Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-04-08

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right. The Young people mas make a vide
curve from the straight path. but they arr
almost sure- 70 come back to the right roa3.
Il msv not be until the death OF one u tn
parents.
How often i. IS that We hear some one
say, oh. he was q wild young man, bu.
since his fathers death be has been differ
ent@ The fact is that the fathers COIN o..
or the mothers coail is often the altar Of.
repentance for the child. IN, that was a
stupenious dar. the dav Of father burlal.
II was not the officiating clergyman VITO
mai e TIE chief impression. nor the sv!apa-
thizinc moarners. 1t was the father ASLEEP
in tho ceeant
The ran /, that IN / toiIei for that hous~
hold 50 long. 70. led. The brain coolei off
after twenty or forty yearso anxiety ahaut
how to III. that family in right position
Th- lips ciosel after 50 many years OF goof
advice. There ara more tears falling n
mothers g-avn than in fathers grave, but
over the ta-nrrs TO nb | thinl there is a KIM
Of awe. 1t i at t1at marble pillar many a
yp1ng man has bean revoiu.ionl za!.
Oh. young man with caees flushed witt
dissipation how long is il since Won hav-
bern cut - your fathers Crave, Wal YOU
not 90 this weeks Perhaps the storms ot tn
last few days.inav have bent the healstone
until 1t leans far over. You had better =
out an see whether the lettering has been
1efac-i. You had better GO out an sae
whether the gate Of the lot is closed. HoI
had better 20 ami see if you cannot fin a
sermon III The >prlDging grass. Oh, vOun-
mar, 90 out this week and see your futner'>
lrave'
Religion did SO much for our Christian al.
ceStry, are we not ready this morning II b.
willing to rcc-ivei it into our own hou sahold~'
If we do receive it, let it come through the
trout door, not through the back door. In
other words, do not let rs smugyle it IN.
There are a great many families who want
TO be religious. but they do not want any
TO Y outside to know 1t. They would ba
mortified to death if you caught them at
in the worship for fear the neighbors woult
hear them. They do not have prayers when
they have company.
They do not know much about the nobility
OF the western trapper. a traveller goih-
along was overtaAen by nigh, and a storm.
and ne entered a cabin. There were firear IL
hung mp arount the cabin. He was alarmef.
Ne had a large amount OF money with hi il.
but he did not dare to venture on into tn.
night in the storm. He did not ike thu lo33.~
of the household. After awhile the fat ler.
the western trapper. cans in. gun on
shoulder. and when the traveller tookei a
him he was SILL more affriyhted.
After awhile the family were whisperia.
together IN one corner of the room. AMI tn
traveller thought to himself: Ooh, now my
time has come; | wish / was out a.
the storm and In the night rather
than here" But the swarthy man came u,
to him and said Sir, we are a rough PEG
pie; we get our living by hunting, ami we arr
very tired when the night comes; but before
going to bed we always havea habit OF read
ing a little out Of the Bible and havIn-
prayers, and | think we will have our usual
custom o-nlgh and if you don't boliave IN
that kind Of thing if you viii just step out
side the door for a little while [ will be mucI
obliged to vou.p
OH there are many Christian parents
who have not half the courage OF that
western trapper. They do not want their
religion projecting too consplcuously. They
would like to have it near by so as to call on
it III case Of a funeral, but as to having it
dominant III the household from the lst OF
January, I O'Clock a. M, to the 3lst OF De
cenber, 10 O'Clock p. m, they DO not want
Y. They would rather die AMI have their
families perish with them taan to cry out in
the bold words OF the soldier in my text.
for me and my house. we will serve
the Lore"
There was, in my ancestral line, an Incl.
dent SO strangely impressive that it seem,
more like romance than reality. 1t has
sometimes been SO inaccurately put forth that
l now give you the true incident. NV grant
father and grandmother, living at Sofner-
vile. n. j., went to Baskinridge to witness
a revival under the ministry Of the Rev. DR..
Finley. They came nome 80 impressed with
what they had seen that they resolved on
the salvation Of their children.
The young people Of the house were to go
oh Tor an evening party, ana my grant,
mother said:
Now, when you are all ready for the
party, come to my ROOM for | have some
thing very important TO tell YOU" AL.
ready for departure, they came to her room.
and she said to them. Now, 1 want you to
remember, while you are away this even
ingg. that l am all the time in this room
praying for your salvation. and l shall not
cease praying until you get back The
young people went to the party. but ami i
the loudesr hllarities of the night thew could
not forget that their mother was PRAYING
tor them. Inc evening passed, and the niya
passed.
The next day my grandparents heard an
cutlery III an ad jOlnIn, room, and they Wen
in and foun their daughter inplorin, the
salvation OF the gospel. The daughter told
them that her brothers wera AT the har.l
and at the wagon house IN Ter powerful con
victlon or SIN. Tney vent to the barr.
They found my Uncle Jeniah. who att!
ward became a II MISTER o. tn gospai. cry
ing 10 God for msrcy. Iney Went to 10
wagon house. They lOun 1 their sol Davlt.
who afterw RI became nv father. lmp.o
ing Gods pardon and mercy. Before sreat
while the who!e family were saved, an
David went and told the s. 4ry u \ youu.
woman to whom he was att ,uce !. who az i
result of the story became \ Christian, ania
from her own lip>-my mOtner's-I havere
eeived the incident.
The story of that converted housaho.
ran through all the nelghbOrhoo1 fro ii
family TO family until the wnole region Wa
whelmed with religious awakening, an i.
the next communion IN the village church
at SomervliIeo over ~ souls stoo up t. or -
less the faith OF the gospel. Ny mota-t,
carrying the memory Of this scene from
early womanhoot into further life. IN after
years was resolvelu ,on the s4iyatloa " yh-l
Children, AMI Tor many years every We
she met three other Clr.>tl14 another, L.
pray tor the s1tsatlou " c4-r families
think that al tie Tie lbeS IF those taulie-
were sayoi myself, the Youngest AMI !ast.