The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-09-17

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liz against lie. Hi sAys fhs tgurd
Viii icnads iIke ths haas A 4 sllr-
lpeDg. Truly, Id pictuting tn. he'
painhl II VI windy hin hearers grt
both HE vision and the hiss 81 shsl
serpent. And oiten. .hs nsss the
plctdis III an asA background insI
poetic ard ghs aIlurlng vision n
TIE liIe pesnIiIul. His meAsage
lis characterized by the nnaisivs
note. He fights the sleyil With hRaI
own weapon.
Mr.. Swnpe nres things bath great
and small 10 ilJnssrAte Gpd's call t0I
man. He unveils natslfs. takes the
| ltd of 0i crime, Sin snd poverty.
Then. In breath. he unlns rlp the
wages III sin and pictures the eternal
death. las seems perfectly aC-I
uuainted with every phase oi liiesI
his magnetism il snpesb. He car.
ries his audience with force and
ease through natures clustered
aisles and hell's blacklist reeessrs.
Indeed. bis extreme contrast seem
| ed TO hold bis audience speiIbound;
sometimes breaihless. Al one time
they follow him over azure bills
embroidered With green and gold
and crimson; then. with a suddeD
turn. he lands in the bowery OF
New York, amid brothels and black
ness behind the red lights. In one
! fight he can scale the parapets Of
heaven. and paint the rainbow.
With equal swiftness he descends
to the bottomless pit and pictures
| the horrors there. He could be o
master Of pathos II he would. but
among his many gifts he chooses
the tragedy Of hell and the Joy OF
! heaven with an inierspersIon OF
sarcasm that cannot be excelled
lie stirs folks; carries them TO
climax OF spellbound attention,
then often rude1y Dismissed THEM
in bunch, fully conscious, how
ever, that not 80 much as one viii
bulge,
Evidently. Mr.. swope il think
er On high level; at the same time
he IN capable OF bringing the loves
depth oil humanity to the service
His description Of the mi dem
fashionable woman excels Kip
ling, ON the other hand. his con
sctption Of true womanhood II
greater and more beautitut thar
the angels OF light. Mr. Swops
clearly demonstrates that mar
needs iriend--and that friend Ii
Jesus Christ the Son of God, wis
created heaven and earth, wh'
holds all things beautiful. blessed
and bright in His hands. lie urges
man not to drift beyond the car,
and oversight OF God-thc God OF
peace, who il ready always TO vel
come the vilest sinners return lie
pictures the soul "a the battlefield
# life with two Captains, God and
the devil.
When an enemy threatened the
beautiful orphan girl, Richelieu
drew circle about her feet and
threatened TO launch the might Of
Rome upon him who with hate and
purpose Of evil crossed that golden
line" So, in a world full oil con
dict, full Of labor, whose fruitage il
often sorrow. man is supported by
the thought that the angels Of Gods
mercy camp about him, and f,otn
His divine hand pour light on the
pathway. Often amid the darkness
and the conflc. the cry aseends,
no man careth for my soul" Then
comes the sweetest words tina. ever
Iell from heaven q ba,tlements,
God care,h for YOU" Mr.. Swope
Gays he who believes God caras for
man and thus sufrsnders himself
10 iiis care, that one has found the
secret 10 true happiness; he. II IL
who can run and not be weary,
Nalk and mai faint Ha dytuka in