The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-28
"ST0RNED AND TAKEN. y
TALMAoE's TABERNACLE TALK,
The Iron-Boand Coast Of Moral Danger
MARKED with Saul and Hersa, and
kshssohsm, and Jerebei and
Abimoleeh - The Text,
Judges ix.. 1S-ao.

BRooKLYN, Sept. 27.-lSpecial.l--
Sabbath by Sabbath many moro
thousands como TO the gates OF this
church than can ge. in.
The hymn before she sermon:
"Hark the volceof Jesus calling,
Who viii so and work to-daye
Fieidsare white, the harves waiting,
Who wiz bear the sheaves awaygn
Read and expounded the parable OF
tho talents, in the 2osh chapter of Nat
thew, showing that tho man who re-
eetved one talent received 81, 500, and
that the man with the smallest eauip.
ment Tor usefulness has greS. RESPONSE
bllity.
Subject OF sermon: "Stcrmed and
Taken"
sand Ablmelech gat him up to
Mount Hslmon, 40 and all the people
that were with him; and Abimolech
took an ak in his hand, and cut
down bough trom tho trses, and
toos it and laid 1t on his shoulder and
said unto tho people that wore with
Aia: What ye have seon mo do,
make haste, and do AZ i asvs done.
And all the people likewise cut down
evory man his boush, and followed
Abimelech, and pu. them ID tho hold.
and set the hold on drs upon thom; 80
thst all this men OF the tower Of
Shechsm died."-Judges TX, 4S, 40.
hhimeleoh is name malodorous
In Bible history, and yet full OF proti..
sblo suggestion. Biogs are black
and uncsmely, but they tell where
the rocks aro. Tho snakes rattle
Is hibiscus, but is glyea
timely warning. From the piazza of
my simmer home, night by night, |
saN q lighthouse 10 miles awsy, not
placed thore for adornnsnt, but TO TIL
mariners 10 stand OF from that danger
Qua point. SO all the iron-bonns COST
OF moral danger ia marked with saul,
and Heros, and Rehobotm, and Jese-
bel, and Ablmeiech. Tnese bad peo-
plo are mentioned in the bible not on
iy as warnings, but because there
were sometlmss flashes OF good con-
duct In their lives worthy ofimitatlon.
God sometimes drives very straight
nail with o very poor hammer.
The City Of sheshem had to be t.ken,
and Aoimeiech and his men ware to do
1t. l 500 the dust rolling up from
their exc!ted march. | hear
the shouting Of tho captain
and tho yell Of tho besles-
ora. The swords slack sharply on
the parryins shields, and tho vocilors.
tions OF tive armies In death grapplo la
horrible to hear. The batils goo. on
all day, and a3 tho sun Ia setting
Amselsch and his army cry "Sur-
rendsrW TO tho beat,n Toe. And, una
bio longer to resist, the city OF Sac
shem falls, and thsro arc pools OF
blood, and discovered limbs, and
glazed oyes looking up bsggingly for
mercy that war never shows, aud dy.
in4 soldiers with their head on the
lap OF mother, or wife, or sister, whs
nave como out for tho laat ofiicss of
kindnos, and affection, and = groAn
rolls across the ciry, atopplng NOT, be.
cause thsro is no sp,s for 1t to rest, 80
fua Is the place OF other groans. A
cisy wounded! A city dying! A city
dead! Wall for Shechom all yo who
know the horrers OF u sacked towa!
AsI look over the city | eau find
only one building stan Ain :, and taat
Is the temple of tue god, Berith. Some
holdiers outside OF the oisy, In a owsr,
finding that they can no louger do.
fsnd Shechem now begin to look out
Tor thelr own poraonal "a 'esy, and thsy
lily to this temple of Borltn. rhoy gst
within the door, shut IL, aud thsy sAy:
"Now, We are ssto. Aoimslsch has
tskon the whole city, but no cannot
take this temple of Bsrl,n. Hsrs ws
shall DO under ths profession OF the
gods." On, Bsrlth, tn. gDll do your
host now for thols regagoss. II ron
have eyes, pity them. II you hsv,
hands, help thsm. Ifyos have thua.
daroolts, strike for thsm But how
SHALL Abimelech aud hi, army tax,
thia temple OF Be,ith aud tbs m,u
who are thogs fortidsi? VIII
they do 1t With gNori?
Nay. Will they do a. w,,h
spoarV Nay. With bAttsrlng ram,
rolled up BY hundred srmsd strength,
Grabbing against tho walls? Nay.
Ablmelech marched hia men - wo a
In Hllmon. With au AKA he hev,olY.
limb OF troo, snd pus that limb upon
sie own shoulder, aud then he says 10
his men: "You do tho a.me.n They
are ohedlont to tholr commander.
There IA y strugRle "a to
wno MALL uAva AXES.
The whole wood 1. fad of bonliur
boughs, and tho crscklinF, aud tho
hacking, and tho outliug, until every
one Of tho host has limo OF tree cut
down, snd not only that, bnt has gu.
~ upon his shoulder, just 80 Ablmsloeh
has showed him how. Aro these men
now all armed with tho ,rss brancaY
The reply soaos: "All armed.n Aud
they march ON. Oh, what asirons army,
VILE what strong equipment. Tnoy
como up to the foot or tho tomplo OF
Berth aud Ahimelsch takes HI. limb
Of trso and throws Il down, aud the
hrs' platoon Of soldiers cane up Snd
they throw down their branches, and
tue esoond slstoon, and tho third, un.
I'll all around about the temple OF
Berth there Ia q pile Of tree branches.
Tho shechemilos look opt fr,, a..