Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-04
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Editor Keowee Courier:
copy the following sermon"
from the last issue Of the Christian
Herald. 1t is really an advertisement
Of tire chains, and some may ques-
ton the propriety Of calling 1t a SER
mon, Of it's having a text from Scrip
ture, and the author signing his name
as minister and pastor Of Con-
gregational church. However, this is
just as it appears in the Christian
Herald, signed by b. NJ. Southgate,
minister, Altoona, Iowa. There are
good and suggestive thoughts In 1T,
and they are especially appropriate
for this season, as we arc just start
ing out on fresh run for the New
Year. We are reminded Of the rail
road hymn, so familiar a few years
ago, with its smile, Life Is like a
mountain railroad, with an engineer
that's brave. We must make the run
successful, from the cradle to the
grave"-and It's exhortation, "Keep
your hand upon the throttle, and
your eye upon the rail-
The Sermon" follows
Tho Slip-Shod Driver.
Text: "And not many days af-
ter, the younger son gathered all
together and took his journey into
far country; and there wasted
his substance in riotous living."-
Luke 1913
Why did the prodigal go into the
far country? TO escape home stand
ards and the influence of his God,
his family and friends-to leave be-
hind the restraints that centuries Of
love and wisdom have formed to
steady those who live in slippery
places. Moro terrible than an auto
mobile carelessly handled is q care
lessly driven lite The higher pow.
cred, the more terrible. The wisdom
Of God and man combine to form the
many-linked Safeguards that home
and religion seek to throw around
each life. These are the tire-chains.
The man who is leaving these out of
his life Is leaving the tire-chains in
the locker. lie is slip-shod man.
Put on tho tirc-chnins.
The slip-shod liver disregards the
rules for making and keeping the
honest life, the true home, the square
business, the clean city and nation.
He comes recklessly out Of the side
streets, menace to those who are
: driving straight on life's highway.
He cuts the corners Of others rights.
He "lets co. at his own speed so
long as he can get by with it. Drive
carefully. When a man marries the
finest girl in town Gas we all do)
and 80 prevents any other fellow
from making her good husband. it
is up to him to give her the very best
husband that any girl has. So put
OH the tire-clains and run carefully.
The slip-shod driver never inspects
his brakes and steering-geer. Heed
less men or women never consider
their own lives carefully-never in
spect their self-control, either as to
their ability to direct their own
lives into sane courses, or to say and
act "No" when they ought to do so
for their own good and that OF 9TH
ers. One OF the primary things in
true, sane living Is, "Know thysclf."
A second is. "Contr0I thyself."
Again, the slip-shod driver does
not give signals. He goes over the
road as though his were the only car
on the way. SO tho slip-shOd liver
has no time for conventions, for
what people will think, nor for the
peace and quiet Of other lives. Often
by his breach of the rules Of orderly
society he puts his friends into en-
barrassing positions, and at times,
starts uncaled-for scandals that
wreck regulations and homes. lie
may get his companions. dependent
for their standing on their reputa-
tions, into positions that class them
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