Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-20

time f.ias {. taf- world and sac how il looked.
ana teen they started FIR n better stopping
place. Tnny were ike ships 'ha' rus in 1T
s.. Hsle1a. staying there long enough to let
passengers cc .r and Zee the narracss OF
Sarsoleon's captivity a.d then hois. sail FOR
the port Of their own native land. Iney only
took this world 'in transiiu. IL u naid
Us. hut il is blessed for them
And if the spirit o..his sermon - true. then
ve ought no. 70 so around signing anu
g.aanine because anothe. year has gone.
hut we ought to 90 down on one knna TYNE
milestone and see the letter and thank Goa
that ~e are sss miles nearer home. "eousna
not 20 90 around With rnot5ai feeling. aocu'
cur health or as41It anticipated danlise. We
ought TO be living nos according scthas cid
maxim which / used 50 hear IN M oz+ho<"i.
that you must live as though every Gay AeEe
the last YOU must live az though You ~"FA
10 live forever. for you will. DO not 10 ner-
vous lest -cr have 20 move out o. a shanfy
into an AlhamhFa
One Christmas morning re Il ny nelSE-
bors, An old sea captain. died. aHe- l'e hai
departed. his face was Illuminated as though
~ wer- Just going into harbor. The Iac'
was. ne tad already gone through the VAR
rawS. In the adjoining roonS were the
rts-.~trla- presents waiting for his distribu-
ion. Long age. one night. when he had
narrowly escaped with his ship from being
run down by a great ocean steamer. he h8d
made his peace with God. and a kinder
eneighbor. or "a tette, r!ar you would not find
.thi. side Of heaven: Without d moment.
warning the pilot Of The heavenly hafbor had
net hfm just of the fIGhtship.
The captain often talked TO me q che
goodness OF God. and especially of a time
when be was about to go il New York har-
hor with his ship from Liverpool, and he was
suddenly impressed that he ought to ra,
la x to sea Under the. protest OF the crew
and under their very threat. ne put back t.
ga. fearing at the same time he was losing
his mind. for it did seem so unreasonable
that when they could get into harbor that
Night they should put back to sea- But they
put back TO sea. and the captain said TO his
mate. 'You will call ms at 10 o'clock at
night"
At II O'CLOCK at night the captain was
aroused and said What does this mean7
thought / told you &c call me at 10 O'Clock
and here il is 70" why" said the mate
Il did call you at 10 O'clock. and you got uI
looked around and told me TO keep right on
this same course for two hours. and then to
call you at II oclOc' Said the captain
rs it possible? l 1856. no remembrance o.
that"
Al II O'Clock the captain went on deck. and
through the rift OF the cloud thu moonlight
fell uIon the sea and showed him a ship
wreck with 100 struggling passengers. H
helped them off. Had he been any earlier
or any later at that point Of the sea he would
have been Of no service to those drowning
people. On board the captains vessel the,
began to bandtogether asto what they she uld
pay for the rescue and what they should pa,
Tor the provisions. "Ah.' says the captain
"my lads. you can't pay me anything. All
have on board is yours. | feel too great.
honored of God in having saved you to TAX
any pay Just like him.. He never got an,
pay except that OF his own applauding con
science.
Oh. that the old sea captains God nigh
be my God and yours. Amid the stormy sea!
OF this life NAV we have ALWAYS some one a:
tenderly TO take care OF US as the aaptai>
took care of the drowning crew and tn
passengers. And may we come into tn
harbor with as little physical pain and wit.
; AS bright q hope as he had. and if it shout
happen TO be a Christmas morning when tn
, presents are being distributed and we ar
celebrating the birth of Him who came 1
save our shipwrecked world. all the bette
for what Cranicr. brighter Christ mas presen
could W. nave ta..i. .Vtt's