The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-04-11

4 Short Sermon, with an Every
Day Application.

4 Short Sermon, with an Every
Day Application.
DEAR READER:-If you will in
dulge me for a few minutes, 1 will
address you from very appropriate
text, which you will find recorded
in First Samuel, 25th chapter and
the latter clause Of the 2lst verse,
5 which reads as follows: "Behold,
have played the fool, and have erred
exceedingly"
When Saul learned that David
was becoming more popular than
.. he was, he became jealous and con-
: cluded that he would put David to
death. But through Jonathan,
lDavid was kept advised of Saups
intentions and kept himself out OF
Saul's way. And Saul went down
to the wilderness of Ziph, having
, three thousand chosen men of Israel
with him, TO seek David in the
wilderness of Ziph. And David
sent out spies, and David came up
on Saul where he Was sleeping, and
David took Saul's spear and cruise
of water from Saul's bolster, and
after Saul learned that his life had
been in David's hands, and that
David did not desire to do him any
harm, Notwithstanding that he had
done so much to try to destroy him,
Saul for the timebeing partially re-
pented of his conduct, and cries out
in the language of my text, "Be-
hold, have played the fool, and
have erred exceedingly"
Now the samelanguage could have
been appropriately used by Adam
and Eve. Take into consideration
their original condition in the gar
den of Eden, surrounded with ev-
cry blessing that was calculated to
make them happy, but they were
not satisfied. and partook of the for.
hidden fruit, brought themselves
under the curse of a broken law,
with the penalties annexed for the
violation Of that law, and when they
viewed their real situation then
they could have exclaimed, "Be-
hold, have played the fool, and
have erred exceedingly"
And I might name Cain, with his
treatment of his brother Abel, and
many others whose course of conduct
has been in violation of Gods divine
commands, from the creation of the
world 10 the present day; but We
will pass TO the conduct of our own
Government few years ugo. This
Government was more highly fav
ored than any nation ou earth
blessed with everything that was
calculated to make nation happy,
but portion of its citizens were
jealous and became dissatisfied, and
you all know the result. Now
these people could appropriately
apply the language of my text,
"Behold 1 have played the fool, and
have erred exceedingly"
The conduct of France is fresh in
your memories. A wealthy, grand,
intelligent and polite nation of peo-
Pile, they considered themselves
blessed with the centre of attractions
for the Fashions Ofthe World. The
latest Paris styles were heralded
forth by all fashionable dress ma
kers, millinerS tailors, and hatters,
and when the aristocracy could OBJ.
tain the latest Paris style the height
of their ambition was attained.
But France felt that her dignity had
been insnlted, and she sought re.
venge. You know the results.
Now she could exclaim in the Ian
guage of my text, "Behold have
played the fool and have erred ex-
ceedingly."
We will now come littlee near.
ed home. That Mother, who is ad-
vanced in years and is in the de-
cline of life; who has toiled long and
hard to raise a family, and should
now be reaping her reward, taking
her ease and enjoying the fruits Of
her labors, but who permits her
grown daughters to remain undis-
turbed in bed until she gets up and
prepares breakfast ready on the ta-
bre, wakes them up and calls them
down to Notwithstanding slave
of herselfin order to ruin herdaugh-
ter. she too could adopt the Ian
guage of my text:-"Behold, I have
played the fool and have erred ex.
ceedingly."
And that father who allows his
sons to spend their evenings around
saloons, in the billiard and card
rooms, while he is toiling in his
store, his Office, or his shop, where
their appetites are becoming pois-
oned, their conversation corrupt,
and their morals ruined who al
lows them to spend bis hard earn
ings for that which is not bread and
that satisfeth not the soul that
man who makes perfect slave. of
himself in order to make beasts of
his sons. He could exclaim in the
language Of my text, Behold l have
played the fool and have erred ex.
ceodingiy."
And young men and young wo-
men, you who permit your aged pa.
rents TO labor and toll in order 10
accumulate means for you TO spend
in HxIrnparnnt Hress or Won who