Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-12-07
"DAVIDAY AND ABSAL0M.'
DIR. TALNAGE's SUNDAY SERMON.
The Old Man Concerned About the
Safety Of His Son.

III Samuel xviii. q.
The hear ~ David the .a.ne-. was
wrapped NJ in his boy Atsalor. He vas a
splendid boz. nldysi by the ra,es q, worldly
critsrism. From the crown Of his heat to
.he @ar. ~ his FOO. there wa No. . single
b!en:s1. TIL. Bible saws THAI re hal -a.h a
lnruraat shork ~ hair thu. vnen eace Z
veal i. was .n0ra. wha. wasactst off Weighed
ov.r hree hounds. Hntno.wa.hs.an iin- iii
hi4 br~.slianev - arp .rea he wa-a rad
bcv. and broke his fatn-r~ re.rt. RI. VA
pIo.ttn-. 10 get the throne ofI=raeI. H h.i
narsaatst an a-nrto overthrow his n, nor
govern anf. Tn. ,.ar q battle hal come.
The cona'ct wa tegun. Dayii. the fa'oe..
lat 1T gr"n the gates Of the palace waiting
FOR rke tidinc- nf the ronfic.. On, hos
r%asi,i5e his heart beat wifh emotion.
Th-tr9 great Questions var. 10 b dAoii-
cd" safety - his hov and the ~continu
ance The throne II Israel. After awai'es
~ervaHt. Standing IN the to- o. the house.
loJk~ ~ ant sees 5-nerne running. He j.
coming si'h c-ea. speed. aud the man on
the tap ~ the house announces the coming
u tn" messenger. and the father Watches
au | waits AMI a. son as the messenger
from the field Of battle comes within nailin.
dietane4 the father cries ont. + il IL ouas.
ton in yard to thu establishment ri his
thrcn@* Does ~ 4ay Have the ar nie= ~
israe' taea y;rtGricu-l AMI II continue in
mv j'ar.rlai authority Hare | over.nrown
NY at"eGie-e Oh. mr. Thsre j. on 4ne.-
'Ih1 Tat springs from ht7 heart II the liz.
and @rrtaS~ from the lip into the ca O III"
hh-T al and hrlt-t"i messenger fvirc
from =" hattieas,i-tn" question. L III.
yDuut nan Ab-alou sAf-." When 1. Wa
told ; David. the king. that. though his A.
'ht"- - been VI"to-in':s. his 3"n hal To Il
>iar. n" ihiher t'.rh"i his back upon tne
'FhErft ! atoms ct the nation and went M
I'll" -'tt. 81 His IA ace. ms h"art breaking as
t- ,,,. .--,-.s, -. -
~" ""a'. "riu-iAE ~, fan1a sometimes ant
''."n again pressing them aya:nS. his ia nple.
'~ 'h|tIr ~ ~ wo1,i press them IN. rrrin2
% AH-f'"n nv an my soa' Would T.
"'i ! Edi dH"it'TiA"f, . At'>2iati. ny
- HEs"a
NJ trends, tn" I~soot.oa wn{eh b2vtt. the
"iht. *-t'l III regard T. ms son - tae 9i~--
no" tiHt r'~Hnn't7 f"-iaS N II" Il r. o
ENu1rnd- 81 parents. Yea. taero are 2 great
ihHitltfi - ~ young Haen VINO know tina iHs
question 81 II" text is aDpr3priat" wen
:t-n"tl ~ regard 10 'hrm. They Know tn"
temptations b. Waic1 they ara -IrroIui.d
They see - many who started life WITH a.
good resolutions ;s they have wne nav"
'aiI"ff IN IN" pltii. ana they are ready -
hear n" AK the question Of my tex. is thu
NonnG man Ahsai"m sale2' The fat i1that
This 10 Is full nt peril. He wao Undertakes
II without th- grace Of God and II prom IA
Outstanding Of III. conflict into winch ne IS
going must certainly he defeated. jest looa
If upon society TO-DAY. Look "a he snip
wreck Of men for wncm fair things We're
Frorlie"I and who started iii. with every adj
vantage. Look ut those who hava drupnei
from high so"iai position and from great for
tune. diagracrd Tor time. discrartd fnr ettr-
nifty. All who sacrifice their integrity coma
10 overthrow. Take 4 disnona<J dollar and
bury il in the cen:"r nf The earth. a1d kve,
all the rocks Of the mountain on top of it:
Their cover these rocks with all the diamonds
of GoleuL,!a. and all the silver Of Nevada.
and all the gold Of California ana AustrAiia.
and put on The TOP Of those all banking and
moneys institutions. AMI they cannot keep
downthat II .dishann dollar. That on" is
honest dollar in the cont"r uf the earth wi!
begin t. heave and rock ana u,turn itsalf un-
Ill it comes tothe resurrection Of damnatiau.
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