The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-31
WISDOM FROM TALMAGE.
He Tells of the Rocks on which People
Split."

Split"
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage lectured in the
Star Course at the Academy of Music on
Monday night, on the subject of the Rocks
on Which People Split" The sea is an end
less study" he began. From childhood,
when We pick up the pebbles on the beach,
until manhood, when we take first passage
on an ocean stesmer, we talk, write and
dream OF the sea. There is power in the
smile of the sea; bat when teased and lashed
by the tempest who shall depict the might
ness of lis wrath. We are all running some
kind OF crsft-either ship or schooner,
or a brig. or bark, or a scow-and it is only
by sounding the lead that we can keep from
running on the rocks on which people split"
Having introduced his subject Rev. Mr..
Talmsge, in discussing the manifold rocks
upon which We split, gave out these caution
ary signals:
Rock the efirst-Muitlpliciiy of occupa-
tions. The general rule is that man can do
only one thing we'll Perhaps there are two
things TO dG-the first is to find your sphere,
the second TO keep 1t Mason stick TO your
trowel, lawyer to your brief, surgeon TO
your scalpel, minister to your pulpit, and
don't go of lecturing. A man must graduate
IN hard knocks before getting bis final
diploma. The difference in conditions in
life i3 not so much in faithfulness of occu-
patton in the endowment of men with
the great attribute of stick to-itiveness
Better have one great idea than 500 little bits
of ones. Every man is made to fit into some
one occupation.
"Rock the next-Bad temper Good hu-
NOR sells the most goods, makes the best
argument, presches the best sermon aud
weaves the best carpet The poorest busi-
ness firm is Growl, Spitfire & Bros. Merry
man Wsrmgrasp were poor boys when
they came from the country. They smiled
and laughed and bowed, and soon had
store OF their own. They were obliging men,
and people from the country left their car
petbags in their store when they came to
town. They rose in the community, until
to-day they have the largest store, the hand
somest windows and the prettiest wives in
all ShutEeford. Gloomy men can do very
few things well; most OF them can do moth
ing We'll. a man who can sing and won't
sing deserves to be sent TO Sing Sing.
Rock the next-Bad treatment from 9TH
ers. Sometimes a community gets grudge
against a man and gives him kick. Men
festen gossip on women; but who can esti-
mate the gossip which is carried on by men
| in business life? Talk of gossip as light and
festhersl Why, in one night it has over
| turned g city. Cursed be gossipl
Rock the next-Exoessive amusement.
| Now, mind you, l say nothing against
| amusement | like it. A good game at ball
| is great sport. l never see a man go out
with ishing rod but l silently say: May
! you have good time, basket full OF bait
| and bag full OF fish, The air is full of
music, If we could only hear it, Silence
itself is only music asleep. Too much de.
| votion to amusement Is ruinous; and there
| are battles in life which can not be fought
with sportman's gun. Those amDsements
ere harmless which do not interfere with
home duties and enjoyment. Those are ru-
| inous which give one distaste for domestic
pleasures and recrestons / offer home as a
/ inct ny
| Floating off from that, look out for rocksl
| "R rex the next-Unhappy domestic rela-
| tions. We are prodigal in our compassion
when noble woman is chained TO a besotIed
| man; but In many home, with man too
| stiDgy to be drunkard, you have human
excellence beyond development. 1t is hard
| ly possible for a man to be thriftless IL be
has wife to cheer him. Woe be 70 the man
who has an experience like the afflicted par
| son who had three wives. The first was very
| rich, the second wss very handsome and the
| third had an outrageous temper. So said
he, I've had the world the flesh and the
devil Any man who has good
is against him, has no rIzh.
to complain. There are thousands
of women the Joy of our American homes.
| They know, without asking the housekeeper,
the difference between washtub and a
| hlterer Ssminaries are important in So
| Clety, OUT Wnen the girl returns nome her
| grandfather shocks her because be can not
speak the kings English, and she comes
down late TO breakfast lispiag her excuses in
| French.
Rock the lsst-Atfempting life. without
enthusiasm or enterprise" In his reference
to his final rock the speaker dwelt alto
| gether upon the development OF science and
American enterprise, which has caused knit
ting to be driven into exile by fashionable
crocheting and made the ocean q ferry and
all the world neigh ghborhood.