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

the in.u, ance companies ard a. the banking
houses. They say that the Nanferbllts own
the raiiro ads. but Christ owns the ander-
bIlts and the railroads.. AMI all the plottings
If sto l. gambler, snail be put to confusion,
and God with His little finger shall wjIe>out
their infamous prole Is TO" Oft n i ha'
been that We la; 6 se@tt men gather mp riches
by fraud. IN n pyramid Of strength and
leauty. and the Lord came aH | tl-w on It
and 1t Vas gone whle there ar those here
t. day who.if they could speak ont ii this as
s-rublage. or darel t. SPEAK out. would say:
"lhe best friend ! la | III l-31. the best friend
| had III 80. the best fri-ni iHal AZ the
opening ~ the War. tn" hest friend | ever
had has been the Lori Jesus Christ. would
rather glse up all other friends than thu.
onn.
But we have also family frIen x. Tnev
come IN when V. has" -I"knes- in the house
bod. Perhaps the. say no hing but they
SIT down and they wefp IS n" light goes cut
from the fright ewes an the white petals Of
the lily are s"att-rtd III the bllst Of death
They watch through the long night by the
dvrg couch, and then, when the spirit HIS
gone, sootn you with great comfort. They
we'll. Iou will meet the 10 nn4 again "
Then. wnen Your spn went 81. breaking v)nr
hehrt. dri they not com. AMI put the story in
The very t.>t shap- and prophecy the return
If the prod GAL Wer" they not IN YOU
hous.. when the birth angel ~fiapEerl its wings
0Ntl OH iNt}1lii-f -iIfi ILL., x
there at the tal,tl,mS and at the weddings.
Family trends But | have to tel yor that
Christ IS the best family friend. Oh,
blessed Is that cra1l. over which Jesus
bends Blessed is that nursery where Jesus
walks. blessed IS that SICK brow from which
Je>u, " ile> the d~arnpnes>. Blessed IS that
table where JESUS breaks the bread. Blessed
IS that grave where Jesus stands with His
scaI red feet on the upturn"i sol, saying: Il
am the resurrection and the he; he that be
lev"th in Ne, though he were dead, Yet shall
he live Hav" hou a babe in the house,
Tut it INFO the arms If the great Child
Lover. Is there a sick one IN the house:
Think Of Him WHO said 'Iamsef, arise"
Are YOU afraid you will come to want, Think
Of Him who fed the five thousand. Is there
a it'll. one in Your house that You are afraid
Will be blind or deaf or lame. Think Of
Him who touched the blinded eye and
snatrhed back the boy from epileptic con-
vulsion. Oh, He is the best friend. Look
over Your family friends to-day and find an
other that can be compared to Hin. When
We want our friends they are sometimes
cut Of town Christ is always in town.
We tint that some Will stick to us IN
prosperity who Will not IN adversely.
But Christ comes through darkest night
AMI amid CHASTITY sorrow. and across
toughest sea. to comfort you. There are
men and women here who would have been
dead twenty years age but for Jesus. They
have gone through triai enough to exhaust
ten times their physical strength. Their
property went. their health went, their fami-
lies Wtre scattered. God only knows what
I, they suffered They are an arnalement to
themselves that they have been able to stand
Il. They look ut their once happy home.
surrounded hy all comfort Gone They
think OF the time when thev use to rise
strong III the morning and walk vigorously
down the street, and had experienced a
hea tn they thought ineyhaustlble Gone
! ENprSthmr zone Int .JpSJS He has nit ia
them His eye has watched them. His ON
impotence has defended them. Yes. He has
been with them They have gone through
disaster, an He was a pillar Of fra bv night.
1h"y have gone acIOS, stormy Galllee, but
Christ had His foot on the neck Of the storm.
They felt the waves of trouble coming up
around them gTa lnally. and they began to
climb into tn, strong rock of God de
tense. and then they sang. as they looked
overt-a waters: God is our refuge and
strength, an ever present help in time of
trouble. therefore we Will not fear though
! the earth he removed, though the mountains
be carrie into the midst of the sea. though
the waters thereof roar and he troubled,
though the mountains shake with the swell
ing thereof. Selah." The other day there
was a sailor who came into the Bethel in New
York. and said: MY lads he was standing
among sailors, | don't know what's the
matter with me. | used to hear a good deal
about religion and about Jesus Christ. !
don't know that / have any religion, or that
| know anything much about Christ; but
when | was in mid Atlantic | looked UP one
day through the rigging, and there seemed to
come light through my soul. ! have felt diff
ferent ever since. and | love those | once
hated. and | feel n lov ant tell YOU. |
really don't know what is the matter of me-
a rough sador got up and sad: My lad.
know what's the matter of you. You have
founl Jesus. 1t is enough TO make any man
happy
His worth if al the nations knew
Sure the whole earth would love him too.
| remark again. Christ is precious to the
believer, as a final deliverer. You and
must after awhile get out of this world
Here and there. one perhaps may come on tc
eighty, to ninety years of age. but Your com
mon sense tells Won that tn, next twenty five
years Will land the ma joritv of this audience
III eternlty Tn" next ten years will thin on
Il great many of these family circles. Thit
day NAV do the work for sonn of u. Now.
why do say this: To scare YOU. No. bn,
jus as would stand IN Your office, if | were
a BUSINESS man, and TX over risks. You dc
no consider It cowardlv to Talk in your
store over temporal ri>'lS. Is 1t base in II
this morning to talk a little while over tn
risks OF the soul, that are for eternity II
every congregation death has the las
year ben dong a great deal Q
u work. here Is Your father Wher
IS your mother! Your child, You brother
Your SISTER, 9. how cruel does death seer
to be, VIII he plu k avery flower. Will h
PRISON every fountain VIII He put black O
every door knob: VIII He snap every hea
string. Can | keep nothing Are there II
charmed weapons with which t. go out an
contend agnInst Him Glve me some kee
sword, sharIenel in tiol : armorv. wit
winch ! NAV stab him through. Give m
soWe battle AK that NAV clutch it, and he,
him from helmet to sandal. Thank Cos
thank God. that he that rlleth on the pa
horse hath more than a match i'll Him VIII
rldeth on the white horsn. It. John hear
the contest. the paving of the steeds. tn
. rush. the battle cry. the onset, until the pa
horse came down on hl~ Launches. and h
rider bit the dust. while CHRIST the cor
y queror, with upllftAi VOICE. de Jared 1t 20
death. Will he thy plague, @ grave, l vi
! e thy destruction.
!. The stplIcher IS a lighted castle on II
= shore OF heavenly seas. and sentinel anCe
= walk up ami down at III. ioor 10 guard /
The dust and the dampneSS of the grave al
It only the spray # the white sarf of celestl;
seaS, and the long breathing OF thu OWN
% christian. that YOU call his ga>pin-. is on
;. the long inhalation If the air Of heaven. oi
le bless tod for what Christ Is to the Christie
soul. her. AMI hereafter
n | heard a nlan saw some time AGO that the