Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-08-12
widows OF The soldiers aas :
did the men who rad eharg.

widows OF The ssldiefs ana sasio-= W..
did the men who had charge o.: t-4ase 60
enterprises care :or the orphans ans
widowss Why, they wsaid have allowed
them to freeze to death upon their steFss.
have 40 faith in g charity which Tor iae
sake CT relieving present suffering :: sns !.
gaping jaw that has swallowed down -
much oftha virtue and good principle 0.
tie community. Young man. hare nothing
to do with these things. They only sharpen
your appetite for games OF chance. u . one
Of two thinSs-be honest or die.
/ have accomplished my object If put
you on the lookout. It is great deal
easier 10 fall than it is to get u again
The trouble is that when rnen begin II 20
astray from the path OF duty they ara -
to say: There's no use of my trying 70 get
back. I've sacrificed NY Responsibility, /
can't return" And they 60 on until they
are utterly destroyed. I tell you. nv
friends, that God this moment, by His
Holy Spirit. can change your entire nature
80 that you will be o different man in q
minute. Your great want-what Is II:
More salary Higher social position2 Nc,
no. will teH you the great want Of every
man II he has not already obtained it.
It Is the grace Of God. Are there any who
have fallen victims TO the sin that / have
been repreheDding: You arr in 4 prison.
You rush against the wall Of this prison
and try to get out and you, fail. and YOU
turn around and dash against the other
wall until there IS blood on the CRATES and
blood on your soul. You Will never get
ont il this way. There i only one way Of
getting out. There Is key that can uL-
lock that prison house. Il Is the KEY OF
the house Of David II is the kew that
Christ wears at His girdle II you will
allow him to put that key to the lock, the
bolt will shoot back, and the door viii
swing open, and you will be a free man in
Christ Jesus. Oh, prodigal, what busi-
ness this is for you. feeding swine, when
YOUR father stands in the front door. strain
ing his eyesiyht 10 catch the first glimpse
81 your return and the calf IS rs fat a it
will be, and the harps Of heaven are all
strung, and the feet free.
There are converted gamblers in heaven.
The light Of eternity flashed upon the green
baize OF their billiard saloon. In the laver
of Gods forgiveness they washed of all
their sins They quit trying for earthly
There stretches hand from heaven toward
the head Of the worst offender. II is a
hand not clinchcd as If TO smite hut
outspreai az if To drop a benedicton.
other seas have shore and may be
fathomed but the sea Of Gods love
eternity has no plummet to strike the
bottom. and immensity no ironhound
shore to c0nflne it, Its tides are lifted
lrthe heart of infinite compassion. Its
waves are the hOsannas Of the redeemed
The argosies that sail on it drop anchor
at last amid tho laundering salvo of eter-
nal victory. But alas for that man VIII,
sits down to the final game Of life and put,
his immortal soul on the ace. while thC
angels Of God keep the tally board, and NJ
ter kings and queens. and knaye9, anc
spades are ''shufied aud cut. and tht
game is ended, lowering and impending
worlds discover that he has lost it. the fart
! bank Of eternal darkness clutching dow;
| into its wallet all the blood stained waGers