Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-03-30
DR.. IALhAGt'S SERMON.
PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
AND Old.
Subject: "Er,lliant Afti'A the
Hun Used "a a Horrible Exam ple-1e
he a Type of the Norwood Men,
toned in Revelation

haayan, burning as il we're n lamp, and II
fell upon the third part Of the rivers. and
upon the fountains D waters, andthH name
OF the star Is called Wormwooi."-Reveia.
ton K. II.
Patrick and Lo5th. Thomas scott, Mat
thew Henry. Albert Barnes and some other
commentators say that the star W0rnwoHd
Of my text was a type 0f AttiIa. king o. the
Huns. He was 50 called because he was
brilliant As a star. and. Ike wormvood, ne
imtittered everything he toncAet. We
have ID Ell the Star OF bethlehem. and
tire Morning Star ~ Revelation aud the
Star OF Peace. bat ny suhiect calls IA 10
gaze at tina star Worn wood. md nv theme
might be caliei brilliant Bitterness"
A more extraordinary character history
does rot furnish than this man Attila. tie
king Of the Huns. Ire story c0esthat one
day a wounded heller came ilmpjnc along
through the fields. and p herisman fol-
lowed It's bloody track On tho grass TO see
where the better was wounded. sna went on
back. further and farther. until he came 10
sword fast in tie earth. the point down
wari. rs though ii had dropnad from the
heaSens. AM against the edges Of this
eword the heifer had been cat. The herds
man pulled IN that sword and presante! 1t
to .Attila. Attiia said that sword must
have dropped from the heavens from the
grasp OF the co3 Mara. and its hainc given
to him mean. that Attiia shon'd conquer
and govern the whole earth. Othe- mighty
men have been delighted Mt being called
lheratora or the Marriful or the Good. hn.
Attila called himself and demanded that
others call htn "the Scource Of God"
At the head OF 100 900 troops. mounted
o. Capna1ocian horses. he swept evarv-
thing. from the Airiatic 70 the Black SEA.
He put his iron hee' on Mace3onia AMI
Greece aud Thrace. He made Milan and
Pavia and Padua and Verona beg for
mercy. which he bestowed not. TIE By
zantine castles. to meet his ruinous levy,
put uD at auction massive silver tables
and vases Of >olid god. When n city was
captured by him. the inhabitants ware
brought ont and put into three c~lasse..
The first class. those who could bear arms,
must immciiatelv enlist nGier A'tila CT
be butchered: the second class. the becrti-
full women. were made cnntives 10 he
Huns: the third class, the aged n4eE ana
women, were robbed OF everything and
let go back to the city to paw a heavy tax.
It was II common saving that tn" grass
never grew where The hoof OF Attile'S horse
had trOd. His armies redeemed the waters
of the Seine and the Mose:ic and tia Rhine
with carnage and fought on the Californian
plains the Il 'rcest battle since the world
stood-300, 600 dead left on the field. On
and on until ell those who could not on
pose him with arms lav PROSTATE on their
faces in prayer. then a cloud or Dust was
seen in the distance. AMI q bishop cried.
cit is the all OF God" and all the peon3e
took up the crv. 1T ia the aid OF God;
As the cloud Of dust was blown aside the
banners Of reinforcing armies marche IN
to help against Attila. ''rhe Scourge Of
God The most u~ninDortant occurrences
he used AZ n supernatnral resource. After
three months OF taiiure TO capture the citv
Of Aquiieia, when bis army had given up
the siege, the flight of q stork and her
young from the tower Of the city was taken
by him as q sign that he was to canture the
city, and bis army. q srirei with the same
onn, 4 ttn loon onS $o~f-
the walls at Il point from which
the sto1k had emerged. SO brilliant
was the conq1eror in attire that
bis enemies could not look at him, Int
shaded their ewes or turned their heads.
Ills bride, Ildico, who waa hired for the as.
sassination. his followers bewaile him,
not with tears, but with blood. cutting
themselves with knives and lancea. He
was pnt into three COINS, the first Of iron.
the second Of silver and the thirt Of gold.
He was buried b. night, and into his
grave was poured the most valuable coins
and precious stones, amounting to the
wealth Of a kingdom. Tta gravediccers
and all those who assisted at the burial
were nassacred, so that it Woulh never be
known where SO much wealth was en-
tombed.
The Roman empire conquera1tha world.
but Attila conquered the Roman empire.
He was right IL calling himself q seourg-,
but instead Of being 1.-The scourse Of Coz
he was the ecourge OF bell.
Because OF his briiliancy and bitterness.
the commentators might we'll have sup
posed him TO be the star Worn wood OF the
text. As the regions he devastated wer.
ports most ~oruient with fountains and
streams and rivers, ven see how graphiG
my text is: ''Thrre fell a great star from
heaven, burning as il were n lamp, ind |;
fell upon the third part Of the rivers, anl
upon the fountains Of waters. ana the nam
Of the star is called Wormwood.'
Have you ever thought how many emhit.
tered lives there are all about US. ntSar.
thropic, morbid. acrid. satnrnine? Iht
European plant from which wormwoo3 i:
extracted. Artemis!a afsiuthium, Is Il per
ennial plant. and all the year round Il i.
ready to eSudr its oil. And in many In.
man lives there is a perennial .listiiiatio1
OF acrid experiences. Yea, there are some
whose whole work is to slcd Il balaful in
iuence over others. There are Attilas q
the home. Attilas Of the social circle, At.
tilas OF the church, ittiias of the State. an
one-third Ct the waters OF oil the world ar
poisoned bv the falling Of the star WOrn-
wood. 1t is not complimentary to human
nature that most men, as soon rs they gel
great power. become overbearinS. Tn;
more power men have the better II theiI
powtr be used for good. The less powel
men have tho better. II they usai for evil
But ars any OF you the star Worm wood,
Do you scold and growi from the throne:
D~aternai or mater0al? Are y0tlr children
ever'astinclv pecked at? Are yon Away
CRYING Hush 10 the merry voices and
swift feet, and 70 the laughter. vhic.
occasionally trichics through At wronl
times. and is suppressed by them until
they can hold Il no longer, AMI nil ,h'
barriers burst into unlimited cu.av ant
cachinnation n In high weather IT.
water has tr!ck.ei through slight open
Ing II the miildan. but atterTari MAKE
wider and wider brea:h Cr.il II carries al
before il with Irresistible fre-h-t? Do 10:
te too much offended at the noise Won,
chiii-en DOW make. L vii b" still enongl
when one ofthen l. dead. Then you WON'T
give you right hand 70 hear one sbou
from the silent voice. or one step from III,
still foot. You will no. any OF you have I
wait very long before your house il stille
than you want it. Aia- that there are r
many homes not known TO the Society 70
tina Prevention 81 Cruelty to Children
where children are whack-i and cuT-i an
ear pulled. and sens-lc-ssy called 10 order
and answered sharply aud suppressed NJ
til 1t is a wonder ths, under such proresSe