Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-09-10
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
TIL. BROOKLIN DIVINE.'S Sun
DAY SERMON.
Subject: The Prodigal SON

Subject: The Prodigal SON
TIKI; "Iu,Hor's. and gofomy fther.o
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There IS nothing ike hunger t. take III.
ener.v cut r a man. 4 hungry man "a
toll re,tt"r with pen nor hand nor fco'
There i1s lr@e1 M army d~e:elt,t no. -
much for lack Of ammunition as for lac. of
lreat. Il "as that fact that TOOK the FIR.
ont of thus Young man Of the text. Storm
ani "Iros'Ira ".lI war o.. any u am lite
IN tin". ttIt hunger make quIca wora. The
most au ful cry ever heart on earth IS the.
cry for hrrnd.
4 Traveller tells us that in Assn Mino-
TIER" ARE tres which bear frnit lcokln. very
muct lax" The iong bean ri our time. II i
called Tho caratt- Once in awhile the peope
re5uaed - dest.tuton would eat thcs- ca
rab<, TIT generally the cirabs. tie beans
tr1Ie ~ ~ here III tn text. were thrown only
T. the VINE and thev crunche tte,n with
great avIdity. But this younk man ~ my
t"1t c"7.d not get ev-n them without STA
ing them. - one NV nuiId tGe swine
rough ~ lc-ln, u ~s1Lloqnza ~. lie avs,
'lh"se hr" no clothes FOR a r4ch mans son Il
wear thI~ = aokini III business for a Jew
70 :" "rga2e In-fce Ting swine: Iii 20
fonit. III ~ home. | will arse al 70 ~ my
father
Ihto~ there are n great many people who
try t. thrD. a fascination, n romance, a
halo ahout IN: hut notw Tristan linz al! that
Lord Eyrun and George San have SAIL in
rrcari - y, 1t is a mean, low, co%utenptib!e
IsHnee-, n:ni putting food ana tod Ter into
the ;roH4hs 0! n h'r1 OF iniquitics that root
mn waio~ IN III -1ul OF man - very poor
business Tor men aud women intende 10 hs
sons ana daughters OF the Lord Almighty.
HiFl when this young iian reso We t. 70
home II was n very wise thin TOR him to ID,
and the only question IS whether W. wlll TO-
10" him.
Satnn rrJa.s.~ large wages if W. will
scfse lin, but he clothes his victims with
it2s and he pincaeS them with hungcr, AMI
when they start out t. do better he SETS
after them all the hloodhounds OF hell.
Sntau comes to rs tc-iay, and h promises
MI I~uxuIIcs, al -moluments II ". will only
AcfEc iIm Liar. down with thee 10 the
PIT, III" wage, OF sin is death" Oh, the
young uian u the text was wise when he
uttered the resolution, II viii arise and 70
10 my father"
IN III" tim" Of Queen Mary OF Enslan a
I~er4ncutnr came 10 q Christian woman who
had h'i"rn N her house, for the Lor1's sake,
one II ohri-t >crvants, and the prosecutor
taid, Nv here - that hereticw The Chris
tlhn woman said, You open that trunk ami
you VIII see the hereto" The Iersecutor
opened the trunk, and on the top or the
lntn ~ hHc tiu nix he saw a glass. He said.
II here IS no erttic here All she said.
You look IN the glass and you will see the
hereto As | take up the mirror OF Gods
word today, would that instead OF seeing
tie proilSnl or the text we might SEQ our
k".ves-Our want, our wandering. our sin.
