The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-18
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D ISRAEL HAS SINNED q
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Of rain, and he ascribes the drOuth 10
the sins OF the people and calls upon
them to approach God in prayer for re-
In Rock Mills Township due to lack
reports. National Bulletins and so
forth. this shining In Israel is fairly
general and neither South Carolina
nor more specifically. Rock Mill Town
ship, need feel lonely in It's rcm!ssness
Mr. Shaw graphically portrays typi-
cal wifely .:eance with her lessor half
In which the ternal verities are up
held in one point at'least--the lady OF
the house has the last word, In fact,
there is reason to believe That John
either tainted or went to sleep during
the good woman's final harangue. for
there is not another peep out OF the
pessimistic farmer. Mr.. Shaw has sized
up farm conditions In his country bet
ter than d government report and may
be he has found the way out.
In all my life never have seen the
prospects for a crop so gloomy or
dishcartening in Rock Mill Township
am satisfied that there Is seventy per
cent of the cotton under the ground
at this time. and one-fourtha. of the
corn yet TO plant. and the land is SO
hard the farmer cannot prepare II TO
plant. / huve seen some two horse
farms which have not cotton enough
up on them to make q stand on one and
half acres. and hear Of other farms
in the same condition Who Is to
blame for. II? / anrwer: We as fnr-
mers. and the people In genral are
solely responsible. Let me illustrate
1t OF the readers OF your paper. Here
is Mr.. A. He Is stout man. with u
wife and several childGen. who are
dependent on him for d a'living Mr. A..
is a poor man and he has hard time
to keep the necessity Of life for his
famiiy and per chance he meets with
| bad luck and the mdai tub runs out
His good wife comes to him md
says:
John. the meal is out and I have
| nothing to make any bread. and little
Mattie is crying for something to eat.
What are you going to do about getting
something to eat for the children?"
Mr.. A. says:
"I have done all can. have no
iaCney to buy anything with"
The goou wife replies:
John, you know your father has
plenty Of evrything. Can't you go to
him and tell him our condition? He
VIII iCt you HoNG tlC VIC uccu.
John answers:
"Wife. 1 have nevr a: ked my father
to give me anything up to this time,
and am ashamed to go to him now
for holp."
YES" answers the good wife, ''but
John. your father viii be glad to hela
you. II you will go and ark him In
the light wny. and tell him you need
his help"
How many farmers have exhausted
nl1 their agi icutlural skill trying to get
the cotton up and have failed? How
often have you said: ""If it.docsn't
rain In a few days the farmers are
ruined and starvation will look every
one OF us in the face? How many times
have. you walked over your. cotton
crop 10 zee ff the cotton was coming
up, and gone back to the house a sad
der mar than you were when you
left? How many sleepless hours have
yoG gpeHs on yoiir bel?" Think about
the conditions OF your crop. AZ How
many times have you acked friend B.
what he thought OF tho condition or
things hoping to hear something that
would give you some encouragement,
but failed? Their you remember the
words Of Holy Writ-Vnnity, vanity,
oil ie vanity and yexntion of spirit,
saith the preacher. You have done oil
you know To do and the condition
seems to be getting In worse fix
than at the beginning. When all this
worry about crops and the condition
could have been avoided IL we had
done our duty in the beginning. On.
eome say please tell me what my duty
Is and will do 1t yet Listen, hear
what God says himself. The God of
Heaven lays: "Try Me and see IL I
don't open tho window of Heaven and
pour you out such a blessing you
cannot contain IT, How many and
how often have we gonc INTO God in
prayer and ,nado known bur wants and
needs unto Him; hive: We tried God?
Have we Knocked at the window Of
Heaven with our feeble petition; have
we asked God TO send down tile rain
upon our fRrchef earth that our
crops might be bountifui.s and that we
should apply the proceeds thereof to
the glory and honor Of Ills Holy name.
and to the advancement OF His
canse and kingdom here upon earth.
Yes. my friend, Believe II we as
people would have done our duty. as
Is required by Divine Writ, this
drought never would have been upon
us. Yec. Israel has sinned. Some: Of
us have hid that wedge .nnd that gars
ment in our hearts, and 1t has taken
this dry spell to make 'us tell where
the sin fs. Could we alI:cry' out as did
David: Create within. me a new heart
and renew within me right spirit. O.
God!' canrot believe that God
would have allowed this drought to.
have come upon.us. II we as a people,:
would have been doing our duty as
piofessed followers OF the meek and
lonely Jesus '''''s
Gods forgiveness of our past sins and
ask Film to lead us, by His powerful
arm and keep us from sin ffnd'lfoiIy
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