The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-11-17

10 q SomPidlnt against GOQ Tor chaS
tising sin. With some it is com
plant against existing conditions; fol
there be some who recognize Coo
IN nothing; while others see Him in
everything. But the prophet com
plains against us for complaining
against God. And the ground of this
complaint is the false suppositior
that we are innocent and do not de.
serve the hardships of life. 1t Is true
that some are more guilty than 9th
els; but if you ever stumble owe,
an innocent man, please let the world
KNOW II; Tor such person we GER
talnly would like to see. What q
curiosity he would be. OF course the
better class OF people suffer with
the worse class; but their suffering is
entirely different in nature. If a real
good man stands in need of the
things of this world, still he is rich
In nope and faith and love and peace
Oh mind and forgiveness and justifi-
catlon and sanctification and, finally
glorification. Meanwhile he enicys
the consciousness of having a
clean heart and pure hands made so
by Gods grace. But what has a god
less. hopeless, christless, desperately
wicked andunforgiven sinner left. if
ne has nothing for time or for eter-
lty! Even If he has money, il is Just
source of care and worry and ankle
ty and trouble. lest he lose his ONLY
possession. Our minds make us rich
or poor. Ia is not what we need that
makes us miserable, but it is the new
cr dying want" that makes us mis-
cradle. If this world was as well of
mentally and spiritually as it is ma
terially, we would not be in
very bad state. Things are
not going TO the dogs unless we
want them to so. But if we do not
come TO our senses, repent of our
SINS and quit our meanness, recognize
the hand of God in our affairs the
tirst thing you know this world will
be plunged into revolutions and a
war that will bring us to our senses.
For the nations that forget God will
be turned into hell-saith the Scrip-
lures.
We are not only a gang of in
CRATES, but pack of first class fools
believing all kinds of rot because
SO called scientists have declared that
we could not have famine in this
country. Why this world could per-
lsh Tor want of water or food in six
months should a kind Providence
Just turn loose insects enough to de-
stroy everything we had or could get.
Provldence has only placed us in
close place that we may be conscious
Oh our wickedness and recognize the
hand that feeds us daily. If we stop
I'D think of what we deserve and what
We nave, probably our grunts and
sIoans will be turned into song and
gratitude and repentance toward God,
IL you believe in such a person! If
you do not believe, that in no wise
makes God any the less Lord Of Gre
alton! And your infidelity will only
make things worse for yourself and
others. do not expect to quit work
ing because times are supposed to be
hard. No, that is just spur in my
side to go forward in the field and
in the chruch. We are all in the same
some worse and some bet
ter off than others. But put your
fist 10 your job and your faith in God
and move out into another year with
the belief that He will not forsake
us. When we think of thousands of
people out of employment, with not
all acre of land to grow grub, no
credit. few if any friends, half sick at
heart and in body, famine stricken
for daily food, homeless beggars, fit
subjects for the asylum and Jail, with
worthless husbands and worthless
wives, with children that are dis
gracing them. with dirty beds to
sleep in and cold feet; added to all
and hopeless and
Christless-these are the subjects of
pity and sorrow; but not you, All
OF these things are not an accident,
but the outcome of crime and sin
that are absolutely unnecessary; for
the majority Of real suffering, we
assert is positively not among the
Godserving and Christ-loving people
but among the criminal class who
spend their money for sensual pleas
ure and give the balance to court
houses and lawyers to save their
necks. They are the poor people who
have lost two worlds at one time. II
you could only induce them to take
good bath in borrowed tub, in
duce them to put on a washed suit OF
clothes and go one Sunday among in
telligent and religious people and
see what life really is. then they
would realize, as we all must why II
is that makes life looks so gloomy
and dark and hopeless! Think of it:
heated church for the body. a com
Portable seat in which to rest and &
helpful sermon about God and Heav
en- and health and happiness-al
free! But. alas. alas. they seem tC
love hell On earth! And then grum