Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-09-13
IT PASSES
Take Hold of Today, for 1t May
Prove to You the Day of
Salvation.

IuUIuOu Stlu, AOllOl
said, To-day" The difference is be-
tween the man who knows the value
of time and the present, and the man
who does not. A recent writer says:
Tomorrow is the harvest time OF
good intentions. 1t is the day when
every mar does his duty. The sinner
expects to be q saint. The dishonest
man intends to be honest. The I'M
moral man will be moral, and the
selfish man benevolent" Tomorrow
evil habits will be overcome, evil
tempers curbed, and rebellion against
God will be put down. Christ will be
enthroned. Self will be dethroned.
Tomorrow we will be all we ought to
be and do all we ought to do.
! Tomorrow is the slogan OF the
dreamer. Today is the battle cry OF
the doer. Of, course We have heard
and admired and even used for con-
venience sake the old maxim, There
is nc time like the present" and that
other watchword of industry, Never
Jul VII uulll lUllOllO" iia w SSN,
do today" But usage has worn Off
the glitter and familiarity has bred
contempt. These sayings are extreme
ly useful in connection with our busi-
ness interests and pleasures, and all
sources of material and immediate
gain. AS Hugh Black says in his
book, "The Open Door,, "Men dream
of q time when things will be easier
| for them, when the strain will be re-
lieved and they can get breathing
space to come to some definite de-
cisions. AS they are securing the
means of living, life itself is slipping
away from them. Those who halt,
standing first on one foot and then on
the other, do not really count in the
game. The greatest question ever
asked of man was, What shall 1t
profit to gain the whole world and
lose the soul?' But men are every
where losing the soul. 1t is worse
than tragedy, it is farce!"
Today Is the Time.
Work is today. Play is tomorrow.
Today we are to set in motion those
forces that make the miracles tomor-
row. If we earnestly desire to be
Christian men and women, we must
do those things that will make us
Christians. Grace is q growth. Right
eousness is q process. Character Is
an evolution. Today we must I'LL our
lamps and trim our wicks. Tomor-
row we must enter into privilege. The
man who is ready is the man who has
done those. things which make him
ready when the call comes.
There is a waiting time to every
opportunity. 1t is to be spent in get
ting ready. The bridegroom is on the
way. Let US prepare for his coming.
There is an outer court to every
throne room. 1t is here that we put
on the wedding garment.
Eternal life begins in this sphere.
Immortality becomes a certainty
when the soul surrenders to God. Life
is continuous; the Christian life can
not be divided between a'"Now"' and
a Then Death, to be sure, is some
thing in between. AS Emily Dicktn-
son wrote: Death is but the porter
of my Fathers lodge, or the hired man
to let down the bars for the tired
locks to come under the Shepherds
care, to the securest fold, their wan
behring's done, their bleatingS at an
end" To her a marble stone was q
guide post" So, when we make the
great decision, we are heirs of I'M
mortality. Life is no longer q "ftful
fever" with changing discords, confus-
ing elements and chaotic mixtures.
We shall face the future with calm.
We shall look toward the dark I'M
afraid, because we are facing the light.
We shall walk the new road to secur-
ity because we are walking in the way.
We shall not grow faint or weary be-
| cause we are finding S%uStenance in the
bread of life. Pilgrims, indeed, but
like unto him who is going home. The
mansion is waiting. The place is pre-
pared. IF it were not SO l would
have told you" Thus is the dictum
and assurance of the Master.
Call for Decision.
No one ever drifted to the eternal
life. We must decide; we must array
ourselves on the one side or the other.
There is no neutral ground. "He that
is not with me is against me, and he
that gathereth not with me scattereth
| abroad"
The world is dying in its sins. Let
us hasten to bring the Great Physician:
Multitudes are in want. Let US not
linger in some delusive dream Of to-
morrow in going to the rescue. Hearts
are breaking; we must not tarry with
the balm of Gilead. Burdens are being
borne; let US apply the yoke that is
easy. The messengers of God must
not loiter in the halls Of Vanity Fair.
When we refuse the great commits
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