Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-01

With me on earth, tie giorine1 WITH NE IN !
heaven" What j the highest throneeln
heaven You say. The throne OF the Lord
God Almighty ami the Lamb No doubt
about It. What is the next highest throne III
heaven While speak It -eins tonne That It
viii ie the throne % tn drunkarIs wife. II
she with cheerful patience endured all her
earthly torture. Heroes and 1eFoln=s
/ find also IN tins roll the fefsas II Christian
charity. We al admire tte George Tea
boiys and the James ienpx-s II the earth,
VINO give tens ana hlnireds u thol>anis or
dol ars to good ohI@cts.
But ! am speaking this morning % tho~e
who, out ot their pnlctiei poverty, hep
others4-of sdcn men ~ tho@t : ufi,tEil un>
sIanaiie- al the Wet. VINO are hv.nL an 50
a year that they may proclaim Christ - the
pope on 81 then, Writing I, tA- -eletlry
IN New York. saving II thank you
for mat -. Until YESTERDAY We
have mad no meat III our house Tor
thres. months. W. have ~suli-refi terribly.
NJ children havnno shoes tins winter AMI
OF those people Who have only a half loaf Of
bread. but gave a piece of IT to 1tlers who
are hungrIer AMI of tho-. vino baNe only a
scuttIe of coal, bat help others II tuel. aud
OF thos. VINO have only a 4oiitr IN Their
pocket, AMI give twenty live cents = some
body else. and Of that father who wears
sfabby eoat, ant of that mother who wears
a failed dress, thattkcir c~illiren may +" well
appareileI gu call tlefn paupers. or
ragaInHtiina. or cnigrants j call them
heroes an IIeTD.Iit>- Oh an ! ] MAY IiJt KNOW"
where they i've. or what their nam ). tod
knows. AMI they have moe augeis lowering
over them than You and have, ami they
VIII have a higher at II heaven.
they may have only a cup Of coll water
to give "A poor traNerer. or may have Only
picked a splinter from unier Tia" nal OF a
chnlIs finger. OF have put only two mites
j. INTO the Treasury. bat the lori knows th-In.
Considering what tncy had, tilef did more
than We hay" ever done, an Their falei
dress VIII become a white robe, and the
small room VIII be an eternal man9i1-l,
and tie old lat vii be a coronrt 81 We
tory, and al til" applause Of earth
amt all the shouting ii heaven VIII b. drowned
out when troll RISES up 10 gave his reward TO
those humble workers III ms kin1dOfn and to
say 10 them: "N cll done, good ami faithful
servant You have all seen or heard Of the
ruin of Melrose Abbey. | suppose IN some
respects it is thu most exquisite run on earth.
And yet, looking At 1t | was not 50 Impressed
you may st 1t down to bad taste-blt |
was not SO deeply stirred as | was at a tomb
stone at the foot Of that Abbey-the tomb
stone placed by Walter Scott over the grave
Of an Old man who Ia s"rvel him for a good
many years minis house. The Inscription most
significant, and ! def, any man TO
stand there and read it without tears coming
into his eyes. 1lfA epitaph: Wei done,
good and faithful servant" Oh when unr
work is over, Will 1t b, found that b"rau,e
of anything VIZ have dom. tor tfoI, or the
2 ' Sliiit III IIti!tltIllIf tiltL NIti al
inscription Is appropriate for Us. God grant
Who are those who wer. hravpSt an de-
served the greatest monument I.ord tIaNnr-
house and has bury soldiers, or John Brown,
til" Edinburgh carrier. ami his wife. Mr..
Atkins, the prosecuted minister of Jesus
Christ in Scotland. was socrrtci by loan
Brown and his wife. amt tlaverhon>e 70 lie
up one day with his armed men
and shouted in front OF tho house.
