The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26

sermon was Heaven" the text COM
ing from the 8th chapter of St. John:
Il am the light of the world" and
from the 5th chapter of Matthew "Ye
are the light of the world" There is
no contradiction in these statements.
the evangelist said, for Christian be-
comes the light of the world as soon
as the Christian spirit enters into him.
AT times, however, some Christian
lives are eclipsed by worldly desires,
just as the world at times comes into
eclipse with the moon.
"a Christian is the best proof of
Christianity,' Mr.. Jones said, for ev-
cry Christian writes a gospel day by
day and that is the only Bible somu
folks read. That is why Christ gave
the command LET your light so shine
*** He did not want us to be a
stumbling block in the path of any
man.
God has a purpose for your life 1t
is his will that there be no darkness
in your life, no shadows in your sky.
And If helps agony comes 1T is be-
cause you cross the path of Gods pur-
pose. You are an intruder if you go
to hell. If you find Gods purpose you
will have contentment in your sphere,
even as the little birds have in their
sphere, and, by the way, it's a strange
thing that man is the only thing that
doesn't do what God made it to do
The man who defies God makes
wreck and ruin in his own life and in
the lives of others. But Jesus wants
every man to come into fellowship
with Him.
And Jesus is the light of the world.
He is the light of the intellectual
world. The best writer's quote the
sayings of the master and initiate his
wonderful style. ..,..
Christ is the light of the social
world. where Christianity has not
come, woman is the burden bearer"
Christ has crowned woman queen,
land yet some of you society women
won't love Him." Christ made child
hood and its happy hours what it is
today. In pagan lands children are
unnoticed, but not SO in Christian
lands. g."
Jesus Is the light of the religious
world. While the pagan has a tense,
restless expression, the true Christian
has radiant face and a happy heart.
The Christian can sing away the
deepest sorrow" 49,. =" !fa .'
Jesus Christ may become the light
OF the individual world. Every man,
1t is true, lives in his own particular
little world, has his own peculiarities
and ideas, but Christ can come into
this little individual world and chase
away every sorrow and every little
cloud of despair. His star of Beth
lehem has continued to shine through
OuI lIlc ages 10 : ulQe the CHTlStldn OH
his way to that land where there are
no partings, no funerals, no SORROWS
nothing but joy and eternal happi~
ness. Johns vision of heaven is Of
a place where there is never any
darkness. Jesus himself said that he
would prepare a pace for you, and il
must indeed be wonderful place if
His loving hands had the preparation
Of it. There is only one way to enter
that wonderful place known as heav-
en-, and that is the way of the cross.
There was darkness at Calvary that
You might have light forever"
Lets begin to shine today for
Jesus was Mr.. Jones closing plea.
Your light may have to be moved
some day from the window of earth
to the window of heaven, but if it
shone brightly for the Master on
earth Its illumination will do even
more for Jesus in the Heavenly King
dom.