Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-03-23

iu1culenss. len pta.fons that have utterly
destroyed more people than now inhabit
the earth. Gambling saloons and RUNNER
les and places where d!ssoluteness reiRna
supreme. enough in number 70 go round
and round the earth. Discouragements.
jealousIes. reven2es, Indebtedness, disap.
tions and cruelties. which MAKE continued
existence o. the human race q wonder.
nent. Was ever any valuable bundle ever
so inperiled AS this bundle Of life2 Oh.
look at the address and get that bundle 60
ing In the tight way, Thou shalt love tho
Lord thy Cod with all thy heart and soul
and mind and strength"
Know also that a bundle may have In it
more than one invaluable. There NAV b
in IL a photograph OF a loved one and :
jewel for a carcanet. 1t may contain an
embroidered robe and a Dore's illustrated
Bible. A bundle may have two treasures.
Abigail in my text recognized this when
she said toDavid. THE soul Of my lord ii
=, bound In the bundle o. lie With the Lord
lthy God And Abigail was right. We
may be bound up with a loving and svmpa-
thetic God. We may be rs near to Him a.
ever were emerald and ruby united In ono
ring, as ever were two deeds in one pack
age, as ever were two vases on the same
shelf, rs ever were two vaiuabies In the
same bundle. Together n time OF sorrow.
Together in time OF JOY. Together on
earth. Together in heaven. Close COM
partnership OF 0 Hear Him.. II will
never leave thee. nor forsake thee" For
the mountains shall depart and the hills b.
removed. but NV kindness shall not depart
from thee. neither shall the covenant OF
My peace be removed, saith the Lord that
hath mercy on thee" And when those
Bible authors compared Gods friend
ship to the mountains for height and
tirmness they knew what they were
writing about; for they well knew what
mountains are. All those lands are noun.
famous. Mount Hermon, Noun: GilhoA,
Mount G-rizim. Mount Engeii. Mount
Horab, Mount Nebo. Mount Pisgah. Mount
Olivet. Mount Zion. Mount Moriah. Mount
lebanon. Mount Sinai. Mount Golgoths.
Yes. we have the divine promise that al.
those mountains shall weigh their anchor
age Of rocks and move away from tho
earth hefore.a loving and sympathetic God
will nova away from Us II we love aud
trust Him. Oh, II we could realize that
according 70 nv text wa may bound up
with that God, how independent IL would
make us Of things that now harass aud An.
noy and discompose and torment us' In
stead Of a grasshopper being a burden, .
world OF care would be as light rs .
feather, and tombstones would be marble
stairs to the Kings palace. and all tho
giants of opposition We wonld smite down
hip and thigh with great slaughter.
Know, also, that this bundle OF life will
be gladly received when 1t comes to tho
door OF the mansion for which 1t was bound
and plainly directed. With what altcrfty
aud Ciee we await some package that has
been foretOld by letter. some holiday pre-
sentation, something that viii enrich and
ornament our home, some testimony OF ad-
niration AMI affection, With what glow
of expectation we unite the knot and take
off tho cord that holds it together In safety.
and with what glad exclamation Wa un-
roll the covering and see the gift or pur-
chase in all it's beauty OF color and proper
ton. Welt, what Il day it will be when
vnnr nrppiouS hup1ta nF lifa slalt he OpAnAH
in the "house of MANY mansions" amid
sanity and angelic and divine Inspection
The bundle may be spotted with this marks
Of much exposure, it may bear inscription
after Inscription to tell through what or
deal It has passed, perhaps splashed OF
wave and scorched OF fame. but all 1t hes
within unchanged o! the journey. And
with what shouts Of joy the bundle OF life
will he greeted by all the voices Of the
I heavenly home circle.
In our anxiety at last to reach heaven
we are apt to lose sight Of tho glee or VOL
, come that awaits us II we get In at oil. We
all have friends up there. They will some
how hear that We are coming. Such close
| aud swift and constant communication II
thArs between those uplauds and these
+ Iowlands that we will not surprise them BY
e sudden arrival. II loved ones on Garth ex-
' pect our coming visit and are at tho depot
e with carriage to meet US. surely We will
be met at the shining gate by old frfonds
NOW SulUtSu anu klnuTcu HOW SiOIluou. X
Y there were no angel OF God TO meet Us and
q show US the palaces and guide us to oul
a everlasting residence, these kindred would
a show Us the way and point out the
a splendors and guide us to our celes-
n tial home, powered and fountained and
arched and illumined by a sun that mover
i sets. Will it not be glorious, the going Ia
and the settling down after all the moving
IS about and upsettings OF earthly experiences
V We will soon know all our neighbors, king
i u, q%ueenlv, prophetic. apostolic, seFnphtc
II archaBgelic. The precious bundle OF III
n opened amid palaces and grand marches
g and acclomations. They will all be SO glad
we nave got safely through. They saw u!
d down here in the struggle. They saw Vi
/ when we lost our way. They knew wher
% we got off tho right course. None OF thu
# thirty-two ships that were overdue at New
4 York harbor In the storm Of week befor'
n last was greeted 30 heartily by friends OF
Q the dock or the steam tugs that went on
to meet them at Sandy Hook as "
.s will be greeted in the hcaveni.
II world il by the pardoning and pro
to teciing grace OF God we come 10 celestia
wharfage. ". shall hav. IN tell them n
"a the mauv wrecks that We have passed OF
es the wav across wild seas an amid Carib
n bean cyclones. Il will be iise our arrtyn
IN >one wears AGO from New Leafan1 At sgd
nay. people surprised that W. got r at all
.al Deceue, we were two dats late, AM son
Of the snips e1Fec.et had gone 20 t1s got
r. tom. auj We hal passed dereiicts -
n, ~ab.E1oLed crafts ali Up anc down taat ay
M ful c1auUci-oU arrival IL .ieG sen AL IN
NJ more rapturousiy welcomed oe au,e q IA
- don't. a 10 whether We wolli ever ge
at there at all.
IL OAce there Il will ne found that T.
ri safety % thai precious bundl nl Ill. w
a-sarei because 1t wa bound II with {.
ID lie Of Go1 ia Jesus Christ. H"ayea couI
al Tot afford TO haveth! Ii bdudie los. oecAus
-, l. M I been said IL regard 10 its trans. orr
I'd ton aad safe ~arrlvat, Kept by tna pow
rb 81 God through faith unto c5npiets sais'
-. ton Tne yetacity Of the heavens IL Il
ii volved II It's arrival. II b6d should IA
Of 10 k.-p u. promise ~ last one rausofcs
n. soul. tue pillars % Jr1oya1is ibroi
a would fail. AMI tRe foundations OF II
IA eternal city Womb crua1bis.. and innni
NV poverties wclit da@h doHH ak /;
Al. c~1aiices, AMI clos" all tae ran4ne:ts2 hal
on ard the RIVER 81 life weui. e11ng.
Vourze, sweeping everything viii isro!
Inv ton. aud fro-t would blast all II. Z risc
r; and mIn.asurabsn sickness STAY tie II
an morlais. and tne new Jerusalem beccn
an abandoned city. Tith no chariot yDs
on tn. streets AID no vor-hippors In I
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