Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-09-16

the te"e. iou wonder at It's exquisite o-Saa-
l=m. Beautiful play;hing' But on soma
niehtfail a. you sit rocking that little one a
voice seems 70 fall straight from the thrUns
- God. saying That child is immortal
The stars shall die. but that is an immortal
SUES shall grow olS-~Sth age and perish. u:
'hat i an immortal
Nov. ] Know With many Of you this i the
ehie: anxiety. Tou earnestly wish v3ur
children - yrow " rightly. bu. you :lni i
harl WORK - make them do az you wish.
You check .heir ten per. You correct their
waFwar3n@>s in the midnight YOUR pilloy =
KIT with w~"plnc. You hare w~reetlei with
G'i II agony for the salvation Of your chii-
s.rea- 1o3 ask me II all that anxiety has
tts-n Intellectual. ! answer, No. God an
fe-~tan = your heart. lie understands hs-w
iarI YOU have tried TO max" that daughter
10 right. though she il - very pe'ulant and
r~saIe--. and what pains YOU have bestowed
III teaching that son 10 walk in the path #
Gprighines-. though he has such strong pro
%"livities Cor dissipation.
Is..elk q caeering word. Goi heard every
caun@"| y1I ever offered Him. God las
known al the sleeplcss nights YOU have
Ia~>ef- God mas seen every sinking Of your
d"fro-.l spirit. God remembers your
l-4v.r~. II" keeps .ternal record % your
nnxlrfics. and in His la"hrymatory-not such
- tool IL. an ancient tomb. hut in one that
gio"4 aud glltter- besides the throne Of God
hni[~ All th0S" "xn1ust1ng tears.
The grass may he rank upon your graves
and the letters upon YOUR tomhstones tIe-
fare1 with the elements before the divine
response will come, but He who hath de-
clared. II will be a God to thee and TO thy
seed after thee. will not forget. and some
day IN heaven while yOu are ranging the
fields OF light the gates of pearl will swing
back, and garlandei with glory that long
WavWard one will rush into your out
zfy.fphaI nvnn= { rAl.-Z,a 49, .-:-- ri
hills may depart. and the earth NAV burn.
ami the stars fall. and time perish. but God
VIII break His oath AMI trarnple upon His
promises never never
Again, God keeps alerpetual remembrance
OF all hercaVenents. These are the trials
that rleave the soul and throwthe red hearts
- men to la crushed in the wine press.
Troubles at the store You may leave ut the
store. Misrepresentation and abuse Of the
world YOU may leave on the street where you
found them. The lawsuit that would swallow
your honest accommodations may be left in the
courtroom But bereavements are hYmo
troubles, and there is no escape from them.
You Will see that vacant chair. Your eve
Will catch at the suggestive picture.
You cannot fly In the presence Of such ills.
You 20 to Switzerland 10 get clear Of them i,
but. more sure footed than the mule that
takes you up the Alps. your troubles climb
tothe tiTtOp and sit shivering on the cla-
~ AAsy lhC 0LS1S buA lucf tftu
outsail the swiftest steamer. You NAV TAX.
caravan and put out across the Arabian des-
et, but they follow you like q simoom.
armed with suffocation. You plunge into
the Mammoth cave, but they hang like sta
~lactites from the roof of the great cavern
They stand behind with skeleton fingers to
push you ahead. They stand before YOU to
throw you back. They run upon you like
reckless horsemen. 1hey charge upon YOU
with cleaning spear. They seem to come
haphazard, scattering shots from the gun of
a careless sportsman, But not so. It Is good
aim that sends them just right, for God Is
the archer.
This summer many of you will especially
feel your grief as you go to places where once
you were accompanied by those who are
gone now. Your troubles will follow you to
the seashore and will keep up with the light
ming express in which you speed away Or.
tarry1ng at home, they will sit beside you by
day and whisper over your pillow night after
night. l want to assure you that YOU ara
not left alone and that your weeping Is heard
in heaven.
You will wander among the hills and say.
L this hill last year our boy climbed with
great giee and waved his cap from the top"
or This Is the place where our little girl put
flowers IN her hair and looked up in her
mothers face until every drop of blood in
your heart tinCled with gladness. and Won
thanked God with q thrill Of rapture md YOU
"a HAcuAd Io tilFCh as 10 SAY no
dashed out that light? Who filled this Gun
with gall? What blast froze up these foun-
tainS of the heart"
Some of you have lost your parents within
the last twelve months. Their PRAYERS for
you are ended. You take up their picture
and try to call back the Kindness that ono,
looked out from those old. wrinkled faces
and spoke In such n trcmulous voice. and
you say 1t Is u good picture, but all the while
you feel that, after all. it docs not do Justice.
and you would give almost anythiny-vou
would cross the sea you would walk IT,.
earth over-to hear Just one word from thos,
lips that a few months ago used to call you
by your first name. though SO long YOU YOUR
self have been a parent
Now. You have done Your best to hide Won,
grief. You smile when you do not feel like
it. But though YOU NAV deceive the world
God knows. He looks down upon the
empty cradle, upon the desolated nursery.
upon the stricken home and upon tn.
broken heart. and says. This is the way
| thrash the wheat this is the wav | seour
My jewels Cast thy burden on NV arm,
and l will sustain you. All those tears /
have gathered into Ny bottle
But what is the use Of having - man,
tears in Gods lachrymatory? In that rat
casket or vase, why does God preserve all
your troubles? Through all the ages of
eternity. what use Of a great collection of
tears | do not know but that in some dis
taAt AK hFaNfu al angel OF trOi NAV hook
into the bottle and find II rs empty of tears
as the lachrymals OF earthenware dug m
from the ancient city. Whera have the tears
gomez What sprite OF hell hath been invaa-
ing God 5 palace and hath robbed the laearv-
natories2 None. Thes" were sarctitied
sorrows. and those tears We're changed into
pearls that are now sat III the crowns and
robes oftha ransOna1.
Walk up TO examine this heavenly cor-
onet. cleaning brighter than the sun and
cry. Prom what river depths II HEAVIER vera
those gems gathered" and a thou.ani VOICES
reply, These arr transmitted tears rom
trods Bottle. | Sec scepters q. light
stretched down fromthe throne Of taa- ,4o
on earth w"r" trod on - men. AMI II. *ry
sceItar point and ialaii IL every i,4r. air
OF golden throne | behold an iu.e- III.
richness AMI luster and cry. Prom. xa4ae.
this streaming light th~s" flashing ura-.-f |
anu 'he voices 81 the elders tpeforetha th-o-. /
anu 81 TIE martyrs under the altar. ana j. |
the hundred AMI forty AMI four ,hau.sn4 |
Eadlani on the classy sea exclair. ..Tr~s
Inttei tears from God : f=ottIe
LIZ the ages - heaven roll on-:ha ..c-. |
- eaF7hE ronp and pride long acn .n:.-f |
'he Aohinoor diamonds. that maxi 81
iEoNi. 'he precious stones that adorned p |