Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-16

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containing a line o. figures which explained
everything. In other words. he cast his
burden uTon the Lord. and the Lori sus-
tanned him. Young man. do you hear that
Oh. yes. God has 8 sympathy with any
holy that Is in any kin I OF toll He knows
how heavy Is the hod o! bricks tha; the
workman carries I'D the ladder on the wall.
He hears the pickax o. the miner down in
the coal shaft. He knows how strong the
Temps strikes the. sailor a; masthead. H.
sees the factory 1irl among the spindl-s anil
knows row Der arms ache. He ssesthe sew
Ing woman lathe fourth story aud knows
how few peGse she gets for making a gar
'aen:, and loutFr than all the din and roa-
Of me city comes the voice Of 4 ~ nps:h-tic
God. Cast thy burieE upoa the Lort. AMI
H. shall sustain thee.
Tnen there arr 4 great asnr w3n have a
weight o. persecution ana aras- upon them.
sonleiimse society GETS Il CRU i.- agains; n
man. All lis motives ARE mis- Interpreted.
AMI al his COOL deeis are deprecated.
with more vlr, u. than som- o. the honae-t
an an.la1sie liz runs only aga:ns, ~rs:!ierv
AM sharp criticism. Wnen Il nan ues.ns to
so down. ne has 10, only the forcs o. natural
gravtation. but Il hunirrd han Is 10 help
him N the precipitation. Men ar parse
cC'esi Tor their VIRTUES an fh-ir su.:rsses.
German Gus sail ne Ia / JUS rs many bitter
an:a.on SIS AS ne hal adornmsu.s TIE
character sonrtiules Is SO !us'rous that the
weak Eyes o. envy AMI Jealousy canno; bear
10 iOok AT l..
II WAS their Integrity that put Joseph in
the pit, AM Daniel in the den. and S1airach
IN the ire. AMI sent Joan the Evangelist TO
creoiat- Palmos. AMI Calvin TO the castle Of
persecution, ana Joan Huss TO the stake,
ami korah after Moses. an Saul after Da-
vid. AMI H-roi after Cnrist. b. sure. II you
have anythin. 20 do for churcn o. state, and
you attempt It win al! your SOU. the light
ming will strike YOU.
Tie world always has Ia! a cross be-
tw r-n Two thieves for the one who co mes to
save II. High ani holy emf -rpr.s. has al
ways been to.lowe, by abus-. The most
sublime tragedy o. self-sacrlties mas cone TO
hiriesIur. The graceful gait OF virtue is
always followed by SON AMI grimace and
iravrs,y. The sweetest strain Of poetry
EVER written has cons 10 ridiculous parody.
ani as Ion: - there ara virtue an riguteons-
ness III II. WORT there " II ~ sometime
Tor .niquiiy TO grin AT. All along the line
OF the ages an in all lands the cry has been
Not this man. but Barsbbas. Now, Bar
abbas WAS a robber.
AMI what makes the prosecutions OF life
worse is that they come from people whom
YOU have helped, from those to Haon YOU
loaned money or have started in business o.
whom you rescued in some great crisis. |
think it has been the history Of all our lives
the most acrimonious assault has come
from those whom weahave benefited, whom
W. have helped, and that makes it all the
harder to htar. A man is in danger Of be-
coming cynical.
4 clergyman OF the Universllist church
went into q n-ighborhood for the establish
ment of Il "a church OF his denomination, and
he was anx Gus TO fin1 soma one OF that de-
nomination. and he was pointed to a certain
house and went there. He said to the man
OF the house Il understand you are a Uni
versalist. I want you TO help ne in the en-
/ terprise.' well" said the man. Il an a
Cnivers1iist, hut l have a peculiar KIM of
Cniversalisn.' What is tnat?" asked the
minister. We'll replied the other, Il
have been out in tie world. and 1 have been
cheated and slanderei and outraged and
| abused until l believe in universal damna-
ton :"
The great danger is that men will become
cynical and given to believe. as David was
tempted to say. all men are liars. Oh.
my friends, do not let that be the effec,
upon your souls: II you cannot endure a
fathers endure persecution? Motley. in his
Dutch Republic" tells US of Egmont. the
martyr, who. condemned to be beneaded,
unfastened his collar on the way to the scat
fold. and when they asked him why he did
that he said $50 they will not be detained
III tHciI WOlk. L Witut 10 DO IedIy. O0.
hoy little We have TO endure compared with
those who have gone before US
o ii YOU have coma. across ill treat.
ment. let me tell you YOU are in excellent
compAny-Christ amt nth aud Galiiei and
Columbus and John Jay and Josiah Quincy
and thousands of men aui women, the best
spirits OF earth and heaven.
Bulge not One inch, though all hell wreak
Upon you its vengeance. and YOU be made a
target for devils to shoot at. Do You not
think Christ knew all about persecution?
Was He not Kissed AT? Was He not struck
on the cheek: Was He not p ,r5uei all the
days OF His life? Did they not expectorate
language. ''rhey spit upon Him Aud can
not He understand what persecution is?
Cast thy burden upon the Lo.i. AMI He
shall sustain thee.
Then there are others who carry great bur
dens OF physica! ailments. When su iden
Sickness mas come, and fierce choieras and
malignant fevers take the castles of lite by
storm. We appeal to Col. but In these chronic
ailments which wear out the strength day
after day. Al | week after week. and year
after year, how littt- resortinS to Col for
solace, Then people depend upon their
tones. and their plasters. and their corIials
rather than upon heavenly stimulanis.
oh how few people there are completely
we'll Some OF you. by dlnt Of perseverance,
and care have kept living TO this time. bu'
how you have had 20 war against physical
ailments Antedilnvians. without m-dica
college and infirtnary ant apothecary shop
multiplied their Years by hundreds. but b.
who has gone through the gauntlet OF diseas,
in our time AMI has come TO seventy years o.
age is a hero worthy OF a palm.
The world seems TO he 4 Xreat hospitai
and you run against raeunatisms n con
SYMPTOMS and scrofu!as and neuralgias AM
scores Of old diseases baptized by new no
menclature. Oh. how heavy Il burden sick
ness Is Ii takes the color out OF the sky. an
the sparkle out Of the wave. an the sweet
ness out OF the fruit. and lusser out % tb
night. When the limbs ache. when the res
piration is pa ,.ui. whan the mouth Is hot
when the ear roars with unhealthy Q pstru.
tions. how hard ii is - he patient AMI cheer
ful and assiduou>
Cast thy burt-n upon the Lori. Doe
your mead ache: His wore the thorn. D,
your feet hurt HIS wsrr crushed Oh III.
spikes. Is yous si'te = sinili. H, was str1c
ty the spear. Do goa EEL like giving VI,
nader the burden His weakness gave wa
unier Il cross. While YOU are IN every POS
>Ib.- Way 10 trv 20 restore YOU; pAvsic 4,