Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-05-28

. II q IA 94A
NAV be the sinful offers OF the world, though
rich and luxurious as the provision OF the
Kings table, We must be willing to refuse
them il nothing be left US but plain pulse.
Oh. how we want the faith and courage OF q
Daniel and q Paul, but how we dread the
hot atm osphere Of trial. in which their
graces ripened. The richest fruits OF re-
ligion grow in the suitry tropics OF trial. II
you want pearls, you must dive for them IL
you want gold. you must dig for it. The
richest parts of California AMI Australia ara
under ground. Depend upon it, il no pruu.
ing. no fruit; no climbing, no elevation; 10
battle, no victory; 10 cross, no crown. Had
there been no ACCOMPLISHMENTS, there would
have been no Daniel. Even so it has been in
all ages. The flames that have flashed up
from the stake have been 50 many
tions OF Christie n triumph.
When God would make q great light Of
truth and holiness in the world. he often
takes great prosecutions and with them
strikes FIRE. The devils hate is Gods glory.
Had i, not been for the prosecutions Of En-
peror Vaierian, the world would not have
known of the courage of a Cyprian, and if
the tyranny Of Diecletian had never been
known, the triumphant grace would not have
been seen which made Macmillan, when
sentenced to death, exclaim: God be-
praised" Had not the bandits Of Piedmont
pursued the Waldenses through the valley
Of the Alps, and the infuriate decree put to
massacre the Albigenses of France, the world
would have had fewer illustrations Of Chris
tian heroism. Be Joseph before Pharaoh.
Be Paul before Felix. Be Daniel before
Dariua-
beauty Of that youthful character which re-
mains unblemished and upright when away
from home. Had Daniel, o N arriving in
Babylon, plunged into every excess. his
friends in Jerusalem would never have heard
OF it. HIS dissipation and remuneration OF
ralirtor uyo,,lI nat hor>o Ooct ~ m
the family hearth where he had lived or the
Old family Bible which he used to read. But.
though far away from home, he knew that
Gods eye watched him and that was
enough. 1t Is not every young man who
maintains the same character when absent
that was maintained at home.
Frederick. watching his fathers sheep
among the hills or thrashing rye in the barn
is far different from Frederick on the Stock
Exchange. How often does the kind, retir-
ing spirit become bold effrontery. and the
accommodating, self sacrificing disposition
once exhibited among brothers and sisters
becomes a colo and unresponslve seltishness,
and economy wastefulness and open handel
charity, tight listed stinginess, and the
keeping OF good hours is changed to mid.
night reyelry.
probably address young men now, dis
tant from their fathers house. and others
who, still under the parental roof, look for
ward to a time when they will depart alone
to conflict with the world and among stran-
gers be called to build up characters for
themselves. Happy for you, oh, young
man, if you shall, like Joseph, be. the same
when living with wicked Pharaoh as with
pious Jacob. or Daniel as pure III Babylon.as
in Jerusalem. There is no passage in a mans
lite of more thrilling interest than the day
IN which be leaves home and goes off to seek
his fortune. The novelty and romance con-
nected with the departure may keep tia
young man from any poignant sorrow, but
parents. who have seen the destruction
among ~strangers Of those who were con-
sidered promising youths. cannot help feel
ing that this step is full of momentous iu-
portance. Before the youth left home all his
conduct was under affectionate guardian
ship.
Outbursts of folly, carelessness and i'm
propriety of manner and looseness OF speech
were kindly reprove1, and although the re-
straint seemed sometimes too severe, yet
hours Of sober reflection have convinced
him that it was s~alutary and righteous. But
behold how the scene changes. III father,
through the interceeding Of metropolitan
friends has secured the son a place in some
bank or store or office. Schoolmates. on the
night before his departure. come to take
their farewell Of the young adventurer-
That morning he takes a last walk around
the old place. and going past some loved spot
a sly tear may start. but no one sees it. The
trunk is on the carriage, and after a warm
/ SOOASy e"0J oLASy ~ wv SAS 0NAo ~
dow amid excitementS and among com
panions not prescriptions as to their words
or deeds, temptations troop around the
stranger. The morning comes, but no fa,ni-
ly altar. and the Sabbath, but no real quiet.
and perhaps at the sanctuary the faces are
all strange and no one cares whether he
goes to church or whether he does not 20.
Long winter eveniugs arrive, and how shall
they be spents On mis- way home from his
place of business ne saw flaming placards
announcing rare performances Il that this
was positively the last night.
At the door Of his cherries boarding.
house no one greets him, and the evening
meal is lnsipid. for no one cares whether he
eats or does not eat. The room IN the third
story that evening seems doleful and repel.
ling. A book snatched up from the stand
proves to be dull, for no sister is there t0
look over with him. In despair he rushe;
out, reckless as to. wher. he goes if only he
can see something to make him stop think
ing. That night mny be the turning point in
his history. Once within the fatal circle 0:
sin, and the soul has no power to repel it. Oh
that dark sea be is launched, where the
git an Of joy is only the flash of the pit and
the roar of laughter is only the creaking OF
the gates of the lost.
In many a country churchyari Is nov
the grave Of some youthful spirit that wen
diseased and crushed and blasted to disgrac
the sepulcher OF his fathers. Yet this exc
I dus must be made. AS from far distant hill.
rivers find their way through tunnels II
great cities. SO from far distant points OF th'
country II Is necessary that a stream OF un
corrupted population shall pour into on
great tho%rouehfares to keep them pure an
manage the traffic of the world. Multitudei
of such are constantly making their depar-
ture from home.
Tomorrow morning all of the thorough,
fares leading toward ths great cities of oul
land, on mbo and rail car, there will
be young adventures for the first speeding
away from their homes in order to try thei
fortune in town. The Lord. stretch fort
His arm for the deliverance of these Daniel
away down in Babylon. Wherever YOU
lot may be cast, in far inland town or i,
some great seaport, maintain in your absanc
the same principles OF morals and religion
which may have been instilled by parenta
solicitude.
And while you may feel in your heart an
life the advantages OF early religious culture
forget not those TO whom you are chiefly in
debted. and pray that as age comes upol
them and the night OF death begins to ia
in their pathway. the hope of heaven ma
beam through the darkness. lustrou, an