Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-27
REV. DIR. T.ALMAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIN1NES
SUNDAY SERMON.

7Ex- And be brought Up Hadassan,'
E-tt-r ~.
Atnau'ifnl child was horn in the carta1
q Persia. -" wasan orphan an a captiva,
f"- usyar.s saytrc Neen SON ron theiy
I-ra"'.eh ORC AM rnr-inf - Shushqn and
IN: 3l~t. lnavirc thr'r daughter poor an
Z. 2 s'ran 70 Ian. Int An Israeii-e who hal
feer "arr"t into tn SAT-" CAPTIVITY vas AZ
fr.c'af TX 'tn case ctr" orphan. Fl e4.,.
e1'@t f"-'n hie hoiv ~re'trion. and rn1Ar re
ren' ofthat goo nan his at0rfa1 ~n'f1 H,e-
gar - f"valop = swsetnoes AMI exrellene<
o'"ha-arter. + "vnr e4uaie'. certainly nova-
@urpa-sef. Bnau-i<uf Ha3assaht Conlf
nj 96or'ef fa'har eyer spare her from ~
frn-"hoIGt Her arles-nees. her girls
srors. or tnnorecra. her orphaDaca. hal
wound themselves thoroughly around he
t"ar+. u-t a. arOun,f earh parents hear.
among - there ara tendrils climbing and
fastening ani tiossoning and growing
s.roncer.
I exo~rt he was .ike other. who have
lof"F ores AZ houe-wnnfering sometimes II
sf"sc"ss vii con" AMI death AMI Iaraavn-
Tcn'. Alas. worsn than anvthincthat The
at @r experts h"pnnns 20 his aiopteichi112
shasler1@. a. princalv scounirel. eIemanf Is
'fat HtjaSsafl. the fsirest one in al the
E'n'ion, heco~e his wife. Worse than
'"aih .a@ marrjayr 20 such 4 monster % in
nHi'r How great the change when thi-
Young woman Ieft'he home whore God was
worship anf religion honorel to enter =
Thlar" devoted 20 pride. iiolatrv and sensr-
Ht1'. rs 4 lafnh 10 the slaughter"
AtaSnrrG- knew not that hrs wife W.. a
1eW"--. With" instiyati0n - the Infamous
Iri,nr minister the king decreel that A. tire
Jews n the land should be slain. IIaaassah
7 @afs ~" cans" Of her people. trrakinc
= rough the rules of the court and present
III herself in the very fare o. death. CRYING.
IL | perish. | perish :" On. il was a ST.
tim" among th"t nrslavei people, They hai
al henri the decree concerning their death.
Sorrow. caunt and chastIy. sat in thou.an =
OF households. and mothers wildly pressed
their infants TO their breasts aa the DAYS Of
massacre hnstenoh on. praying thatthe same
sWort stroke which slew the mother might
also slav the child. rosebud and bui perish
lnr in The SANE blast.
Eut Hltassah is husy at court. The hard
f"art ~ the king Is touched hv her story.
AMI atI0uGh he could not reverse his de-
rree for tn" Staying OF the Jews hn sent forth
an order that thcy should arm themselves
Tor defense. On horseback. on mules. on
drom"iaries. messengers sped through tn.
land bearing the kings dispatches, and u
shout OF 10Y vent up from that enslavn1
p"3ti" at the faint hope Of success. I doubt
not many n rusty blade was taken down anti
sharpened. rnbearded youths grew stout "a
giants at the Thought Of defending mothers
and sisters. Desperation strung up cowaris
into heroes. and fragile women graspinc
their weapons swungtham about the cradles.
Lnpaticnt for them TO strike the blow in be
haIf 81 household and country.
The day Of execution. dawnei. Govern
lnent on siaie. armed and drilled. coweI be-
Tor" M battle shout oft II oppressed people.
The cry of defeat rang back to the palaces,
Int above the mountains of dead. atov.
