Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-12-23

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Outca painter, could make in & Summer
day three portraits or life size. butthe frost
III Ten days can pain. ten mountains IL lie
size.
Michael Angelo put upon ono ceiling his
representation ot.tle Last Jrt.nent."bu u
tne lr0st represents universal collaboration
upon three thousand miles o. strctchel-0at
grandeur. Leonardo ia vinci put uDon q
few eel otcanvas our Lords Last SUPPER
Tor all ages 70 admire, but the frost puts tho
cleaning chalices OF the imperial glories
o the last supper Of the dviac year on the
heights and lengths ana breadtas Of tho
AIl-ghanies.
You VIII soon waken On a cold morning
and find that the windows o. your hone
h7ye during the night been adorned with
curves. with cor3nets. with * !uisiteness,
WIKI pomp, with almost Supernatural spec
taeie. Then You will appreciate what my
text says. a il declares, by the breath OF
God frost is given N5u viii sae on tho
window pane, traced there by the frost,
whole gardens Of beauty. ferns. orchids, !
dalodlls, heliotr0pes, china asters, foun- .
tains, statues, hounds on TIE chase. roe
bucks plunginc into the stream, battle
scenes with diving and deaf. catafalques Of
kings, triumphant PROFESSIONS and rs the
morning sun breaks through Won will soc
cities on fire and hombarlnent with burst
ing shell ana i~liuminations as for some
great victory, coronations and angels on
the wing. All night long. while you were
Sleeping. the frost was working, and YOU
ought not to let the warmth oblitera.e the
scene until you have admired il. studied i,
absorbed it, set it up in your memory for
perpetual refreshment. and realize the
force and magnitude aud intensity OF my
text: by the breath Of God frost is given
lie is q stupid Christian who thinks 50
much Of the printed AMI bound Bible that
he negIects the Old Testament Of the fields,
nor reads the wisdom and kindness and
haanty IF CO.. uri+tar, IN l1accn.,c, ~, +ba
orchard. in sparSles on the lake, in stars
in the sky. in frost on the meadows. The
greatest jeWeler Of al the earth is the
frost.
But I so astep further, anl speak Of the
frost as an evangelist. and a text Of Scrip
tlre is not Of much use TO me unless l can
find the gospel init. The Israelitas in the
Wilderness breakfaste1 .on something that
l0okedlike frozen dew. The mamma fell On
the dew and the dew cyaporatcl and left a
pulyerized material. white and looking
like frost; but it was mama. and Of that
they ate. 50 noW. this morning. mixed
with the frozen dew Of my text, there IS
mama on which we may breakfast our
souls. You say the frost kills. Yes, it
kills some things, tut we have already
seen that it gives health and life to others.
This gospel is the saver Of life unto life, or
death unto death. As the frost il mighty,
the gospel is mighty. As the frost de-
sends from heaven, tho gospel deseenls
from heaven. My the breath Of Co frost
Is given. BY the breath Of Cod the gospel
j given. As the frost p%urifies. s. the grace
O. God purifies. AS the frost vests tho
earth, SO grace beiewcls the soul. ~ tho
frost prepares for food many things that
otherwise would be inelib!e, SO the frost
OF trial ripens ana prepares food for the
soul.
Thank God Tor frosta. What helped
make Milton the greatest of poets? The
}rnct nf ]1inlraEr Nrh.t IaI-,al ,1a1-n
Washington the greatest Of generals? Tho
froets OF Valley Forge. What make it aI-
propriate fo- ono passing JOAN Bunyan;s
grave to eNclaim, "Sieapo Oh, thou prince Of
dreamcrs?' The frOsts Of imprisonment.
The greatest college from which we can
graduate is the College Of Frosts. Especial
trials fit for especial work. Just now
watch, and YOU will see that trouble is pre-
parative and educational. That is tho
Srindstone OF which battle axes are sharp
ened. Without complaint take tle hard
knocks. You will see that after Il while,
though you may not appreciate it now,
that by the breath Of God frost is given.
Let the corners of your mouth, 50 long
drawn down in complaint, be drawn up in
smiles Of content.
! For years poets and essavists have cele-
brated the grace and swiftnes5 Of tho Ara
+ bian horses. Do You know where these
+ Arab horses get their tieetness and poetry
Of motion? Long centuries ago Mahorn-
med, with $1,000 cavalry horses on the
q march, could find for them not Il drop OF
water orthrce days. Cominc 0tir top Of
: a hill Il river was in sight. With Wild das!,
the 1000 horses started for the stream.
| \ minute after IN armed host W.5 seen oG-
i yancins. and at Iohammelis command
7 one hundrel bugieS blew fof TIE horses %
fail in line, iut all the 80, n10 continued the
wild gallOp to the river. except five. and
/ they, almost dea with thirst, wheeled into
| line OF battle. Nothing in human bravery
and salf-eacrifce cActIs that t~a,cry and
j aaif-sacri!tce Of those five Arabian war
horses. Those five splendid stecds Nnham-
: med chose for his own U.s.. and from thoeo
Ave came that race Of Arabian horses. for
ages tie glory Of the equestrian world.
Y Aud let No say tAlt, in this ,ra&e Na- Of
truth against error. Of holiness agaiastsin
: and heaven against he'll. tn best VA,
Z horses arr desrenarIf.Dm those VINO, after
lang and soif-deniaI and trouble, ansWcie.
= the GOSPEL trumpet and Whe@.art into linz"
! out of great tIiouiation, ott q great fires,
I cat Of great fro-ts they cane. Ana 1t M
eay. it viii not take long for God to max
. up to You in the next world for ali you
nave suffered in this.
I As sou enter heaven CO! may say "Giye
. this man one OF thos, lowered and ee!,a.
naled palaces on that riIga OF gold over
i booking the SEA Of Glass. Give this WON.
i an Il ho.lc a,AoA, those a.0a~ataiue bloom.
. and between those fountains tossing il the
q everlasting sunlight. Give her Z c5u".
cauopicd with rainboUs to lay lcr f. al
! The ~fatigues 81 wiiehoal and motaara3o
i anG ho.sekecf inS, from which she bad 10
Y rest f"0rf0rtv Years. CGp-learrrs OF Eca,en
i give these Hewlv-arrlycl souls firm TIL
earth the c~0-tiie-t beverages and roll L
their door the Erandest chariotS, al-l RAM
r on their walls the sweetest hGrfs thai eve
: tAummei = fingers ser4rhi.. Give I
tlem rapture on rapture. celebration b,
celebration. jubilee on lubita. heaven Q!