Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-03-19

architecture eli itc pillars, and conquest all |
its scepters; ani the queens OF the earth, in
long line o. advance, frankincenSe filling the
ar an the canels aien with gold. shall ap-
nroach Jerusalem. AMI the gates shall be
hoisted. and the great burden Of spiea1or |
shall be lifted into the palace Of this greater
than Solomon
AGAIN. my subject teaches me what is
in the search Of truth. Do you
Know where Sheba was. 1t was in AbyS |
sinia, or some say in the Southern part os
Arabia Felix. IN either casa il was a great
way of from Jerusalem, To 60 from there
to Jerusalem she hal 10 cross 4 country in
tested with bandits an 60 across blistering
deserts. Why did not the Queen OF Sneba
stay at aud sen q committee 10 inquire
about this new religion, and have the dele
gates report III regart t. that religion ani
wealth OF King Sotonoa>
She wanted to SCI for herself ani hear fo-
herself. she coull no. do this by work
of committee. She felt shs had a soul worth
ten thousand kingdoms like SleDa, ana she
wanted a robe richer than any woven by
oriental shttties. AMI she wantel a crown
set with the Jewels OIL eternity. BRING ouo
the can.els. Pat on the spices Gather up
tie jewels of the throne ami put them on the
caravan. Start now. No tine to be lost.
Goa1 on the c~auleis. When | see that cara
van. dust covered, weary AMI exhausted,
tru tying on across the desert AMI among
lJ- dtilt HI IL Aai- - Z Ai~E L Sa
There is an earnest Saa< IT. after tina trntti-''
out Lnere are Il great many Or you, my
friends. who DO not act in thai way. You
all want to get the truth, but you want the
truth To come to you: Won DO not want to go
to it. There are people, who fold their arms
and say: Il am ready TO become q Christian
at any time, IL + am tC be saved ! shall be-
saved, andi ii I am t. ba lost | shall be lost"
All! Jerusalem will . aver come to you; you
must go to Jerusalem. The religion OF the
al T.-,,- " mist nal ,,af Rama - ynr. yyHtr
must go and get religion. Bring out the
camelS. Put on all tn sweet spices. all the
treasures OF the hearts affection. Start for
the throne. Go III aul hear the waters OF
salvation dashiny i'll foultain5 all around
about the throne. Sit down at the banquet
tho wine pressed from the grapes Of tina
heavenly Eschoi, the angels o. God the cup.
bearers.
Goad on the camels: Jarusalen win never
coule % vol you must y - JeEa'tiein.-
The Bible declares i: "Ihe queen OF the
south-.hat is. this very woman am speak
my of-'the queen OF the south shall rise up
i'll Judgment against this generation and
condemn it; tor she came from til utt3rHlost
parts OF the earth to hear the wisdom or
solomon: aud. behold 4 greater than Solo
mon is here God help me 10 break up the
ilaatuation Of tuose people who are sitting
down in idleness expecting 10 be saved.
Strive TO enter i'll at The straight gate.
AaH, and 1t shaft b. gwen You; s-ek, anu ye
snail fin knock, AMI 1t s.lalt be opened to
you. Take the KIN .,!on ~ heaven by VIC
lence. Urge on the cannei>f
Again, my subject impresses me with the
fact that religion is a surprise to any ono
that gets il. This story OF the new religion
in Jerusalem, and of the glory o. King Solo
mon, who was a type OF Christ-snat story
rolls on and on and Is told by Ven Traveller
coming back from Jerusalem. The n=as
goes on the wing OF every ship and with
larges as it is retold. and by the time that
story gets down into the sout-ern part of
Arabia Felix, and the Queen of Sheba hear
1t, 1t must be d tremendous story. And yet
this queen declares in regard to it. although
she had heard SO much and had hef antici
pations raised SO high, the half-tlfe half wa
not told her.
So religion is always a surprise taany on
that gets it. The story of ~gracgxan OF
story. Apostles preached it witKEattle o
chain; martyrs declare it with arnl~ot fire
deathbeds have affirmed it with Nlsions 0
glory aud ministers of religion have SOUNDED
it through the lanes and the highways am
the cnapels and the cataedrals. 1t has beer
cut into stone with chisel and spread on To
canvas with pencil, and it has been reciteC
in the doxology OF great congregations
And yet when a man first comes to LOOK o.
the palace OF Gods mercy and to see til
royalty of Christ, and the wealth Of tni
banquet, AMI the iuXurianca OF His attea.l
ants, and the lOvllnesS OF His face, and til
joy of His service, he exclaiins with prayers
with tears, with signs, with triunlpis, 9Th
LaIf-the halt was not told m"
appeal to those III this louse who ar
Christians. Compare the idea YOU hal o
the joy of the Christian life before you b,
camea Christian with the appreciation q
that Joy you have now since you have b.
come a Christian, and you are willing to a,
test before angels and nen that you never i
the days of your spiritual bondage had an
appreciation of what vas to come. You ar
ready to-day to answer, AMI If | gave yo
an opportunity III the midst Of this assem-
blage yon would speak out AMI say III +,
gard 10 the discoveries You have made OF t.
mercy and the grace AMI the goodness ,
God, The hait-the naif was nor told me
Well, We hear Il great deal about the GOO
Tune that Is coming II this "or. when tt
to be glrdei with salvation. Holiness on ii
bells o. the horses. The hons name pate
10y the hand OF a BABE. Ships of TarshiS
bringing cargoes for Jesus, and the hare
dry. barren, winter bleache1, storm SCARE,
thunder split rock breaking into foo Is
bright water. Deserts into which drom
diaries thrust their ~nostrlls, because the
were afraid of the slmoom-lesert blOoL
ing into carnation roses and silver tipoe
lille.
) It IS the old story. Every body tells il
, Isaiah told it. JOHN told it, Paul told it, Ez
hiat loNt IL. litll.lei lOti Ii, GAVIN LpIl 1
John Milton told lt-tveryDOiy tells it. al
yet-and Yet when the midnight SHALL hv IL
bills, and Christ shall marshal His IRE
army, and China, daShing her idols into ii
dust, shall hear the voice OF Col and wac
into line: and India, destroying her lugge
naut and snatctin5 up her little childre
from the Ganges, shall hear the voice {
God aud wheel into line. and vine covert
Italy, and all the nations of the earth sna
hear the voice OF God and fall into line: til,
the church which has been toilins and stru;
CLING through the centuries, robed and ga
landed like a bride adorned for her husban
shall put aside her vail and look up into ii
face Of her Lord and King, AMI say, 1T
half-the half WAS not told me-
Well there is coming a greater surprise
!. every Christlan-a greater surprise tia
anything ] have depictei. Heaven IS
Old story. Everybody tals> aboutlt. The
Is hardly a hymn IN the hvmn book tn
does not refer 70 II. thtiiren real about
, IN their Sabbath-School book. Aged III
put on their >pactacies to study II. We :
!. Il Is a harh1r from the storm. Wa e.
/. 1t our homes. We saw it Is thu house
many mansions. We weave together
sweet. beautiful. delicate. exniIarant word
We weave them into lettar., and then
spell If ont IN ra-. a,E II,.a,,i aro~.-.