Telegram-herald., 1888-08-13
TALMAGt'S SERMON
WAS ANGRY AND ~oUtoNoT GO N
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j. rns s.deE srn q tAs pzrsoss - onsyrn-
pasEseie and ~ cold tA&s % : nos WORTHY of
FeoognLtfoui fAs fzs< - TIA: ~s ministers
p1rsOs Ne younzer son You c@z he.F ths
r4pE1ng "a sas r4zs - many . ~ 0OEic
brsazs, 2ad TIA cr2nrhing or tie PODS for
which Do Sas an unsaocszSfs1 contestant /
eo1f~s thai sor = lang tine sas uEAbls 70
train tho caInsra ebsxra Gpoa the el1sr soa
q ths p~rsb1a l nSsoE could gss = negative
FOR = photograph Thars was not enough
Light in tAs gallery, or rhe Chemicals were
poor, ca ths sitter moved 10 tse picture
Bar nos l taiEk tsse hiEa Hos q side face,
CT q three quarters. ~ tbs mere bust, sut q
fuA length portrait - he appears % Hs The
father IA the parable Of tia prodigal rad
nothing % brag OF IN his two sonsL The one
wzs a rake and tas other a churl ind
notAisg adusirsols Ia sAs disssi1tsless Of the
oHs and ind aotking attractive IN the acIld
sobristy II tho other. The one goes down
over tbs iarboard ss<ts and tho other goes
down over the starooard size, bat they both
80 down
From the window of the old homestead
bursts the ulinstrelsy The foor quskes with
the feet Of the rslstics, whose caRce Is always
vigorous aRd rssoundins. The neighbors
have heard OF the return Of tho younger son
I from his w.nderings, aud they have gathered
together. The house b full OF congratulstorx
/ l supposo the tables are le.aded with lururies.
/ Not only the one kind OF nsat msntiored,
but its concotnitants. "Clapr 80 the Gym
balls, 'thruml" go ths hsrps, click" go the
! chalices. up and down 20 the feet inside,
4 while outside is a MOST sorry spectacle.
/ The senior son stands at the corner Of tbs
| house frigid phlegnatio lie has Just come
I in from the fields in very substantial sppsrel
Seeing soms wild cxhilarStions around the
I old mansion, hs asks Of q servant passing by
/ with a goat skin OF vino on his shoulder
| what all the fuss Is about One would have
I thought that, on hearing that his younger
brother had got back, he would have gone
into the house and rejoioed, aud IL no were
not conscientiously opposed - dancing, that
he would have joined in the oriental schot-
tiSche. No. There hs stands. His brow
lowers His lip curls with contempt He
stamps the ground with Indignation He
secs nothing at all 20 attract. Tho odors Of
the feast coming out on the air do not sharpen
his appetite. The lively music does not put
any spring into his step He is in a terrible
pout. He criticises the expense, the injustice
and the morals OF the entertainment The
father rllshes out bareheaded and coaxes him
10 come in Hswill not 90 in He scolds
the father. He goes into a posquinade against
the younger brother, and he makes the most
uncomely scene. He says, Father, you put
Q premium on vagabondlsm- / stayed at
home and worked on the farm. You never
made party for me; you didn't so much as
kill kid; that wouldn't have cost half as
much as calf; but the scapegrAce went of
In fine clothes and he cornes back rot fit 20
be seen, and what a time you make over him.
He breaks your heart and you pay him
Tor it. That calf to which we have been
giving extra feed during all these weeks
wouldn't be so fat and sleek IL had known
10 what use you were going 10 put it That
vagabond deserves 70 be cowhided instead Of
banqnetsd. Veal Is too good for himl" That
evening, while the younger son sat telling
bis father about his adventures, and asking
about what had occurred ON the place since
bis departure, the senior brother goes to bed
disguised and slams the door after him.
That senior brother still lives. You can see
hin any Sunday, any day OF the week Alta
meeting OF ministers in Germany some one
asked the question, "whc is that elder sonT'
and Krummacher answered, II know him; |
raw him yesterday" And when they I'm
1 - - ~ l.
aid, Myself; when I saw the account OF the
conversion Of a most obnoxious man, was
trritated"
First, this senior brother Of the text stands
for tho self congratulatory, self satisfied, self
worshipful man With the same breath in
which he vituperstes against his younger
brother he utters = panegyric for himself.
The self righteous man Of my text like every
other self righteous man, was full of faults.
He was an migrate, for he did not appreciate
the home blessings which he had all thos<
year$ He was disobedient, for when The
father told him TO come in he stayed out Hs
was liar, for be SKID that the recreant sor
bad devoured his fathers living. when tn.
; father, so far from being reduced 70 penury
had homestead left, had instruments Of mu
sic, had jewels, had a mansion, and, instead
) OF being a pauper, was prince. This senior
brother. with so many faults Of his own. wa,
merciless in his criticism OF the younger
! brother. The only perfect people
that have ever known were ~
tsrly obnoxious. I was never SO badly
cheated In AL my life a. by perfect man
He got so far up in bis devosons that he va,
clear up above ell the rules of common hon
esty. These men that 60 about provlinl
I among prayer meetings and m places OF busi
ness, telling how good they are. look out fol
! them; keep your hand on our pocket book
r i have noticed that just ia proportion that
+ man gets good ho gets humble The der'
Mississippi does not make as much noise a
the brawlng mountain rivulet. There ha
been many a store that bad more goods Il
{ the show window than inside on the shelves
. ibis self righteous man of the text stood a
, the corner OF toe house husging himssif il
admiration. We bear a great deal IN on
day about the higher hfe Now. there ar
two kinds ef higher life men The one ST
admirable, and the other are most rspulsive
. The one kind of higher life man IA very lsDi
sut IN his criticism Of Others. dos not bor
pr.Ter meetings 20 death with hong shsT
. angnes. soes nos talk great deal sbort him
seif bus much s6ezt Cnrlst and b>ave1. e.
kiaeslier snd mere gsntle and more ussfu
untl ore day his soGi spreads wis
and be Ties away - eternal rest. a.
everybody noa<ns bis dspertgre 1hs ere
sigh-v hfe man -S-s sreunS With a Ribls COL
sTacnoOslT un6er his arm. goes fro-1 chiTc
- esnrch. a sort q general evsr z-iist. is
Eu1Ss1ce - k.s ovn paetor ~s~a he is :
: hcn,~. ard = Dnisarce 70 otasr pessors u se
he issway from boaa-. runs up 20 some ma
~ho q cognticz oss rod II bank bsls. Z
r,lAniaz up diSicuit hae q figures, sn
ask hirn ho7r ais soul Is. rak-s rsliE sn