Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-03-26

eyes to- ITS dgliness, and we go on our
way rejoicing in our prosperity; and
we are unmindful when we do not
work with all our hearts to over
come these things. These things are
affecting our lives We have to have
good anchors to hold us to the right.
The right, friends. is our life; moth
ing else in life. Right in everything
not only in the personal sphere,
but in the world around us. Those
Israelitish prophets preached, not
personal righteousness, but social
Righteousness; not pure by yourself,
but pure by your state, and that is
what we have to do. If we love our
right we will fight for 1t, and for its
best expression, even as Paul fought
for the lives of the seamen and his
companions when his ship was cast
upon the rocks. And in order to fight
for ourselves we have cast out our
anchors and wish for the day"
Now, what are these anchors? The
first is the anchor of faith. Here is
the situation confronting us: Our
confidence is assailed; our faith II
our fellow men is assailed; our faith
| in our God is assailed. We have to
| cast out the anchor of faith. We
| know that the eternal Righteousness
| will triumph. 1t is so. Through every
| difficulty, every experience, every
| trial; all through the past it has al
| ways sought the higher expression o1
itself. We have to have faith in this
| righteousness and the inspiration te
give ourselves to the service e., the
| expression of Righteousness. Mo-
only have we to cast out the anchor
of faith, but the anchor of hope also;
so that when these storm clouds are
upon US, when darkness surrounds
us, when it seems as though the light
of day would not show itself to our
vision we have to have the hope that
is born of God, the hope that gives a
happy outlook. It is SO easy to be
discouraged and to let these expert
ences that are surrounding US damp
en- our ardor. The next is the anchor
of love for our fellow man: "1nou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself
This do" With that love God calls
us to service. 1t calls us out of our
selves with the love that makes u:
want to go out into our city anC
! wherever we see one who needs us
it makes us want to give Ourselves tt
that one; and I tell you never il
Gods world was there city tina
needed more redeeming love thai
does this city of New York AM
Brooklyn to-day. I have gone int
homes where the darkness of despa1
was because no love was there.
have gone into homes where mother
> and fathers have said: None care
for US; no one will help u.s."
!: Don't tell me the world love Us, be
; cause we know differently I tel
YOU we have to have that love in u
that the Russian proverb says dwell
in the house of labor There is
reward for him who loves his fe1lo1
man. Then there is another anchor
!, and that is the anchor of prayer.
care not what a mans work or edu
: cation is, whether he is college bre
or has no education at all, but thi
thing I am sure of, and that is, with
out prayer in your heart you canno
make life worth what God is expectin
of it. Prayer is our wanting to &c
near to God, wanting to tell God q
: our difficulties, our troubles, our pei
. plexities, our successes, our ideas, ou
:, wanting to ask for His strength an
= guidance. We have to have this ar
; Choir when things are going wrong
> when the world seems dark and lif
is weary We want to have this an
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on our way, and il we have not bee
,. doing right to help us TO return an
+ through our fellow men serve God.
,. Let us cast out our four anchors
! our anchor of faith in God and OF
. fellow men; our anchor of hope
! eternal goodness; our anchor of lo1
: in universal service; our anchor {
n prayer to God; and in so doing ma
2 the blessing of God rest with you
( all your labors.