Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-12-08

God and Christ and heaven. You see the
way -FOUR child is pointing. VIII You takethat
pointing or wait unfit. in the wrench OF some
awful bereavement. Cos shall lii that child
70 another world. and then It will beckon
you upward? Will you take that pointing,
OF will you wal. for the teekoniag? Blessed
be God tina, the little Hebrew captive poiat-
sd IN tne right direction. Dlessed be God
for the saving ministry Of Christian children
so wonder the advice OF this little Ue-
brew captive threw al Naanaas mansion
and ~Ben.hadad's palace into excitement.
Goodby, Esauanl With face saarinat and
-idged and infaIai by the p~ee:!lence and
aided by those who supported him 81 either
side. be staggers QUE 10 rhs chariot. Hold
fast the aery cou-sers OF the roval s.abl.
while the poor sick nan lits his swollen
feet and pain struck !imts into The vehicle.
Eolster him up with III. pillows ard let him
take a lingering LOOK az his fright apart
nent. Tor perhaps n" H-trew captive may
be mistaken. ant the next time Naaman
comes to that place ha nav - Il dead weight
On the shoulders OF those who carry him. an
-Iptref chiettain seeking -epulfnr. amid the
lamentations o. AT admitting nation. Cool.
by, Saanani Let the charioteer drive gen
ty over the hills OF Hermon. lest he, lot
the Invalid. Hera 9oes the hravos. man
Of al his cay p captive Of a horrible disease.
AS the ambulance. " ni- through the streets
- - kh- Ct tiAA ~ - - ~ aA I&I
people 70 after the world renowne invalid.
| Perhaps you have hal an invalid 20 OUT
from Your house on z health excursion. You
know now the neighhor, s.oot around AM
sad. "Ak. Re wiz never come back again
alive o.. il vas a solemn moment. Tell
YOU. when the invalid had departe L. AMI
| you went into thu room TO make the bed,
and 20 remove the medicine vials from thu
shelf. and to throw open the shutters, 50
that The fresh air might rush into the long
closed room. Goo1by. Naamauf
There i only one ch-ertul face looking at
him. AMI that Is ta- :ac" OF til" li.tla
| Hebrew captive. VINO is sure be will get
cured. and VINO is 50 glai she helpei hin.
A. thu chariot wind. out and the escort OF
mounted "ourtiers. ans the mules. laden
with sacks Of gold AMI silver AMI am
troidered sui.s o. apparel, went through
the gates Of Damascus, ant out on the long
way, the hills VI NaIlta'ia mi Ephralrn
look down on the PROCESSION, and the re-
tinue goes right past the battieaelds where
Naanlan in the days OF his health uset 10
rally his troops tor fearful onset. AMI then
the procession stops and reclines awhile in
the groves OF olive and o!eanier. ani
General N1amnn 50 sick. 50 very. VERY sick
How thr countryntn capei n the process
sion passed Then had seen Naamnn &c
past like = whir'wini in e days zone by AMI
mad stood achast At III" clank OF his war
equipments. hut how they commtserate him.
They say Poor man. he will never get
home alive, Poor man y
General Naaman wakes up from a restless
sleep in the chario.. and he saws 10 the
charioteer. How long before We shall reach
the Prophet EIishay' The charioteer says to
a wav-ider. How tar is It to Elisha's
house," He says. Two miles" Two
niles Then they whip up the la,hered
and tagged out horses. Tn" whole procession
erightens up at the prospect Of speedy ar
l -irnl Ihn,- 4 ~;- w - la1- q 8 fh.,
prophet. The characters shout Whoa to
the horses, and tramplng hoofs and grinding
wheels cease shaking the earth. Come out,
Elisha. come out. You have company. The
grandest company that ever came TO your
house has come 70 il now. No stir inside
Elisha. house. The fact was. the Lord had
informed Elisha that the sick captain was
coming AMI how to treat him. Indeed. when
You are sick and the Lord wants you to get
Well. He always tells the doctor how TO treat
you. and the reason we have SO many
hunSling doctors IS because they depend
upon their own strength and instructions
ana not on the Lord God, and that always
makes malpractice. Come out, Elisha, and
attend to your business.
General Naaman and his retinue waited
and waited and waited. The fact was,
Naaman had two :iseases-pride and
ieprosy. The one was as hard TO get rid OF
rs the other. Eli sha sits quietly in his
| mouse ana tlOeS not 20 OUT. After awhile,
when he thinks he has humbled this proud
man, he says 70 n servant, go out and tell
General NaamAnt to battle seven times IN the
river Jordan. out yonler Ave miles. and he
will get entirety WEI" The message comes
out. What. says the coTnander-in-ohief
of the Syrian forces, his eye kfndling with
an animation which ii mad not shown for
weeks and his swollen foot stamping on the
bottom OF the chariot. regardless of pain.
What, Isn't he coming out to see mef
Why, / thought certainly he would come and
utter some cabalistfc words over me or make
some enig,natical passes over my wounds.
Why, | don't think he knows who [
am. Isn't he coming out? Why, when
the Summarize woman came to him. he
rushed out and cried is il well with theeY
Is Ii we'll with thy husnant? Is It we'll with
thy chtldI And will be treat a poor IN
known woman like that and let me, a titled
parsonage. sit here in my chariot and wait
and wait? l won't endure It any longer.
Cnarioteer. drive on Wash in the Jordan
Ha. ha. The shiny Jordan-the muddy Jor-
dan-the nonotonous Jordan | wouldn't
he seen washing III such a river as that.
Why, we watered our horses in a better river
than that on our way here-the beautiful
river, the jaspar paved river OF Pharpar. Be
sides that we have in our country another
Dalnascene river. ALBANIA. with foliaged bank
and torrent ever swift and ever clear, under
the Pickering shadows OF sycamore and ole
ANGER. Are not Abana and pharpar, rivers
Of Damascus, better than all the waters o!
Israeli"
l suppose Naauan felt very much. as
Americans would feei II. by way OF medical
prescription, some oLe should tell US 10 &c
wash in the Danube or the Rhine. We
would answer. "Areenot the Connecticut and
the Hudson just as gooi?' Or AZ an Eng
lishnan would feel il he were told, by way
Ct medical prescription. he must 20 and
wash In the Mississippi or the St. Law.
renee. He would cry out. "Are not the
Thames and the Shannon just az well?'
The fact was that naughty Naanan nee Id
10 i"arn what every EnCilshman and every
American needs 10 l-arn-thas when God
tells YOU 70 do q thing you must 90 and DO
II, whether you understand the reason or not
lake the prescription. whether you like ii or
not. One thing Is certain. Unless naughty
Nlanan does as Elisha commands him. he
WI die OF his awful sickness. And unless
ycl 20 as Christ commands you YOU will be
-eizai upon by al .v@rias'iac wasting away.
Otev an: I'VE ft-s ~ an 8ia. Thriliioy
ov"rarchins, underciriinc.' s.upendou
alternative
Wei. General Naanan could not stand tn
test. The charioteer gives a iars 20 thu ricn
line unit the BIZ snaps in,ha horsa's nouta