Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-27
TWO. INTERESTING SERMONS
REV TALMAGE DlSCOJRsFs On
CLUB EVILS.

CLUB ENlLS'
The Ninth of the New York Herald's Com
p~etitive Sermon. Ia Entitled "Sun-
.htce, Buta Cloud. a Cloud. But Sun
.hine"-Dr. TalnaSe on Club EVils.
Trxr: II. was a mighty man IN va!or,
tGt he was q ieIc-. IL Kings V, l..
over ever> hur4an life, however bright
.he sunshine Il cloud nay ON EverT
pe-on c0vets what he chooses t. consider
rucce=s. some rlcAe-. some fame. some
pleasure, conc domestic felicity. No one,
however. realizes All his anDitions-in-
decd. M, al ara worth realizing. Iheref 5
ALWAYS n something which mars happiness
possibilities ~ anguish in every condition..
spots 4eaker than others IN the strongest
ha7 81 steel, the capabiiity OF tarnish in
the unrest Poll. sp0ts onztLe sun. A per
sons Observation-Disclosures his sources
i Of snTrrinc-nayf h just beside his strong
csttra!ts Of Character: He nayb be honest,
| lIt over e1aotinC: strong-willed. but obsti-
nate economical. bnt penurinus: just, bat
unnrrcirHl, courageous. but ccnsorious;
affef;oHate, Int passionate. Unse(fshnass
NAV sh4rheE dnGgrrS that pierce the heart,
end intensity 81 affection MAJ be q pledge
q: Erenost paHgs..
4 poraon, it may be. acquires riches, bue
/ health IA gone, or domestic happiness mas
NaA'tI ~ II u -
flooding the soul. Pre-enjnently success
ful along some lines, ha is conspicuoustv
+ ua4pcrestf1l along others. It takes but
liz n rendsra person miserable: it takes
much L render somo happy. As It needs
c1l, q trii, 10 prevent wealth from pro-
dueiuc content rnnt. Il It q mark Of wis.
dom - -saeriice for It's ACQUISITION that
which u % more vaine-healtt. comfort.
raYIt8tion, character. principle. con
ecienca--the h03a II an eternal world? ~
mans lie consistent not In the abundance
IL tho Times he rosees.ath." Does the
river c0nei>t in the 1riftwooI 1t is carrying
70 The ocean? Fine feathers make fno
birds" bat a fine residence and q fine
eqpikace are not capable Of always making
tia heart merry.
Oftho-e wno covot fame, some win the
prize, bH: rar"s increase, responsibilities
Augment, di.aupointmtnts multiply and ar
rows ~ n1vv become keener and more
rUQl"rou-. He who courts public favor
coHrts Z f.klo dorSol. one who, disauali-
fed t. br.tow happiness. may fatter little
ness and ronlemn greatness. II histOr9
There 81" f"fF salder chapters than those
Mht'l rea9-l til" cars. worries and re-
verses 81 -1nH" who acquired prominence.
Noa"7 Vas q brightly man.. but he wa
driven into exile, and sleeps in an unknown
grew. Iijah was o rare specimen Of true
greatness. but Ahah's folly and Jezehals
hair" "HtE.c betr driving him to suicide.
pN1tei was' q Great man, bnt FOR his Re
c1tI&r ~ro.ta@ ~ greatness. N~ehuchadne2-
2gr though. a Iioa's den the fittcst place.
lsatEa Was . man Gf rare strength OF char
a"ter hut ,tanasaeh laid him between tive
IialES au1 snwci him in twain.
such ~ dr@ira 10 see tho emptiness o.
h.man greatness would do well to raadthc
Biographies y the kings. sixty in number
7i.2 during TX hundred years ruled thG
1.ast"rn Roman e&pirc. It's capital Con.
I EtGy tinAr!u u,.I +t,,,. ,xo,, y, .na1fro.; e,
/. 'A2na Goa that they ar" permitted to iivt
In 01S'urity. 10 some politicians we nigh
sAV. nv g0t. q ~~yr0F1fant, nath cast thee
OF and tl-r" are mora 20 follow il
Greater New York AMI boss ridden Phi)a
delpiltl, men in the sunshincof prosperity
but lerrou- all OYER. j. tho Scrintura! ad
monitor, BE humble" unworthy Of no
tire? TIE man who is N his back in til,
cellar can get no lower-One thing 70
whl"h tie may be- thankful. The man @,
the loEsrtop nay grow dizzy and. falling
may Suddenly terminate his exalted career
Most persons desire to be on the mountail
summit few prefer the valley. though til
winds are less fierce and the storms les
violent.
On every human lie, however dark tn
everlasting cloud, there may be SUNSHINE
It IS never 50 dark that IT can be DO darkel
: Disbursements arc never SO many thu
ther" are no grounds for thankfulness.
ctead on every pathway. and sunshine pos
slbio In every heart. A burden on ever
li'A, and no soul that may not thrill wit
JOY. A crook III every lot. and no crook s
t0rtuou5 that il may not enI in celeste
bliss. No trial without its alIaviation
PoNorty inspires energy. fosters ~eelf-rel
dnce, prompts to Industry ane teaches II
70 prize the blessings we have without uu
TErlnS over those we have not. IIl-ileslt
forces attention - tho laws OF health
~Tentens rhr disposition and directs after
tion Il tha uearLe-s Of cttrnity's curtai.
j Bereayan4entq have their allcviating con
pcnaations. Obscurity has Tia special NJ
vantage. Physical disabilities hayt, th.,
eomrensntions. The deaf ara saved fro
bearing much that Is better never hear.
The bin con see no frowns. The criup
Is cXcNSalfr0m running errands. Tho 1o
sen who cahnot read i delivered from tn
+, temptation 70 read the account Of tho ia
t~oothail game, tbs last puciiistic enrou
Ter, tie most recent testimony in the Nae
Thorn trial and the pious gush emitted
PRISON walls over criminals.
e Il is well 10 observe that each person
lot, all things considered. IS not widely &
: f@rent from that os others. The mounta
has both rocks aud sunshine: tho vail
HUoi~ a. well as waving haryests. 7!
cEea that she'd tears can beam love.
JosErH <. VAN DYKs, p. d.
Pastor Presbyterian Church, classic,