our lost condItlon-so that we might he as
wise rs TINS young man was and say, II will
arise and 70 TO my father
lie resolution OF tins text was formed in
disgust At his present circumstances. If this
young man had been by his employer set to
tnItllIInr flowers or traipipr VIVA ny.r -,
arfor, or keeping account of the pork mar
hct. OF OVERSIZE NJ other iabOrers he would
not have thought OK going home. II he had
had his pockets full OF money, if he had been
Abe 10 say i have Il thousand dollars now
OF my own, what's the use OF my goin, back
tony father house? Do you think am
Eoln& hack 70 apologize 10 the oil man
Why, 20 would put me on the limits, lie
would nplhaNe gong on arOunit the Old pace
buch conduct rs 1 have been engaged m. |
won't 20 home. There j.. no reason wiy [
should 20 honic. have plenty OF money,
llPnty OF pleasant surroundings. Why >hoult
J 80 honr| Amt was his pauperIsm; it
was ms beSgnry. He had to 20 hom-.
some man comes and says to NE: Why
do you talk about the ruined state OF the hui
man soul! Why don't you speak about the
progress OF the Nineteenth century, and talk
OF something more exhiiaratin ~ II is Tor
this reason a man never wants the Gosp i
until lie realizes he Is III Il famine struck
state. SUPPOSE | should come to you III
your hoileani youare IN good robust health,
and should began 10 talk about medicines,
ana about how much better this medicine IS
than that, and some other medicine than
some other medicine, and talk about this
physician ana that physician. After awhile
you would get tired and you would says, 81
don't want TO hear about medicines. WHY
DO you talk 10 me OF physicians? | never
have II doctor.
suppose / come into your house aud find
you severely SICK, ami know the medic n.
that Will cure you, and | kno Y the physlclan
who !. skIlful enough 10 meet Your cast
You say: "Brins on all that medicine: brln.
on that ply slcan. | am terribly sex an
! want help. II | came 10 YOU and you lee
YOU are Al right III tpfy ana ali llSnt il
mind ani All right IN sou! you have nee o
nothing, hui surprising have persua lie,
You that the leprosy OF sin Is upon You, Tn.
worst OF Ali sickness, Oh. then Won say
'hrlu- me that balm OF tle Gospel, trln.
me TINT dlvlne meiicAntnt, hrln, III" Jesu
CHRIST.
hut says some one IL the auilench. low
6oNol ~ v taat we are ina ruIn.i c,n
cation ty SIN. Nel, | can prove It n tn,
way, aut You may nave your Ch plc'.
can IroFc II 'itnes hS the statement
81 men or by Tho statement ~
CO.. Which >hall1t tc1 You Ali >ay. Il,
~ 'AN' ~ NltttllipUi ~ tpU. " Ell, IL
saws III one psa2t, Inc heart is 1ec,ttnt
ahove al things AMI DESPERATELY w.clel.'
II" SAYS ~ another place, "What is mar
ttat he should b. clean and he which i.
born n a woman. that he should he ri-hte
Gus he avs IN another place. 'rh.r6 i
NON" that 4heth good no, not one II,
SAYS IL another place. As hy ona man sin
entered into the word, AMI death uy sin.
II - death passed uaan All men. for TIA,
ali have III -.
We'll, VOL sly. Il mn wliliu. I,
~assnoNleicr tlat, hus why should tax,
Tue la"1taisr rescue that vou propose
ms i tir re,son. "Excspt "A man be lorr
artn h" canaot Sc the kiu-dom OF God =
lhlS Is the .a~nli, There j. one name givtr
uri'T heaven among men wntrrav the,
may he saved. Then Their, arr. h thousand
NoiEts here ready - SAY. Nell. lam rea /,
10 accept tGi~ help OF the rpa.; wuul
liz" - haN" TINS divine cure; how SHALL g.
- "1rN LII me- say that a mere hin
IN IN II Tine: forging amounts to nothla.
lou mus, htfe a >'oIt. tremendous reSAil
l!'il !lNe ms Young man q. the text whe:
ne ,aUd. - VIII arse AMI x 70 NV father.
6A SAYS SOM man, how do | know III,
father wants me- How dol know. If l (,
tach, would ba r~ecelvedv' Oh say
some man. you don't know wher> I hav
ter; Nsu don't know how FAR | have wan
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