Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-10-27

TIE BROOKLYN nIViNE'S SUNDAY
SERMON.

AHpH ~ ~
when thes rise from the earth SILL TO
down. and the ca1I. searches TOR NICE ~ II
gras, ana the raven Tor car11~' ~ lh' 'j1h'
Man alone i ma Ie t. look Up 10 lhiun.
HIM to LOOK NJ t5ol make, th. Ky a \ iIf-
gallery. "A dusseldorf. a I.outrc. a i-uE"fn
bourg, a Vatican that erlIp>es AL that ter
man, or French, or ltai an art ev"r ar ON
plished. But t,pl ha- taibi 80 Tar t" ~atfri"t
the attention Of most 0i ~ =, tie ~. h"F. II
the Ky. va 80 INTO rapture, flower "'''.t-
III the soil. at hate little Or no appreciation
of the .inuruiiIg g'ore~ thtt BOON on the
wall Of the * y at sunrise or the dthitt- IA
the clOuis at sunset We ar. III cc>ff>l-s
over a goh.lIn tai eetrv or a brltal Mi ~
rare fabrie. or a enp"hanh 81 @Niu ~it-r'i. -,
but see not II all, cr -" without fHpll't,
the bridal yrIi .; INST that cover tie iact. ~
the tat-ktii~. ur TIE aSaJlnL upholstery
around the couch ot In" dying dlF. or N.
.uowi aut~of Snpor I1t.t NJ IN tie h"iEen
NV text bids t.s lift our ciin II roe or four
Inches ami open the two trl-S"pp : WtN'h
under the forehead are put on sNiv "ashE
turned upwari, ami ~"e thut til" clpiI'i7 are
not merely utlnu'rrrstIn2 -lIlls ii "et or arF
weather. but that ttIng a." embroidered
can0pi"s of shade, tagt thy are tn rol
h.rvnt0rIe, Of the Sky, that they s,r- I rou">
IF poInp that they arc.cTNstajhna: Lars. t'ftt
they are paintings in water co'Gl inat fh"F
are the angels OF the mi,t. tAat ta"y ar"
great rath"'lrhl- Of llgit "ltd road a!>r,
for angelic feet 10 walk through and bow At
hllai VI III Illi = IIfi'f u, t''+1
they are the mothers 81 the dew,
that they ara ladders for aSrruiin
and descending gior4ss, o"topaxi~ II
bclching flame Niazara7 OF coloi that they
are the masterpieces If the Lord tod Al
mighty The cpui, are a faNDr.t- Hibe
smile and tire ~anrcl writers have made
much use of them. After the deluge tiot
hung on n cloud n conccnllc band, tn"
colois Of the -I%"ctrllil SAYING y 10 81 my
bow inthc clouds" mountain is some
tt,,.3 a,t ir4I - IA,- - no 81 ~
Col, ~ Inv" h,ottcl out a1 i thlck clolil
thy transgrcSeion-. David measured the
divine g~oolnc~S and found it 80 high he
npo.trophi/"i /: Thy flithtuine-sr t"t h., unto
the clouds. As sometime, thtrt arr, thou
sands Of i'crces Of vaIor scurryInZ across the
heavens. So says l,lah, viii be TN" converts
in tn" millennium, as clouds ami a. doveS.
As III T." wet SEASON no sooner
does the Sky cIcar than there comes
another oisCuratIOu, 50, say, Solomon,
one ache or ailinrnt Of OLD folks TIA, no more
thar gone than another pam comes 'aS
clouds return IN til" rain. \ column Of
illuminci cloud lei the l~lariite> acro>, the
wildcrnc>. IN the book Of Job iHhu, watch
ing the clou IS. could not understand why
hey did not fall or why they did not all ron
together, the laws of evaporation and con
dcnsation then not heing understood. and tie
cries out l)o>t thou know til" balancing of
th" clouds When read my text it eug
gests to me that the clouds are the Creators
PlulIlSt, ana tptlr WllffIlS masses ara I'M
wheels, ana the tongue OF thr CiOul Is tie
pole Of the celestial Venice, AMI tI, win Is
are the harne,sel sto"iS, and t~l is The
ROYAL occupant and driver who maketh
tn" clouds Iii, chariot.
To understand tine Isalmivt's nIranins in
the text Won must know that the chariot Of
old was sometimes "A ocuIptlrel hrIllianry
made out of IVORY. sometimes of solid silver.
and rolled on two wheels which were
fastened to the axle by- stout pms. and the
awful d"leat of Ocnoman| 10y lelopS was
caused by the tactthat II traitorous chariOtcer
had inserted n Inch pin OF wax instead of !.
