Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-01-16

repeated IN Inc n"elgnDOr1ng Towns WHAT
heard, and large numbers Of people,
on the following night, and they heard
the same uproar and tumult in the heav-
ens-the two armies in battle. The king,
hearing Of this seeming combat in the
heavens, sent ambassadors to inquire into
the mystery. In the night they also heard
the conflict and came back to the king
and took solemn oath as to this mysterious
occurrence.
Whether those shepherds and travellers
and ambassadors of Che king were in de-
fusion I cannot say, but this I know-that
the forces of God and the forces of Satan
are now in combat, the heavens as well as
the earth in struggle az to who shall win
this world for blessedness or woe, and, as
the armies of God are mightier than the
triumph, and we have a right to shout the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The King Of Kings, the Lord Of Hosts,
the God of Joshua and Haveiock, leads in
the conflict. I nave no fear about the ire
mendous issue. My only fear is that we
will not be found in the ranks and fully
armed to do our part in this campaign OF
the eternities.
Again, I remark that the month of JAN
uary has seen many OF the most stupen-
dous events in the worlds history and q
rocking of cradles and the digging of
graves that have affected nations. In this
month American independence was de-
CARED, followed by Lexington and Bunker
Fill and Monmouth and Valley Forge and
Yorktown. January saw the proclamation
that abolished American slavery. Though
at the time there were two mighty opln-
ions and they were exactly Representatives,
who liked the document and those who dis
liked it-there is but one opinion now, and
if it were put to vote in all the States Of
the South, "Shall slavery be reinstated?"
there would be an overwhelming vote OF
"No!" The pen with which the document
was signed and the inkstand that con-
tanned the ink are relics as sacred and val
liable as the original Declaration of hide
pendence, with al its erasures and inter
lineations. The institution which for sew
enty or eighty years kept the nation in
angry controversy has disappeared, and
nothing is left to fight about. The North
and the South to-day are in as complete
accord as ever were flute and cornet in the
same orchestra.
The North has built It's factories on the
banks of the Chats ,ioochee and the Roa-
noke, and the South has sent many OF its
abies attorneys into our northern court
houses, its most skilful physicians into our
sick rooms, its wisest bankers into our
exchanges, its most consecrated ministers
into our pulpits-all this the result of the
proclamation of January l, 1853.
Furthermore, I notice that January has
been honored with the nativity of some
of the greatest among the nations. Ed
mund Burke was BORN this month, the
| lon of the religious world, Benjamin Frank
lin of the philosophic world, William Fl.
Prescott of the historic world, Sir John
Moore of the military word, Robert Burns
| Of the poetic word, Polycarp Of the mar
tyr world, Peter the Great Of the king.y
world, Daniel Webster Of the statesman
world.
But I cannot read the epitaphs Of one out
o. a hundred iliustrious graves in this first
month of the year. Many of those well
known gained hat their renown and did
half their work through the help of those
o; whom we know little or nothing. Lord
| Herschel is known all the world over and
win be known through all time, but little
is said of her who was born this first
help he never could have been what he
was-his sister, Caroline Lucretia Angus
ia. She helped him hunt the worlds.
She repaired and adjusted his telescopes.
| She ciphered out his astronomical prob.
lens. She was his amanuensis. She
planned for him his work. She discovered
| seven comets and made GA Catalogue OF
| Of January introduced her to the observa'
tories, but she has never been properly In
PRODUCED to the word.
Cultivate faith in God and the feeling
that He will do for you that which IS best
and you will be ready for either sunshine
OF shadow. The other eleven months o.
the year 1902 will not all be made up q
giadness or Of grief. The cup that is a.
made up of sweetness is insipid.
Between these just opened gates OF the
year and the closing OF those gates there
will be many times when you will want
God. You viii have questions t. decide
which will need supernatural impulse
There may be illnesses OF the body or per
plexities of mind or spiritual exhaustion:
to be healed and comforted and strength
ened. During the remaining twenty-si,
days of this month lay in a supply Of faitl
and hope and courage for all the days O
the eleven months. Start right, and yo,
will be apt to keep right.
Before the ship captain gets out OF thu
New York Narrows he makes UP his mint
what sea route he will take. While yo,
are in the narrows Of this month make III
your mind which way you will sail ant
unroll your chart and set your compass
and have The lifeboats we'll placed ON tn
davits aud be ready for smooth voyage al
the way across or the swoop of a Carib
bean whirlwind.
Rev. Solomon spauiding was for som
time IN poor health, and to while away tn
time he wrote a preposterous religious 70
nance. One Joseph Smith somehow go
hold of that book before it was printed
and published it as a revelation of heaven
calling it the Book OF Mormon" an,
from that publication came Mormonisr,
the monster abomination of the earth
Rev. Solomon Spau,ding might have bee,
} better engaged than writing that book O
} ~faisehoods. However much time we have
We never have time to do wrong. Harness
: January for usefulness. and it will take tn
1 following months in its train. Oh, HOY
? much you may do for God between nov
2 and the 3lst OF next December!
The beautiful weeping willow" tire
{ was introduced by Alexander Pope int
; England from a twig which the poet foun,
in a Turkish basket Of figs. He plante
), that twig, and from it came all the weer
! ing willows of England and America, an
5 your smallest planting of good many ur
der God become an influence continents
and international.
Now that the train of months ha
; started, let it pass, January followed b
l February, with longer days. and Marcel
{ ; with its fierce winds: and April, with i,
l sudden showers; and May, with it's BIO.
somlng orchards; and June, with its ca
nival Of flowers; and July, with it's h;
vests; and August. with it's swelterin
heats; and September, with its driftin
! leaves; and October, with it's frosts: an
November, with it's Thanksgiving scenes
. and December. with its Christmas hns7
4 ties. March on, 0 battalion of month
: in the regiments of the years ard the br
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