Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-03-03
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glowe'l in the fr.t r,s. 81 ,ra ~ priests
trea='fla'" tei-S '1-,ler nam- it stool
in the 80" u heaven. jeremiah compare
the faidy ch-ek ofthe Saz ,ritas 10 The rahy.
Ez+Ai"l FONTS il out In the rose- ~ ~. tinc
= Tyre. -Four times does solomon use !, n
asvmlol ~ which 10 ex'ri VISION r. r-ii.-
len. a.ways setting it. Va ue a. i,t-or than
ruiie-.
The -otta d,@ n5t sys,x "a. ~ how the
precious e,0ne< rva r:fdinl. The anrj.n,s
thong : t''~' 4 9ber vas ma r. ~ drop. ot
p~frspfasvn 0fthe coices- &c. The than
f~"rstone was ~ posed 10 havp ~,iro3pelfron
= stornrlc1d. The emerald was eait 10
have ton mai" ~ the nref Thr laps
laz1Ii Fas thought to ha We boo" sro.- II The
er~a'0.l"f- "a, that the precious -ton.- we
mac ~ -as"~ and liquids. 70 NJ" IN ruby
seer IL" f-ptr. from ,le snyii - the sat
ting -in.
IN" hal- nfth" cealine m ! J. Bar nah.
AIT sty miles froIl ito raSiteI ~fle.- Iva.
ant rei.ns thr tnies caii"l "toti ~ the
Etlhit- 'nlor 3 "are-Gi fip,-rruental
guard ~" .e-e ,a.uabl- Iotn"- = rJtf,> kept
kar" hls any foreigner e.stin-n. When
q rnhy II iar." safde Wa, ,li-co.rr.i. it was
trol1ht forth wiz: eiabort," a
rro"cseicn vas formed. and. VITA All ban
nrrrt fonp. military guard AMI pr.nce;y at
PENDANTS, III" gem was lrou5ht u II" kings
palace.
o great :alue is the ruly. nurll more 80
than diamond, as lapiinrtt. and jewellers
Will tell YOU, An expert nj This 7uhltct
writ. "A ruby rf perfect ro'or re.ighins
five aarats IL worth at ttc present. day TN
times "a much asa diam0ni ~ eddal Weight"
II wa4a disaster when Charles The Bold lost
the rlhy ie was wearing AZ til. battle Of
Gran son. II was a great afl uenre when
Rudolph II AUSTRIA inherited n raby front
his lister. u III lowa.ef. y Nas TINT, ,ht
t. Fav" hai tto IN With thn eiator. 81
Henry Y, u - whfe u iNtd 'ht BATH" 81
Ann curt,
Itla thr rride ~ the Russian our; - ovn
IL" largest tnby Of the world. prosecute tv
G'iSttFus Ill TO the Russian Empress. Won
drp;l- ruby It has electric character s,,rs.
and tist.rc are lightninGs ""nrrrss- IN is
p.nl" six sided prlsns. What -i,all | call
II L Is frozen fire. 1t - ~pe,riflci blood
Va l.hle. and mvtext makes Tho 20 npir.sua.
"Nl7iom j. brttet than rubies.'
Iut 1t IL impossible 10 comrar ~ things
together unless there are some points Of SIM
ilarlty as we'll As Of difference. I am glad
thcr" is nothing lacking here. The ruby is
more beautiful in the night ani m Ter the
Ian plight than ty day. IT is preferred for
evening a~dotnment. How the ruiies glow
AMI burn and flash as the lights lift the dark
ness Catherine Of AraEon had on her finger
"A ruby that fairly lanternei the night.
Sir JOIN Vaudeville, the celebrated trav-
eltr Of 400 years ACC said that the Emperor
Of China had u ruby that made the night as
bright as day, The probability is that Solo
mon, under some Of the lamps that illumined
his cedar palace by hight. noticed the pecu-
liar glow of the ruby as 1t looked in the hilt
OF a sword. or hung in some fold OF the up
hosiery, or beautiiied tho lip Of somec halice,
while he was thinking at the same time of
the cxcellency of our holy religion as chiefly
seen in the night Of trouble, and he cries out,
:WIsdom is better than rubie..'
oh, yes, it is a good thing to have religion
everything is brilliant in fortune. in health.
