Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-06-04
WORDS VS.. FACTS.

i EQlUOr democrat. i@Ni -.
Webster compiled book of words,
the majority of which are never used.
| Words are little sawed off chunks of
wind which are misused at times to
| defy facts. Some people use many
words with no effect while others
nreach sermons by their silence
Frivolous words skim over the sur
face, and only facts Will remain and
I bring results. A mans verbosity
doesn't always reveal his intellectual
/ qualifications The man who uses
virulent prattte to Willy or ridicuie
the other fellows opinions generally
sees the other fellow win out.
A weak man can talk big among his
| cwn crowd, but it takes strong man
| to express his sentiments to those
who oppose him. History reveals the
| fact that very nearly all of our great
/
for humanity had to fight their way to
recognition midst adverse circum-
stances and cruel opposition. It's the
laugh to hear the fellow who has &C
complished naught refer to the fellow
who has made good insultingly. Tie
| fellow with brains enough to do the
stunt that is worth while will be
knocked by the fellow that cannot do
likewise. It's perfectly natural for the
l fellow VINO lives in a shanty to envy
| the fellow who lives in a mansion.
God breathcs His divine approval into
every movement for reform and bet
terment of mankind. The man with q
message for mankind or mission will
| if he has ability and integrity event
ually wear the laurels of recognition.
/ Every reformer of the age is an inter
medium. The progress of all ages mas
had its intermissive and few reform
ers live beyond their interim. Satan
says: "All a man hath will he give for
his life" but Satan is a liar. Every
man with his heart in his work will
do or die. Death has no terror for the
individual who believes in himself and
goes into work full of hope and am
bition. Thousands have kissed the
shroud of death willingly for what
they believed to be the truth, yet hail
ed by their enemies as teachers of
error
He's the hero who braves the howl
ing bob and speaks and acts according
to his own convictions midst showers
of abuse and adversely. The gates of
oblivion are standing ajar for those
who oppose the other fellow because
of superior talent or misunderstand-
ing.
When John Wesley discovered that
the book of Revelation taught free
grace and stepped out in the by ways
and hedges and handed it to all who
would incline an ear to hear, terri
bic howl was heard in Christendom
and the strong holds of ecclesiasticism
shook like mighty earthquake hal
struck 'em and the clergy unfastened
their denunciatory temper with no
limit as to speech. Did John Wesley
quit? Ask the next Methodist preach
er you meet. And so it has been all
down the ages God has used human
agents to break the letters of pride
Io~ ~ do
ton and prisetcraft. Now as we are
| about to step over from the gospel
age into millennial age another voice
is heard in Zion and it's the voice OF
q reformer. He has the message of
| the hour, message that is needed,
message that should be needed, mes
sage calling our attention to Bible
| truths that we overlooked in the past.
6 message that has reached every
nook and corner of this old earth not
withstanding it has been abused, SLAM
yet it is heard wherever you go and
adherents ready to defend it at al,
| cost and with their lives if necessary!
In the years to come after prejudice.
ignorance and envy have been rele-
gated to oblivion you'll hear the now
opposers of Pastor Russell praise his
efforts and works of reformation.
Many preachers are already beginning
to acknowledge that Russell is doing
a good work those who year ago
bitterly opposed him.
With best wishes,
JAS. w. HEATHERLY.
Cn1,ndn NJ ~