Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-08-04

what this babbler sayeth: but I am glad to
meet Won face TO face, and TO strike hands
with You in one earnest talk about your
deathless spirit. Do you know, my friend.
that this world is not good enough for. you
It cheats II fades. It les. You are imrnartai
l see it IN the sieathless spirit looking out from
your ere 1t IS q mighty spirit. 1t IS an
immortal spirit. II beats against the window
Of the cage. ! come out to feel 1t. During
the past week the world has been trying to
feed It with huSkS. | c. ine out this morning
to iced it with that bread Of which il a man
eat be will never hunger What has the
word done for YOU: Has II not bruised you.
H 5 it not betrayet YOU: Has it not mai
treated you> Look me in the eve, immortal
man. and tell me if that is not SO. And vet.
will YOU trust It. &, wish that vou could
for get me-. the wax and sinful man-that |
might vanish from your sight tbs morning.
ami that jesus might come in, Aye, lie
comes here this morning to plead for your
soul-cones IN all covered with the wounds
of Calvary. He says -. in mortal man
] died for thAa. pity thee. come to save
thee. With these hands. torn and crushed |
viii hit thee up into pleasures that never
die. WIZ viii reiect-who will drive him
hack W hen { hri>t was slam on the q loss,
they hal a cross. and they had nails. AMI
they had hammers. on cruelty by your
SIn, - impenite1t soul. the Lord Jesus Christ
Here is a cross: but where are the nails:
Where are The hammers, All. saws some
one rejecting Christ. sone one standing a
long way off, Il will furnish the nails. |
don't believe III that Jesus. | VIII furnish
the naIis. Nov we have tie nails; who Will
furnish the hammers. All saws some hard
heart, 4 will furnish the hammers Now
we have the nails and the hammers. We
lave no spears: who will furnish the spears.
All. saws some one long in the habit If SIM
AMI re ieCt. on of Chrlsts mercy; Il will fur
n.sh them Now we have all the lnstru-
nents: the cross. the nails, the banners, the
spears, and the cruclfixion goes On. q, the
darkness, q. the rang, O. the tears, @.
the Death Behold the Lamb Of God, that
take,t away the SIN of the world.
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits lar
back TO-DAY. He does not like to come for
ward. He feels strange in a religious assem-
blage. He thinks, perhaps, we DO no want
him. Q, Jesus, take that trembling hand,
Put thine ear to that a-itated heart and hear
how it beats O., lift the iron gate of that
prison house and let that MAJ 90 Tree.
/, Lor Jesus, help that WON an. She is a
wanlerer. No tears can she weep See,
Lord Jesus. that polluted sonl; See that bis
tered foot. No church for her. No good
cheer for her. No hope for her. Lord Jesus.
90 to that soul. Thou wilt not stone her
Let til" red hot chain. that burns to the bone
till the bloody ichor Kisses in the heat. snap
at thv touch. O, have mercy on Mary Mag
dalene.
| Lord Jesus, help that young man. He took
i,itl 90 VI 49, 49,
see 1t. The .clerns were all gone. The | gifts
were down. The shutters were III. III list
Thou See it. q, let him not fall into the pit.
R~ememferest Thou not his mothers prayers.
She can pray for him no more. Lord Jesus.
touch him on the shoulder. Touch him on
the heart Lord, save that young man.
There are many young men here. | got &
letter from one of them. who is probably
here to-day and sh,ll have no other oppor
tunity Of answering that letter. You say
you believe in Inc. o., do you believe in
Jesus. ! cannot save you, nv dear brother.
Chris. can. He wants and waits tosave YOU
and He comes today to save YOU. vii
YOU have Hum. | DO not know wha'
oar Young mon do without Chrlst-hOw
they get on amid all the temptations ant
trials to which they are subjected. q, youn=
men. come to Christ to-day. and put your sou
aad your interest for this life and fer 1hs
next into his keeping. In olden times. 70,
know, a cup bearer, would bring wine OF
water to the king, who would drink it, frs
tasting it himself. to show that there was NJ
poison III it, then passing it to the king. wht
would drink it. The highest honor that
ask is that | may be cup bearer to day t
your soul. | bring you this water of ever
lasting life. | have been drinking of it. |
has never done me any harm. o., drink it
AMI live forever, And let that aged man Pu
his Head down on the staff. and let that poo
widowed soul bury her worried face in he
handkerchief, AMI these little children fol
their hands IN prayer, while we common
YOU to Him who was wounded for our trans
gresslon and bruised for our %iniquities; TO
to you which believe He is precious.