III worldly favor. Yet you can mt such time
hardly tell how much of ii is natural exuber-
ance ami how much of it IL the grace of God.
Blu let the sun get. and the shadows ava
lanche the plain. and the thick darkness of
sickness or poverty or persecution or mental
exhaustion I'll the soul and FIJI the house
and I'll the world then you sit down by the
lamp OF Gods word. and under its light the
consultations of the gospel come out the
peace II God which passeth all understand
ing appears. You never fully apprec. ated
their power until in the deep night o%ftrouhle
the Divine Lamp revealed their exquisite
ness. Pears and amethysts for the day. but
rubies for the night.
All VI lHe DOORS Oh the I1lDle attempt III
some way the assuagement of misfortune.
O. the $50 psalms OF David at least ninety
allude To trouble. There are sighings in
every wind. and tears in every brook. and
rangs in every heart. 1t was originally pro
pos "A t. call the President residence a,
Washington The Palace or the Execu
tive Mansion but after 1t was destroyed il
the war Of 1914 and rebuilt in was painted
whit" 10 cover up the marks OF tn. snok.
and tire that had blacken"d the stone walls
Hence il, was called 1.-The Whit. House.
Most "ftiings now white with attrartivenes
were once black with disaster.
What the world most needs is the c~onsola
tory, and here il comes. our holy religion
with both hands full OF anoivncs an | soda
tives and halsams. rs in Daniel's time TO sto,
mouths leonine as in Shairach's time (,
| COO, hiast furnaces as in Ez"kiel's time t.
| console captivity a. IN ~. Johns time &
unroti IA apocalypse over rocky tesolatlons
Hear is soothing voice AS it declares
"Wrcpin- may endure for "A night. but 10,
comet1 III III" morning. Tho ~ln"ntain
shall depart AMI m" hills /. r"nov"d. hu
Nh 'oyin- hindn-ss shall not depart fror
YOU. "Whom the Lord loveth H. chas
tenetu. They shall hunger No. NOR.
neither thirst any more. neither shall tn
sun h-ht Oh them. nor any heat. for tn
Lamh which Is III the midst Of the thron
shall had Them 10 living fountains Of water
and God shall wipe away all tears from thei
eyes.
The most wholesome thinc on earth
trouble. il met III Christian spirit. TO max
Paul what he was it took ship wreck. an
whipping onthe bare back. and pe%nitentiar,
and pursuit Of wild mobs. and the sword
iecapitation. To make David b he WI
II TOOK All that Ahithophel and Saul and Al
salon AMI Goliath and all the Fhilistir
hosts could 10 against him. II took Robe
ChamIars malformation Of feet 70 ma
him the literary ccnquercr.
II was bereavement tha, brought Villa
Haworth, of Wesley's time. from wickedne
u Al evangelism that won many thousan,
for heaven. The world would never ha'
known what heroic stun Ridley was made
had not the fires been kindled around
fe]t. and not liking this slow work be cries
! Il cannot burn. Let the fire come 10 ne.
"a no; burn Thank God that there a
e rs that unfold their hes, giorlc> under I
lamplicht Thank Col for the ruby.
Moreover. / am sure solomon Wa ricnt
ruhl.s. from the fac: tha, a ,hin. = wor
what II will fetch. Religion will t.tch >oi
hal piness. and the ruhy vii ne. In
Your observation did YOU ever in -r>4
thoroughly falIcitate1 uT an IL -i-tIrn.
Jewels A. >au Anew more e. ~,urs-it "a
any ole else. are vo- .lp."-c 2oS w!
WORTHY 4ao-2Len's aC4 successes thai ~
or vo3 woc tier. Does he p.c.u-e e,
| COS. NSI hundreds - thousands IL dollars n