Inch pm of iron. All of the six hundred
chariots of Pharaoh lost their Inch pins in
the Rcd Sea. for the Bible says: "Ih" Lord
took OFT their wheels. Look at the long
flash of Solomon, fourteen ltnndrc,l charo !,
and the thirty Thousand chariotS of the
Fhilistirs. If yoll have ever visited the
buildings whore n king or queen keeps the
coaches of state, as have, You lnow that
king aud queens hay" great varieties Of
turnout. The keeper t,lls yoa. ''.r1liS IS tie
state carriage. aud used only o. great
occasions" This IS the coronation
carriage, and II i tho king r'l"
Queen went t. open f~arlamant.' This is
the coach in which the car and the Sultan
rode on the occasion OF their visit All
costly and trsSrlatel and cnrichol ana an
hlazoned are they, an when the driver take,
the relns Of he ten white horses i'll his han,iS,
hIfi anna Ilt1uIll'tt troops anu lii1tlS III Iliii
force sounding the national air, the splen,!or
starts and rolls On under arches entWinc |
with banners AMI amid the huzla of hun
hreds of thor sank Of spectators the SC, ~ is
memorable i;ut my text puts al such oc
raSionS into nSigniticanct., as it represent
the King Of the Universe coming t. tho door
OF his palace, ami the gIllpl VapprS Of the
heavens rolling up to HIS feet, ami He STOP.
ping III and tax n the rclns Of the Gallortlng
winds i'll HIS hand starts in trIump!lal ride
,,.la, ~ a,aI -.l a ~
atmospheric highways of opal and chrv>olite,
the clouds HIS chart Il.
Ny hearers, 10 not think that Cod BELT
ties Himself when tr takes eu.h conveyau,c ..
DO YOU know that the clouds are among tn,
most wontrouS aud majestic things III tbs
whole universe, DO YOU know that they m,
flying lakes and rivers and oceans. Co
waved His hand oyer tAom and slil. Gone.
,p higher" and they ol eyed thu mandate
Thai cloud instead of being. as it seems. {
small gathering OF Napor a fAw Yards wild,
and high Is rcaA " seven orcicit mIlrsaera,.
and Is a mountain, from It's base 10 its TN
l5,oW feet. $4,000 feet. 1900 feet. ana ~
through with ravlneS llW feat deep. NJ
David did not make a fragile or uuworth,
representation of God III the text when n,
spoke of the clouds uS HIS chariet. Ru. ~
suggested III the case Of an earthly king II
has His morning cloud chariot an .yenIn.
cloud charlot-the cloud chariot IN wh}eI
He rode down to Sinai to open tie Inv al.
tthN so'A Nst'i 80 ~ ~ III ii lIf tAi = ilNN II It
Tabor TO honor the gospel. AMI the dom
chariot III which He viii come to Il trncnt
When He rides cut III HIS morning. chario
Mt tn 5 season. about SIN o1lo,E Il. lie put, col.
den coronets on thu dome % cities AMI sill
yerS the rivers. and out II the dew make, a
diamond ring for the finger II every gra>-
blade, and buds good cheer To lnva.is " h,Iu
the night sad: Would col il were morn.
ing. From this morning c'oui chariot II.
distributes light light for tlee1rtii aal ligh,
for the heavens. light for the land an hight
for the sea. great bars Of 1t. great ureathe>
of 1t. great columns OF ii. Il world fun Of t.
Hail Him in worship aS every morning He
drives out in His chariot of morning cloud
and cry with David:
NJ Noile shalt Thou hear in the morning,
in the morning viii | direct nv PRAYER unto
Thee aDd look up rcipre an tn, - S.rip
ture elaculationS JOY cometh IN the morn
ing. NJ soul waiteth Tor Th q more thar
they that watch for the morning. IL tax,
the wing Of the morning. The cyelii> al
the morning, The morning conIett, w h,
is She that looheth forth as the morn ne
iii gong forth is prepared as the marn
ing, the morning spread gu the mount
ans. That thou shollitist Visit ann every
morning. What mt-hty thin- the hjnc
throws from Hiss chariot whenIlIe throws II,
the morning!
Yea: He has his evening cloal chariot. Il
ls made ont of the saffron ard tlIt. cold an,