Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-08-17
OVERHEARD.
rn. TAINAaE.> THEME SUNDAY
IN Eloquent sermon On ''"ash VIII
L. Lessons for sleepy thr.>.t ans

SLEEPER Arise, call upon thy God. II - tt
tina, God will think upon u. that W. perish
hot. "-Jonah L., 4
God told Jonah to - h Ninevea on al an
pleasant arrand. H would MT r. H.
thought 10 get away from his duty Is pa,rinc
70 sea. With pack lnder his arm | ln1 hin
On his way - Joppa, a seaport. H. g--
down among the shipping AMI sav- - IN"
men lNng around on the docks. which -
these vessels sails TO-DAY" The sailors a.
swer, 'fonder il a vessel going 10 Tar-hi-l.
/ think If YOU hurry YOU NAY get On boa0l
her Jonah ster- On board the rpuSA craft.
asks how much the far l.. All vavs it.
Anchor IL yei2hei. sails ara hnistei. an. the
rg2in9 begins 10 rattle in thh strong ,rH-2a
Of the Mediterranean. Jonpa j. an exp,-el
harfor. AMI ii does not ak long fer tn YES
sci 70 get on the broad sea. The ~a,lors TX"
what th.v call Il "stsankinc h-eeze." al III"
plunge II tn" vessel from tho errst Of u tall
@as" is exhilarstinc - thn>~ a, hons on the
deep. But the strong hr-rze he~ou1es n gale.
the gala y hurricane. The a~Nrishtad pa--an-
gars ask iii captain If h. ever saw ANYTHING
Ink. this before.
ooh. Yes. he saws. t'Thia Ia othtn:
Mariners ar -iox /" Admit Hanger 10 ianis-
nan. Bit after awhile or .Sh go-S tn mas.
and tn. y---.i bitches - far "ahaa7 n .1 l.
there i !. f-sr -. Will no. h. riShtal. The
captain answer f-w questions. al orlers
III" th- ogt ~ hoxes AMI hin i..> All
~ ~ mueh r the arg A. they rau get a.
The captain at Ia "onfes5as there i hut lit
tie hot~ AMI tells thu ua-sar,-rs that thew
rad better 20 Il rravtr:. II i seldom thar
~na captain ! an ath"i~. H. know. thai
tGerh i &c l. fsr Il Ira, 500 Him At pyar.
l"in. ~ tattui" hatwt"n sandy Hook AM
Olrnstawr. Ganla II Moody. commanding
M" Cuba II the tinarl line. ri Suniav -a--
vir. led II" mus and sang like M"tho iiS..
Tn. ral1a = # this Mediterranean craft.
havin. set the ni-~.n.er~ to -pravinc. goes
. rLIf M .In -. ;, .fsy tn ,-aZ,t n - s,.ar, tn
He sl-scenis into the cabin 10 see whether in
the strong wrestling Of tn" waves the vessel
hal ~urHnc aleak. and he finds Jonah as|aep.
Jrnnh bad hni 2 wearisnme tramp and hal
scent many Sl-"ni'.-S nights about questions
II duty. and h" i 50 Sounl aSl""a that all
| tra thunder ~ tho storm anI the Streaming
~ the p~a~-"n:ar> docs not disturb him. The
captain lays hold Of him and begins t. shake
MN ont ~ his Inconsistencies with the
nv 'non't Won ga. that We ar. all going
T. The oottom2 Wake up anil 90 t. PRAYING
j. vnl hlv" any COL to 90 to. What mean
thou. g -i"nr"r' Arise. call upoF thy
CO.. If - ~ that Goi will think upon US.
'"a' Va ne-i~a not. Tn-rest Of the story |
VII not rHl"1r-a. for Won know il WILL. t.
"ion.a-. The .a. they threw Jonah over
I'D.
.ariltnnt the devil taxes a mans money
net the" sets him down in a poor landing
lIa.".- TIL BIZ saws he paid his fare t.
'' II - 'RAh. Nv hit
lirlnc htm to thu sid. IF the ship. lift him
'F"~'h' GUAR and let him drop with a loud
"li-t INTO the waves. He paid his fare all
tn" way =" Ta--hi-h. hut did not get the
worth "f h'S non"v. Neither dos any on
who turns his bark IN his duty anl does that
w,irh i at RIGHT.
Th r" i a Young man who during the past
,"ar ~ .r"nt /, iarg" uart Of his salary il
ea-nHSa'. What has he gained by it? 4
iii rruttt'nn. a half starved purse. a
i~-i"n,"l look. Il l~,atuiant temper, a dis.
turin ,n-riencD. The manacles Of one o,
w. - habits that are pressing tighter and
fighter VII kean on until they wear to tn,
o. !nI val Your fare to Tarshish. hu
"" 'av' hrnn set down in the mi list Of a Sc;
q 'i~rni"tl'n al r"rplevity.
n'" nun red dollars forsnndayhorse hire
On" hundred dollars for wine suppers.
on" hundred dollars for cigars.
nn' hundred dollars for frolics that shall
- ''l'n"i"Ns.
Making fon- hunIral dollars for his dam
ta'i"",
I1~t"a' 81 beng in Tarshish now he is ir
~" mud u" . THE Meliterranean.
Her" i a literary man tired of the faith %
- ia'nhr who resolves t. launch out int
what : called freethinkin-. He buys Theo
'"r" Ptrt"rs works for :l2. Reuan's .'Lif'
81 'hrist FOR $50, Andrew Jackson Davis
wp~l- fr 90. Goes to hear inldeis talk a
th'"'ul'- and to SO" soiritualism at tn" table
raht'nt. Talks cllhlv Of David. the psalm
~. ~ an old llhrrtin-. Of Paul as a Wild Ell
thl-iaSt and Of Christ as Il decent kind of
man. y ilttl" weak in some Respects. but al
ro~t II cnoi "a himself. Talks smilincly o
Sunday II a good day To put a little extr
ia .Nili- On ones boots and Of Christians, a.
Ia. the most part. hvpocrites of oternit
= tn" great 10 be-. the everlasting now
~ the |iuinit" what j. it,. Some fav h
gets hi. f""r very wet and finds himself tina
nl-nt chill y. IN" next morning has Il no