Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-05-25

your hand trempled se You took uu the er.>
y the communion. You Remember the ~
minister who consecrated il. and Won -
member the chaych officials WHO earraae.
tbrouSh the aisle. You remember ,ha -
people who 1T the close Il the service "a.
your hand in theirs ia c~oICratQlatin- svr
i;atl.y, as much as to Say. Welcome ~.
you los: prodigal." Ant. though tsa.
hands be ali -iihered away. that ran,
munion Sabbath Is sssurrected .c-day
But I must not spenc xnv more q -,
timEt IN going over tue Advantages 81 ro,-
life. illus. put them in one srsa. .ses.
and I call them cp in your memory sit,
one loud harvest song. sIch rs the reac--
sing. Praise the Lord. - blood bol-h-
immortals on earth. Praise thc Lori :,
crowred spirits Of heaven!
But some Of you have no. alwarr b7t.
smooth life: Some Of You are row in -.
shadow. Others had ,heir trouble. yeas
ago;y got are a mers wreck OF wl4t va,
once were. l must gather an the so,-ozs
Of -our past life. but how shaiaE j, n,
You say sEat 1t is impossible, - Yor nar,
had SO many troubles ana aiyrrsti4s
Then l will Just takatwo-:he first ,rsua;.
and the last trouble. As when you ~.
walking along the street, and tlier, haS,
been music ii the distance, you un,0nsc.oas.
ly find yourselves s-eping step - III. mo-
sic, so when you started life yourverr II.
fftS u AIuit bClt. : u HfF EI1
fall o. JOY and hi,arity: with the brya.
clear oar you made the boat saip. loI
went on. and life grew brighter. urti n
ter awhile, suddenly Il voice from hel..,
said. Halt" and quick a. the saas ne
you halted. you grew pale. yau confronted
your first sorrow. You had NJ He. taat
the flush on your child's clieek was an m.
healthy nash. You said it canno; b. aay-
thing serious. Death in .iipperei fee,
walked around the cradle. You ala IN.
hear the tread, but after awhile the tru,,
flashed on tcu. You walked II" aesr.
Oh. if you could. with your strong. ,taQ,
hand, AVE wrenched that chill I IL tAe
destroyer, You went t. yrur room ana
you said. Coed, save my child. GOD. xt,s
my child Tie world seemed go;ng ca,
il darkness. You said. Il can't bear It.
can't bear it," You felt IA II you cou.lu ot
put the long iashes over tho bright ave-.
never to see them again sparkle. II voa
could have taken that little one ia year
arms, and with 1t leaped the grave. t.,tv
gladly you would have done ii Esou
could let your property go. your Mouse.
go. how gladly you would have let ;uen
depart IF you could only have tcpt that
one tfeasurel
But one day there came up 4 chill hast
that swept through the bedroom, ana IN
stantiy all the lights wen ont ana there
was darkness thick. murky, impenetrat1e.
shGdiering darkness. Bat God dii 10,
leave you there. Mercy spoke. A. you
took up the bitter cnp TO put ii TO your
lips Goo said. LET it pass. and forthwith.
us by the hand Of angels, another cup was
put into your hands. Ii vas the can *
Gods consolation. And as you have s}tnt-
times lifted the head OF u wounded soldier
and poured wine into hia lips. 30 God puts
His left arm under you head and with
His right fand He pours into your lips ia.
wilma ,f Hia rn-ufnrt ami His ..pNntvti~u
and you looked at the empty craii AMI
looked at YOU broken heart. AMI Won
looked at the Lords clustisement, and
you said. even 50. Father, f9r - It
seemeth good in Thy sight"
All, 1t was your first trouble. II e dill
you get over it? God confronted you. You
have been a better man ever sinre. lou
have been a better woman ever since, IL
the Jar of the closing gate OF the sepu!cher
VoI heard the changing ofthe opening gate
of Heaven. and you felt an Irresistible
drawing h~eayenward. You have leen
spiritually better ever since that night
when the little one for the last time put
its arms around you neck and said:
Good night, papa! Good night. mamma!
Meet me In Heavent'
Perhaps your last sorrow was a financial
embarrassment. l congratulate some OF
you on your lucrative profession or oceu-
patton, on ornate apparel, on Il 2 lmott-
Gus residence-everything you put year
hands on seems to turn 10 gold. Bat there
are others Of you who are like the ship on
which Paul sailed where two seas met, aud
you are broken by the violence Of the
waves. By an unadvlsei Endorsement. or
by a conjunction of unforeseen ereut@. or
by fire or storm. or a senscles9 panic. J II
have been flung headiong and where 4
once dispensed great charities now toi
have EI.rd work to win your daily brtti.
H1Va Won f0rvpttp1 70 THINK God FOR ttUr
days II prosperity. and that through You
trials some OF You have made investments
which will continue after the lat haAa IL
this world has exploded, and the sttyeraaf
gold are molten in the fires q a bHrhthE
world? Have You. mid all your losses
n1diSc0uragaments forgOtt.iat there vas
bread On your table this lnorlia-, anfthat
there shall be a shelter FOR Your mead ir}a
TIE storm, and Their Is air f9r Your ian1s.
and blood for Your heart, AL liGat ioi
Your eye, and "A glad aud glorious al
triumphant religion Tor yD.r : ny
Perhaps your last trouble sas a ber-afF'
ment. That heart which In chi!dhop Wis
our refuge, the parental hetrt, and " IL
has been asource of the qltckr-t -yu t-?
ever since. has suddenly become eilru' tor-
Ever. And now sometimes. WHENCE IN
.udten annoyance and without Delft ration
You say, Il will go and tell mother lJ'
thought flashes on YOU. II a1la A3
mother" Or the father. with 3"*'
tender, but with heart "a loving %attdti
Of all your ways, exa!tant oYsrF4l'
without saving much. a~ltHoughf 'at
tie do tax 1t over hv tAem -etff9. iA- ts.-
bling hand on tia. stall which y1H r. ~@e2
n a family relic, hi@ 'neaors ca Uf'"i =
grateful heart--is t~ttea &Wts FIR ttt 81.
tIsT. was your cam autaHt rtf.
our Icys AMI sprr0w~. taEea l. Fl
heart ~ old ruin. wiet- IN" 81 81 $
1Eer :. vide wilderness 81 a.