Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-16

Samuel. the prophet, as a model for all
that Is good and right in the training
Of children. and how important and
desirable is the proper training Of chill
| dren today In the ways in which they
should go.
Wednesday nights congregation was
| larger than that Of any other service
so far this week. and the doctors sub
ject was The objectionable Sin." a
| subject that has for ages been oce OF
the most discussed and least under
stood Of all religious subjects. and with
| ii all there has hardly ever been two
people, at least among laymen. who
| could agree on the subject When Dr.
Vines closed his discourse there were
] few. II any Of his hearers, who did not
I have a good understanding OF his sub
ject. The doctor took his text from
Matthew 1892: And whosoever
speaketh a word against the Son OF
man. II shall be forgiven him: but
| whosoever speaketh against the Holy
Ghost II shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, nor in the world
to come"
The speaker said that there was
something solemn in this text-it is a
menace. a warning Of danger. II tells
US to stop. He likened the solemn
"
Germany in his state papers prior TO
the declaration Of war by the United
States to this solemn warning against
this sin. But Germany did not heed Mr..
Wilson's warnings and has doubtless
awakened to the fact that the army
which was contem ptibly small in the
eyes Of the imperial government OF
Germany. will yet fix its destiny. But
this warning against the objectionable
sin is deeper than that" said DR.. Vines.
And there is no question Of its being
committed In every community every
day. What is the objectionable SIM"
DR.. Vines divided the answer To the
question into three parts in which he
gave his authority. analogy and analy-
sis. His authorities were quotations
from the Old and New Testaments and
the agreement among modern Bible
scholars Of all denominations as to
what the sin is. Under the head OF
analogies he told his hearers that the
objectionable sin Is the wilful. persist
ent. malicious rejection Of the teach
ings OF the Gospel Of Jesus Christ.
Those who have been enlightened, to
whom the gospel has been preached
and taught. II they turn away from
such teachings they are lost. When a
man becomes so hardened that he
shows no response to religious affairs
and the work Of the gospel and his
conscience is dead to such teachings,
he has committed the objectionable
sin.
Under this subdivision Dr. Vines
pointed out that all truth Is one. God
Is one, the universe is a unit-the
same God made ALL Turning to the
sciences Of geology, botany, astronomy.
zoology. chemistry, physiology and
psychology. the speaker gave illustra-
tions to show how after certain things
had become fixed they were unchanga-
BILE. He pointed out that there were
objectionable sins In ethics, in sociolo-
gy. and under this division used the
case of Benedict Arnold. the traitor
during the Revolution. How he was
once highly respected and honored. but
was brought to a betrayal Of his coun-
try in order to get money to satisfy
the desires Of an extravagant wife, and
how afterwards he went to England
and there was held In the utmost con-
tempt by the people who were suppos-
edly to have benefited by his treach-
cry. He had committed an unpardona-
BILE sin against society. DR.. Vines also
touched upon the double standard Of
living. He said that this abominable
thing was here and would probably
stay. Women fall to the lowest hell
men don't. Many Of these women are
saved through the grace Of Jesus
Christ. Women commit the forbidden
sin and hundreds wear the scarlet let
ter. The scoundrel who caused her
downfall often marries some pure wo-
man in the best families and Is re-
spected. Men do not fall as far as wo-
men-they haven't so far to fall. This
Is an objectionable sin against society.
Analysis-The objectionable sin Is
the persistent. deliberate, wilful rejec-
ton Of the religion of Jesus Christ un-
til there Is no consciousness OF its In
fluence for better things. 1t Is like
the case Of asman whos constantly
Werae6 afIhis danger sod perststentiy
begged ID 6eware or that DANGER, ds
|. liberately and wilfully says: II kno'
my business I'll do this thing" an
goes on to destruction. THE man.
the church member-who has the dev
. In his heart. never was converted sal
DR.. Vines. He related an incident OF
man who had been caught under fall
ing walls, and while rescuers wer
hurrying to help him, the victim coul
be heard family crying, Hurry, hun
ry," but when his rescuers got to hir
he was dead. There are men rigf
here in this community who ought {
cry out to the Christian people her
Hurry, hurry, help me to be saved
In conclusion DR.. Vines said tina
God never deliberately turns his bac
on the children of men. He neve
leaves Off pleading with them, but tn
trouble Is that men and women delib
erately, persistently and maliciousl
turn their backs on Jesus Christ an
thus they commit the unpardonabl
sin Of rejection.
Services are being held each morn
ing at 1890 and In the evening at S.4t