Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-09-23

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oh. says some one. Il. / had a craa.
sphere. / would Il that. /. could have
lived in the time Of Martin Luther. II I could
have teen PaG.s travelling companion. i. /
hat =o-De great and resembling work - 90,
then ] should put into application all that
Yen cay. ! must Admit that the romance
ahs Enicef erraniry have gone out .. life.
There Is bat very little - i. A.er In -to world.
The temples >. Eou"n have been shau--t
Tito antilles. Tho classt- mansion n. A-h-
lani has been eut W INFO walk'n. -t!.ks.
III" muses. have r@trearc! before the raj
gratis az AMI n" trarF@rs gun. ani a Yer
monf@T might p over the Ail-yhany AMI the
Roxy mountains and So neither a., 9r~a!
nor a Syiph.
The groves where the go4fS usei 10 dwell
have been cut up for f-ewooi AMI the man
who IL looking for great spheres AMI r--a.
seenf- for action will not Ini Them And
yet thar are Alps II scale ana there are
HelEe=ronts II swim, ami they ara in ~oan-
mo life. 1t Is absurd for you II savtha. Won
would serve God II you had a great sphere.
Ifyol do. not serve Him On a small scala. Won
would not on o large scale. r. you cannot
stand the bite Of nidg". how could you en-
dure the breath 81 q basilisks
Our national government does not think it
heittti1ng to put a tax on pins and a tax on
buckles and q tax on shoes. The individual
taxes do not amount to much. but H. tho
aggr"gatc TO millions and millions Of doliaS.
AMI | would have You. Oh CHRISTIAN man. rut.
q high tirif on every ANNOYANCE and vexa-
ton hat comes through your soul. This might,
h1t amount u much in single cases. but Ia
the aggregate il would be Il great revenue Of
spiritual strength and satisfaction.
\ bec can suck honey even ont sf a nattIe
and II you have the grace OF God LII your
hea1 yon can get sweetness OVa@of that
winch would otherwise ~irritate an1 1annoy.
4 returned missionary told mo tnM, a com
pany Of adventures, rowing up the Ganyes.
"ere stunS to death by flies that inf.st that
region at certain seasons. | have seen the
earth strewn with the carcasses OF men slain
~ insect annoyances. The only way to get
prepared Tor the great troubles Of life is to
conquer these small troubles.
suppose n soldier should say. "This Is only
u sEirInlsh. and there ar aonty "a few enemies
! won't load my gun wait until | get into
some great general engagement" That
man l. n coward and wolli be a coward In
any sphere. tt a man does not serve his
country In Il skirmf-h. he will not in q
Waterloo. And If you ere not faithful going
out against the sincie-handed nisfortunes Of
THIS me- YOU would not tie faithful when
H-eat disasters with their laundering
artillery ann rolling Down over the soul.
This brings M to5 another point. We
ought 70 bring the religion of Jesus Christ
into our trials. II Wa have a bereavement.1 II
W. los" our fortune, If some great trouble
blast Ike the tempest. then We go to God for
comfort. but yesterday In the little annoy
an't'9 OF your store or office, or shop or fac
tory. or banking house. did you 60 to God
for comfort2 You did not.
uV IHcnus, you nee1 to take the religion
nth" Lord Jesus Christ into the most ordi-
nary trials OF your HE. You have your mis-
fortunes YOU have your ansieties. you have
Your '"xatlons. 'Oh." You say they don't
l. .x
shape my character. Since | lost my child.
since have lost my property, 1 have been q
very different man from what | was NV
brother, II Is the little annoyance5 OF your
Ill" that are s0uring your disposition. elm
ping your mora! character and m~akins.you
less and less OF a man.
eH 90 into an artists studio. You see
him making q piece OF sculpture. You say.
Why don't you strike harder?" With his
lnaliet and his chiscl be goes click. click.
click and you can hardly see from stroke to
stroke thht there IS any impression madeupon
~" stone, and yet tn" work is going on. You
say, why don't you strike harder?" @ -
he replies, that would shatter the statue. I
isu1t max" it In this way. stroke by stroke"
And he continues on by week and month
until after awhile every man that enters the
studio Is fascinated.
Well, | ind God dealing with some man
II" Is shaping him for time and shaping him
Tor eternity. | say. 20 Lord. why not with
IN 'aNtH'ifa'u1 IEtN ol tdiitffllLE shape that
man for the next world?" God saws. ''That's
not the way | deal with this mar it ia stroke
after stroke. annoyance after ANNOYANCE. ir-
Titatlon after irritation, and after awhile he
Will be done and u glad spectacle for angels
and men.
Not by on" great stroke. hut by ten thou
SAND mite strokes OF misfortune are men
ltted Tor heaven. You know that large. for
tunes can soon rs scattered by being paid ont
IN small sums al money and tho la ,aot o.to+o
OF I hr1stian character Is sometimes entirely
lost 10y these small depletions.
"" must bring the religion of Jesus
Christ to help us In these littlo annoy
ances. DO not say TINT anything IS too
insignificant to affect Your character
Rats may sink a ship. One Jncifar
match may destroy a temple. queen
got her Heath hy smelling Of Il poisoned
rose. The scratch Of a sixpenny nail
may give you the l~ockjaw. Columbus. by
asking for a piece Of bread AMI a drink q;
water at a Franciscan convent, came 10 the
discovery ora new world. And there is a
great connection between triles and I'm
mensfti"s, between nothing4 ana every
things.
DO yoa not suppos" ta3t GOD cares for
your insignificant sorrows? Why. nv friends
there Is nothing insignificant in your life
bow dare you take The responsibility OF saw
ing that there Is? DO you not know that
'i' "uole duiEeTSo = not ashamed to take
careof violet? | say What are Won
doing down there il IN" grass. poor littla
viotetf Nobody knows you are here. Are
You not afraid nights? Yol viii If. with
thirst. Nobody cares for you. You will
suffer you will perish" No, says a star. |
III watch over II tonight" No" ssys
the cloud. I'm give i, drink." NO" says
the sun, III warn it in my bosom" Anl
then the wint rises AMI comes bending |
down the grain and sounding its
psalm through the forest. aud saw
W ither away. . wint, an su-h wi, |
wing and 1t answers. Il am going to cool
the cheek of that violet. And they sae
puileys at work III the sky. and the clouds
ar drawing water. aud | say. What are YOU |
ooinS ther". q clouds" Trey saw w. are
ora"'nE water for that violet. AMI then I
itT2k Gown int the grass. ana | say. Can il |
- Tax He~i taxes rare u q poor tLtny ike |
you Alb =" answer re.rs- ~. tYe-. Yes.
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