written; for there thou shalt
work thy way prosperous: and there
thou shalt have good success"
Success is the good for which all hui
manity is striving. the prize which
eager hands from ell mankind are en-
deavoring to clasp.
As the flirting mirage OF the desert
has lured many to their ruin, so vast
numbers have fallen by the wayside in
their pursuit of success: this however Is
attributable to the fact that her laws
haye been disregarded and her uandat,
es violated.
As the Star OF Bethlehem peeped
from behind the curtain of night &c
guide the footsteps of the Wise Men in
the long ago and as they must follow IN
its light if they would find the new born
babe, even so has success laid down her
laws and with imperlous command said
to each worshipper at her altar. Ii now
aud follow them"
10 success there IS no new route, we
can only take the old pathway along
which are many landmarks and many
wrecks, but as we journey we can note
the sign boards which travellers OF form
er days have posted.
The first one. demanding our atten-
ton, has upon it the one word Purpose.
This is as it should be. Without fix
edness OF purpose how can one dare
hope to succeed? How car one expect to
obtain that which he has rotin view5 rs
the rudder OF the ship guides her safely
through the fury Of the storm, so fix
edness Of purpose will serve US IL the
struggle for success.
Bring into exercise every energy OF
your being, use every legitimate oppor.
tunity, make each thing that comes tc
pass in Your life courage toward the
consumation OF Your ideal.
Watch tne man who is successful IN
the ayocation which you have chosen
anG see his tixedness OF purpose.
Warren Hastings at the age CT seven
years, lay on the banks Of the rirQlet.
which flows through the domain OF his
house. as he lay there, there arose in
his mind 4 scheme, a scheme which he
never abandoned: it was to recover the
estate of his father and himself to be.
come Hastings of Daylesford.
In all his eventful career he never
forgot his purpose and when his long
checkered public life was closed, Hast
ings went home TO Daylesford to die.
Siany today who sleep in nameless
g.ages or wander through the tortures
OF !; wasted life, have had memories as
capacious and faculties as ine as aic.
Cauley butI lacking ip steaolness OF
purpose.
To purpose must be added Prepare.
cion.
No man ever rose to and maintained a
high place among men because OF
ei,auca. Back OF the man prominent IN
auy vocation today, yo4 will find pc
riod Of preparation and should pc even
yet cease to study. at that nomeht ti';
career will have reached its height.
Men till ia this life. spheres for which
they have equipped themselves. You
cannot deceive tae peo!.;e long. ! sIfO-
ing process is constantly taking place,
with the result that man occupy their
right!ul places.
TO GXedness Of purpose and thorough
preparation muss he added that quality
known as Perseverance.
Columbus in rags and tatters. in hun
ger, amid jeers and in almost hopeless
solicitation, worked for eighteen years
before any one could be found to take
his part but never for 4 moment did he
think Of giving up.
The secret OF every successful life: OF
Newton, Of Washington, Wellington,
Wiiberforce, Grant, IS found ,:o~e in the
word Perseverance, than in al others.
Difficulties will arise, obstacles un-
welcomed, will throw themselves across
your pathway. What shall we do with
them? Yield TO them and in hopeless
ness quit the fight?
Even to hesitate is to fail.
TO persevere is TO succeed.
Yield? When the heart has ceased to
beat. Give up? When the blood stand:
cold ia the veins; thea and not until
then.
Ii nov you will add to Purpose, Prep,
aratior apd Perseverance that peculiar
charm known as Pleasantness, success
is all but attained.
Cod has put enough Of sunshine and
song in the world. 10 enable every mau
TO smile.
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