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Thrills. Some OF them doubtless have been
hung, rs | believe all Of them should have
been: solnc OF them arc to-day, know. In the
iaila OF the country. and Others OF them have
had in more ways Than one retribntive justice
me.e,l out to them by an offended Providence.
II there Is one remaining In my state. l am
not aware of It.. Mnaii they had all conc t."
have had a tear to shed ut their demise.
Murder of the Innocents.
JEPTHAH AND THE PARENTS OF
TO.DAY-A PARALLEL.
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage Protests
against the Daily Sacrifice Of GILL.
drcn by Wrong Systems of Discipline
~ Plea for Children's Rights.
Ny father, If thou hast opened thy mouth unto the
Lurd, do 10 me according to that which lath proceed
ed out Of thy moutb.-Judgcs H., So
Jtpthah was q freebooter. Early turned out from
home where he ought to have been cared for. he cum
sorted with rough men and went forth to earn bis lv.
ing as best be could.
In those times 1t was considered right for o man to
so out on Independent military expeditions. Jepthah
MAS r Guod man according to the light OF his dark age,
nut through n wandering anu u pEcultoTy lie ne DE-
came reckless and prccipitntc. The grace Of God
changes a mans heart but neTer changes his natural
temp ramcnt.
The lsrplites wanted the Gmmonites driven ont Of
their country. so they sent n delegation to Jepthah. ask.
Ing him to become comm IEder-in.chlei Of all the forces
lie might have said, lyon drove INC ont when y"u had
M u.e for me. and now yon are in trouble YOU want mt
back" but he did not say that
HE TAKES COMMAND OF TIKI ARMY,
sends mess-nges to the Ammon,tes to tell them to
vacatc the country, and getting no favorable retpOnsc,
marsha!s his troops for battle. Before going out 10 wal
J rp,hah makes n very solemn WV that Il the LORD
will riva him the victory, then on his return hume
whatsoever first comes Of his doorway he vii. Ofcr ~
sacrifice rs a burnt offering. The battle opens. II
Was no ssirmishing on the edges OF danger. no nnlim
boring of batteries two mills away. but the hurting o.
men on the points of swords and speats until III,
ground could no more drink the blood and the horse:
reared to leap over the rilriuP bodies Of the slain. lr
those old times olIOsng forces wculd fight until ;hciI
swords were broken, and then, with iron grip, each OH,
w0u!d throttle his man until they both fell, teeth t.
teeth. grip to grip. death stare to death stare, until The
plain was one tumbled mass of cOrpses from VIII oh tn,
last trace of manhood had been dashed out. Jepthnl
wins the day. Twenty cities lay c,ptnred at bis feet
Sound the victory all through the mountains Of Gilead
] ct the trumpctrrs call up the survivors. Homcwart
to your wives and children. Momcward with y"ui
gllttrring treasures. ll0incwari t. have the Applause
Of an mlmiring nation. Build %tirumphsl arches
Swing out flags all over Mizpah. Open all your door
10 receive the captured treasures: Through every ha
spread the banquet. Pile M the vlands FIJI higt
the lanka:d. The nation Is redeemed, the invaders art
routed nnl the national honor Is vindicated.
NuzzA, FOR JErruAE, fHR coNQUEEoR!
Jrp,hah, seated on a prancinc stced, advances am't
the acciainiing multitude but his eye is not on tht
excited populsce; r"m nil"ri, thath" had trade q so
lenin Wv hat, retnl nj =. from victorious battle. what
soevtr first rirne ont UI the doorway ot his home. tla
should Re sacrificed Is q burnt Offering. hr has his anx
ious lock upon the door. | wonder what spollcss lamb
what bruce OF doves will BE- thrown upon the fires U
IN. burnt ole ring! On. horrors! Paienss Of deatl
blanctrs his cheek. lIesi,air hlls his breast. Hi
daughter. his only child. ruslrs nut the doorway t,
throw herself IN her fathers arms and slower upor
him more kisses Than there were wnn"dS IN his breasi
or diuisrn his shield. All the irinmpia' splenfur van
ish, :, llnldin: lank this child from his breast, anr
pushing the locks back from the ftr brow. AMI lnnkin.
into the eyes Of uncxtingutsh bic affection. with c. ok
rd uttrrance H. says: Would God | lay stark on TIL
b.oniy plain! Ny daughter, my only CHI I'd. ivy NJ my
hoTc, lie 81 my life, thou art the srcr:tirr!' The who
matter WAS explained la her. This Wis no whining
hoilow.heartrd girl 'nto whose Eyes the father lookrd
All the glory OF sword and shield vanished in III,
presence uf tho valor Of that :irl. There i:ay hav,
been 4 lr.inrr II the lips. o, q Use leaf trembles in N,
sou.h Of the so ruth wind; th:.e may have been tn,
starting OF a t ar, ike q r~ainirop shaken from the an
; thrr Of a w~ater.lily. Bu: W tn q srlf.S.critice that MAI
may not reach. and only wonnans heart Gun compass
she surrendered 10 fire and to death. as she cries out II
tho words nf my text, MY father, If th"u hast %; enel
thy month unto the Lord, dD u:,t0 me Whatsoever hatl
proceeded out of thy month" She bows 10 the knife
aud The blood which So often ut the fathers voice ha'
: rushed to The crlm>on check. sm"k,S In the fires Of tn
burnt offering. No one can tel us her name Their
IL M need thu; We Know her nnrrr. The garland III.
