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THE FREE ftlLL RIPTIST, THE ORGAN — of the FREE WILL BAPri^T CHURCH —of — NORTH CAROLINA Fot tlio Fjike Wiel Lai-'iist. A Short Sermon. BY IlEV. A; R. BUADBCUY A. K. R. K. HEAItN Editor REV. A. it liRADBURY. A. Correuponduig Entered at the Post Herne. PT. C’., as second idass matter Editor. at Nt RATES OF BUIiSCTlIPTION One 5'ear, -- - - $1 50 Six mouths, - - - 75 Four mouths, - - - 50 iMoney sent by registered let- ver will Tse at the risk ol the edilpr. ^©^All comtimiiicalions must be ai'eoia{>auied by a responsible naiiK. ELD. P\ MCCJLOWIIORN, is okr authorized Agent. All mibscrip- tions and money paid to him mill be acknowledijed by us. ELD. J. W. VALENTINE, h our authorized Agent. All sidMcrij)- tions an.d inonci/ paid to him icUl bi aekitowledged by us. ELD. -d. A. 'lYdON, is Author ized to collect snhseriotHins a.td solicit subscribers to this ]iupcr. Recepls given by him will be acknuxcle hjed ■by -iS. liLD. D. DA VIS is mtr aulh ized Agent to solicit sub-cribers and collect subscriptions for the Free IViU Bapitist in the western part of our connection, he having been appointed by the General Qonference. ELDti. IF. //. NZ.lU6V/rE/^ ami \ i ??i. li It Y. 1 AT ore our regular authorzkd Agents to travel and collect for this paper—to solicit subscripltous and advertisements. AU money paid to them will be acknow ledged by w. Eld. .1*. T. lAicasisanihorizeUto ccive and colkot suhacT}p\ions for AU sabscrigtious receipted by him vAll he ackn wlvdyed by us. AN AUGUST *ivp:NING. • 'I'he hart vot time of the Evangelical vork is passing swiftly by. The sheaves have about been gatliered in; the fields that so lately were cover ed with golden grain and sweet new hay, have been shorn of their beauty, and look desolate and bare, flow wonderful the l!sson we may learn it we will. 'I'he world is one great harvest field, and— “There is a reaper whose name is Death, And witli liis sickle keen Re reaps the bearded grain at a Ijrcath. And the flnv;ers that gitiw between. , The farmer knows when his fields are ready for the reapers. He has watched with interest and no little anxiety the unfold ing leaf, the forming grain, and the change that came over the fields, telling him the harvest is ripe. He knew when to send out the reapers. The rain of heaven has watered his fields ; i the dew of the morning has to.- ' freshed and given new life ; the summer sun and winds have each contributed something to ward bringing about the perfect grain, all ripe and ready for the harvest. So tlie grf-at Master watches the harvest fields of life, and knows just when to send the angel reapers. The storm- clouds of sorrow and the rain of tears, the daily trials and vexa tions, the disappointments and weary waiting, the heavy bur-, dens and darkened lives, each and all are necessary to bring character, that will be fit to be •garnered in the great store house of the Muster, Sometimes we wonder and complain that the great harves ters gathers in the half blown flowers. We do not under stand : and yet each is complete, the golden grain, the full-blown flow'crs, and the half-opened bud ; and though we may look upon the bud as imperfect, it is a finished bud, and perfect in it self, and is sweeter, many times than the full opened flowers. Shall we murmur if the Master wants the sweetest flow'ers in hi.s heavenly garden, or complain ! when they are beyond the reach c^fi-'encc in princes, of life’s dark .storms ? Let - Psn. Cxvui: 8, ?). It is bettor to Ir^tst Uk, Lord than to put coiifidenco put not miss the lesson the harvest time teaches. Look out upon the fields of life, “White already for the harvest, but where are the reapers ?” •“Ho, reapers of life’s harvest, Wliy stand M’ilh rusted blade. Until the night draws round tlice, And day begins to fade ? Yes, the day is passing, and soon it may be said by many, “The harvest is past, the sum mer is ended, and I am not saved.” You, whose feet are safe on the rocks, w'ho can listen to night (the ingatherings of the coming Unions, that convene Friday before the 5 th Sunday in this month), to the far-off sound of the breakers, be not Idle, for some are drifting down the stream. Let your light shine for the support of our paper. Some poor child longing for pu rity and rest may see it before it is too late that loving