H .IDfn RrDAnS Itfl 10 ri ri on mo ont IT,, SaIi
t. her: We'll, MISS, IS Mr.. Atkins hero
She male no answer, for she could not ietray
the minister OF the Gospel. ''Iia" Clever
house said, 'thcn You are a chip of the old
block, are YOU / have something in my
pocket for YOU. 1t is a nos"gay. some PEG
pie call 1t a tllImb,crew. but call il a nose
gay. And ne got OIL his horse, and he put
1t on the little girls hand. and began to turn
1t until the bones cracked. and She cried. He
sad: Don't cry, dontcrv:t this isn't a thumb
screw, tins IS a nosegay. Md they heard
the chllds cry. and the father and mother
came out, and ClayerlloI~e sail: "Ha. 1t
se"ms that You thrr,> have LAID Your holy
heals together determined to die like all the
rest OF your hypncritiral, %cantin-. snivellIng
crew: rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins,
piouS Mr.. Atkins. you would de. | have "a
telescope with me that viii improve your
vision. and he pulled out a pistol Now"
should catch cold III this cold morning Of Scot
land, and for the honor and safety OF the
king, TO say nothing of the glory of
Col and the good q our souls. |
viii proceed simply AMI III the ~npatast
and most expeditions stv,e possible to bow
: Your brains ont. John frown fell upon his
; knees and began to pray. "Ah1' id Claver
house, look out, if YOU are going to pray
steer clear OF the King, the council aud
Richard Cameron @ Lord said John
Brown, SIN e it seems to ba thy VIII that |
mould leave this world for a world where
IAN love Thee better AMI serve Thee more. [
slt this poor widow woman anl three help
ess, fatherless children into Thy hands. We
have been together in peace Il good
while, but now we must Look forth To
better meeting III heaven. ami a,
Wr tines" poor creatures, blinlfoIieI
and infatuated, that stand before ne. con
cert them before it i" too late. and may they
> Who have sat in Judgment IN this lonely Mace
el TINS blessed morning, upon me. a poor, de
| ,enSeteSS fellow rreature-may they, in the
Last Judgment, find that mercy which they
/ save refuse to me, Thy most unworthy. but
; .aithful servant. Amen" He rose NJ and
ald Isabel, the hour has come OF which |
: 'Poke to you on the morning when proposed
land and heart to You. AMI are YOU Will
\ ng now. for the love of God. to let me
lie. She put her arms around him
AMI said: Fine Lord gave. and the
5 Lord hath taken away. Rte~selfe the nanc
'. u the Lord stop that snlvellin., said
I tlaverhouse. 81 have had enough If it.
[ Soldiers, 10 your work. Take aim, Ere.
y iHi tue ntdl OF .loh1 brown wa scattered
On the ground. " hlle the wife vas gather
y NJ UP III her apron the fragments Of her
$ 5nshants heai-gatherng them rp for
burial liaverhou>e looked into her face am
. .aid Now. my gooi woman how d YOU
II eel about Your bonnie. man Oh she
u ald. II always thought weei II him. he has
: letn very cool to ME. | had ~ reason for
linking anything but weeI of him. and I
hlnk better of HIM now. III. what
! grand thing It Will be III thf
>aSt Day u see God pick ont ~
l. heroes anil hnrolnes. Who are those
e oanpers Of eternity triiGing of from the
!" yates OF Leaven Who are they Thu Lord
e faverhou>ee and the HeroiS and tho~e who
- lat sf"ptreS. and crowns, AMI thrones. tur
Y hey llNei lor their own acknowledgements and
- hey broke the heart OF nations. Hero ot
Is .lrfh. hnt pau! erS III Il ,Tnltv. ! beat the
! if7Ems OF their eternal despair. Woe, woe.
k SQ.'
n But there Is great excitement II heaven
- ny thoN" lug pr4" e~>.aI> Why III
4 booming IT that great b.il III the tower. {
q Is coronation day III heaven.
\ " ho are those ri,in- on til" thrones Wit
crowns Of eternal ROYALTY Ihay must haI