The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-04-27

Yet with all their power of cndur-
ance and bravery, the German army
was still victorious, until that great
Christian statesman, Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States,
called upon the naticn to observe the
day of feasting and prayer. They
gathered in their churches all over
America and prayed that God would
bring the war to an end. A signiti-
cant fact is that after that day the
German army never gained another
victory. Yet our people were not
humblcd. They took up the cry,
1--WE have whipped the German
army" The statement was in every
paper that the 9th and 3Oth divis
ions broke the Hindcnburg line and
crushed the German army. But no;
using cur boys as his instruments,
Gcd broke the Hindenburg. line and
crushed the German army in answer
to the prayers Of His people. And
yet we were not humblcd. God sent
the influenza among our people.
They died by the hundreds and by
the thousands. Left homes dcsolate
and thousands Of people in tears, be-
fore the people would come back to
God.
Then came a period of prosperity
such as the world has never before
seen. The man with his home paid
for and his wife and children happy,
went crazy for riches. Sold his small
homo, purchased larger one, bought
more mules, more fertilizer, plowcd
deep, and tho cry was, eve can make
cotton rain or no rain" Cotton at
AOc per pound, ran our people crazy,
and now they have planted more
acreage, borrowed money from the
banks, invested in more land, planted
moie cotton and intended to get rich
in year. We saw millions Just
ahead of us. And in the midst of our
prosperity, 10 and behold, God is for
gotten. The boil wccvil appeared, the
drought appears, and there is scarce
ly half of crop Of cotton made and
almost starvation prices even for that
and our whole country is in an en-
barrasscd condition financially. Will
we turn to God and seek forgiveness
by repenting Of our wrongs and tax
ing God into our homes and into our
life and into our government and
nation? Or will we continue to shut
Him out and risk the consequences
Let us get down in the dust of hu-
'mility and pray-not simply say
prayers, really ask God from the
depths Of our hearts for the gorgive-
ness Of our sins and for the blessings
that VIC need, and the promise that
all our needs shall be supplied
through riches Of grace in Christ
Jesus. God doesn't promise to give
us our wants, but our real needs.
Let us seek Gods face, Gods favor,
Gods presence, Gods mercy, Gods
love, forsaking our wicked ways.
getting back to the old paths, and
walk therein and we shall find rest
for cur souls, when we humble our
selves and pray and seek Gods face
and turn away from all our wicked
ways. Thcn we have the assurance
Of God himself and that he will for
give our sin and heal our land.
We must repent Of many glaring
sins. The gambling craze among
our people, the dcsccration of the
holy Sabbath day. There is doubt
less more money spent for Pleasure
riding on the Sabbath days Of each
mcnth than there is paid into the
treasury of our Lord in all the
churches in the same length Of time
And yet tho cry is "hard times" and
money is so scarce we must begin to
cconcmiZc and curtail our expenses
and the first cut made is generally
made on church expenses -robbing
God
llcw to get rid cf the dcvourcr,
thc holl wccvil: Gods people mus:
humble themselves, must pray, be in
earnest, be willing to make any sac
riiico God calls upcn US to make
Wien we pray in earnest we pray
for God to take US and use us in any
way fcr his glory. We must seek
Gods face, Gods favor, not mans
favcr. Sometimes by seeking the
favcr of men we bring upon US the
frcwn Of God. Turning away from
all cur wicked ways, whatever may
be MrOnC in our liNcs in cur hoannc