Chris tians give their mite to help the cause which they represent in his service. “The wheat and tares sliall grow together until the harvest.” Many of our indolent co-la bors look on the outward ap pearance, but God looketh on the heart; and though you may deceive your brother, and the •good and bad walk side by side through the journey of life, there will come a separation, when the wheat shall be garner ed in and the tares swept away. Let us improve well the dying of passing weeks. “U’} ou caonot, in the harvest, Gather up the golden sheave, Many a grain, boti) ripe and golden Will the careless rcapci-s leave. If you cannot cross the ocean And the heathen lands explore, Toil may find the lieathcTn nearcT, You can help them at your door. What can we do to make the world better for our living ? Let the mistakes we have made, the lost days we cannot recall, help us to begin anew, and step out on a higher plane of life, for the time is' soon coming when the Lord of the harvest will call us to give account of om* stew- dship. Shall we. be found with many sheaves, or only withered leaves,” '.rhe sound of the reapers has died away ; the still, quiet even ing shuts down over the earth ; the harvest moon shines calmly above the night; and as we look upon the starry dome; so far away, there seems to come floating down through the ages the inspired words: “Tliey that be wise shall shine as the firma ment, and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever.” Begin now to live. Begin now to work for others ;.and by and by, when the last harvest time is over— when the last sheaves shall be garnered in—you will hear the glad welcome, you have' been faithful to cause of our paper, our churdi organ and ha\’C stood by it in the August eve, through the veil at night and can say “Weil done,” “Mount up the heights of wis h'ln, AjkI CTvish ttich error low Ttocp b.'ick no woixls of knowhxlge TJi.st liuman hearts should know, lie !;iitli‘'iil to the mission In s?rvii-e of thy Lonl, And then a golden ohaplet r^liiill be thy just rev, nrd." confidence in princes; because the Lor.I possesses omnipotence, which attribute qualifies him witli all power in h. aven, in earth ainl in his vast universe. Omnipotence or almighty power qualifioil liini ‘oy night to‘‘create tall tlie worlds in infinite space; and swing them oir in their orbits; and the Lord. To trust i ill keep them iu these orbits or paths tly the Lord is to Ing with infinite velocity or swiftness, take the Lord at his word. '1 he Lord ! never deviating one iiair’s breadth 01 has said it, and I believe il. 'I'o trust i oven coming in contact. His almight' in the Lord is to confide in liim; to ' iness has upheld them thousands of rely on him at all limes. To trust in * ever since ho created them, tlie Lord is to love him with all the J the [irophet Isaiali Jells us he is heart, soul, mind and strength, 'i'o : not weary. O what a mighty God is trust iu the I.,ord is to have a strong {our God. He i.s almighty. Tliere is and good hope in him. It is to lean ^ no being like him in Ids vast creation, on him all through life, to find support' His almiglity power enables him to in him iu the article and hour oS death: protect every saint in the hour ofdaii- and to dwell witli him in heaven for-!gor or temptation. He can shield us ever and ever. Tiierefore it is better ' from our ho^ile foes like the devil to trust in the Lord than to put confl- • and all I is as oc': t'-s on earth tnd in deuce in man. It is better to trust in hell. lie has power over tiiem all. Lore than to put confidence in princes; j He has more power than ull of them b'c :use tliej'may soon die and leave combined, 'i’hus as his friends he this world and cannot aid US. Some reasons' may be considered why it is better to trust in tlie Lord than to put confidence in man, and why it is bolter to trust in the Lord tlian to'put confidence inprinccs, And we may offer as the 1. First reason that the Lord jms- scsjca omnipresence. 