Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-03-23
DR.. IA[MAGE'S SERMON.
PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
AND OLD.
Subject: Bundles OF Lffe"-YnspirAtfon
Drawn From a Ho1nely Phrase-Life
Spiritual and Physical. is DEinely Pro-
tected-Hundies Which Are Blessings,

1EAI- ne SCUk o. nv Lord shall be
bound in the bundle Of life with The Lord
Thy God."-I Samuel XIV. 20.
Beautiful Abigail. in her rhvthmic plea
Io- the rescue OF her inebriate husband,
wac died within ten DAYS, addresses D avid.
the warrior. il the words of the text. She
suggests that his life. physically and In
teiiectUally and spiritually. Is IA valuable
package or bundle, divineiy bound up aud
20 De dlNtneiy protected.
The phrase bundle o, lfe"I heard many
times in my fathers family prayers. Fam
NY prayers you know. have frequent repeti-
tons, because day By day thes% acknow.-
edge about the same blessings. and deplore
about the same f~Eailties aud sym pathize
With about the same U~istortGnes. ard l DO
not know why those who lead at household
deyotions should Seek variety OF compost
ton. That familiar PRAYER becomes the
household liturgy. I would not give one
OF my old fathers prayers for fifty elocu-
tlonary suppiieations. Again and again.
IN the morning and evening prayer, I heard
the request that we might all be bound up
in the tumble Of life. but l did not know
until y few days ago that the phrase was a
Bible phrase.
During the last spell OF cold weather
there We're bundles that attracted the at
tention and the plaudits OF the high heav-
ems, bundles of clothing on the way from
comfortable homes TO the door OF the
mission room, and Christ stood il the
snowbanks and said as the bundles passed:
NAKED, and We clothed me. Inasmuch as
vs. have done it unto one OF the least of
these my brethren We have Iona it
unto me-" These bundles are mnltibly-
ing. Blessings on those who pack them.
Blessings ca those who distribute them.
Blessings on those who receive them.
With what beactitu, aptitude did Abigail
In my text speak OF tue bundle OF life! Oh.
what g precious tundle Is life! Bundle OF
memories, bundle OF hopes, bundle OF
ambitions, bundle of de>tinies, Once in
a while a man writes his autobiography,
and it is OF thrilling interest. The story OF
his birthplace. the story OF his struggles.
the story of his snfferinss, the story Of his
triumphs! Bat if the autobiography OF the
most e%ventfui life were welt written ii
would make many chapters Of adventure,
of tragedy, Of comedy. and there would
not be al uninteresting step from cradle
to grave.
Bundle OF memories are Won! Boyhood
memories, with all It's iniustices from play
mates, with ali its game with bali and bat
and kite and sled. Manhood memories,
With all your struggles IN starting-ob-
s%tacles, opposition. accidents, miofortuneS
losses, successes. Memories OF. the frs,
marriage you ever saw solemnized. Of the
first grave you ever saw opened, Of the
first mighty wrong YOU ever suffered, OF
the first victory you ever gained. Memory
Ct the hour when you were afianced, mem
DRY OF the first advent in Your home, mem
Ory OF roseato cheek faded ana of blue
eyes closed in the last sleep, memory o.
anthem and OF dirSe. memory OF great
pain and Of slow convalescence, memory OF
times when all things were against you
memory OF properties that came in likt
thefuil tide Of the sea, memories or a life
time. What a bundlei
Bundle Of hopes and ambitions also IS al
most every nan and woman, especially a
the starting. What gains he will harvest
or what reputation he will achieve, OF
what bliss he will reach. Or what love h
will win. What makes college commence
ment day SO enhancing to all or US as VIZ
see the students receive their diplomas ant
take up the carlands thrown to their feet
They will be Taradays IN science; they will
be Tennysons in poesy, they will be Wiilar'
Parkers in surgery; they will be Alexande
Hamiitons iu national finance; they will b
Horace Greeleys in editorial chair: the,
will be Websters in the Senate. Or sh
will lie a Mary Lyon in educationa
realms, Or a Frances Willard on reforms
tory platform, or a Helen Gould in militar
hospitals. Or she Will make home lif
radiant with helpfulness and self-sacrifc
and magnificent womanhOod. Oh, what
bundle Of hopes and am pitions. 1t Is
bundle Of gariands and scepters frpr
which | would not take one sprig c
-ignonette nor extinguish one spark
b%rilliarce. They wac start life withou
bright hopes ard inspiring ambition
might as well not start at ali. for ever
step will be q failure. Rather would | al
6 to the bundle, aud if l open it now it vi
be because / wish to take anything frOi
it. but tlatI may put intoit more corone'
and hosannas.
Bundle OF faculties In every man no
n every woman, Power to think-to thin
of the past and through All the future, I
think upward and higher than .be highe
:. pinnacle of heaven, or to think downWar
10 until there is no lower abys,n to fa;hon
1t Powertc think right, powerto think wroni
p, cower TO think forever. for, once haviu
>, begun to think. there shall be no termint
for that exercise, and eternity itself sha
have no power to hid it halt. Faculties
love--tl!al love, c0njngal love. pattern
love. maternal love, love OF country. To-
- of Goti. Faculty Of Judgment, with seal
- so delicate ana Yet 90 mighty they ca
~ weigh arguments. wcich emotions. weiG
worlds, weigl heaven and he'll. Faulty
r. will, that can ctimp mountgins. or tuun
~ them, wade seas or bridge taen, accep.ir
eternal enthroEemfnt or choosing eye
=. lasting exile. Or. what il IS TO - Il ~.
- Oh, what il Is 20 De a woman. sublime a
infinite bundle OF faculties, The thong
of it staggers ne, sTamqs me, sturs II
bewiiter: ne. overwhela4s ne, Oh. wh
j.. a bundle OF life Abigail OF my text saw
IL David and which we ought to see in exc
at human yet immortal beiogt
ke Know. also, that this bundle Of lie
properly directed. Many Il bundle h
.r missed its way and disappeared bccau
L the address has dropped. and no one e
ay find by examination for wat city or to
m. or neiChbornood il was intended. All gre
. carrying companies have go many mis-
recied Iackarts that trey appoint days
yendue 70 DISPOSE 81 them. All intel!tge
people know The importance O. having
In valuable package rttialy directed, :
nd name OF the one 10 whom il is 10 20 p:ai,
written. Baggage master and xpresstL
40 ought to know AT the first glauee 70 1at
to tax X.
er. The bundle 81 lie that Abigail IN
oil text speaks % ls piarcly addressed.
divin. p~eumanshfn i il directed h.av
"o ward. However long nap bc the oas-l
ar. distance it travels its destination IA
eternal city q Co! On .ig2. Evsry mil
goes away from taat direction a. y 20
NO human or internal fraud lractieed agai
Il. There are those 2 Pat Il on Sc
-el otn-x tr1ck, WHO li-flae" il IL soane wrC
al conveyance. who send il - or s-ni l. III
BY s0fre diabo4ie miscarriage. IL. va
$50 OF. tna. bundle i - -eii KNOWN N! u Z
down TIE uuiEer-e that there arc 1000,
dishonest Landr which are irving 10 de-
It or divert il cr 20 forever stop its progr
81, in the right direction. There age 50 II