Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-11-10
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70. human achievement. Then l ask, Is any
thing in possible for the Lord? l DO not De-
lieva that Got exhausted al. His grace In
Paul AMI Lstlnsr and Eivard Payson. !
t,elieye there are higher points OF Christian
attainment to be reached In tire future ages
0. the Christian world.
You tell ne TIA, Paul went up TO the ip-
top o; the Alps OF Christian attainment
Then / tell you that the stork and crane
have found above the Alps plenty OF room
for tree flying. We go out aud We conquer
our temptations 10y theigrace OF God and lie
down. On the norroT those temptations
rally themselves and attack us, and ey tho
grace OF Got We de!e%t them again, but
staying all the time In the old encampuient
We have the same old battles 10 fight over.
Why not whip Out our temptations and
then forward march. making ona raid
through the enemy country. stopping not
~uutil We break ranks after the last victory.
Do. my brethren. let Us have some novelty
OF conba'. a. any rate, by changing. by going
Oh. by making advancement. trading on
our stale prayers about sins we ought to
have quit long ago. going on TO ward higher
state OF Christian character. and routing OUT
sins that We have never thought OF yet.
TIE fact L., If the church OF Col, II VIZ
as Individuals, male rapid Advancement
in the Christian life these stereofyped pray
ers We have been making for ten Or fifteen
years would he as inappropriate TO US as tho
shoes, AMI the hats, and the coats we wore
ten or fifteen years ago. Oh, for 4 higher
fight IN the Christian lie. the s:orS and the
crane il their migration teaching US the les.
son
Dae7 Lord. and shall We ever live
Atthis poor dying rate,
Our love SO faint. so cold to Thee,
And IhlLe TO Us so greati
Again. l remark that the birts of the air
Uisar fh.p wa har4rca they know whan
to start. II you should go out now AMI
shout, stop. ssorks AMI cranes, don't be In
q hurry !" they would say "No, We cannot
s,op. Last night We heard the roaring 10
the woods bidding US away, and the shrill
flute of the north winl has sounded the re-
treat. We must 60" SO they gather them-
selves into companies, anu turning not aside
for storm, or mountain top, or shock
OF musketry over lani and sea,
straight as an arrow to the mark. they
GO. And If you come out this morning with
a sack OF corn and throw 1t in the fields and
try anil get them 70 stop they are so far up
they would hardly See 1t. They are on their
way south. You could not stop them. Oh,
tina, W. were as wise about the best time TO
start Tor God and heaven We say "Watt
until il is a little later in the season OF
mercy. Wait until soma 0. these green
leaves % hopA are all dr.el up AMI have
been scattered. Wait until next year"
! Alter awhile We start, and It is too late.
and We perish in the way when Gods wrath
is kindlcd but a little. There are, you know,
exceptional cases, where birds have started
too late, and in the morning you have found
them dead on the snow. And there are
those who have persisted half way bet ween
j. The world and Christ. They waited until
! the last sickness, when the mind was gone
or they We're on the press train going at
forty miles An hour. ana they came to the
bridge, AMI the .1raw Was up" and
they went Gown. How long to repent and
pray? Two seconds To do the work OF a
lifetime ana to prepare for the vast eternity
il two e.onis, was rea ling Of an enter
xainment given in @ kings court, aud there
were musicians there. with elaborate pieces
OF music. After awhile Mozart came and
began 10 play, and he hal II tiank piece OF
| papar before him. and the king fanfliarly
looked over his snodNer an SAID :"What
are you playing? y see no music before
YOU And Mozart pMt his hand IN his brow.
as mucn us 10 say, - AN improvising:" 1t
was very we'll for him but. oh. my friends,
we cannot extempor ze heaven. II we do
not get prepared in this world, we will never
take part in the orchestral ~harRon!es OF the
saved. o., that we were as wise as the crane
AMI the stork, flying away. flying away fro1
the tempest
Some or you have felt the pinchinS frost
OF SIN. You feel it to-day. You are not
happy. look into your faces, and know
YOU are not happy. There are voices within
your soul that will not be s!lenced, telling
youthat YOU are sinners, and that without
the pardon of God you ara undone forever.
VIVA; are you going 10 do, my friends, with
:na accumulated tr,nsgra.sions of this
lifetime? vii, you stand still AMI let The
avalanche tumble over you? Oh, thai
YOU would 90 way into the warm heart 0
Go IS mercy The southern grove, redolen
with magnolia and cactus, never waited 10
northern hocks rs God has waited tor you
49, t--l H. ,-ey o.i-
ing love. Come unto Ne, all ye who ar
weary and heavy laden. AMI / VIII give 20,
rest.
Another frost is bidding you away. 1t 1
the frost OF sorrow. Where do you live now
'Oh," you say. II have moved" Why d.
youmove?" You say, don't want as larg
IA house now. as formerly" Why 90 20
not want as large a house? You say, IN
family 5 not so large" Where have the
gone to? Eternity. Your mind goes bac
through that last sickness. and through th
almost supernatural effort to, keep life. an
through those prayers that seemed ur
awaiting, and through. that kiss whic
received no response because the liz
were l~iteless. and | hear the bells tolline
and | hear the hearts breaking. While
speak l hear them break. A heart. Al
other heart. Alone, alone. alone, Thi
world. which In your girihood and boyhoo
was sunshine, is cold now, and, oh wear
dove, YOU fv AROUND this world as thong
you would like to stay. when the wind. An
the frost, AMI the blachening cioud woul
hid you away into the heart o. an all con
forting God.
You may have noticed that when tn
chafiuch. .. the stork, or the crane start
OIL its migration il calls all those OF its kin
to ONE too. The tree tops are full OF CHR
and whistle and caro-. and the long roll cal
The bird does not start of aion". It gathe,
all OF is k.ni. Oh. that YOU might be {
wise in this nigrat.On' to heaven. and tn;
you might gather a:L your families ant yot
friends with you, would that Hanna
naightiahe Samuel 10y tie nani, and Abrs
ham might TAX. Isaac. an Hagar migl
take lshUae.. / ASK you Il. those VINO sat
your breakfast table This morning will s
with you in heaven. | ask you what II
fuences YOU are tryiG: 20 orl0g upon .aec
what example YOU are setting them Al
YOU calling them 70 go with your Aye, aye
have you started YOURSELF !
Start Tor heaven AMI take your chiIdre
with you. Come. thou and all thy hous
into the ark. Tell your little ones thai sheg
are realms o. tal'n and sweetness for a
those xho fl in the right direction. Swift.
;, than eagles stroke put out for heaven. LIE