'I’his 'attribute of omnipresence qualifies iiim to be in ail places and in k!1 worl(,s of his vast universe in one and the same inslanl of time. Tliis niak-’s iiim differ infi nitely from man or even princes. It makes l.im differ infinitely fmm the archangels, the angels, the cherubim, and seraphim; for like man they can not be only in one place,at the same moineal of time, 'Die Lord exceeds them infinitely. lie is in this attri bute of oinniprosence inSiiitcly, supe- riyr to man, archangel' and angel. he poss'isses omnipre-senoe J cannot understand, and God does not require me to understaiid tins manner or mode of his existence'. Ileiaquires lac to Ueiieve the fact of his oiimipres- ence, because he says in lu.s Holy Scriptures that he isomnipresent. He saj’s Reiiold the heaven aild iisaven can protect an 1 aid ii.-i. when they slial! make their fierce attackL He can restrain their anger, jealousy and power. He can give us the victory over them every time and in every battle. Re loves his children and will do tlieni all the good they need. ''It'hen the all powerful world ruslies upon them with its wcaitli, honors ■ and pleasures like the waves of the ocean llicn the alniighly can lii'l up a stand ard against them. He can say tlms far ami no farther; here let tliy proud waver be staid. And they will at once be staid. 'I'hey will cease roaring, foaming and dashing. So too those direful foes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life he can curl), and restrain. He cun weaken their force, and power; he can grant llie living saint power over them to destroy their ruinous effort and give him grace to subdue and conquer. God can give viotoiy every tiimi over all such foes, for lie is alnught}', pos sesses all the power in the universe 'i'herefore il is better to trust in tlie Lord tlian.to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes; for the of heavens cannot contain ttie.e. Ami.Hord is omnipresent, omniscient and 1 a god at iiand saitli the Lord and omnipotent. not a god afar off? Can any liirlej 4. Besides we observe in the fourth himself in secret places tliat I shall; P^^ce it is better to trust in the -Lord than to pul confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to j'ut coiifid'-nce in princes; bi’cause tlic Lord possesses eternity, the attribute, which qualifies him to live forever and ever. God will never die. Man must die. Frinces must die. All men are mortal and must die. God is immor tal and will never die. No never, never, world without end. 'Die Lonl says in his Holy Word, the eternal God is thy refuge. Before the mouu- not see him? saitii the Lord. I>o not I fill heaven and earth? suitli tho Lord, The eyes of the Lord are in every place, bcliolding the evil and the good. 'I'liosc few passages of Scripture, wiiich i Lave selected out of many passages of the Bible, assert line- quivocally the omirpre-sence rjf the Lord; und 1 believe then with ail my heart and mind, 'riierefore this attri bute of omnipresence qualifies him to . hear all peoples, kindreds, tongues and nation*! play to liim at the same tains were brought forth oro.'en tiioii instant of time and answer all their prayers at once at the same moment of lime. Millions on miliions, the aged and the young, may all the same time all over the earth in 01 on every continent, island or ocean, how down and [iray each one asking for a differ ent blessing aiul God can answer every one at the same instant of lime. 0 hat a Goi] is our God! Who can hadst formed the earth and the worl i; even from everlasting- to everlasting thou art Ciud, 'I’he throne is established of old : thou art from everlasting, 'riion art the same, and thy years sliali have no end. Thus saitli the Lord, the King of Israel, and Ids Redeemer, the Lonl of liosts; I am the first and I am the lust; Have you heard of Dr. J. II. IMc- uuderstand fiis omnipresence or liow beside me there is no God. i:e can be in every place in his uni verse at one and the same moment of time? lie is indeed unseurcliable and his ways [last finding out. 2. Then we may observe in the sec ond place his atrribute ofomnisciouce. which qualifies him to know ail things makes it better for us to trust in him than to put confidence in man, or even put confidence iu princes. It is obvi ous and plain that liis omniscience, which qualifies him to know all things is a corollary or consequence of exist ing or being in all places at each and every moment of time. lie must nec essarily know every thing. Ho must know our wants, our needs, our riches ami our poverty. He must know our frailties, our weakness, our feebleness, our strengtii and our vitality. He is qualified to know every faculty