Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-03-25

were a. proud aS Ahab and lied Is badly a
Ananias and w.o were as tout hypocrises "a
Judas You ashor all that. Yoa say follow /
ers Of Christ ought 70 Re honorable. humble !
and self denying and charitable ard pasiea, |
and forgiving. Amen 80 they ought. Come /
into the Kingdom o. christ. Eay hearer. ani
be just tha. glorious Christian that you have /
described Every church has enough stincv |
rlet in Il - arrest its charities. and enough i
proud men II /. 70 crieye away 'he Holy
Ghost. and enough lazy men in il 70 hang %
behind till its wheels. ike Phara0h's 3 char /
lots, dras heavily. ani enough worldly men
to exhaust the patience Of the very elect AM
enough snar!y men to make appropriate the
Bible warning, "Deware Of dogs" /: any
Of you men on the outside OF the kingdom
aafu4dy d infslss ~ ----zbef0 "a asahy-cf -.
that kind. We do not want our ranks
crowded with sarfs when wa can have them
filled with zouaves
There are men now. as in Christ's time,
possessed OF seven devils In some instances
II seems as though at conversion only six OF
these evil spirits We're east out. while there
remains still one in the heart-the devil Of
avarice, the devil Of lust or the devil o.
pride. Men OF the world, II YOU would be
transformed AMI elevated by the power OF
the gospel, now Is the time 70 come. II Is
no mean ensign l lift this hour. 1t Is a
time-honorei flag. 1t has been in terrific
humilistion from Bethlehem TO Calvary
Rent by hell's onslaught. thu spears OF
maidenei soldiery and the hands of men
who said "Iet lHta be crucitiei." With this
ensign in His hie.4ding hand the Saviour
scaled the heights Of our sin. With this He
mounted the walls Of periiton, AMI amti its
very smoke and flame AMI blaspheny He
waved His triumph. while demons ho1lei
with defeat ana heaven
Thronced His chariot wheels
And bore Him to His throne.
Then swept their golden harp- ana sung.
The glorious work Is done.
Again, whan grand victory has been won
II l. customary 70 announce il by flags fioat-
ing from public buildings and from trees and
from the masts of ships. They are the sig
| nal tor eulogy and rejoicing and fesuvity
SO the ensign which the church h0ists Is n
| banner OF victory. There was 4 time when
the religion OF Christ was not considered re-
| spectacle. Men of learning and position
| frowned upon it. Governments anathama-
| tiZei its supporters. To be q Christian was
to be an underling. But mark the differ
ence. Religion has compelled the world :
| respect. Infideity in the tremendous
| effort it has made To crush it, has 'compH-
| mented its power. And there Is not now q
single civilized nation bur i'll its constitution
! or laws or pr0camati0ns pays homage to
I
dia. when Sir Archibald Campbell found. in
| an hour of danger that the men he ordered
to the field were intoxicated. and asked FOR
| the pious men whom the Christian Havelock
| hal under his management. he said Call
| out Have!ock's saints. They are never drunk,
| and Havelock is always ready" That Chris
| tianity which gathered its first trophies from
tf1c flsnernoi.'.s ht.ts on thu shore of Galiiee
| now has Samsonian strength thrown upon IT.
| shoulders and has carried off the gates oi
science and worldly power. We point MOTTO tn
fortresses and standing armies and navies a,
the evidence Of the church's progress. W.
point to the men whom Christ has redeemed
by Hi. blood.
What if arsenals and navy yards do not be
long to the church, We do not want them
The weapons OF our warfare are not carnal
but spiritual and mighty through God TO ths
pulling down Of strongholds The worle
and satan have no idea Of the strength Rnf
heroism which God viii yet let ont agains
the forces Of darkness. As vet they have
had only one round from the tlrst regiment
The Lord Of Hosts will soon appear In ths
field at the head Of his troops. Deepen
upon it that when God inspires the So NJ witt
n new life he puts in it the principle o
"never give up" In All ages Of the church
there have been those who have had Il faitf
that was almost equal u sight. lookins
through persecution and reyerses with a
much expectation "a through paipaol'
achievements. There have bean men fo
I Christ who have acted "a did the favorit'
troops Of Brien. attacked bv Fitzpatrick o
O>sory The wounded soldiers begged tha
. they might enter the fight with the others
They said "Let stak - be stuck in tn
. ground and suffer each o. "a, tied to anc
supported ty one q thes" stakes, 70 BATH
in the ranks by the si4e 4 sound man
It is said that 700 or so men. pale an
, --naciatcd from former wounds and thu
"a ftv n "a Ntr!.gip1
the combat. Thus has it been that nuti
tudes Of the children u God. though feel
ing the.nselve, weak and woundef-I'er
haps in body, perhaps in estate, perhaps Il
soul-supportei tv the staff of Gods prom.
i=e. have warred it n = the hit In the sub
, jucation o. 4 world Of vickedne4s-
We are mighty IN this cause. for We hav
the help ot the pi1us dead. Messeugers &
salvation from high heaven. they visi, th
geld. Thev stand behind us - keep US fro.
ignoniniou- retreat. They 80 be'ore a.
r encourage Us IN the strife The McCheyne
and the paysons, AMI the Martyrs. and ~
Brainerds, az nncouutei multitude d II
.lorias1 are our coadgutors. Have "
) heard the Swiss tradition? The herdsine
I say that three grea: leaders OF the He!se'.
4. nation. though seemingly dead. are on
/ living down under III. ground IN their o.
: time dress refreshing themselves gi.h sleei
= anf that II AZ any time tbs Liberties Of the
!. country are In danger they will inIedia
!. .v suriucto their f.-.. and drive tack {.
; enemy May not have the though
n ,ha. i. ever tba church o' the bless
Christ shall be threatened with 6e=.-uctil
i ~ ~. foes which seam too great Tor h'
), Strength the Lord hir.-s-' will not only con
. - ,he sieiivcraace. but .bas. e-sa' ancie1
p ,xha bav. seemed - be -ieeFiny a--ory =
+ dead shall Immediately hear the ira-aE =
/. b.ast o. the ca1reh -sI.taCt, ana TAU ARIA.
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