Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-01-14
TOO MUCH Hjn.iii.IIiroo
Faith, Hope and Love Should
Fill the Christians Heart With
the True Light.

lllC IQS EiShS
IN the fourth chapter Of St Pauls Sec
l ond epistle to the Corinthians. begin
ming at the sixth verse, he says: God.
who commanded the light to shine out
of darkness, hath shined in our hearts
to give the light Of the knowledge OF
the glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in earth
en- vessels, that the excellency OF the
power may be Of God, and not of us.
We are troubled on every side-the
apostle in speaking out OF the depths
OF heartfelt e1perience-yetn not dis
tressed; we are perplexed, but not In
despair; prosecuted, but not forsaken;
cast down, but not destroyed; always
bearing about in the body the dying
of the Lord Jesus. that the life also
Of Jesus might be manifest in our
body"-that is, the life Of him who
is the life and the light Of men.
You know that light is used as the
symbol of all excellence, of all good
ness, Of all truth, of all purity, OF all
power, in opposition to darkness.
which is the emblem OF their oppo-
sites.
We have been living too much In
the darkness Of fear. Take man
who is full of fear, bring him before
your mental gaze; see how he is CROP
ing and rem mbling in that darkness;
hands outstretched, knees shaking.
heart beating wildly, nerves in rack
ing tension. No man can be himself
in such a state.
Afraid of God.
We have been afraid of God, afraid
Of man, afraid of ourselves. We have
| been afraid of life, afraid Of death
We have been afraid OF things we see
and of things we do not see; afraid
of things that are and of things that
are not. In that darkness we are
| jostling our dearest friends and mis-
| taking them for enemies.
There is the darkness Of anger. See
the angry man. Reason is blinded
Judgment is hooded, thought is dis.
tracted, language is disjointed, right
Is choked to blackness of vision and
truth itself is bludgeoned into insen.
sibility.
There is the darkness of doubt All
too often we have been wandering in
that darkness which, like Egyptian
darkness, could be felt; God cannot be
seen: goodness is hidden from view;
the stars have ceased to shine; the
sun is in an eclipse; there Is no honor
in man; there is no virtue in woman;
there is nothing but hypocrisy in the
church; nothing but rottenness in 80
ciety.
There is the darkness of worry
The man perturbed cannot find the
way to gain the thing desired. He
says: Il can't do it, can't see the way
He wants TO accomplish purpose, bu,
is like the blind man cropping, because
in that state of worry the faculties
are all out Of joint.
Sees Men as Trees.
He sees men as trees walking; his
vision is Opaque. II any Of us have
been in darkness, let US rejoice in the
light which streams today from the
face of Jesus Christ. who came to dis
pei all our darkness regarding the ma
ture Of God, the love of God. the rela
ton OF man to God and the relation ot
! man 10 his fellow men.
God is our Father. God is love. We
are all his children. Life is Gods gift
lie will help us meet all its duties
tear all its burdens, endure all its
sorrows.
He has brought life and immortalit!
to light and has abolished death, wiped
it out, annihilated it.
"Be We angry and sin not" embodles
his teaching. Doubt not the ultimate
reign of goodness, truth and love
among men, is the very command Civ
en- in his coming into the world. fol
"the tabernacle of God is amone
men,"
BE not solicitous; do not worry
he says. So / plead, wait Gods goot
time to bring you out Of your Difficult
ties and trials. He will bring you into
"a wealthy place." Be patient
| Let the light Of his divine human
face stream upon you. Be transformed
into his image. Let faith, hope anG
love rule your hearts. Then your life
will be filed with light and you shall
rejoice with the JOY that is unspeak
able and full Of glory."-Rt. Rev. Sam
uel Fallows.
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