or power of our mortal bodies and of our immortal souls. If in any -vray they are disordered ; if any faculty or p-iwcr is injurcil, he knows it; and can apiily the right thing or medicine to remove it. He is infinitel}' better than man or princes. It is therof»re belter to trust iu t!ie Lord tlian to put confi- dcuce in man. It is better to trust in (.he Lord than to put confidence in princes; for he is omnipresent and omniscent; for he s.ays, he is in the Holy Bible. S. So we may observe in the third Loan’s Tar Wine Lung Balm? It is place it is belter to trust in the Lord really wonderful ho’w, ra[)id!y it cures 1 than to put confidence in man. It is Coughing, throat and Innig 'I’roubf.'S. [better to trust in the Lord than ’.o put For thus saith tiie high and lofty One tliat iiihabitcth eternity, whose name is Holy. Art thou not from everlasting? 0 Lord, my God, mine Holy One? Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invis ible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. These passages from the Bible as sert most assuredly the eternity of the Lord. His years have’ no end. lie must there exist forever and ever. 'riiis attribute of eternity qiialifios him forever to look out and care for the interest of his children. He will never grow weal: or feeble, unable to take care of his saints. Millions of years, yea millions of ages he has al ready lived, and he now possesses al- migiity power. Millions of millions of years he will exist and then as now he possesses almighty power. Ills strength will continue as the ages of eternity meU away. 'I'liere will never be any diminution or lessening of his years; for lliey are one and tlie same forever, liow he can bless his people in this life with alt needed blessings. Row he can sustain and support them in death. How lie can receive them into the mansions, which Christ has gone to prepare; when he siiall leturii to earth again. He can comfort them, and bless tliem. and sustain thsm in thoe beautiful mansions forever ami j ever. 0 liovr his eternul lli'c makes | him superior to iiKin. Tiieiel'orc it is! better to trust in the Lore tlian 'o put { Coufidcr.ee in piuii. It is bitter to j trust ill the Lord than to put confi dence in princes. For tlie Lord is om- ni|)resent, omniscionl, omnipotent .and eternal. There is no other being lik him in the great universe, which he iias created. 6. Furtlier we observe in Hie fiftli place it is better lo trust in the Lord tlian to put confi lence in man. It is better to trust in tlie Lord than to put confidence in princes. Because the Lord possesses iueomprehonsible greatness, and majesty. His word decluros from Genesis to Ilevela- tiou, that he possesses unbounded greatness and infinite mjaesty, which qualify liim to do every thing for his people which they can possi bly require. Now li.steu lo some of these declarations in holy writ, or the Bible. Thine 0 Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and tlie victory, and the maj esty, for al] that is in the lieavon and iu Hie eai'ih is thiue. Thiuo is the kingdom, 0 Lord, and thou* art exalted as head above all. Thou, e-'eii thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens wilh all tlieir best, the eartii, and all things, that are thern- iti, i^ie sea, and all that is therein, and thou preserve.st them all. The thunder .;f his jiower, who can iindor-stand? With Qod is ter rible m.'ijesty. Touching the AI- miglity, we cannot find him out; ho is excellent in power and iu judg ment and in jileuty of justice. O Loid, oui Lord, how excelleul is thy name in all the earth ! wlio hath sot thy glory above the heav ens. 1 he voice of the Lord is power ful ; the voice of the L ird is full of mf.jesty. The Lord reigaetli, he i.s clothed wilh mujesty ; the Lord is clutlicd with strength, where adih he hath gilded himself. Tho Lord is mightior than the noise of many waters, yea the mighty waves of tl.e sea. Bless the Lord 0 my souh O Lord my God thou art very great, thou art clothed with honor aud with majesty; who coverest thyself with light as with- a garment; who stretchest out tho hetavoas like a mrtaiii; who layoth the. beams of his chambers in the waters; who miiketh the clouds, his chariot; who walkelh npoji the wings of the wind : who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers, a flaming fire. Great