Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-12-22
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOkLYN DIyINE'S SUNDAY
SERMON

hIra ne atom tnuf197t n .GStg the Ioft<. ne
O,ri. the ~rutture end thr tat. The" dfs@
SHAH re unc'eQn Ia nop u0,o,tg the ctteus"y
things that 5rrep upop tie e1rh IT, c!sInte
Ion and the sani. LrFltcus xI., ly.Jt
The Bibla offers every possible yarIety If
theme, Of argument and Il liustrai on We
care not m,lc h in '.hat klfnt Of a pitcher ths
water Of life. Is brol lit, II It /, on ! the
clear. pure water. col gave the an l"Hfe a
list Of the animals thy might eat. and a
list OF animal, thIt they mIJht not
eat These 1."rI@ hs'l - 2 TT ]c.l,na'",
their bloDL and DISPOSED them t. s"roiu
lous Disorders. d~iraq-ri theIr apIef teo. AMI
beIneane4t: tfIelr sous J man TODD, "hen
he has III" means aud agf nrtInlty 81 seIeot
ing 1t. suggest. ms moral nature. The rea
son The Will Indian IS a. truel as the Ii1n
il because he Las iopi tAat glTcs h.m
the blooi.'of the hon. A MISSIONARY
among the fndlan- avs that, hy changing
his style Of. 10 Al 10 correspond WITH theirs,
ms temperament ~a~ entirely hang. l. here
are certain. forms Of fool that ha*e a tend
cncv to affect the moral nature NlI4y a
Christian is frying 10 10 hy rayrr
that which Cannot tie dom except tafoiI-h
corrected diet For instance, he VINO ass
SWINGS flesh for constant Diet vi b. DIS
eased in body and polluted u soul all ms
litnrgirs ana ate hI9m> no' wIthstauimg.
The Gadarene swine ""r" p7-g.aSei OF
the devil and ran do"n steep
place INTO the sea. and all tire ~ inc ever
since seem to have tecu similarly pr~.-,-d.
in Levltrns, God etru,k TINS meat Of tn"
table Of HIS people, and pa "l before them
n bill Of far" at once ilealthful, nutritious
and generous.
Bat, higher than this physical reason, there
was "A spiritual reason w8yttod ChaSs certain
forms Of food for tie anelcnts. ''oI ~rve a
peculiar Diet 10 hl- people, not only bef9tus"
ne wanted them 10 lie dIstingu Sled from
the surrounding nations. but because Ger
tain birds and animals, nv reason
of their habits, have alwaAS been
suggestive If moral qualities. iiy the list If
things from "hi"n they were II abstain. cod
wished to prejudice Their mnd>. against Ger
tam evils. aud IN the list # lawful Things
given, he vi he'd to suggest certain forms of
good. When God -olemnly forbade HIS Ia+u-
Pile to eat the owi, the %luitIrn. the bat,
the chameleon. ami the snail, He luetnt to
drive out Of HIS peop., all the SINS that were
thus cmblemi/.4i.
take the suggestion OF tire text, AMI say
that one Of tn" first nnriean. things the
Christian needs to drive ont Of his sui IS the
owl The owl 4, the melancholy bird Of
night. IT hatclles ont whole broois
of sul~rstItinus. 1t i, dpicfuI ami hiiepus
When il sings, il einLS through It's
nose. 1t loves the gloom IF night better
than the brightness OF the day. Who has
not slept IN the oahIn near the woods. and
been awakened III the night by the dismal
too hoo of the owl Melancholy Is the
owl that is pcrcti-d III many a Christian
soul. 1t is an nucletn bird, and needs 10 lie
drivenawav. Aman whose sins are ai1ioned,
and who IS on the road 10 heaven, has no
right to be gloomy He say: Il have 50
many doubts HAT IS tcrau~c y6u are
lazy to actively t. work III Chrl>ts
cause, and your doubts Will vanish
You say 'I have l~t my
infinite treasures laid up IN Heaven" You
say ri am weak and sickly. aud gong to
die" Then he congratulated that You ar SO
near eternal health aud perpetual badness.
