The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-21
now GOD rREsERvEs OUR LIVES
Written FOR The lnteIligencer by Rev.
]. 7. Mann, Evangelist.

The scope of this subject Is broad.
There are many experiences or life i'm
~: %.::..chh ::.ch Nc +sstHavt see manifestations
OF Divine care over us, because they
are so numerous and often mysterious.
But In many of our experiences Gods
care for as can be easily understood,
as in onr5 food, clothing, health and
many other blessings.
But much as God cares for us, He
gives us lone part in caring for our
seIyes IN the matter OF obeyIng the
natural laws which He has made FOR
our wellrbeing. And yet the express
sion Is often ,dade IN reference to q
departed loved one, 1t was best that
he should die" or sit was the Iord's
will 70 take him. while perhaps the
deceased had burned out his life with
alcohol. While believe God often
overrules the loss Of one soul, making
this loss serve as q warning to his
surviving associates, yet it by no
means proves that God vii led that he
should die thus, but It simply serves as
an example Of Divine wisdom warn
Ing many to respect by the loss Of one
soul!
Gods forelnowledge as to how all
viii die may be compared to man
looking through q telescope at q man
without sight walking near precipice.
The first man knows that the Sec
ond is In danger, but he is not respon-
stbie for his being there. TO sGy that
Gods know lea2a is Infinite is one
! th TIM = NC n'hile tn soy. that everything
that happens Is according; ta Hia viii.
- ifssSatt ,<tifat msr. who
give Christ Ehc remnant &c their lives
and shadowed body, and then ask
His forgiveness for their selg-indul-
gence proves that such course Is dis
pleasing to Him, and that IL the mgn
had died unforgiyep their death could
not have been according TO the Divine
will even though Divine wisdom did
use 1t as warning TO others to con-
slider and repent. So. let no man hay4
Ing diBhonored Cot his body, charge
his suffering to his Ireator, neither let
relatives who survive him say that he
died according to Gods Will
This view does not detract in the
least from Gods power; the Scriptures
teach us that men. can and should live
until Christ shall say, well done
thou good and faithful servant. Truly
the death of these Is according to the
Divine viii. THEY have finished their
work. and He has called them 60 their
reward.
But this subject has another appls-
cation In the matter OF proper SANTA
ton, which Is being agitated at the
present day. AS warm weather ap-
proaches our attention turns again to
the f1y, the posquito and othar disease
carriers. With bird life rapidly de-
creasing In this eniintry, these pests
upon which birds used to feed, are ON.
the increase This means greater.
iyigjiance on the part .of our people
as well as greater expense
A par5of this expense. sickness and
death, however can be prevented.
a gentleman told me recently that
he never missed an opportunity to de-
stroy flies, when not otherwise en-
gagged Ga good way in which to spend
idle moments.l If all tie time spent
in gossip and in useless and some
times sinful pestime Serc spent war
ring against disease carrying pests,
there would be better health, better
mcsals and fewer funerals. ~
rnere are az least three classes or
people. that do not see the necessary
precautions against the spfsad sof disc
ease. VIZ: Those who have never been
Taught the ilnpo oftaEce OF SO doing;
those who live ID crowded nuarters ia
cities, where poverty feigns and who
cannot aifofd the expense; and those
who continually read OF the import
ance Of these precautions and who are
amply able 70 take thaliss hs.s sshn re-t
Iceiye the inforIna ton as seed s0wn on
stony ground
Bat no matt how IL ese may treat
the subject. II Is imnorfalt navershe-
lees The proper obseFeanse ~ aani-
Etary laws VIII ia tile opinion pf fneds-
eel experts multiply the pears of ones
itSe. Indeed cont ioH sifsense
may Bfua ont the iifG Ola cfis1l who
nj Is fe.st -, -
lived 20 zee 30 years and the same,
! ..liseases will tasse other mcEabera Of