The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-22
THE sTATEsMAN,s SERMON.

The preachers never do it; and
therefore the STATESMAN becomes
preacher this summer Sunday morn
ing, and, selecting a text from the
great book of unwritten law, it pro-
Deeds. Talmage has delivered
thrilling discourse, portion of
which is presented in this paper, in
which he tells how heaven is filled
with all that is beautiful and SUBJ
lime. He tells how human sublimity
3 intensified through spiritual per-
lection in heaven; how the de-
parted poet becomes the spiritual
of rhythm and of
rhyme beyond the pearly gates;
bow earthly music, by reflection, be-
BONES inharmonious when spiritual
md not mortal fingers touch the
|hords; how eloquence is intensi-
He'd within the golden portal, and
how dazzling armies, in battle array,
bn bloodless fields in the everglades
bf heaven, win signal victories.
The picture that Mr.. Talmage
paints in such glowing colors stands
but so boldly from the immortal cam
Vas, that none can be mistaken rs to
Who constitute the heavenly throng.
n ainly haye we scanned it from
margin to margin, and in the most
obscure background, to find single
wire pulling politician. Caesar, who
|hrice rejected the crown, is there
Alexander, who died amid the flow
ing bowl ,marshals Macedonian hosts,
Ind Cyrus. the conquered, becomes
ID return the brilliant vanquisher.
Even Attila, the scourge of God,
BITS down beside the throne in
teace, and tells how he saved civili-
ation by avenging the iniquities of
Reclining Rome; and then he casts
J piteous glance towards hell,
hpon Nero and Caliguls. Ma
boleon, the master of two con-
inents, his arms folded in glory,
kis back towards st. Helena,
donors Wellington and defers to the
Hash and heroism of Butcher. Wash
'ngton, serene, patriotic, grand, is
present, while Andre is in the burn
ing furnace beyond. In group of
statesman, listening to the eloquence
bf Webster, is Demostfenes and
cicero, and Chatham, and among
Ihem all there towers alone
|he form of one Texan, the
immortal Rusk. Alone he rep
<esents the Lone Star state among
his band Of statesmen, and alone we
IRE afraid he may remain till the
knd OF time; at least the delegation
yin most probably remain as it is
until the present race of public men
En Texas Is substituted by one
[rsined in new schools and by new
&enerat:on of fathers. In the mar
hal throng 1t is not so. Leonidas
bows IN reverence before Crockett
Ind Bowie and Travis, while he
||steps to the tale of the Alamo, and
Eizarro hears the fate of Goliad
.rom Fannin and his brave CON-
Fades. There, then, is the picture
tomplete, 1t shows that down
Through these long ages of the
kvorld's history these cunning trick
tiers who call themselves politicians,
bot being able to form corner in
heaven, have had to remain outside
bf Il. The statesman's quarter is
,vell and properly filed, but the
.zire-w orker is not there to fill any
hing; therefore he must be beyond
lin the burning lake that smells of
and which is filed with
1Frecks = the remains of lnconsist-
'noy of purpose, of false declara-
lions and Of base personal designs.
Inc Wire-Worker Is as Tar reuoNeu
|fom the statesman as is the north
&tAr from the center of our solar
<ystem, as different in quality as
hitter darkness and the most radiant
Light. The one vascillates between
ruth and .fslsehood, adheres to ex-
eediency instead of to principle, to
design instead of to doctrine, to per-
onalism instead Of to public emer-
<oacy and necessity. He goes even
Further than this, for he seeks to
n>ko people believe that the baser
<nds towards which he moves are
10 Variable goals where ali just
popular demands may be grahfied.
The STATESMAN IL the exact reverse