Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-08-06
REY. DR., 7ALMAGE.
~" No1EO DEVINE's SUNDAY
SERMON.

osoi was there q more uneoua, eoht 49,.
&c gro. Jotween David and Goliath. Dnyid g.
hrornSn' goliath ten; David a shenbnrd hoy
un"usnt up amid rural scenes. Halia,hb
Sm,,aolo y profession; Goliath a mountain -
GoIisth oslo' David a marvel Of humility: |
aIhed With a sling, with smooth stones t ra
tnuoIeof' But you are not to despis "a theaa
Ntatter WEAPONS. There was a regiment -
stnRers1n the Assyrian army and a regiment
~ othHe IN the Egyptian army. and they
maze terrible execution. and thev couid cac..
asfone with as much ACCURACY and forea ~
Vow can be sent shot or she'll. The CreeE.
va their army had singers who wouldtbrow
,eaoen piummets inscribed with the irritat.
ing words, Take this" ~
nloved ~ was a mighty weapon David en-
pIoyed III that famous combat. A Jewish
rapbl says that the probability is thar Goliath
was ID such contempt for David tbat in ,
paroxysm OF laughter he threw his head
I oack ana mis- helmet fell Off, and David saw
ne uncovered forehead. and his opportunity
hao come. and taking this sling and swing
tnC 1t around his head two.or three time
ma aiming 1t ut that uncovered forehead
arashedl 1t In like an ecgshAl. The battle over
oenoid. the tahleau: Kin: Saul sitting, little
DaVld standing, his fingers c!utched into the
hair OF ~decapitated Goliath. AZ SAM caas
F)sSiti standing thore holding in his hand the
~ st'y' rocking, staring trophy. evidence If
!, 'ohlpieto victory over Gods enemies tho
"ohners what parentage was honored
En,n,p horolsm, and in my text he asks
liz Poolsree, whose son art thou.
mon Young MANI" The king saw what vn,,,
ana | soc. that Tho question OF here Iitv is a
mighty one. -"
The longer I live the more 1 believe in
plooh good blood, bad blood, proud blood,
nuiH,le blood, honest blood. thieving
nao3n, heroic blood, cowardly blood. The
tend'ncy may skip a generation or two. but
u L sure 10 como out, as in a little child
you sometimes see a similarity TO a great
grandfather whose picture hangs on the
wall. mat the physical and mental and
mofa' qualities are inheritable is patent 10
my one who keeps his eyes open. The sim
ilarity IS 50 striking sometimes as to be
amusing. Great families. regal or literary.
are art 70 have the characteristics all down
tfIrouSh the generations. and what is more
pyN'epiiDle IN such families may be seen on
aSmaller scale in all families. A thousand
ears nave no power to obliterate the diff
crence.
the large hip OF the house. Of Austria Is
zen IN all the generations and is called thu
iapsburS lip. The house Of stuart al.
ways means IN all generations cruelty anu
thgotry and sensuality. Witness Queen OF
Scotts. Witness Charles and Charles II.
Witness James L and James II and all the
Pther scoundrelS of that line. Scottish blood
means persistence, English blood means
F"Verence for the ancient, Welsh blood
H' CiSAotlAy, btDiSu DiOOu means IOTI-
Jess for tho sea, Indian blood means roam.
ne disposition, Celtic blood means fcrvid.
W. roman blood means conquest. The
Jewish facility for accumulation you ma,
race clear back to Abraham, of whom tn,
Bihlc says. 'she was rich in silver and GOLD
End cattle and to Isaac and Jaco,. who
nad the same characteristics. Some fnnilie>
~ characterized by longevity. andthey hav W
atenacity Of life positively Me huselish. 9th
RS are characterized by Goliathian stature
nj 1rn, .nn ,,. - G.
generations. five generations. in all the gen
F%ratlons. Vigorous theology runs down ir
ne line Of the Alexanders. Tragedy run.
IN IN the family Of the Kemblos. Literatur,
'lns on in the line of the Trollopes. Phil
anthropy runs on in the lines of the Wilber.
orces. Craftsmanship runs on in the line 0
he Adamses. You see these peculiafities il
generations. Henry and Catherine O
ARE religious, all their families religious
celebrated family OF CaS;ni, all mathc
aticians. The celebrated family Of the
ledlci%Srandiather. son and Catherine. al
emarka6ief for keen intellect. The celebrat
ed family OF Gustavus Adolphus. all war
Is,
This law Of heredi:y asserts itself vithou
erence to social or politica! condition. 70
II sometimes find the lCnOblo in high piac,
d the honorable in obscure place. A de
andant of Edward | II toll yatnprer. !
scendent of Edward Ill a doorkeeper. !
'endant of the Duke of Northumberland
unk maker. Some OF the mightieSt fam
of England are extinct. while SOME 0
most hOnorcd in tho recrase go bac)
ancestry Of hard knuckles and rou:l
-.ior. This law of heredity is entirel
dependent Of social or political conditions
en- you find avarice and jealousy and sen
nifty and fraud having full swing in som
miles. The violent tempe of FredericI
lllam is the inheritance Of Frederick tn
eat. Il is not q theory founded by world
philosophy. hut by divine authority. Il
~ not remember how the Bible speaks Of
losen generation. of the generation OF TIL
ghteous. OF the generation of vipers. of a
toward cneration, Of Il stubborn genera
IN. of the ~iniquity of the fathers visitc
hon the children unto the third and fourt
nerations? So that the text comes tc-da
tn the force Of II projectile hurled froI
lghtiest catapul.. ''Whose son art thou
on young man.:
We'll, saws some one. tina, theory dis
lhrEea me from all responsibility. Born {
notified parents. we are bound to be GOO
ld W" cannot help ourselves. Born OF Il
sh'eolS .parentage, We are bound 10
vi. ami we cannot help ourselves TW
eaccuTaclcs. As much a. ii you should sa,
ne centripetal force in nature has a tel
tncyto bring everything to the center, an
reretoreail come TO the center. The ceI
ilnial force in nature has II tendency
Tow everything to the periphery. an
'relore everything will 80 ont to the per
merry You know as we'll as l know tn;
u can make the ccntripetalforce overcou
ne centrifugal. and you can make the Gel
,HAGai overcome tho centripetai. a. WHIT
u'rels a mighty tide Of good in. a fani'
hat may be overcome by determination
w as IN the case of Aaron Burr. the lihe
: atua father President Burr, II
Aecrated; as in the case OF Pierrepont +
wards, the scourge of New York socie
aishty years ago. who had a Christian ance
.ry. while, on the other hand, some OF Il
pest men and women of this day are tho
who have come Of an ancestry OF which
would not be courteous TO speak in the
presence. The practical and useful obJe
pf this sermon is to show you that If "
have come of a Christian ancestry then V,
are solemnly bound TO preserve and devel'
he glorious inheritance. or II you have COY
Of a depraved ancestry then II Is your du
20 brace yourself against the evil tenien
by all prayer and Christian determinalo
and YOU are TO lind out the family frai'ti,
and in armine the CASTLE put the strong
guard at the weakest gate. With tbs
smooth stones from the brook | hope
strike you. not where David struck Goiia,
In the head. but where Nathan struck Dav
in the heart. Whose son art thou, tn
copDp man