The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-11
DON'T WAIT FOR SOMETHING
GREAT BUT START NOW
BY Rev. 10y Warwick.

for husband and children Is the
Lords work.
1t does not free her from the OBJ
legation to do outside service as she
has opportunity. But in her home,
round the trivial task-she may say
with Nehemiah, 81 am doing great
work; why should the work cease
while come down to you?"
What 1 am" said Lincoln, Il owe
to my angel mother"
Even the call to church work, the
call to the mission field, the call to
seek and save the lost-nor any 9TH
er call is more Divine and more to
be obeyed than the call to the duties
of motherhood.
What is the state without the
out tre mother?
You can't make men without hav-
ing homes and mothers. Woman S
suffrage may come in all the states of
this great republic. 1t may bring
good with it when IL comes, but IL
will not bring woman any greater
gifts. or power, or influence than she
possesses right now.
But what can 1 do, and what
good is there in my present employ
ment?" 1t is a Sunday school teach
er who speaks now. She, or he says,
"I am discouraged and out of heart.
| do not seem to get anywhere with
nv work. / see no results. L love
to feel that l am bringing things to
pass. The children don't seem 10
want to learn. 1t is like pouring
water out that cannot be gathered
up again"
Rut listen. brother, or sister, we
q,
And we do not expect the harvest to
come the day after the sowing, do
we? And we cannot dictate to the
great Teacher or to where and with
what we work, can we? And we are
not foolish enough to sit down and
wait for some great thing to do be-
fore we try to do anything?
We must do our best where we
are with what we have and leave
the rest to Him who says, go work
| in My vineyard" In the morning SOW
thy seed and in the evening with
hold not thy hand. You are to SOW
| by all waters, use every opportunity
do good to all the people you can
and in as many ways as you can.
The teachers OF today are helping
to make the men and women OF to-
morrow. Governors, diplomats
presidents, poets, statesmen, preach'
ers and other makers of history are
in the Sunday school on Sunday, anC
in the public school from Monday I'll
: Friday afternoon. Some Of them
~dge there unwillingly with snail'
pace" But they are there. Some
thing and somebody will help tC
make them.
The devil, the saloon, the slot ma
chine, the cigarette store, the dime
novel, the cursor and swearer-
these are busy. They never sleel
and they never forget and they neve
neglect an opportunity-thes agent
and ambassadors of ruin. They neve
get impatient in dealing with boys
They never grow weary in seeking t
win them for their Master. The ser
wants of sin are wiser in their gen
Grafton than the children of light
More money is spent in your town t
help make boys bad than the churcl
spends to help them to be good. Th
church, the Christian home and goo'
men and women must work to coun
teract and destroy all these work
of the devil. We must build stroni
wall of protection around these mel
of tomorrow.
Don't wait for something great
And do not-like Mr.. Micawber-
wait for something to turn up. G,
out and start something yourself. |
is easy and cheap TO stand or 81
around and criticise the church an