=, 900 crushed ndmanc!edc orpses. sounded
the triumph OF the delivered Jews, and their
enthusiasm was IA when the hiehlanders
came to the relief Of Lucknow, and the Eng
llsh army, which stood in the very jaws of
death. at the sudden hope OF assistance and
rescue lifted the shout above belching can
non ana the death groan OF hosts, crying ::
" are saved We are saved ~
Nv Subject affords NE opportunity OF il
Illustrating what Christian character may be
under the greatest disadvantage. There is
no Christian now exactly what he wants to
be. Your standard is much higher than any
thing YOU have attained unto. If there be
any man so puffed up rs to be thoroughly
satisfied with the amount OF excellency n"
has already attained. | have nothing to say
TO such a one, but TO those who are dissatis-
fed with past attainmentS. who are tOlilnS
under disadvantages which are keeping
them from being what they ought to be. !
have n message from God. You each OF you
labor under difficulties. There is something
in your temperament, in YOUR worldly cir
cumstances. in your calling. that acts pow
erfully against you. Admitting all this, |
introduce to you Halassah OF the text. a
noble Christian Notwithstanding the most
gigantic difficulties. She whom you might
have expected TO be one Of the worst OF wo-
men is one ofthe best.
In the first place. our subject is an illus
~tration Of what Christian character may be-
nnler orphanage. This Bible line tells a
long story about Hadassah. 'She hal
neither father nor mother A nobleman
Ian,p,n# bar tr,InrJian inf fhera ia no on
who can takethe place OF "a parent. VINO 50
able at night to hear a chlld's prayer, or at
twilight to chide youthful wanierings, or 70
eoothn youthful sorrows? An individual will
20 Through life bearing the marks Of orphan
ag". II Will require more strength, more
pcrSisftuce, more grace TO make sdch IA one
thr right kind Of a Chris tan. He who at
forty years loses a parent must reel unae,
the Glow. Even down 10 old age men ar
accustomed TO rely upon the counsel o.
be powerfully influenced iy the advice 0
parents. II they are still alive. But hov
much greater the bereavement when it com"
In early life. before the character Is self r.
liam. and whcn naturally IL" h"a- i, ans
phiSllcatei aui easily tc1lItet'
An VT behold waar ii roaill,y q !lSpo~t
non Ha iassah exhibited, Though faith"
mother were gone. grace had ~triumphet oSt
all disadvantages. Tier willingness 10 50
-arri0e,, her control oVer N" A1n.. ~
hurIIIfN. nrT jaIE43bt "oI~b44i So
her 10 have heen one ottIn oe.- III .ae wor.:
Christians.
There are those who tiil rot enjoy r
mark lhla early privileges. Perhaps. :Ihet Z
beautiful captive o. tho text, YOU wer" q
orphan. You hal huge sorrows ii your j.
tla heart. IoH sometimes w"pt IN the nic'
when you knew .ot waat WAS n" matte
You felt sad sometimes even On the ps..
crount. Your tit4aer OF mother dtt Z
stand IN tn. door 70 welcome yen when ~
came home from i lonc Quincy. fou :
feel tse effect OF early .ilea Ntnts-c~. n
YOU nave sometimes o"trst taNU = rea~'
for your not heinz A. tAorQA-aE, ~rrli-t9'
a. Won would Iike Il f-a. Eflt th"ss eXcu>
are not sufficient. COS rae. VII ir.ant
i:xou seek ii. IL" Anna~U laI 1t-ta les y
have fought against ana taH G@-t t-ttl Il
more h-li. .tt~r al. IA :, tr~ IL orpaa
in IN. worlt. ior tn" great G7t 18th" Fain
Of u a..
AcaIn. 4c surle; : IL il-stra.lon
weai -ea-loa n.tv = uateC - pressure
poverty Isr captivity All ara-art coH
to. 8. ms orphan ar Al: 81 tas s}a! Z
wto ataot-: her ea--~. = ea!Hlo1
poverty Ny .-7-.t- Wy II: acquai
arc. ~ Kill HtttS~.s We II her
sane a.. N an;"..e Tristan