Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-19

and you try choral, and you try morphine.
and you try strong drink, and you try
change of scene, and you try new business
associations, and anything and everything
rather than take the Divine companionshiD
and sympathy suggested by the words OF
my text when it says, 1Yous shall not see Nv
lace again unless your Brother be with
YOU Oh. that you might understand
something OF the height. and depth, and
length, and breadth. and immensitv. and
lnnnlty Of Gods eternal consultations.
go further, and find in my subject a hint
as 10 the way heaven opens TO the departing
spirit We are told that heaven has
twelve gates. and some people infer from
that fact that all the people will go in
without reference TO their past life; but'
sometimes to be shut The swinging of a
gate implies that our entrance into heaven
IS conditional It is not a monetary condi-
ton. Ii We come To the door Of an exqui-
ste concert, We are not surprised that We
must pay a tee, for We know that fine earthly
music Is expensive: but all the oratorios
Of heaven cost nothing. Heaven pays
nothing for its music. 1t is all free There
Is nothing to be paid at that door for en-
trance; but the condition of getting
,nto heaven is cur bringing our Divine
Benjamin along with Us. Do you notice how
often dying people call upon Jesus 1t is
the usual prayer offered-the prayer offered
more than all the other prayers put together
10 Jesus, receive my spirit One OF
our congregation, when asked I'D the closing
moments of his life. do you know u.s.
sald:"Oh. yes, I know you. God bless you.
ood-bye. Lord Jesus. receive my
spirit and he was gone. Oh. yes, IN
The closing moments OF our life We.
must have a Christ to call UPON. Ii Jacobs
sons had gone toward Egypt, and had gone
with the very finest eqnipage. and had not
taken Benjamin along with them, and TO
the question they should have been obliged
to answer: Sir, W. didn't bring him, as
father could not let him go; we didn't want
TO be bothered with him." a voice from
within would have said: Go away from
Us. You shall not have any Of this supply:
You shall not see my face because your
brother IS not with YOU And ii We come
up toward the door of heaven at last. though
we come from all luxuriance and brilliancy
Of surroundings, and knock for admittance,
and it is found that Christ is not with
III, the police OF heaven will beat us back
from the bread-house, saying. depart,
never knew you Ii Jacobs
sons, coming toward Egypt. had lost every
their last shezel if they hal come no ut
terry exhausted 10 the corn-cribS of Egypt.
aud it had been found that Benjamin was
with them, all the storehoIlses would have
swung Open before them. And 50, though
by fatal casualty we may be ushered into
tue eternal world; though we may he
weak and exhausted by protracted sick
ness-lf, III that last moment. we can only
Just stagger. aud faint. and fall into the
gate OF hea ven-lt seemSt that ali the corn
cribs OF heaven will open for our need
and all the palaces will open for oar recep.
ton: and tue Lord of that place seated at
HIS table, and all the angels of God seated
AT their table, and the martyrs Seate at
then table. and all our gloritied kindred
seated at cur able, the King shall pass a
portion from His table to ours, and then
while we think Of the fact that it was
Jesus who started us on the road, and
aud Jesus who kept us on the way, and
Jesus who at last gained adinittance tor our
soul, we shall be glad if Heyhas seen of the
travailo of His soul and been satisfied, and
not be at all Jealous if it be found that our
Divine Benjamin's mess is five times larger
than all the rest. Hail, anointed OF the
Lord. Thou art worthy.
My friends, you see it is either Christ or
famine. Ii there were two banquets
spread. and to one of them only you might
GO, you might stand aud think for a good
while as to which invitation you had better
accept; but here it Is feaSting or starvation.
lt 1t were q choice between oratorios. you
7 might say: Il prefer the Creation y OF
! II prefer the Messiah" But here it is a
choice between eternal harmony ana ever
lasting discord. Oh, will you live or die:
Win you start for the Egyptian corn-crib,
or will you perish amid tile empty barns of
the Canaanitish anime. "Ie shall not
see My far, except your Brother be with
YOU