Mizlrah twinrd for ~Jrltliah the warrior, have g,rc int
the duSt,
RCT ALL AGES ARE TWISTING THIS GELS cnAFLE1
it I. we'll that her name cannot Come to us fur no on
! can wear II. They may take the n iIne Of Deborah. I"
Abigail. ar Miriam: but no one in all the ages shal
have she TILE oi this dsu.hter oI sacrifice. o. course
mi M RIM tls NAT fl.Nsif q IN fhh I MD l1s hpfIr
you hurl drnunciatiUns nj ~Jcplhah's cruelty, rrlntin
/. r that In nli'n 'i!irs, when VOWS were mtiu, mel
thought they must eS cute them perform them
whether they were wicked ur good. There wrie tw,
wrong things about ,~itp,hah's vow. First. he oush
never TO have maze 1t. Next, having made II. 1t wrrs
hctter broken than Kept. Bur do not take on .rrien
t;"ns airs an say; I" could not have done a. Jcpthal
did" lf to-day You wric standing On The banks {
tn Gauges, anu you had been born In India, you miga
have been throw Ing your children to the cr,crdiles
Il is not brca. SO We aic naturally any better, but BE-
ceuse VIZ have more gospel li.ht.
Now. | make ve'y practical use nf this o7cSti"l
when | tell you that the sacrifice al ~JcIthah's Iau:h
ter MAS i type Of the physical. mental ard s,.iiitua
s~critcc" ten thousand children In this day. Then
arr parents all unwitfi0g bringing To bear upon th,t
children = cl so Of inl .ences which will Us certuiIi.
ruin them rs.
! KNIFE ASr TORCH DESTROYED JErrHAn's DAUGHTER
! While | speak. the whole nation without emotion an,
without shame looks Upon the - Uendnns sacrifice.
In The first place | remark ;hs., much Of the system
nf education Of ON day lisa system u! sacrifice WheI
children >lcn; six ar seven hours In school and the'
! must speld two or three hours in preparation To
schrol The Mex day, will you tell me how much time
they will have for snnsl,inr and fresh mir, and the oh
tanning Of that eXGterance which is necessary for th'
duties Of coming life? No one can feel more thsukfn
than | do for the advancement OF common school edu
cation.
The printing of books appropriate for schools, tn
Multiplication Of philosophical apparatus, the cstab
lislment OF normal schools which provide Tor our Chi
lrcn Ia rlprS al LARGEST cll her arc themes on u hicl
every phllanthropist ought tn he Congratulated. Bu
this berlins Of great muittuits Of chiidre il II y-ren
tilatrd scho" rooms and poorly equipped halls OF in
siructioI. Is making many Of the plac, S"f knuwiedg
IL this country II huge holocaust. Politics in tuany o
the cities gets int, educational affairs. and while til,
two political parties are scnambling for tue horors,
~JEr1HAn's DAUGHTER prElsnEs.
It Is 5" much 5" that there are many schools In thu
country to-day which are preparing tens 81 thousands
Of invalid rrn and invalid women for the future 81
that. In many places, by the time the child's sducatio.
Is finished the child Is flish,d d! In many places, IL
many cities Of the country, there are large apprnpria
tions for every thing else, md chrtful appropriations
but as soon as the appropriation is On be ma,ie for III,
! through with an economy that Is VT llnigh the death q
us. In connection with this, | mention what nigh
call the "cra,rminS' system ri the common schools
and many Of the Observation-Disclosures of delicate brair
compelled to tasks that might aplSll q mature intel
lrct; children going down to school with a strap .
books half rs high rs themselves. The fact Is, IN som,
Of the cities parents d" not allow their children to grad
uate, for the simple rrasrn. they say, We cannot NJ
! furi to allow our childrrn's h. alth TO he destroyed II
order that they may gather The donors of nm ins,itu
tion." Tens OF thousands Of children educated inc
ilntn.cility. 81 connected with many surh literary cs
hablishuirnts, there ought to be m asylum for the rick
cts. 1t is push. and crowd. and cram. and stuff ant
jam, until the child's intellect is bcwildercd. and tho
memory is wrecked, and the health is gone. There ar.
Of %roinpins and laughter. and had checks crimson with
health, who are now turned out IN the afterno on pale
faced, irritated, asshtnAtic, old before their time.
IT IS oNB OF TIE sADpESr SIGHTS OF gAITH
An old manish boy mr. an old wo!Dasish girl. Girl:
ten years Of age studying Algebra! Boys twelve year:
Of age rseking their brain over triconometry chill
dren nnacquaint-,i with their mother tongue crying
over their Latin, French, and German lesson! All the
vivacity of their nature beaten out Of them by The
heavy beetle Of q Greek lexicon! And you doctor
them for this. and y"n give them a little medicine fol
that. and you wonder Wha' is the matter with them
! will tell you what Is the matter with th,m m. They
arc finishing their education! In my. parish IN Phila,
drlIlia Il little child was so pushed at school that sh(
was thrown into q fever. and In her dying ie,irium. ri
night long she was trying 10 rrcitr the multiplication
table. In my boy hood | tcner:Orr that IL our class 81
school there was one lad who knew more than all Of u.
put together. Ii VT were fist IN our arithmetic he
rxtricaicd Us. When We stood up for the spelling.
class he was almost always the head Of the class. Wis.
i:ors came to his fathers house, and he was always
brought In as q prodigy, At eighteen years Of age b.
was sn idiot. He lived ten years an idiot, ard died an
idiot, not knowing his right hai d from his left or day
from night. The parents and the teachers made him m
Idiot You may fatter sour pride by forcing your
children to know more than any other children, but
YoU ARE MAKING A SACRIFICE OF THAN CHILD
II by the additions to its intelligence you are makire
q subtraction from its future. The child will go away
from srch m,ltrratm. mt will, no -xuherance to Sight
the battle uf life. such children ..rnay Get along very
well while you take cara "f them. but when you are
Did. or dead. alas! for them, II through the wrong sys.
TEN of education which yon adopted they have no
Submarines or force "i nature t" take care of them.
selves. BE careful how yon make the child's head