Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-22

VIZ aL 1anEdnt ana EI"t-tI- ana tile Wesley.
led on: a. in tAe awakening Of 1857. led on
by Matthew Sinpso the seraphic Methodist,
anj Bishop NacIivaiue. the apostolic Epis-
ropaIian. and Albert Barnes, the consecratei
Presbyterian. and others Just as good in all
denominations. Oh. will not some OF
those glorious souls OF the past come
down and help Us? Come down of your
thrones Netteton and Finney and Daniel
Baker and Eivard Pav-on> ard Truman Os-
fo-n- and Earie and Knapp and lnskip aud
srohitald Aexand-r-that Alexander the
Great ~ tie Christian churches. Come
dpxn' How can YOU rest " there when the
world i diving for lan', the gospel? Come
Gown ana G0nize F....4 - IL prayer. Como
DOWN and help u- preach III our prlpits.
Zone down and inspire orr courage and
faith. Heaven can get along without YOU
better than can. But more than all and
. o"erwhelmet with reverent emotion. We ask
IL cone thou of the deeply dyed garments
81 Bazrah travelling in the greatness Of Thy
strength. mighty 70 save. Lord God Q,
Joshua Iet the sun Of this century stand /
still afr)vo Gibeon and the moon above the ,
valley of Aition until We can whip ont the /
j FIVE kings of he'll tlmbing them down the
pracipicps as the other five kings went over |
the rocks To Dethhoron. Ia. Ha. 1t will
20 surely pc done thar | cannot restrain the
laugh III triumph.
From. where the seaweed is tossed On the
heacn ~ the stormy Atlantic to the sands
lavpd ~ the quiet Pacific this country Will
bn f1nanutl's land. the work beginning AT
Washington, if we have the faith and holy
push and the consecration requisite. fIrst
nf all. we ministers must get right. That
WAS 2 startling utterance OF Mr.. SWlnnock
when he said, 1T is a doleful thing 70 fall
I into hell from under the pulpit; but oh. how
dreadful a thing y drop thither out of the
lu;ot." That waa an all suggestive thlnS
that Paul wrote 10 the Corinthians. Lest
that bv any means, when | have preached to
r r,tP tPabn, 4 bp cl 81 y That
was an inspiring motto with which White
field sealed all his isletters, I'VE seek the stars.
Lori COT wake up all our pu!pits. and then
il will he as when Venn rreachei. and it was
said that men fell before the word like Stacked
lime Let Us all !aymen and clergyman. to
the work. What Washington wants most or
all ic an old Fashioned revival OF religion.
bat en a vaster scale, so tllat the world VIII
never be compelled 10 say as Of old. "We
nnyc" say it on this fashion,. But remem-
ner there is y human side as we'll as a divine
! SIDE 10 a revival. Those of US brought un
in the cauntrv know what is called "a rals-
in.c'-the nei-hbors gathered together TO
lit the heavy frame for a new house a'fer
the timhers ara ready to be put into their
: pl2rn- II is dangerous work. and there re
= Manv ,cc!d nts. The naiyhh9rs had gath
'-erpd for such raising. and to beams had
al been fitted to their places except oln. and
thar very heavy. Thai Que. on the lOn-,
pixies Of the men. had almost reached its
Nrace when something went wrong. ana tho
men could hoist it no higher But if it did
not 90 in lt~ place it would fall back upon
, the men who were lifting it. 1t had already
begun to settle back. The boss carpenter
/ SECUTED. Lift. men or die, All together.
: 70. heave,
With mighter push they tried to send the
) beam to its place, but failed. Still they held
g on, MI the time their strength lessenine.
; The wives and mothers and daughters stood
: in horror looking on. Then the boss carpenter
: shouted to the women Come and help
y They came and womanlv arms became the
!. arms of giants. for they were lifting to save
=, the lives ot husbands and fathers and sons
:. as well as their own. Then the boss car
g ,pnter mounted one Of the beams an
. shouted; Now, Altogether Lift o.
t, eie, Yo heave,' Aud with q united efor
j. that almost burst the blood vessels
: the great beam went to Its place
e ani a Wild huzza was heard. That L
= the way it sometimes seems in tn
h churches Temples of righteousness are t
!" ha reared but there is a halt. a stop. catci
i somewhere 4 few are lifting all they can
/. but wp want more hands at this raising. an
nor. hearts, more Christian men TO help
:. ave. more Christian women to re-enforce |
- the work fad it means the death OF man
srujs All together. men and women Q
II Coz Lift or die, The top stone must com
! + ii pla.e with shontings Of grace. grar
!. urf, it." God is ready to do%ifi- part ar
t. we ready 70 70 our part? TheF' York n
r. nrlr for the knee of prayer. ior u
h. shoulder q uph"aval.
- Az! now would lketo see this hour thi
in wnich have never seen, but hope TO see
III \ Whole Audience saved under one faSn
i, tn Eternal Sorit. Before you 90 out of an
~ al these doors enter the door
y ,nrr.v Father aud mother, come in an
~ arir- YOUR children with YOU. Newly ma
r, riel folks con-ecrate Your lifetime = G"
i. aud f,r married for eternity IS we'll a tim
- t...f1 y
rl ct throut:t, this worli. AMI YOU want Hl
re- row Young woman. without God tins i
~ nari world forUoneu. One AT AL. WI"
u. ever vou il. or stand. lift ny voi,.s. ~
-. YOU can hear it, out in the ec-rido-- and {
IL ,ha street. ana say III the words o. the NJ
~ .tcrranean sh,p captain. "t Al upon thy So
nj Il - be that God wiiithink uion uS. tina, !
i ,,,-ish not p" On what news L tell. W.
~ n...vs u relate 70 Your old father an! 'nUt
~ e-. what new, L telegraph your frienIo
taa oth..r side OF the mountains. what lie
-. VIII, which u thrill Your loved ones
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- raa. III a nooniay meeting in Phltai"iph
!n4 H ar->e and unrollin-, manuscrirt re-
~ Who're er We ,nae,. you always say:
whats the news. What the naws5
- p-av what's the ORDER of the day?
- Nnat'- the news? WEar' the naw-.
.a o.. have -. good news t. tell
~ Mn saviour hath done ali thing. well. |
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~ TIE Liant was siain On Calvary
W. Tna:'. IL. news, That'~ he news.
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iri9 , Tlats the news, Thal'@ tie new.
a's, t. Lori has par.onet al nxsin--
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.,'..1 That TIE new That th- news