The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-05


such. words as these! They are His
words! The book is The Book! It
is a book of revelation. 1t opens
consciousness a knowledge to me of
the Creator of us all. 1t is a voice,
revealing to me from whence l came
and whittier | go. l am a. son,
son i'm my Fathers home eternal. I
shall be like him. l am like Him. I
am born in his image. l am baptized
with his spirit. 1 am ready to go. Ir
His name I go. My words shall he
His words, for His words are my
words. What shall do shall be the
expression of what am, And
II am crucified with Jesus.
And He lives and dwells in me,
Cling,
'Tis no longer l, but He.
All my will is yielded to Him,
And His Spirit reigns within,
And His precious blood each mo-
Keeps me cleansed and free from sin.
And now have fought through the
suggestions of the Devil to victory.
There is non longer the voice from the
mythical past leading me along the
way of the skeptic. 1 have found the
pearl Of greatest price. was found
Of the Pearl and became his jewel. /
am now His and am out on His mis-
sion. And as l go hear that same
still voice that first called me, His
saying: "Be strong and of a good cour-
age" Jerico and All are before me.
i will obey the command Of my great
general "and the walls Of Jericho shall
fall down fiat" But must abe of
good courage" With the bravery of
the lion and the gentleness of the lamb
must go forward. must "be ur-
gent in season, out Of season." must
"reprove, rebuke and exhort." "Zeal
for thine house, o Lord" must "eat
me up" must deal alike with the
pauper in his hovel and the rich in
his mansion. Personal advantage, or
personal welfare must never color my
message. Fear Of men may not move
me nns.f for ia moment moment ..r The seorner;s
shsts nss ss1c'' :esiE sR ehe
critics opinion, social ostracism, the
headsman's axe. the incendiary's
torch, the soldiers sword the frown
Of kings, the wrath of queens, the
party's planks the governors pranks,
the presidents power, nor the DEVILS
hour, none of these shall stop my
mouth or fill it with the words that
proceed therefrom. This is a fear
full responsibility. Who is sufficient
for these things? He alone who called
me, sent me, sympathizes with me.
He alone who "worketh in me might
ly."
/ am now a pastor. The care of
souls is placed upon my heart. The
responsibility for the salvation of
ear again to the voice that called me.
I listen to its message, and it comes:
"When / say unto the wicked, o
wicked man thou shalt surely die, and
thou dost not speak to warn the
wicked from his way; that wicked man
shall die in his iniquity, but his blood
will I. require at thy hand. Never
theless, if thou warn the wicked of his
way to turn from it, and he turn not
from his WOW: he shall die in his ini-
nuity, b1luepIou hast delivered thy
-soul:" J. will He who sent me
say to me; lie has delivered his SOUP?
Does he require a personal message?
Must go as John the Baptist and say
to Herod, at is unlawful for thee to
have her.? This John lost his head by
ers. He became personal. Someone
high in authority felt keenly his
sharp rebuke. (The devil resents re-
proof. so he hurried John on up for
his martyrs crown). Is it "as wise
as the serpent and as simple as the
dove "to bite ones tongue before
great sin? Shall l exercise the judg-
ment of Nathan of Elijah, of Jere-
miah, or of Balaam? Shall general
ize only? What does he who sent me
require of me? When will He say of
me, "This man has delivered his
SOUP?
! l am one of authority in the church.
Many souls shall be required at my
hand in the great day when the
chance has passed, the die is cast, my
record is written. ''To whom much
is given of him shall much be re-
quired." | must be careful here.
And careful is prayerful. "Lest after
/ myself should be a castaway." The
two ways open tot me are so easily
confused. There is my way and Thy
way. And my feet seem so prone to
walk my own. Again / seek to hear
the voice that called me out and sent
me forth. / remember the tones, and
it speaks again: "If thy brother sin,
go show him his fault between thee
and him alone. If he hear thee thou
hast gained thy brother. But if he hear
thee not, take with thee one or two
more, that at the mouth of two wit
nesses or three, every word may be
established. But if he refuse to hear
them, tell it unto the congregation;
and if he refuse to hear the church
also, let him be unto thee as the Gen.
tile and the publican. Truly 1 say
unto you what things soever we shall
bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven, an dwhat things soever ye
shal1 looao op oarth obon ho Ionood
There are many in my flock "who
walk as other Gentiles walk" "ful-
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