Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

IL 4C1iOfG kUC oOSE6C-S PaAAC. vi aS'Ci |
find your way to the well. o viii have
TO come as we. came. willing TO take tue
water Of eternal life III any way, and at any
hand, and in any kind Of pitcher. crying out.
% Lord Jesus, | am dying Of tLiEst. Give
me the water Of eternal life. whether in
trough or goblet give me the water of lie;
| careTlot in what ii COMES u me" Away
with all your hincrances OF pride from the
wells mouth |
Come, all We thirsty, You have All IN
defined longing in your soul. You tried
m~oneycmaking: that dill not satisfy YOU.
You tried Office under government. that
did not satisfy YOU. You tried pictures
satisfy you You are as much dlscontenred |
with this life as the celebrated French au-
thor who fell that lie could not any longer
endure the gnisfortunes of the world. and
who >aid At four O'Clock this afternoon |
shall put an end 10 my own existence.
Meanwhile, must toll on un to that time
for tne sustenance OF my family" And he
wrote Oh his book until tue clock struck |
four, when be folded up his mar
uscrlpt and b rs T.e own hani;
here who are perfectly Disconnected. I'm
happy in the past, unhappy to-day. to be un'
happy forever. unless you come to this
Gospel well. This satisfies the soul with a
high, deep. all-absorbing. and eternal
satisfaction. 1t comes and it offers the
IAOSl uhkol Ldd0tC liza ~ "a "a kAAE
world as is best for him, and throws all
hea ven into the bargain. The wealth of
Crosus and CT all the Rothschilds IS only
a poor, miserable shilling compared with
the eternal fortunes that Christ offers you
today. In the far East, there was a king who
used once a year to get on a scales. while on
the other side the scales were placed gold
and silver and gems; indeed, enough were
placed there to balance the king, then,
ct the close of the weighing, all those treas
Ures were thrown among the popuiace-
Bat Christ today steps on one side the
scales. and on the other side are all the treas
ures OF the universe, and He says: All
are yours-all height, all depth, all length.
all breadth. all eternity; all are yours"
We don't appreciate the promises or the
Gospel. When an aged clergyman was
dying-a man very eminent IN the church
T. young theological student stood by his
side. and the aged man looked up and saii
to him: Cant YOU give me some comfort
in my dying hour No said the young
man; Il can't talk TO You Oh this subject.
you know all about II, anu have klODni ii -
long Well said the dying man. lust
recite to me some promises. The Young
man thought a moment. and lie came to this
promise: The bloo1 II Jesus Christ cleans
eth FROM all SIN aud the old man rlapped
his hands, and in his dying moment said:
That's Just the promise ! Ia - been waiting
for. The blood OF Jesus Christ ciealseth
from all sin" oh, the warmth. the gran
deur, the Inagnltience OF the promises
Come, also, 10 this Gospel we,l. all We
troubled | DO NOT suppose .y"l have
escaped. Compare your view OF this life
ut fifteen Years OF age with what Your view
# IT is at forty, or sixty, OF seventy. What
. great contrast of opinion Were YOU
right then, or are You right nov ? Two
cups placed in your hani~, the one a
sweet cup, tue other a sour cup. 4 cap OF
,ov and a cup of griet. Which ma been The
+. GparaSt fQ tlpluU fOkl and ont of which nave
yoa the more frequently partaken: hat
a different place tbs cemetery j. trou.
what it used t. be. Once ii was to
you a grand city Improvement. al0 You
Went out on the pleasure excursion, ana
YOU ran laughingly up TIE mound, aud
you criticised IN a light way the epitaon,
But since the day when YOU heard the bell
toll at the gate as you went III with the
procession, 1t is a sal place and there IS Il
food Of rushing memories that sunus7 the
eve and oVermaster the heart. Oh, you
have had trouble, trouble, trouble. God
only knows how much Won have had. 1t Is
a wonder you have been able to live through
it. 1t is a wOnaer your nervous system has
not been shattered and your brain has not
reeled. Trouble, trouble If I coull gather
all the griefs, OF all sorts, from this great
audience. aud could put them III one
scroll, neither man nor angel, could en-
dure the recitation. Well, what
do you want: Would YOU like 70
have your property again No you say,
as a Christian man. 4 was becoming AFRO
CANT, and | think that is why the Lord took
itaway. | don't want to have my property
back Wen, would you have your departed
friends back again? NO you say. Il
couldn't take the responsibility of bring:
ing them from a fearless realm IL
a realm 0; tears. couldn't
do it." Well, then, what do VOL.
want! A thousand voices III the audience
cry out: comfort, give Us comfort" Fni'
that reason | have rolled away the stone
from the wells mouth. Come, ali We wouui-
ed Of the flock, pursued by the wolves, come
to the fountain where the Lords sick an3
and bereft ones have co:ne
"Ah. SAYS some one. You are not OH
enough 10 understand my SORROWS. You
have not been IN the world a, long as | have.
and YOU can't talk to me about my misfor
tunes III the titue of old age. Well | hav.
been a great deal among old people. and
. know how thew feel uboat their failln.
!, iealth. and about their departed
| friends. ana about the loneliness that some,
!, times strikes through their soul. After
| two persons have llyei t~o9e.aer for fort,
> or fifty years. and one OF them is Iakel
away. what ueSolation, | shall not for
= get the cry OF the late Key Dr.. De Witt, o
New IorE, when he stood by the ope,
. grave Of his beloved wife. and. after the Oh
0 sequieS had ended, he iooiei down into tn
o open place and said. "Fare"e ell, 1uy hon
,red, faithful and heioved wife. The bone
ua, bound Us is severed Thou art in glory
,nd am here on earth. We snail NEE
AGAIN. Farewell! Farewell" 10 lean on
prop tor nifty wears, ANA then have 1t breai
uuder YOU There We're only two YEAR
Inference between the deaths OF N
.stIer and mother. After my mother
tecea,P. my father used to 20 around a
though looking Tor something; aud b
would often get up from one room withou
!. any seeming reason. and go TO another room
and then he would take MS cane an
tart out, aud some one would say: Faith
~, WHERE are you gong. and he woul,
answer. L don't know exactly where
am .Giac.3 Though he was a tender-hear'
Ell nlan.a never saw him cry but once
and that was at tie burial Of my pIothel
After sixty years living together it WeIkar
TO part. And there are aged people to-da
who are feeling Just such a psng as that
want TO tell them there is perfect enchan,
!, lhent IN the promises OF this Gospel. and
come - them and offer them my arm, cr
!, Iake fheli arm and | bring them I
this Gospel well. Sit 1o1yu. faith
- mr. mathew - -