is the Lord, and *.reatly to be praised ; aud his greatness is un searchable. All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him less thau nothing, aud vanity. To whom thou w ill ye liken God ? or what likeness will ye compare unto him ? Thus I have quoted a few passa ges of scripture, represeiiUng the boundless greatness and indiacriba- ble majesty of tho eternal God. They are aniuzing, and surpass our comprelionsiou. They strike u- with profound awe, and exalted sublimity. Bometimes our finite minds fail to grasp their infinite beauty and we wonder with deep astonishment. We gaze at the heavouB and try to understand w hat the Bible says of the honor, glory, majesty, greatness and dominion of the Almighty, but our hearts and souls sink within us, and we yield witliout finding what the meaning of the exalted language i.s ! O the vasfucss, tli0 greatuesa, the maj^isty, aud dominion of tho Lord our God. And yet he is our God, our Father in heaven. It is better to trust in the Lord thau to put confiJenqe iu man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence iu princes, for liis boundless mercies, greatness, majesty, dominion aud power. 6. Moreover we observe in the sixth place it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence iu man. It is bettor to ti'ust in the Lord tlian to put confidence iu princes; for besides omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, eternal, vastly great and majestic, he is in visible,^unseen by the naked eye. This is a wondrous attribute, which qualifies him to see iu the dark as well as iu the ligiit, aud which qual ifies him never to slum'jer nor to sleep. Here he dil-fers from man, yea from princes iufiuilely. Ilia eyes are alw.-iys open to boholj us wherever we may be. We can nev er 1)6 out of his sight, or away from his presence. Welovohim, Hiough he is invisible and unseen by us. We admire him fur his invisibility: for we tliiuk of him all around us like the air. We love to feel the j)resure ot his soft hand lifting of us when we are about to fall. We can have do have full confidence in his nearness to his saints in times of danger. We say God is our refuge and strength, and a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear nor be dismayed. His out stretched arm will sustain us and will sup port us. Our foes may come upon us, but God will drive them back. Our enemies may prepare themselves to attack us but God unseen and invisible will ward them off. He is our shield, our buckler, our hin-h t:).vcr, into w'hich the righteous run and arc .sifj. The armies of the alien.s cannot injure us when God Is round about us. What can the .wicked do when the righteo'-it are iatrenehe.l in the mighty bulwarks of Gad’s grace and .salvation? To show he is invisible we quote only a passage or two. No man hath seen God at.any time. God is a spirit. Who is the image of the invisible God. Who only hath im'.nnrtality. The.sc few quotations assert the invisibilty of the Lord. 7. binally we observe in the seventh place it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in prince:’J; b-ecau.se the Lord is unchangeable. Idis is an im-.iTitable m'.n.l. The Bi ble says He is in one mind and who can turn him ? And what his soul desireth, even that he doetli. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be chang ed. But thou art the same, and thy years have no end. For I am the Lord ; I change not. Jesus Christ the same yes terday and to-day and forever. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom Is no vari- bleness neither shadow of turn- y. 3 Thus my dear Itearers, we may see from the above reasons • why it ts better to trust in the Lord than, to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes ;.for we,have seen that the Lord is present everywhere, knows all things, possesses all power in heaven and in earth, is eternal; infinite in greatness, majesty,glory, and honor, is invisible, unseen, and unchangeable, the same yester day, to-day and forever. May tlie Lord aid every one of us to trust in him, to confide ip the Lord Jesus Christ and in the, blessed Holy Spirit to whoir\ be glory, honor, dominion and maj esty forever and ever. Amen and Amen. Most economical aud durable. Clicapeat in the m;i,rket, quality considered. SAW MILLS. 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