The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-08
OUR PULPITS.
Sunday December 9TH.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
The pastor, Rev. r. I. Ysnn, who had
been absent two weeks ia Richr, ond
preached to his usual congregatioQ san.
day morning.
The text was Hebrews, IL: "a, IS, 20
by faith Moses, when be was come to
years, refused to be called the son OIL
Pharaoh's daughter" DC.
The theme was MOSES CHOICE
/. AN INTELLIGENT CHOICE Moses
did not make bis choice rsshly and with
out calculation. 1t was no young mans
wild venture upon what he had thought
little about; but the choice was made
With deliberation and intelligence.
2. He KNEW THE SACRIFICE. Moses
was aware that by remaining At the
kings court and allowing himself to be
called "the son of Phara3h's daughter
he would come into great power and
that the splendid life which doomed up
before him there would be Que OF great
pomp and elegance and pleasure, as this
world counts these things; bat be, chos,
ing rather to suffer Affections with
the people of God, than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for n season." turned
away from all this certain splendor and
served God with his people.
3. No PROMISED REWARD. Moses
made his choice without any promised
immediate reward; but knowing that IN
stead Of receiving reward in this life lie
would have to endure great hardship and
suffering.
4. BELIEF IN GOD. The eat secyot
Of Moses choice was his belief IN God
Believing firmly in God and the right he
chose to suffer with his brethren and de-
liver them from bondage. And because
OF his strong character ana his abiding
faith in God and the life that be lived,
he rules men now from his mountain urn.
5. HIS GREAT HONOR. All the hon.
ors and preferments that place and pow
or can give here are not to be compared
to the great honor that shines as a halo
about Moses name.
He was no myth, as some men have
said; and if SO, We might well pray
to God to send shower Of myths Of his
kind.
Moses was buried on the mountain by
Gods angels as mark of honor and
great distinction,
For the angles of God upturned the sod
And laid the dead man there"
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. w. j. Smith, rector, preached from
Psalm, 90:12, $50 teach US to number
our days, that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom
The sermon was an exhortation to the
congregation TO remember death some
day must come to sill" aud to strive to
be prepared whenever it may come; for
1t seems to be the natural inclination
of men to think all others mortal, but
they will not or do not stop to apply the
same reasoning to themselves. In view
of this fact We can see why the Egyp-
tians were accustomed to introduce a
human skeleton at their feasts and point
ing their guests to it, tell them "Remem-
Der you must de-
In death the body refuses to respond
to Impressions or natures requirements
OF a living being. so when mans con.
science, heart and soul refuse to respond
to the impressions Of goodness, purity
and virtue, he is dead ia SIM"
Every man thinks Of death IN general
way, but we should make personal ap,
plicatIon of it and ask ourselves, If by
'our daily walk" we are nun bering our
days, that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom, for death must come and we
know not when it may come.
One of the terrors of death is the idea OF
leaving our possessions and the friends
we have learned to know and love so
we'll and 60 alone on that Journey from
whence no traveller returneth;' but We
Iced not be alone, fol if we are true to
ourselves and our God we will have q
friend on that journey that sticketh
closer than BROTHER We should lay
up treasure 10 heaven, for "where our
treasure Is there our heart will be also. "
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