Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
THE CODLY WALK
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
The Duty of the Christian is to Wall
Uprightly, Do Justly and Love
Mercy.

Remsen, n. Y.-A notable sermon.
entitled "Christian Prosperity was
preached here OH Il recent Sunday by
the eloquent divine, the Rev. William
I. Best. He took for his text. The
righteous shall flourish like tile palm
tree and said:
Look at the wonderful way in which
the Holy Spirit works on Il man. Just
think Of man whose "throat is an
open sepulchre." his mouth full of
cursing" his feet swift to shed inno-
cent blood, his heart "deceitful and
self like a green bay tree" IL tree that
is good for nothing, but to keep the
Nnlight out of the marsh, the very
place where it ought to shine,. and
then think of the Holy Spirit taking
hold Of that man. bringing him from
darkness to light" from the power Of
. sin and Satan to God, putting new
song" in bis mouth, placing his feet in
the way of peace" taking away the
stony heart and giving bm IN "heart
of hesh," changing him from hard,
frutIess. good-for- nothing bay tree into
an upright, useful, victorious palm
tree. 1t is wonderful! wonderful. but
that is not all,
For God will give him all things"
Christ will never leave nor forsake
him: the Holy Ghost will lead and
guide him into "all truth" the angels
of Heaven will have charge concerning
llm to keep him in all his ways. HE
shall be like Il tree planted by the riv
Frs of water, that bringeth forth his
fruit in his season; his leaf also shall
Ny,,J% J%o l,xz I, Il,
shall prosper He shall flourish in
the courts of God,' he shall flourish
like the palm tree" she shall still
oIlnS forth fruit in old age, he shall be
iat and fiourishing."
The palm tree is the prince Of the
vegetable kingdom. so named from its
noble aspect; it sometimes rises one
hundred feet, unbroken by branches.
bearing at its summit magnificent
ana graceful crown of large. fan
shaped and feathery leaves, in the
shadow of which are suspended great
clusters Of fruit, No tree can look
more lordly or beautiful. 1t is not.
however, only beautiful, for. from the
bottom of its lowest root to thestop
u It's highest leaf, it is useful; from its
caves, baskets, bags, mats and brushes
'fe made; from it's trunk, fences, canes,
poultry cages, building material and
.aei are obtained. while from lis
uofous webs thread is procured, which
may be twisted into ropes and rigging.
IT. =. furnishes food. shelter, clothing,
nore' starch. paper, wood, sugar, oil.
wax tannin, dyeing materials, resin
aha host Of other things, in all, max
ag three hundred and sixty. In Egypt,
arabia and Persia many Of the inhab-
.onts sut subsist almost entirely on it's
n"t. For more than one hundred
.sars 1t maintains it's vigor and beauty
snu there is no more charming nor
tsJesuc sight than this king among
,ue pees OF the plain," "as it looks far
,ay IN the distance and gazes into the
; se OF the sun, symbol of life in the
"lust r OF world of DEATH"
A. Inc christian may be compared te
g palm tree in the following respects
.ra w. Inc palm tree is of humble
f;o f,v" u, Its stem being thick in proper
n,jno nTn 20 its height, and is not more com
rrated ron, IN structure than that of tht
nrna non butcher-broom. Sometimes i
rw,hbiuuces whii series Of adventitious roots
ana thrust themselves into the sol
Of of ;4se serve to steady it. On accoun
son,o. s weakness Pliny says. they will
tnletimes tonaHim plant three or four of then
bessn.!nier,. forming one strong, lofty ant
tho haulu. oa tree. They were planted il
~ courts of the temple.
graat ne little little things Of to-day are th
don dat shlngs of tomorrow. The King
tard vi Heaven lis like gra in Of mus
into hs:eed, which a man took and cas-
yrons n.s garden; and it grew and waxe'
into ta tree:" When a man is borl
babe 'ie ia kingdom of God, he is but
aronna, ~ Christ, and looks to thos
A4 MN for help: but how often b