Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-09-06

that righteousness which brings
the image of God into the face OF
clay. And then, too, we must tell
| our friends that we believe In them.
| / love flowers much, but pray you do
not reserve them all for the funeral.
| Tell your friends you believe them;
tell them that you love them. Speak
with your lips, speak with your eye.
| speak with your finger tips. Iel1
them you love them. And God. too, |
is touched by the same testimony.
with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation" Another quality alb
solutely essential to friendship, alb
solutely essential to true friendship
with man and with God-and that
is downright, sincere heart honesty.
,, heard man ythe other day: MY
religion is to pay my debts" He
: answered the question OF how mucn
). he is worth by round $4,000, and
said: "Of course, you pay your
debts. There is one little less great
than the Almighty who would be at
ter you if you did not, for Uncle Sam
. sees to that You will pay your
:, debts, but that is not the measure OF
u honesty in the sense in which l
= speak it now. 1t is that sort Of spir-
y itual honesty that would blush deep
- ~ to think a falsehood or t. harhor
~ in the heart one moment shadoWy
- thought. It Is the kind OF honesty
If that is born Of pure heart-a heart
in touched by the sunlight Of His 1nf.
at mite love, heart that is made clean
-s nv the power of His spirit. Such sin
a' cerity as this, such downright homes
an ty of purpose, is loved of men an6
IN God alike. It is the basis of true
ct friendship with man and with God.
va read a new text the other day
It was as old as the voice Of David
mt but it came with new voice, thus
~ .The Lord made known His way
,c+ INTO Moses. and His acts unto tn
no children of Israel" This is the dis
Ve tinction between Moses and the c11l
he dren of Israel. Moses understood tn
m. act of God. but some way he had tn
%. finger of God uniting act to act t.
snt tell the sweet story Of His love. re
+o member once, when the children o
ho Israel were hungry, and Moses crie
+ho to God. In the morning, on the san
wo of the desert, everywhere, were 11ttl
rot round, white loaves, and the Israel
BE ite. standing in the door of his TEN
,ke said: What is it," Mama" H
+ha ate the gift of God and his hunge
bav was satisfied, and said in his heart
,os. This is the act of God" But Nose
uho looking on hungry Israel, satisfyin
IN it's appetite, and looking up to tn
~ ~ blue. said: .sThis is the way of God
so1f Again, the Israelites cried for TOO
and. Cod at the word of Moses sci
- uuails, and covered the camp, ar
usa us the Israelites ate, and were sat1sfe
Hls satisfied with the act Of God, but tt
80 - spirit of Moses would not rest UNI
M, ~ he saw through the act to the hear
.Is 1n beat of God, and he saw IN qualls.
'osu t rain, in fire, everywhere, when q
80 spoke, he saw His way. ana ons
wing mnen .. n ~ nresence Of Jehovah +
u ol forty DAYS. so catching the heart-be
of the Infinite that his face sho
we with peculiar glory, and he mi
Dy needs cover it with veil ere the ch
aInlt dren of Israel would look upon nj
you would YOU know the difference
nave tween Moses and the children
vnur Israel? Their bones were buried
he a the wilderness, while lie, long ait
Tho climbed Nebo's height, and, as
To old tradition says. God kissed
.ata7 snirit from his body and buried
the clay with His own hand. and ga
trust cred the soul to His bosom.
iave. have heard from him once sln
first when on the Mountain OF Iransne
tious alton with Elijah he talked Win
.aHa .aIa nan Of sorrows concerning the de
which He should accomplish at Je
= ho salem. Moses lives because
" y ha. M learned the ways Of God. And wo
,+h vou know the secret of this in eve
zion day life? Some Of you have said
q IN am poor; 1 was born poor, and
Gov held my own I saw a poor WoI
must the other day. I was dire'
} best through a gate into a pasture, q
. are over hill, through another gate
that a green plot of meadow. and Il
and was little lonely house. The ch
that were poor, the stool was broke
mand poverty everywhere, save only IN
7, for face of the woman. Every JOINT
hard one was stiff with incurable disc
thin and with the right hand she te
T-eyed husily on for the little ones tant
s that cred about her feet. I thought
a that I would bring her word OF cons
have tion. but it was that was cons
have for il, the silence and sorrow OF
TT be- erty God had talked to her, ano
is SO face shone with His beauty, ana
7 Him eve was bright with His glory.
power. words were like ointment po
ecrets. forth. She lived in the heart O
heart | boo+;tudes And once ! saw q