The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-22
The Night Service.

The Night Service.
A beautiful explanatory reading of
the 10th Psalm was given by Mr..
Jones at the night service, and appar-
emily an unusually favorable impress
sion. After the reading, the invita-
ton was extended while the choir
sang Jesus is Calling today" and
eight souls declared for Christ. "a:
The Winthrop Daughters were the
guests of the evening, and Choir Mas
ter Mckenzie had his usual fun at the
expense of the delegation, telling tho
ex-collegians You're a pretty nice
looking bunch Of college girls; it used
to be my ambition to run a female col
lege. I'll tell you, girls, 1 used to
board across the street from a fe-
male college and never got a chance
to study my lessons. OF course. all
that happened before 1 got married.
This brought wave Of laughter from
the Winthropites and the audience
generally. The young ladies came
prepared, and when .sIr. Mckenzie
asked in his usual joking. manner Can
you sing us a song?" the college girls
answered. that they could" and they
did, and would't allow the choir to
help either. The song was Beautiful
Isle" which, Mr.. Mckenzie recalled
was one of Sam Jones favorite songs
and was sung at: the noted eyangel-
lists f. p cal. Other songs last night
were ne Glorious Tiding" and the
well own whistling song. IF Your
Heart 1eps Right" The choir made
rathel - failure of the chorus at first
till Mr.. Mckenzie told them, i'Well,
you can't whistle and grin at the same
time" and the difficulty was overcome.
Reading along in the 10th Psalm
Mr.. Jones enlarged upon the Psalm
lists claim on God. The sinner, said
Mr.. Jones, really has a right to pray
but one prayer and that is to be saved,
but the childrn Of God have the right
to pray and expect an answer to pray
ers for temporal blessings. In this
10Th Psalm the personal claim is
made in the words MY Lord" and
just as the Psalmist claimed God for
his own so every Christian can make
a personal claim on the Father. And
the man or nation WHO goes after
other Gods is bound sooner or later
to come to grief. There is such a
thing as going astray after the God
Of Commerce. That is what is re-
sponsible for the European war to-
day. Mr.. Jones says. And the same
thing will be true of America if she
desecrates the Sabbath and follows
worldly amusements. Again, the same
thing applies to an individual. The
rich man, the society woman that is
those who seek riches and society
above everything else, will come to
ruin finally. There is no such thing
God. Don't mind mockery on this
earth If you are secure i'm the knowi-
edge that you will live in heaven
hereafter.
You can't have a glad heart either
until God enters your life, but If He
does, even your body shall rest in
hope whether it lie on the battlefield,
in an ocean grave or in the quiet
tomb.
The psalmist speaks of the path OF
joy" He is talking Of the narrow way
to heaven. 1t is narrow" because so
few can travel it in comparison to the
many who easily are led down the
broad path to ruin. But the narrow
way" is an old path, a path that has
been travelled by saints for years and
years, and a path that we ought all
to try and climb. The roads of earth
lead to nowhere. Practically speaking
they run out finally against a brick
wall. Take for instance the end of
the gamblers road-ruin; the end of
the giddy dancer-a wrinkled face
and stiffened limbs. But the heavenly
road does not have a blank lending.
Instead those who have made the
passage in safety find themselves at
the foot OF the throne clothed with
the righteousness of Jesus The Sa-
viour.