Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-08-20

nd ,n,mac,la.er What you need Il look
,ny-giaes and here it is id the Bible. Poor
sui wreteheda and miserable and bind; aud
naked from the crown OF the hedd TO the
..,.a Of the foot, full OF wounds and putrefy-
,n- sores. No health in N. And then = X
lie fac. that Christ gathered up III the
rotes against us ind paid them and then
-1Tsred Us the receipt
Aid hoa u.Ucr We need Him in our sor-
COWS, We are independent Of circumstances
t we have His grace Why. He made
Paul sing in the dungeon, and under that
grace St. John from desoiate Patmos heard
the blast OF the apocaiyptic trumpets. Az
Ter all other candles have been mu6ed on, |
his Il tho light that gets brighter and
brighter unto the perfect Days and after,
under, the Eard boots OF calamity; al the
.,ools Of worldly enjoyment have been
irampled into deep mire. at the foot OF the
eternal rock the Christian, from cups OF
granite, lily trimmed ami vine covered, puts
out the thirst of his soul.
Again; / remark that Christ Is above all
IL ,r ayir w,f s5lf sns a,oro,u,ts sa sofd PSI $50 6Sut :o our
.temise. The Emp,ror OF C~oustantanopfe
arranged that on tue day OF his coronation
the stonemason should come aad consult him
about his tombston. That altar awhile he
would need. Aud there are men who are
| nonomaniacal on the subject OF departure
rom this life by death. and tae more they
.hink of it tn less they are prepared TO 60.
This is an unn1ntinee. rot worthy OF you.
not worthy of ME.
oaiauln. rue greatest conqueror or ms
iay, while dying. orlerel the tunic he had
on hinl to be carried after his death OF q
| spear at the heai o. his army and then the
soldier, ever and anon, should stop and say:
Behold, all that is left OF Saladin. the
Emperor ond conqueror. Or all the States
he conquered. OF ali the wealth he accumu-
lated, nothing dit he retain bdt thi-
shroul." l have no sympathy with sucf
behavior or such aCsurO Representation o.
with much that We haar uttered i'll Regard
TO departure IRON tlis iifet to the next. 1nere
Is 81 comiIonsansic4 lea on mis- subject
that YOU ami / neeitJ cbL>rier that there
are only two scyi->o. d.yir;n:1.
A thousand feet IN is.rsrJun! ny llXh or
torch, toiling III u ;nti-:', shaft u ledge OF
rock may tall upon u, AMI we may d'e q
m me sI,p6 asatG ra.I Eae o and T. or sss; 1s on the er hsl.
yards. We may die a sailors DEATH. On
mission OF mercy III hospital, amid broken
bones and reeking leprosies and raging
fever. we may die a philanthropist's death.
On the field OF battle. serving God an.l our
country, the gun carriage NAV roll over US
and we may die a patriots death. But,
after ali, there ara only two styles OF de-
)arture, the death o. tue II ghtaous and the
':eath OF the wicket, an we all want to die
the former.
Col grant that when that hour comes YOU
may be at home. You want the land OF
vour kindred in your hand. You want your
:nildren to surrouni you. You want the
light on your pillow from eyes that have
ony reflected your low. You want the
DOM still. You 40 not want any curious
strangers standing around watching you
You want Your kindred from afar to hear
Jour last prayer. | think that is the w.sh
of all OF us. But is that all, Can earthly
d ttisnS Isl 1c o. Us, nS w x's1.e n" ,s .i''1 aa;n al 1 voies
charm open heavens gate? Can human
hands pilot Us through the narrows Of death
into heavens harbor' Can an earthlS
friendship shieli US from the arrows OF
death and in the hour when satan shall
practice upon us his internal archery? No.
no. no, no. Alas! poor soul, if that is all.
Better die in the wilderness, far from tree
shadow and from fountain, alone, v~ultures
circiing through the air waiting for our
body, unknown to men, and to have no
burial, if only Christ could say through the
solitudes, II will never leave thee, l will
never torsake thee" From that pillow OF
stone a ladder would soar heavenvard
angels coming and going; aud across the
solitude and the b%arrenness would come the
sweet notes OF heavenly minstrelsy.
Toward the last hour OF our earthly resi-
deuce we are speeding. When / see tho sun.
set l say. One day less to live" When ]
see the spring blossoms scattered | say, IAN
this Bible on Sabbath night I say, "Anothel
Sabbath departed" When l bury q frien1
1say. Another earthly attraction gone for
ever" What nimble feet the years have!
The roebucks and the lightnings run not 81
fast. From decade to decade, from sky t
sky they go at a bound.
There is a place for US, whether marx 81
or not, where you and / will sleep the las
sleep, and the men are now living who will
with solemn tread carry us TO our resting
place. Aye. it is known in heaven whethe
our departure will be a coronation or a ean.
ihp,oy Qrtrhto~ than n hn-~,,ti,r~ h -
through which che light feet OF the dancers
go up and down to the sound Of trumpeter;
viii be the sepulchre through whose riffs
the holy light Of heaven streameth. Co.
will watch you. He will send His angels t
,uard your slunbering ground until a
Christ's behest they shall roll away tn
stone.
So also Christ is above all in heaven
The Bible distinctly says that Christ Is til
, \cnief theme OF the celestial ascription. q
the thrones facing His throne, all the palm
waved before His face. all the crowns dow
I At His feet. Cherubim to cherubim. sers
ptdn to seraphim,. redeemed spirit to re
i. deemed spirit shall recite the Saviour
= earthly sacrifice.
stand on sone high hill OF heaven and il
! ject will be Jesus. Myriads gazing on th
scars Of His suffering. i'll silence frs
: afterward breaking forth into reclamation
= The martyrs, all the purer for the fam
. through which they passed, will say, "Th
Is jesus, for whom We died" The apostle
:. all the happier for the shipwreck and tt
9 scoursing through which they went, will 81,
5 This is the Jesus whom we preache
: NJ Corinth. aud at ~Cappadocia, and q
l Antioch. and at Jerusalem" Little childre
Z cad in white will say, This is the Jes,
who took us in His arms aud blessed us, an
. when the storms OF tho world were too col
2 and loud brought us into this beautif,
s place" The muititudes of the bereft WI
r lay, This is the Jesus who comforted ,
z when our hearts broke" Many VINO ha
g wandered clear Oft from God and plunge
h into vagabondism. but saved by grace, wi
h say: This is the Jesus who pardoned Us. y
n were guilty and He made US white as snow
: Mercy bouniless. grace unparalleled. AT
/ then, alter each one has reclted his peculis
l deItveraDccs aud peculiar mercies, recits
them as by solo, allthe voices will come t
: -etner III i great chorus. which shall mai
t the arches echo and re-echo with the etern,
/. reveroeration Of giadness and peace and r.
& ufnpb.
r Etward l was 80 anxious to go to Il
i holy Land that when he was: about TO e.
) pire be bequeathed <l60. OU to have b
Z neArt after his dec4Ase. taken To the He