Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-10-13

unlocked a han quicker than the ba7-
onets Of revolution rriesi ocan tee
Basti'e. You NAV he liberated AMI male =
free son or q free dauEnter q t1oi Aoi
have Only 70 eao1s" let Feen >-r5 tom ami
emancipation. be: voen 6 chain AMI acoro2e,.
between Satan and Go1. Maka u, "our
mini and make it U quick y hen
the King e sparta had crGSSa. tha
HalleSpont and was about Il mar.h through
Thrace. lie Sant wo7,i 70 the peoDl- II tas
different regions a-kng them whet .@r he
shoiHi marrh throt-a ehar countries asa
fria1t o. an enemy. b al mean, as q
fri4ni. aa~warei mos. 81 tie rag.on8, bit
tn KING f Mace lon rep. e: ! vii take
time to consider It. Then. SAID the
KIM e Snarta: s'Le- him con-iier i,
50 Christ chr King. gives u oar .toica
bit .een Ms friendship .aui his tr0"l. and
many Of Us naTe lon- oeen consl 1-rIng what
we had better do. hIt meantime lie marches
on anf our opportu mites are MA hing bv.
And we shall be the loving suJtac> Of His
reign, or the victims OF oar III ooIlracy.
So. | urge vol 70 p-a"ip;ta1cy. rather than
sIow 1eli5erat:on. and | writ a. over your
soul the words o. Christ saw in~crihe on the
monument Of Triaca.s Eizat-th 4 the Isle
of Wight. tho word, to which her. index
finer pointed in thu opnn Bible when she was
found dead in her b-l after a lifetime Of
trouble: Come unto Ne, al ye who are
weary ard heavy laden an ! wfl' give YOU
rest. IS thnra a drunk2ri here, You nav.bv
tn Sariour's grace. nave that FIRE Of thirst
utterly ~extinguished. + there a defrauier
here. You may b. ma = a saint. l there
a lihert:na here Nou may ha made "a plra
as the light. When q minister IN an outdoor
meeting in S.otlan va, eulorizirg goodness.
thera were hanging arolal the edge
Of tn aaliarce soma ot the m9,- depravel
meG AL women, an the minister said moth
ing about mercy for pro liga!s. And a de-
PRAYED woman crial out: Your roDa i not
lolg enough foc the likA Of Us" B.esed be
Col. or Gospel can fatlo:n the deepest
depths andTaach e farthest wanderings. and
here is \ rope that is long enough to rescue
the worst "Who>oaver viii.
But wav take eytr@rla eases, WHEN we all
have been o. are now the ~caDtlvAs Of sin and
death, And W. nay through the 9r at
F~mancipat0r dron orr sha k'es ami take a
throne. You have looked at vour hand and
arm only a being usrfll now, and a curious
piece Of anatomv. but there Is something
aoolt youl hanl and arm that mahes me
think they ara an I'm 1evnl0peI wing.
And if you would know what pos
sibi!ities are suggested by that. ask
the eagle that naS looked close into the eve
Of the noon lay SUI: O ask tn aI5atross that
has stri X its cav into the black 10 Ks Of the
tempest; or ask thu condor that this morning
IS discerning to the highest PEA: Of CHM
horn2o. 1ouliri-ht hand AMI arm and YOUR
left hand and arm. two unlaveloped wings.
better get ready toc the empyrean.
"Rise. my soul. and SttetcA thu v,rnc.
Thy be ter portion trac
There have been chains famous IN the
worlds history, such as the chain which
fastened the prisoner of Chillon to the pillar.
INTO the staple OF which have thrust nv
hand. on the ~lsolatel ro.h Of tla E.3ke Of
Gcneva. such az the chain which the
Russian exila c'anks on his wa to thu mines
OF Siberia: such as the chain which Ienobia.
the captive queen, wore when brought into
the presence OF Aure!ian Ave. there have
been races in chains, and nations IN chains,
and there has been a word in chains: but.
thank God. the last one % them shall be
hTok n, and under the liberating D wei Of
the omnipOtent Gospel the sha .kles shall
fail from the last neck. AMI the last arm. and
the last foot BIT thas. shattered letters
shall all te gathered IT. again from tie DIN
geo2S, and tie work house, anu the mines,
AMI the rivers, and the fields, and they shall
AGAIN be welded and again strung link to link,
ami polisaett AMI TRANSFORMED until this world,
winch hiss wandered off and been a recrrant
wo}l} AMI a lost world. shall by that chain
be lit ami huag to tha throne of God. no
LONGER the IRON chain Of oppression. but the
golden chain Of reiae,njny love. There let
THIS 90 ranSomei world swing forever. Roll
on We years. roll on We davs, roll on We
hOIrs.auI hasten the glorious OuSiilT1aLiQu