Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-02

religion. bave no faith in a religion mai.
up Of equal parts o. wornwoo'. vinegar an. |
red pepper. II the religion 'he, Il presented |
to Us be depressisn.. We Sill set aIans |
Gu, ron yo6ru AZ ara fan your CONVERSE
+~ssn1sa .ia ~iusubrious countenance AMI
manner full o: snine AMI do'orousnes., /
feel like saying to mv wife, you hal better
iock up the silver before he 4.eaiA .siu,.e-
thing" have fornt r az insariable rul. |
that mea 9ht., pr"fess faith in the Lori
Jests fheHt, psidtn2 them selves at the sane
NTh On their san-'imoniousness. alwav
turnout hadly-I never knew an exception
while those who ara the most consistent.
IN" most useful and the most ~onser~a.e!
have perfume in .heie ~-hsaFsation ani
heaven In .hais fafA
The harp(est Christians that I have ever
known has. been persons from sixty TO eighty
S"at* Of age. By that tine people get over
The shars an | the pretsnses o. society and
have no longer any patience with anything
ike fnpos'ure in religion. o Christian. hos
dare you he gloomy L. rot 10 Won, fethef7
Is not Jesus Chfist YOUR Saviour? Has not
your rath aitthtotth life i,een strswn with
nefri--, Are YOU insensible 10 the fact that
th-r- are glorirs awai,in" you in the hotter
- oxo oyi~s o: celestial worship. eternal
chora's. fearless eyes, songs that F-sotni
VIZ I'll 6t1EFFS 90 II Nh ! ~ t}i u tttdl
clap their han = at the 100, OF I'll. thfone?
Ia II nos Trims 10 YOU that all the hills Of
HEAVEN are radiant with the faces OF those
who hav. gone up from YOU and WHO ara wait
in. Tor you- coming. really to keep With yori
eternal holiday? Is there bothinx Ia songs
that never cease. In hearts that II yer ache.
in snl"naor. that nsv-r die. 10 make you
gIaif Then take no more mercy ut the ham
oftht Col Give back the msrria. e ring OF
low. that Jesus put on your An ser In III" dav
OF YOUR espousalt Plant no more of the
flowers OF heaven where there ought to be
nothing hut nettles anl nivhtshade'
We try to make this church a cheerful
chnrc'. A man on Saturday afternoon
stands in his stor, and says How shall l
meet,hess obligations? How can l endure
this new disaster that Is coming upon me-
H goes home. Sabbath morning finds him
in the house OF God. Through the song.
through the sermon, through the prayer. the
Lor jesus Christ SAYS 10 that man 20
man. | have wa,che ttnee. l have seen all
thy struggles. II is enough. l will see thee
throuSh. / will stand bet tive cen thee and thy
creditors. l will make up In heavenly
treasures what yon have lost In earthly
treasures. Courage. man. courage! Angels
Of God. | commanl YOU TO clear the track
for that man put your wings over his head
with your golden sc-pters strike for his de-
tense throw around him all the defenses of
eternity" What is the consequences? That
u-ine>s man Is siren sthene1. He goes to
the store next day feeling that God is with
him and ready tc deliver.
That same Sun lay there is n poor old wo-
man IN the church hearing the gospel. Oh,
how sbrunkpn she Is! She wears the same
dress she wore twenty years ago. How faded
il is AMI now out o fdate! She sits and listens
as welt rs she can. Her eyes are 80 dim she
cannot see halt way across the church. Her
ear il SO imperfect that she can only catch
occasionally Il note OF the psalm or u word
OF the preacher. Some one sitting next to
her gives her q book and finds the place for
her. She says. THANK you. miss thank
You She holds the book close up to her
eyes and with n voice all full OF tremors
sings:
Jesus, lover OF my SOU.
Lit me {, Thy bosom fy
While the bllOws lear mn roll.
While tn" tempest at II IL high.
Hide me, Q my $ vlour. hide,
TIT the stern OF lie IL uast.
Sale INTO tho heaven guide
On, rece We my 2 Wi at last.
And Jesus says TO her. Mother. are you
weary" And she says. Eyes. JESUS. I ar
very tired Jesus says. "Mother, are YOU
poor?' And she says: "Yes. l am yer,
poor. I cannot sew any more. I cnuno,
knit any more. l am very poor" Jesus
says to her. "Mother. would you like &c
rest?' She says, Eyes. Lord that is what
I waut-rest." Courage. mother say,
Jesus. II will see thee through"
She goes home. The next morning in the
tenotuent house some one dwelling OF
another floor comcsto her room and knocks
No answer. The door is opened. She Il
dead The night before the chariots Of Coo
halted at that pillow OF straw. AMI Jesu.
kept His promise. He said that He woul,
give her rest. and He has gwen her rest
Glory be TO God for the height. the depth
the length and the breadth OF such Christia
~-f~ M Hk-k --- -..AA / -
rs that which insp rel the men ut the BATH
Of Leuthen. They were singing 4 Christial
song AS they went into battle. A genera
said to the king. "ShnIl l stop those peopl
singing?' NO" said the king. MEN tina
sing like that can fight l would that "
had n singing church. 4 Joyful church. a iu
hilant church. u comforting church. for theI
We would have II triumphant church.
remark, further. that we have here tries
to build n church abreast OF the times. II !
all folly for us to try 10 do things the wa,
they did fifty or 100 years ago. We might II
we'll be plowing With Elijah's crooked stick
or so into battle with Sauls arnor. or prefe
a canalboat to an express train, ms TO b
clinging to old things. What We most Nee
now is q wide awake church. People wh,
are out in the world all the week. jostlin
against this lightning footed century. com
into the church on the Sabbath ami go righ
to sleep unless they have a spiri,e1 service
ASh 10 nh IL
week. reading pungent. sharp writings. car
not be expected TO come and hear our eccle
s~iastical humdrun.
11f a man stay at home on Sundays an
reads the newspapers. 1t is becausethe news
papers ara more interesting. We need. N
brethren. TO rouse up and stop hunting wit,
blank cartridges. The church OF God ouch
10 be the leader. the interpreter. the insolrs
OF the age. IT is ali folly for US TO De dis
cussiug old issues-arraigning Nero. hanQ
ing Ahsalou. striking the Philisiin-s Wit
Shamgar's OK goad-when nj. aroun ahou
us areiniquities to be slain.
Did l say that the church ought TO I
abreast OF the times? Itakethst back. Tt
church of God ought 20 De ahead OF the ii re
AS far in advance as the cross Of Christ
ahead OF ali human invention. Paul We
1000 years ahead OF the day IN which h
lived. The swift, footed years tina; hay
passed since Lu,he- del have no. Vet con
; nsto miner grave. Give inaqui'y 40
: years the start. anitha fest OF Cnrisi.nt
re 20 ntmhle that l. You will ta. gives, u
>w!nS II viii catch up AMI pass il, IN w
ounfs. The church Of Col ouch, - /
ahead ~ the times.
remark. further, that We have TIE ilere
y the love AMI fear 81 Go :. TO builia chu-r
Il shA -&ss