Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-06

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How shalt wa leaf sinners to accept tho
Lord's invitation? think We must c-r.ain.
before Is pure and clear a. crystal. hut ~
take our theological stick and stir II no and
stir II up until you cannn. see fha bottom.
Oh, for the simplicity OF Christ In all our In
structtons-.he simplicity He practice1 wh.r
standing among the people He took a liiv
n said. "There il a Lesson Of the manner
will clothe rou." and pointing 10 a ravar.
said ''There Is a lesson o. the way I will
feed you. Consider the lilies-behold the
fowls"
think otan In our efigiors instructions
We compel the people TO stay on, b~ our
church architecture. People ore 10, AMI
they fni things angular and coii and stiff,
ana they go away. nsvpr again to come.
when the church oneh, to Ia y graat hone
circle. @verys Oily having a hynrbook. giving
half OF II to the one mkt him every on.
who has a hand to shave han's shakin,
n begin nv a holy life. We must beebester
men. tefter women, before we can compel
the people 10 coma into the kingdom OF
Jesus Christ. There ara ine essays heing
written In this dav ahou, SCIENCE and re.
licion. tell YOU tina best argument in h..
half OF our holy Christianity. 1t is a cool
man. a goo' wonan. a Iifa all consacratai
10 Christ. No infi-l can answer it. o..
lat us by a holy example conpa, Tile 2:ople
to com In!
Tread o. a minister of the gospal who vas
very fond OF climbing among the Swiss
mountain. One day he " as climbing among
very dangerous places and thought himself
all alone when be- heard a voice beneath hiT
say "Father. look out for the safe path l
Am following" An ! he looked hack. AMI he
saw that he was climbing not only Tor HIM
self. hut climbing for his how. oh, let us ba
sure and take the safe path! Our children
are following our partners In husin~ss are
following our %nai9hhors are following; =
greet multitude stepping right on In our
steps. Oh. BIZ sure and take the right pethl
Exhibit a Christian EXAMPLE. AM so BY your
goily walk compel the p"ople to come in.
Think there Ia work also in the way OF
kindly %admonition. I do not hslisyA there Is
, person in this house WAC. II approached
IN a kin ily mi brother'y mannnr, would
reiusa to listen. II you are rrhu1-'. it is
Jecause you lack in tact aud co nmon sense.
But. oh. how much eff -ctive work there is
In the way o kindly a imonition! There are
thousan IS OF men all AROUND about you who
have never rad one personal invitation to
the cross. Give that one invitation, an / you
would be surprised at the ~alacri.y with
which they would accept IT.
| l have a friend, a Christian physician,
who one day became very anxious about the
salvation OF a brother physician. and go ne
left his Office, went down to his min's Office
| Huu SaIu, l. Tue uOctOF lu( NO, reptile
the young man waiting. The doctor is
not in" swell" sail this physician, ''when
he comes In, tell him I calIeI AMI give him
my Christian love-" This worldly doctor
came home after awhile, and the message
was given to him, AMI ne said within AZ
sell, What does hs mean by leaving his
Christian love for mel' And he became
and he said after awhile, "Why. that man
must mean my soul and he went into his
back office. knelt down and began to pray.
Then he took his hat an went out t. the
Office Of this Christian physician and said,
"What can l DO to be- save z AMI the Two
doctors knelt in the Office AMI conmsn .ei
their souls to God. All tho means use! in
ahat case was only the voice OF one good
man., saying, "Give my Christian love to the
Have you uttered it to-day? Will you utter
it tomorrow? Will you utter it now? Com
pei them to come in.
think there Is 4 great work also to be
done in the way Of prayer. Ii We hal faitl:
enough to-day. We coul,l x before Go and
ask for the salvation Of all the people in our
churches. AMI they would all be saved there
and then without a single exception. iere
might be professional men there, political
men there, worldly men there, mel VINO had
not heard the gospel for twenty years, men
who are prejudiced against the preachers
men who are prejudiced against the music.
men who are prejudiced against tho church,
men who are preju iiced against Coll do
not care-they might be brought in by fer,
vent praYer-you would compel them &c
come IN
On, Tor such m earnest prayer! People
OF Goi !, lay noll Of the horns OF the alta,
now AMI %suppiicate the salvation OF all thos.
who SIT IN the same pew with you-yei, the
redemption OF all who sit in your cnurcnes
fall vnfI t0-dny. m trfon I cf n tvr,ut unI
vation. DO you understand what it is L
have u S%avsour?~ He tool your place. H
bore your sins. De wept your sorrows. H,
Is here now TO save your soul. A soldier
worn out In his coun'ry's serv, zee. took to tn
violin rs a mode OF earning his living. II
was found in the street OIL Vtenu plavin!
bis violin, but after awhile his han l becam
feeble an tremuious and he could no NOR,
make music. One day, while he sat ,her,
weeping, a man passed along ant said
My irieud, you ar too Oil an | feeble. CIV
me your violin. And he took the man
violin ana tegan to discourse most exqu,sit
music, and the people gathered aroun | il
larger and larger mul,i,udes. AMI ,neaye
man held his hat, and the coin poured in un
III the hat was full.
Now said the man who was playing tn
violin, "Dutthnt coin In your pockets" tn
coin WAS put in tbs Old mans pockets
Then be held his hat again, AMI the violin
ASt pay Gu uloKe SWcctiy tudI ever ana pave
anti some OF the people w-pt and somA ,ou,
ed. And again the hat was filed with com
Then the vioiinist dropp.t the ins,run. n
and passed OF. and the whisper went, iva
). Is II, who is III" AMI so ne one JUS, enlerin
the crowd said "Wny, that is Bucner. III
great violinist, known all through th. reiln
Yes, that 10 the great v.o.ini,,." TIE FAC
was, he had just taken that man., ,.lac.
and assumed his poverty. al / borne his bu,
den, and played his mu-ic. AMI aarnai hi
livelihood. AMI male sacrifice ior tue poo
old man. SO the Lord Jesus Chris, CO ne
down, and He finds u, in our spiritual p.n
ury. and across the broS-n strings OF hi
own broken heart He strikes a strain OF IL
finite music which WINS the attention c
earth and heay~n. He takes our o overt,
he plays our music. He we-ps our sorrow
: He dies our death. A sacrifice for you,
, sacrifice for me.
0 vii. you sccep, this s1rriaee nox7
CO not single GU, this AMI that tnan M thi
and that woman BH I say all may co ae
lne sacrifice Is SO great ali rnay be ssv-c
Does Il not seem 10 YOU As ii h-ay-n wa
v.Ey near! ! can 'eel its brea,n On N
cheek. God Is Dear. CHRIST Is near. Tn
holy spirit Is near. Minis.eriny IN gels ar
Gear. your a.orifla.t kin :r-t IN heaven ueal