The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-25
The Remedy and Its Application.

God has provided the remedy; it
is only eficacious when applied. To
look to Jesus means to believe that
he is your saviour. "Who is he that
overcometh the world but he that be-
lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God.
To believe in one is to have conf
dence in him. Christ by his eX
ample has shown us how to live, and,
if need be, how to die. He has
taken away the sting from death, by
proving to us there is life beyond
the grave. This earthly life is but
a preparation for a greater life. How
important then that we live in the
fear of God.
LAS l live, saith the Lord God, 1
have no pleasure in the death of the
wicked; but that the wicked turn
from his ways and live; turn We, turn
ye from your evil ways, for why will
We die?" He also says: IF the wick
ed restore the pledge, give again that
he had robbed, walk in the statutes
of life, without committing iniquity;
he shall surely live, he shall not die"
By following the crowd people
are often led astray; possibly under
better conditions they would not
have done these wicked things. The
tempter has caught them in his
snare. Just here, let me remind you
that none of us are so good, that the
evil one cannot lead us into wrong
paths. When we find out our mis-
take, if we are wise, we will confess
it and ask forgiveness which is sure
to be readily granted. The only way
to be restored into Gods favor and to
have the sun of righteousness shine
on you with healing in his wings is
to own up and make restitution. 1t
takes great courage to confess you
have done wrong, but that is the
only course for wise person. Then
lust think! you can again feel the
pleasures of a clear conscience, and
YOU can look the whole world in
the face. This do, and you will live;
neglect it, and you die. To-day If
We will hear his voice, harden not
your heart
The men began the good work of
easing their consciences, and now
the women are following suit. 1t is
a wholesome sign and / am glad to
see the people getting in peniten-
tial mood; this is opening the way
for a revival of righteousness (doing
right which we sorely need. There
is great spiritual dearth throughout
the land. You have lusted after the
vanities and pleasures of this world;
God has given you your requests but
has sent leanness into your souls.
Let us leave off following these
strange Gods and turn to the true
God, the maker of the heavens and
the earth, and you, if we would be
happy. Remember you can't follow
worldly pleasures and God at the
same time. He demands our undl-
vided love. Processing Christians
who try to do this are bringing the
church into disrepute. They are do
ing more harm than an avowed enc
my. Religions was not designed to
make our pleasures less. When we
fear God we need fear nothing else
this is pleasure in higher form.
Christians are sad only when they
see what terrible mistakes people
are making in following after world
" pleasures, because the end of these
things is death. God who made the
beautiful flowers, and singing birds,
surely did not mean that his children
should 20 mourning all their days.
AS our minister aptly expressed it,
we are getting out of the basement
of the house into the upper stories,
where the air is purer, the vision
broader. This is happiness in a
higher form.
Nature has been giving me an
other lesson. On my way to the
vegetable garden which is situated
near a creek, and where to my mind,
nature has centered all the beauties
of the place, consequently leading us
into not only an appreciative but a
reflective mood, came across several
hills of volunteer peanuts, looking so
raeasly, so scrawny, and so plainly in
need of help that my garden hoe
at once came from my shoulder,
and 1 began to try to relieve
them. But the ground proved
to be like flint Being on the
edge of the well-cultivated plot, they
had missed the plow. They seemed
just about to give up the struggle