Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-02-14

those lakes OF bloods God was angry! JUS
tice must come. a handwriting on the wall
The nation had bean weighed and found
wanting. Darkness, Darkness, Woe to
th- north Woe to the south, Woe u the
east. Woe to the west. Death at the han
euet!
l have also to learn from the subject that
the destruction Of the vicious and Of those
who despise God, will be very sudden. The
wave Of mirth had dashed 10 the highest
point when that Assyrian army broke
through 1t was unexpected. Suddenly,
almost always. comes the doom of those
who desTise God and defy the laws Of men.
How was it at the deluges Do you suppose
j came through a long northeast storm, SO
rat people for DAYS before were sure il was
r3ning1 No: | suppose the morning was
fright. that c9lnlness brooded on the waters.
that b@autv sat enthFoned on the hills, when
-1rtGeCly tie heavens burst. and the mount
rs sank like anchors into the sea that
ua~hed clear over the Anies and the
ttlIEa.aEas.
The Red Sea was divided. The Egvptians/
triei to cross t. There could be no dangers
he lsraelltes had Just gone through. W here
hey had gone. why not the Egyptians? Oh
I va, such a beautiful walking place. A
.avenent OF tinged shells aud pearls; and on
-ither side two great walls OF water-sohd.
mere can be no danger. Forward great
.osts of the Egyptians, Clap the cymbals.
nd blow the trumpetss of victory After
hem, We will catch them yet, and they
-aell be destroyed. But the walls begin to
tre;ahle. They rock Theyfall. The rush
.ng waters, The shrek Of drowning men
he swimming Of the war horses in vain for
TIC shore The s~rrewing Of the great hos.
IN the bottom Of the sea, or pitched by the
angry wave on the beacn-a battered, bruised
and loathso.ne wreck. Suddenly destruction
came. One-half hour before they could not
nave believed it. Destroyed, and without
remeds
am just setting forth q fact. which you
have noticed as we'll IS |. Ananias comes to
he apostle. The apostle says, Did you
I'll the lani for 50 much% He says. Yes,
! II was a lie. Dead, as quick Is that, Sap
! p}ira. his wife, comes in. Did You sell the
ani for SO much?r Yes" Ii was Il lie;
aal quick as that she was dead. Gods ludg-
UGents are upon those who desp!se Hlm anu
DEFY Him. They come suddenly.
The destroying angel went through Egypt.
Do you suppose that any Of the people kne"
that he was coming Did they hear the flap
Of his great wing? No no, Suddenly, un-
rxpecte1Iy, he came.
Skilled sportsmen do not like to shoot a
ord standing on d sprig near by. II they
are skilled they pride themselves on taking
ii on bae wing, ana they wait till II starts.
3eat5 is al old sportsman, and he loves u
axe Llen flying under the very sun. he
.oVes y take them on the wing
Are tGere any here who are unprepared for
he eternal world? Are there any here who
| nave been living without God and without
hope? Let me say to you that you had better
accept of the Lord Jesus Christ, lest sud
denly your last chance be gone. The lungs
viii cease to breathe, the heart will stop
The time will come when you shall go no
more to the Office. or to the store. or to the
shop. Nothing will be left but Death and
Judgment and Eternity. Oh hse TO God
this hour, If there be one in this presence
who has wandered far away from Christ,
though he may not have heard the call OF
the Gospel for many ayear, Invite him now
to come and be saved. Flee from thy sin
Flee to the stronghold of the Gospel. Now Is
the accepted time, now is the day of sal
Walton.
Good night, my young friends! May you
have rosy sleep, guarded by Him who never
siumbers! May you awake in the morning
strong and well. But oh.art thou a desplsel
of God? Is this thy last night on earth
Shouldst thou be awakened in the night by
something. thou knowest not what, and there
De shadows floating In the room, and a hand
writing on the wall, and you feel that YOU
last hour is come, and there be q fainting a
the heart, and a tremor in the limb, and
catching of the ~breath-then thy doom woulG
be but an echo of the words of the text, "ll
that night was Belshazzar, the king of tn
Chaldeans, slain"
Hear the invitation of the Gospel. Their,
may be some one in this house to whom
shall never. speak again. and therefore let i
he in the words of the Gospel, aud not i'll ny
own, with which l close: $40, every on,
that thirsteth Come We to the waters. Ant
let him that hath SO money come, buy win
and milk without money: and withou
price, ''Come unto me, all We who ar
weary and heavy laden, and | will give y0l
rest. Oh! that my Lord Jesus would nov
make Himself SO attractive to your soul
that you cannot resist Him; and that, if 20
have never prayed before. or have no
prayed since those days when you knel
down at Your mothers knee. then that 10
night you might pray, saying:
Just as l am, without one plea
Bat that the blood was shed for me,
Ard tina. Thou bid st me come to 1aee,
O Lamb Of God, | come.