The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12
"rHE LORDS RAZOR /"
MR TALMAeE's SUNDAY TALK.
"ia the Same Day Shalt tho Lerd shave
with Razor that Ia nired, Na,ae-
ly by These Eeyend the River,
by tho King Of Assyris,n

subject "The Lords Razor" The
Brooklyn Tabernacle was crowded.
At ali the services held, there are pres.
ent people rom all parts of this land
and from foreign lands. Ono charse-
teristic Of the audience ia tho grsa,
number Of clorgymen present. Beiora
the sermon to-day Dr.. Talmsge read
and sxpouuded tho 9th chapter OF he
First Book OF Samuel, thu story OF
David allowing Saul, his enemy, 10
escape, taking only piece Of his r5he,
by which Saul n!ighb afterwards saB
thar David had him il his power. Tho
open'ng hymn was;
"The muruing lighi Is breaking,
The darkness disappears,
The sous of men are waking
To pcnitentlcl tear"
TItH TENT,
Di, Taimago'a text Was from Isaiah
VIII, ~. "In tho same day shall The
Lord Shave with = ra2cc tAnt is hired,
by those beyond the river, by
the KiuG of Ass ria. He said:
"Tne Bible is The holdest nook ever
wrltten. There sro no slmilitndes in
Ossieu or the llisd on she Odyssey 30
y
so. ~ Q fact is vat God would startle
ara arouse ano prspel mon and ia
tloas' 4 taue snd limplng similituds
would fail to accomplish Tho oDiect,
Wbilatnere are times ghen He employ !
in tha Bible the gontla dew and tho
ID ornlng clold and tho dova and the
day break in the presentation of truth,
we often find the iron chariot, the
FtIr 4, 10 IA al q
tho sword, and, 10 my teXs, She razor.
"Hh,s kGen-0ls3ed Instrument has
advanced in usefulness with the a0ss.
II Bible times and lands the besrl 10
meined uncut, save ia tho geasou9 ot
mourning esd humiiNtion, but tls
razor was alwsys snggestive sYmbo
p.Vid says OF Doeg, his antagonist;
'Ihy tongue "a t. sharp razor working
de eit'ully, lhat Is, " protends TO clear
81 iace, bat is raSiiy used for deadly
lnrsion, IL this morning'a text this
" eapon OF the toi,et appears under the
following circumstanoee Judea
needed 10 savo some of its pfosperi-
tlles cut OF, and God sends against it
three Assy yrian kings--frSt Sonngch-
orb, then Esrahaidon ana sfterwerc
n fbuchsdnezaag. These three sharp
'"S'"ho phtV Nut uvNu iuo Slofy 81
: 0dea are compared toso many sweeps
O the razor across the TACO Of the
land. Aud these circumstances wers
called q hired razor, bsosuse God took
the kings OF Assyria, with whom Ho
lad no sympathy, TO do tho work, hnJl
p va lhem IN palaces snd spoila and an
naxatiors. These kings were hired 70
execute the divine behests. And now
a "a tpt. leo
nave seemed trivial or inspt. Is charged
With momentous import: Tn the same
Jay shall the Lord shave with q rpzot
SAT Is hlred, namely, by lhem beyond
Tho river, by the king OF Assyris,
Wel, II
GODS JUDGMENTS ARE RAzoRs.
we had better be careful how we use
Them on other people. In careful
sheath these domestic weapons are
put away where no one, by accident
may tonch them, and where the hands
OF children may not reach them. Suct
Instruments must be carefully
hnncied or not handled at all, Bus
now reGklossly some people WELD
the Judgments of God II q
man meet with husiness misfortune
how many there are ready TO cry out;
ina iss Judgment OF God upon him
because he was unscrupuloue, or ar-
rogant, or oyer-reaching, or misery
l thought he would get cut down
What clean sweep of everything
Ills cry mouse ara country house
gone. Ills STABLES emptied OF all the
uae pays ana sorrels and grays ,hG,
useu To prance by his door, all his re-
sources overthrown and that which he
bloeu hinself on tumblsd into demo
iitlon. GOOD for himv Stop, my
brother. Don't sling around too treely
mo judgment OF God, for they
they are raSors,. Some OF the
mosS wicked business men sue
oeed ana they live and die in prosper.
Ivy, anu some Oh the most honest and
eohsclehVlnus arc driven into bank.
iuptcy, ferhaps his manner was un-
fortunate and ho was not really as
proud az h8 looked to be. Some of
slYsS Who carry ther head erect and
iV1h lihperlR, ere humDle as ohiid,
whli0 many man IN seedy coat and
slouch ma and unblac6ed shoes is as
PiOuu s.s lIyClisr. foa cannot tell by
q hlhias iook. fernsps he was not Un-
sufupnious IN business, Tor there are
TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY,
ehN V'C' Jpou. thhb tcCgnlpiJSneS any-
thing Tor himself or Others gets in-
dustrlously lied about. Perhaps his
business misfortune WAS not q pun.
ishment, but the tatherly discipline 10
prepare MIN for heaven, ana God NAV
love him fer moro than He loves
you who can pay dollar for dollar and
are put down IN the commercial cnta-
lnguo as AL Whom tho Lord loveib
He giyea 100000 and lets die oy..H
embroidered pillow? No, sWbom
tho Lord loveth He chastorath., Rat.
Ter keep your maud Off the Lord,s ra.
zofs, test they cut and wouu1 neople
thatdc not deserve II. n Won w,nt IN
shave of Some of the brjstIino py,da
Of your own heart. 90 So.
but bs ycrv careful INV
you nut trs shern esgo an
othors. How / ia disijta rho nn6s,,in,.
OF those pois ons who. wSon 'p necnle is ',S' sSd
unfortunate, saw; II lold ydD Set'S ~. eeil ",e
ting p0nlshod aerraI j't,3S vi yiybi' ~ 81
5h6sO I-icld.you.sn,a e5t ttb tbe,sS S,di, 49,, ~
III ,y would long ayo ~. ~ ,,,,.,7,' 49,
ovor no b.ta9msuts,' ~ Nc p,VD y, pi,U''9., ..,
thoir naigh6lfis eve o Ian ,-'e ~. ,,, ~
takes fricrose5nn tc it,,, ~, wy. 80. y.
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