CAtch n few morning. larkS for Your soul,
and stone this owl OFF your premises.
AS n little girl was eating, tie sun dashed
upon her spoon, and she cried: -, mann
ma, | have swallowed II spoonful Of sun
shine" Would God that we might all in
dulge in the same beverage CheerfulnesS,
it makes the hoineliest face handsome it
makes the hardest mattress soft, it
runs the loom that weases but
tercups, and rainbous, and auroras.
God made the grass black. No, that would
he too sombr". God lnade the grass red.
No, that would he too sauly. God male the
grass green, that by tins llrab all the
world might be led to a Srlsduc4 cheerful
ness. Read yoGr Bible III the sunshine
Remember that Your physical health is
closely allied 70 Your spiritual. The heart
and the liver are 0nlv a few inches apart. and
what affects one affects the other. a h9stor-
rian records that. ly TIA" sounds If great
laughter III Rome, lianmbaIs Assuming
army vas frightened away III retreat.
And there is III the great outburstjug Joy
Of n Christian soul that WHICH an drive
back any informal hesiegrnent. lats love
dark closets, and Satan loves u butrow in q
gloomy soul. 'tRcioicc in the Lord, g W
righteous, and again say, rejoice
Hoist the window OF Your soul III this The
twelve o'clock of Your spiritual night. lu'
the gun to Your shoulder. and aim at tht
~ black Jungle from which the hootirg comes
pull the trigger. and drop that cruaking
loathsome, hidcous owl of religious melan
Choly into the bushes.
Again: taking the suggestion Of the text
drive out the vultnre from Your soul. Go
would not allow the Jews to eat It. II live
or CarcasSes. il fatt.us among the dead
with leadeu wing it circles about battle
fields. Wilson. the Nmer.can urnttologISt
counted two hundred and thirty scNe'
vultures around one carcass. II 'loS>lni
the desert when there : no sign OF wang i
the air. a camel perish ont OF the caravan
Immediately the AR begins Ia darkcn wit
MIXTURES. There are many rrofeS,nI thr'
tans who have Il Nulturo III thelr souls. The
prey upon the character and feelings O
Others. \ doubtful reputatiou l.
banquet for them. Some rival IN trade %
profession falls, and The vulturc puts ont hi
head These people rr}el in tie 4e'a Is of
mans ruin. They say ~ toll YOU 50.
They rush into some store aud say .Ilav
YOU heard the news Just as expected
Our nelghhor hAS gone all to pieces Goo
for HIM
That rrnfesscdlt Christian woman. havin
heard ~ the wrong tolng at some SISTER II
the church, instead of hiding the n VIII
mantle OF charity, leillc~ II All along tn
streets. She takes the afternoon t. max
her long neglected. calls. Stu tc}5
the story ten TINES ltfor san
down, and every time t,lS It larEac, Sn
PUSHES into the IariorS to t"it Y. and iato =.
nursery To tell II, AMI lutof the klt.l.u =, te.
1t She says: Would yn. have taoI.n
d 1T Well, | ALWAYS saUi tho. ~
something wrong about her. Why.
should not stea, to her II saw h. ia IN,
street Is II not horrible Kut better mo-
say any thing about it. h. au-- fh.r,
may I've sonf mistake, / do no, wan
my name involved III the mater,
gneSS will lust - over and ask fhsla 1t "
2ti whether they hava heard ii Guess !
must taSo. for Mary Ann saws that hnr has
band saw a man who heard from his hm~aa-
partner that his bind oh Erlnlma'har t4
secn something that lnokel very >l~) .iau,
The most loathSpnc. miserable. t,ri tpr
saken wretch on earth n gossip. / can To-.
Ter on the street, though ! have -la-er seer
her before. She walks f:>ta and has h.,
bonnetStrlnCS loose. for She has uo. laItm.
TO tie them since she heard that las >raui4.
She looks both WAYS as s}e passes h,ntn- =
esa new evidences If iaurakf. y ~ H. N =, i,u,