Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-08-19

and aaid. This Will never do" The law
yers carca:uresi. but .ss common people !
heard Hin gladly. suppose you that there
we're anr sleepy reople = His audiences,
mixed bread was iSaoran. Q. via. Ha !
meant wen he co-- parei the Kingdom Of
heaven With ieaven or yaa<s, Suppose you
tina. the su.elrlt fishermen. with Ssh
scales upon their haats, wer. i.stless
when H spoke Q. the Kingdom II heaven
as a net We SPEND :hree years in college
studying ancient mythology. ADD three
years IN the theological seminary learn
Ing how to make q sermon, and then We
70 cut - sasa the world. AID IL re can
not do II according 10 C!auie's Sermon
iying." or Blai-s "Rhe.orc.' or Ka-nes'
Criticism W. will le, tia vor!. 20
70 perdi'ion- L xe save nothing
else. We will save Claude ana
Blair. Wa sec O wr~,s in sight. We
must 70 out ani save the ere. and pas
secce-s. We wait until VA get On ourers
cap All e0at AMI And ourshtnlnS oa-s. and
then We push ont me,hodieallv ana
scientifically. while some plain shoresman.
IN ros-h fishing smack and With broken
oar lock goes out ant gets the crev aad
safety. We throw dowa our delicate oars
and say: What ridiculous thing - save
men in that way You ought 10 have done
IL scientifically AMI BEAUTIFULLY" All
says the shoresman, III those sufferers had
waited until YOU 90 ont your t7ae boat
they would have gone % the bottom
The work Of a religious teacher ts to
save men. and though every law Of gram
fnarshould be snapped In TIE undertaking.
aud there b. nothing but awkwardress and
laundering In the mode. all hall 10 the
man who saves a soul.
Christ. n His preaching. was plain,
earnest AMI wonderfully sympathetic. We
cannot dragon men into heaven. We
cannot drive them in with the butt end ola
catechism. W waste our time in irving
10 catch lies with acids instead ~ the
sweet honeve0mh Of the gospel. We try
to make crab apples Do the work o. pome-
granates. =
Again Jesus was wonderful in His sor.
rows Tie sun smote Him N the cold
chilled Hin. the rain pelted Him. thirst
parched Him and hunger exhausted Him.
Shall compare His sorrow u the sea? No,
fer that * something hushed into a calm.
Shall | compare it with thu night: No, for
that sometimes CLEANS with Orion or Kin
dies with Aurora. II one thorn should he
thrust through your temple you would
faint. But here is a whole crown made
from the hamnu or spina Chri-t-smali.
sharp, singing taorns- The mob make a
cross. They put down the long beam. and
on it they faSten a shorter beam. Got Him
~atlast. Those hands that have been doing
kindnesses and wirinc away tears-hear
the hammer driving the spikes through
them. Those feet that have been going
about on mini-trations If mercv-battered
against the cross. Then they lift it up.
Look, look. look. Who will help Him now2
Come, men Of Jerusalem We whose dead
He brought u life. " whose sick He healed
-who will help ifim2 Who will seize the
weapons Of the soldiers: None to help.
Having carried such a cross for u. shall We
- Sr,c - . n d. L,,- - To
Shall Jesus bear the cross alone
And all the world 60 tree'
NJ. there's a cross for every one.
Ana theres. Il cross for M.
You know the process % migrating. You
bore Il hole into a tree and nut in the
0raneA Of a4g.hnr tree. This tree Of the
ross was hari and rough. but into the
holes where the nails went there had been
grated branches Of the tree Of life that now
bear fruit for all nations. The tree
Was bitter. but the branches migrated were
fruit and live forever.
Again, Christ was wonderful in His VIC
tories.
First, over the forces Of nature. The sea
IS a crystal sepulcher. 1t swallowed the
Central America. the President and the
| Spanish Armada as easily rs any fly that
| ever floated on it. The inland lakes are
fully a. terrible in their wrath. Galilee,
when aroused in q storm. is overwhelming
and vet that sea crouched in His presence
and licked HIS feet. He knew all the waves
! and winds. When He berkoned, they came.
When He frownei they fed. The heel Of
/ His foot made no indentation on the solidi-
ied water. Medical science has wrought
! great changes in rheumatic limbs and dis
eased blood. but when muscles are entirely
! Vithered no human power eau restore
them, and When q limb IS once dead il is
DEAD. But here is q paralytic-his hand
| iiiele-s. Christ says to him. 'Stretch forth
! thy hand. and he stretches it forth.
IL tho eye infirrarv how many diseases
If that delicate organ have been cured:
ynt Jesus saws to one born blind. 'B.
oe"n.' and the light of heaven PUSHES
I through gates that have never before been
! opened. The frost o. an Ak may Kill a tree,
I lut Jesus srnit"s one dead with a word.
Chemistry can 40 MANY woniorfulthingS
but what chemist. III q welding, when thf
refreshrncnt gave out. could change a pal
/ % water into /. caek Of wine:
Behold His victory over the Cravei The
/ hinges Of the family vault become very
rusty because they are n~o.@roI~ncd excel'
to take another in. There i knob on thf
outside of the S"Pulch"r, hlt none on tn
inside. here comes the cou41Hror q death
lie "nter9 that realm ana says. "Danchtel
Of JairG@. st up.' and she sat mp. To Lac
ar7I4. "tome forth. ami he came forth
20 the widow son H said. "Get " from
that bier ana he goes hone with hi
mother. Then Jesus snatcael up the key
ofdeath and hung them 70 His girdle ala
cried Untll all thu eray~var3S % the eartl
heard Him Oh, death. viii be thy plague
Oh. grave. | w3Il "a thy Destruction"
But ChrIst'- Victories have oaly just be
gun. This void i His. and He must hav'
IT,. What i II" matter iii this country
Why all these financial trouhles2 Their
never will 30 g~crnaleL: prosperity in thi
land until Christ rules *. This land va
| discovered for Christ. and until oar elite
sAal +" evangelical AMI north, south, eas
AMI we-t shall acknowledge Christ as hin.
and Eeieemcr We annot have permanent
prosperity. What Is the matter with Spain
With France, with all Il the nations? Al
the congresses II the nations cannot brini
quiet. When governments not on,
1 Theoretically INT practically acknowIe3g'
tn. Saviour q tae world. there viii =
peace EVERYWHERE. Il that day the -.
will haye more shiEs thaa aow. tat Their
w$Il not 30 os- aGAu~otwar- Tas toua
dries Of the wor.i sill Jar With nishtie
lnaa:trie-. iut there xiii oe n -aolf!nc Q
bullets. F-Iu:ln- presses vii fy The!
cylin1nr~ wsca crsa;@r sped IL. 'her
shall - fartt ~ tni4uito4%irs-A II Jaws
in an-ttgt4g oa exchange. II scleatia
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