Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-02-08
eterm1native in establishing the indi-

determ1natlve in establishing the indi-
vldual bonds that cannot be passed.
Inc nervou; prostrations. the brain
rag, the strokes of apoplexy, the Creep
Ing ,assitudes that seize so MANY Of orr
bright and energetic peopl. are in a
great majori.-- of instances but evi.
dences Of failure TO know OF remember
the physical and mental limitations
to which life is conditioned.
Failure to record and recognize per-
sonal limitations and to be directed by
them causes not only lapse and disas-
ter In our service to Christ, but oft
times the essential breaking Of the
moral law. Our fathers were accus-
toned to keep the commandments. to
worship God and reverence His day
py preparing hours in advance for that
most solemn and imperative duty.
saturday preparation Of body and spir-
It was. In the thought Of our Puritan
ancestors, essential to the real keep
Ing OF those commandments that en-
force. our duty to God. They had a
tine recognition OF the limitations in
herent in the body. Their preparation.
tOr the Lords day was as'remembrance
OF bonds" It is only the fashion in
tnese progressive days to ridicule the
religious practices Of these fathers of
our country. With all of which ridi-
cule we have no sympathy, continuing
10 Deheve that our g'ip ON God. for
loyalty to Christ and His law they
continue to be the most inspiring and
neipful examples. They certainly shed
helpful light concerning the meeting
OF limitations in the keeping OF those
commandments that refer to God and
His day. ~
They made religion life and found
delight in it, largely because they re-
membered their limitations. They re-
fused to rob God by allowing the
world and its activities Ia 20 rush in
upon them during six days that there
was nothing for the Sabbatii out physi-
cal WEAKNESS and duiiness. In yet
another relation it is imperative that
we remember our own and others linn
1tations. In relation to others we
should be quick to ask: Are we un-
derstO0d and do we understands
Believing fully that very man is
more than anything he does or saws,
we are led to believe thar all avenues
OF expression and reception are to q
degree limited and i1complete-"are
In bonds" Every man has in him a
best and worst, neither of which
fairly represents him. Many. however,
are to them final f, IL their expert
ence OF one or the other phase Of life.
When read Cardinal Newman's
Lead, Kindly Light I think Of a
highly intellectual, devout and chari-
table character. On the other hand,
when l read his bigoted and narrow
estimate OF --rius. especially Ills state
nent that a publisher Of heresy
tmeanins, of course, anything contrary
to Lis religious denomination), should
be treate1' as if he were embodied
evil" l think naturally OF narrow,
unsym2athetic and bigoted man. It is
very evident that any fair estimate OF
the cardinal as a character cannot be
obtained from either or both Of these
writings. He had his Limitations. They
must be remembered. Not until they
are estimated can there be substan-
tial understanding Of l. e person back
Of the utters aces.
But are we understood? We. too,
commonly assume til. we are Think |
ing we fully understand what we say
and mean, we naturally infer that |
others do. But do ley? ''Oh, the !
trouble, the heartaches, the disasters |
and the deaths to happiness and peace |
that have come to this old world SIM |
ply because people have not understood |
one another" exclaiins the writer OF |
an hundred years ago. Human ma |
ture has naturally changed since that |
day. An appeal to experience must !
convince even the most superficial OBJ |
server that this is deeply true. even J
in the everyday experience Of life. Ac- /
kno .yledging he fact OF Imitation and |,
realizing it's force in life. we find the !
only sure approach to its resolution +
is in the Christ of Paul.
Our Saviour entered our limitations. |
He took upon Himself the form of !
He became o1edient to death. /
even the death of the cross; He emp !
tied Himself; He was in all points I
tempted as are we He remembered /
our bonds. Limitation itself brought I
trophies to His feet. Christ made It |
to His eternal glory by living:
ID The simple life-a life of fore
thought and order. In Him there wast
no strespassinE OF body. upon mind. or /