The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-26

There are people in hell today, be-
cause someone failed to put his life
in touch with God, and pray.
If God cared as little for the souls
OF men as some church members care,
not a soul ever would have been saw
ed.
I never look at a soul; but that
think it is a locked-up casket of pos
sibilities.
/ never see boy or girl, that I do
not think but that God has a plan
for each one of them.
Every man or woman that God has
used to raise this sin-cursed world
and set it going Godward, has been a
Christian Of prayer.
When a man gets chesty and puts
his old theories up against God; then
God always brings man forward to
show that he is an old marplot, and
an old liar.
Just about everywhere 1 go some
mutt wants to know where Cain got
his wife. I suppose he got her from
his father-in-law. And l am afraid
it is not Gains wife that is bothering
him so much.
The biggest fool on earth is the
man that fools himself.
Every man and woman on earth is
very sharp sighted to the faults Of
others; but when it comes to their
owh, they are blind as bats.
The prodigal son was down; and
you know it is mighty easy for a
fellow to get down and out, but it is
hard for him to get up and in.
Some people here in Sumter pay
their doctor bills by quitting the doc
tor. But that will meet you at the
judgment.
You make a man think that he is
a special favorite of the Lord, and
you will be a 81 eat preacher to him.
One-half Of the so-called back
sliders never knew God, and they new
er front slid
If l were in the town Of Sumter
giving steroptican views and psycholo-
gical messages, and lectures on art and
travel, / would be very popular with
a certain gang.
Paul said that in the last days men
would not endure sound doctrine. And
today the great majority Of the church
members are clamoring for rose water,
lavender scented, desospelized SER
monettes on Little Willie is gone to
Heaven" "Moonshine on your moth
er's grave" or Tell Aunt Maria I'll
be There"
l have no admiration for the worn
out customs or the precedents and
the mannerisms that are sacred with
a thousand churches in this land Of
America. Get out; train your guns on
the enemy. and shell the woods for
God and humanity.
Sin is the one thing in the universe
which can permanently damage d
man and eternally damn him. Disap-
pointment may worry him, grief may
sadden him, adversitics may bring
him hardships and heartaches; but
the only thing that can permanently
leave it's stamp on a mans character,
and eternally damn him in hell. is
sin.
The most stupendOus, gigantic fol-
ly that ever entered the brain of man
or woman, is the supposition that it
pays to do wrong.
ly. when your thoughts are vile
enough to make people think you
have been to hell for your education,
and had the blackwinged vampire bat
of hell for your instructor?
Conscience will hound and dog the
traitor Judas. to his grave; and when
every other faculty has gone over to
the devil. conscience stands true to
truth and true to God. and says.
You are Sinner"
had rather be dumb than have
the power Of speech to curse and
swear and tell vile stories.
The drticst, vilc-hcartcdcst repro
bate that ever hreathrd wind, is the
degenerate that will spcW out his
putrcfyng, soul -withcrinG, lip-blistcr-
ing, blood-curdllng. hair-raislnS
DathS before his little children.
Iou reap what YOU SOW. Don't for
ret it, You are passing on what