Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-02-23

the log. ana the man who had 1sero1 and
laughed was stunned and fell TO the deck.
The fog lifted Yondar was Cape Ha.teras
lighthouse The ship va, put on the right
course, and sailed on to the harbor OF safety.
"hen IN seaport the captain spenis most
Of his time in evangelical work He kneels
down by one VITO has been helpless in the
bed for many months. and tn next day she
walks forth N the streets vel He knees
besde one who has long bean decrepit. and
he resigns the cru..hes He sneels BESIDE
one who had not seen enough 70 be able to
read for ten years, AMI she reads the Bible that
day. COnsumptlons go away. ani those VINO
had diseases that were appai ing to beholi
come UP 10 rapid convaieSc@nca and 10 com
plete health am not telling voI ANYTHING
second handed. rave had the story from
the lips OF tn patients in TINS v-ry ho1se.
those who Were brought u heaitl Of BODY
"nIie az the saIne time brought Il
| God. NJ sercni hand story This, / have
heard thu t--:4laon. from ,aea AMI
women WHO haze been Curl.
Fo1 may call u fa.ta-s ure, or to4 may call
It the power Of God coming down III answer
70 prayer; | do not care wat YOU call lit
Is a fact. Th" soothing sea capta n. his heart
full OF hatred for Christianity. nos. becomes
a follower Of the meek and lowly Jesus. Civ
ing ali the time to evange lcai taborS. or all
the time he can spare from o.har orcupat ons.
That Is regeneration, that IS regeneration
Man al made over again.
There Is our absurd doctrine Of vieari-
Gus sacrifice saw these man who have
chewel up the little book Of cre-l~ AMI have
the consa uent emhitterei stomach y icari-
ous sacrlfi.-' Let every man suffer FOR hum
s1lf- Why do | want Christ TO suffer f1r me-
I'll suffer for myself and carr my o"n bur
dens. They scott at the idea of rlcarlous
sacrifice, while they admire it everywhere
else except in Christ People see its beauty
when a mother suffers for her chilli. People
see its beauty when a patriot suffers for his
country. iReaD!a see rs beauty when 8 man
denies himself for a friend iptV can sea
the beauty OF vicarious sacrifice In every one
bat Christ.
A Young lady in one OF t1a literary insti-
buttons was a teacher. She was very reti-
cert and retired in her habits, and she formed
no cOmpanionships III the new position she
occupied. and her dress was very pain
sometimes it was very shabby After a
while she was discharged from the place for
that reason. Int no reason was given. IN
answer to the letter disc1ar-,n. her from
the position, she said: "EEell. if I have
failed to please, suppose 1t is nv own
fault She went here and there for employ
ment, and found none, and IN desperation
and in de1nentla she ended her life by suicide.
investigation was MAGE and 1t was. found
that out of her small means she had supported
her father. eighty years OF age, aud wes pay
ing the way for her brother IN Na'e College
on his way to the ministry. II
Twas found that she had no blanket on
1sthe bed that winter, and she had ne fire
on the VERY coolest day OF all the
season. People found 1t ont, and there was
a largt gathering at the III ieral, the arrest
ever at any funera, III that place. and the
very leop,e who had scotfct came ami looked
upon the pale face OF the MARTYR, and all
honor was done her: but it was too late.
n icarious sacrifice. All are thr He'd with
such Instances as that. But many are not
moved by the fact that Christ paid His pow
ertv for our riches, HIS salf-abnasation for
our enthrone,nent aud knelt Oh the sharp
edges of Illumination that We might elmo
over HIS l~acerated shoulder into pa . and.
he4Ten.
b il our to admire and adore these doc
tr.neS at which others leer. oh tie depths
of the riches both OF the wisdom and kno"i-
edge of God How EuseartbahIe Is His Wis
dom. and HIS ways are past 1inllng ont Oh
the height. the depth, the length. the breadth,
the infinitv, the ImIlensity. the eternity OF
that love! Let our earnest prayers g out
in behalf of all those who scotf at these doc
trinps OF grace. When the London plague was
raging in the year 100, there was d hotel
near the chief burial ace that excited much
I'M England was in fright and ue-
~reavenent- The dead carts went through
the streets day and night, and the cry:
Bring out your dead" was answered by
the bringing out Of the forms OF the
loved ones, and they were put twenty
or thirty III q cart, and the wagon, went
on to the cemetery: and these dead were
not buried IN graves, but IN great trenches,
in great pits, in one PIT eleven hundred and
fourteen burIals' The carts would come up
with their Great burden Of twenty or thirty
to tire mouth OF tn hit. and the front Of tbs
cart WAS Ilftei and the dad shot INTO the plt.
All the churches IN l.onlOn We're open Tor
PRAYER day and night. aud England was in
great anguish. At that very time at q
motel. at a wayslde Inn near tae chic
burial places. there was n group Of
hardened men, who sat dav after
day and night att II nicht h!aSpleninG to |
and initiating the grief -struck VINO Went by
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, erty for our riches. His sall-abna-ation for
our enthronement. and knelt on the sharp
edges of humiliation that we 1night cllrln
. over His lacerated houder into pea'a and
l heaven.
c b it ours to admire and adore tnese doc
trines at which others ieer. oh the deptns
!. of the riches both of the wisdom AMI know
edge of God How unsearchable Is His WIS
dom, and HIS ways are past finding out oh
the height. the depth, tho length. the breadth,
the lnflnltv, the immensely, the eternity %
7 that love! Let our earnest prayers e. on,
in behalf of all those w hp 500 attne>et doc
/: trines OF grace. When the London plague wa,
raging in the year 1865, there was d hote'
; near the chief hurlal-p ace that excited muct
/ comment. England was IN fright ami ne
q rea vement The dead carts went through
g the streets day and night. AMI the cry
k Bring out your dead was answered by
< the bringing out of the forms os The
loved ones. and they wera put twenty
g or thirty in a cart. and the wagon Wen
I on to the cemetery: and these dead Were
l not buried III graves, but IN great trenches
{ IN great pits; IN one pit eleven hun tired an
a fourteen hurIalsi The carts would come III
/ with their great burden Of twenty or thirt3
to the mouth OF the pit. and the front OF tn
u cart was lifted and the dead shot into the pt
Is Al the churches in London Gre open 10
Y PRAYER day and niGhf. and Fnriari was il
IL great anguish. At that YER TIM ct
MOTEL, 1T a wavsiia m near the cale
q burial places, there was a Grau1 o