Daily Republican., 1888-10-15

Adam btenglo IN Union "A. *. Ohurcn
Last sight
Rev. Adam ssengls last night ut the
Union N. p. Church preached . very
pointed and applicable sermon upon the
disoon tentmept Of the human mind. He
took for the subject Of his discourse
HAmAn'a Modification ct hordecai,
the Jew sitting in the Kings gate, the
text being found in EstheE, Bth chapter
and 13th verse; "Yet all this avAileth
me nothing" The balance Of the verse
reads: "So long AB see HordsoAi, the
Jew, sitting In the Kings gate"
Mr.. Stenaie gave an interesting and
concise history OF the relations Of HA-
man and MordecaI, the Jew, to
AhasnerAs, the King, and from the
disooDtentment OF HamAn, who stood
second In the kingdom and had all that
could be given him except the crown,
but was mot happy simply because Nor.
peoAi, the jew, did not bow to him As
he passed and repassed through the
gate, he showed the Belhshness OF the
unregeneratad heart and the natural
longing OF the mind for something
more btill beyond its reach.
In thug characters no pictured the
selfish Haman In bis naughty pride re-
celving the obeiAAnce Of eli in his
realm, but when MordecAi, the jew,
refused TO bow to him 81 he passed
through the gate his happiness was all
gone. Every body else bowed to the
earth and did him honor exosps this
MordeoAi, the jew, who persistonEly re-
fused 10 ngtiue him ~ Le passed by in
his naughty pride.
Mr.. 8 eagle then referred 70 the ban.
quet that Queen Esther had prepared
and TO which no one was invited hat
the King and HAmAn. The latter was
delighted at this mark OF favor GEd
when on his returning home and pass
ina Throuah the palGoe gate All his feel
ings we're turned 10 wrath again be-
cause MordeoAi refneed 10 notice him.
When be reached his home, he sent AID
called bis friends and zeresh his wife
and 70 them he told the glory Of his
riches, and the multitude OF bis chill
dren and all tho things wherein the
king had promoted him and how he
had advanced him above the princes
and servants Of the king. HAmAn said
moreover, ''yea. Esther the queen did
let no man come In with the king unto
the banquet that she had prepared but
myself; and tomorrow sm l invited
unto her also with the king"
Then comes the Language Of the text:
"Yet all this AvAlleth me nothing, 90
long - see MordecAl, the jew, sitting
In the KtnR's RAte." Then II was that
Zsresh sd Vlsed HAmAn TO erect . GAL
lows fity oubits high and to hang
Mordecai thereon. bnt upon which
Haman himself was banged. Mr..
Sten9le took the character Of HamAn as
Q at one 10 represent the human mind.
As Il Was in the days Of HamAp, 30 IL
ls now. The unregeneTRte heart now ie
no better than then. Never satisfied,
IL 10 always longing and craving for
something else. The msn Whe has
plenty wants more, and the more he
gets the more he WAnte. "If only had
q farm 1 could call my own 1 would be
happy" 60 shid the man who lopged
TO have z home, and by dlnt Of hard
labor he gets enouRh gathered together
TO purchase the long wished for farm.
But Whea he gets 1t he is not salts
hsd until he gets ABoiher, aud when he
gets tho second he is Just a. dlsoon-
tented until he gets third, . fourth, &
hfth, and shll he wants more farms.
Mr.. slenRlo, By way Of ILLUSTRATION, re.
Ierred to q bank ottioer OF his soquaint.
Ancs not Atty miles fIom Wilmington
\ whO bad q salary Of 81 800 . year, hui
though IL Was enough for him TO livl
upon comfortably II did not satisfy thI
cravings Of his nature. He wanted 10
make more money, and took from the
bank but . small amount at ftBt and
commenced to speculate In stocks, bu
lost. Then he took more TO make good
the ftst lost, and kept taking until hI
became hopelessly involved, and th'
bank officers detecting him In his ras
cality be flsd TO Canada, and 10 therI
lyet for aught he knew.
This man was not satisfied and his
drawings for more led speedily TO his
; ruin. 90 1t goes with the world. Mel
get "all thiH' but there Is something
else, tall this" but there ia one littll
thing more they must have or theI
never will be happy and whom they gel
that one little thing there 10 still an
other they must have. BE refeFred to q
man who had moved some Ave times in
two or three years he could no. Hnd
tho place where he expected hRppineEs
When he went Co one house he though
he was dxed and here WAS jast Bh,
p'aoe where he could be happy. But II
JwO or three months 1t became to him I
hoErid place, another house was th
house for him. A friend 81 last toe
him that he never would ma content
m6nt and bappineDs unless he took thl
spirit OF Aubnissson and the RrEoe o
God In his heart with him Into hi
house. Mr.. 9tenRle farther illustrated
bis bubjsct By q ohild oAptivated at th,
hlaht OF D toy IN d store window. II l
only had that toy 1t would want nj
more.
Tbe toy IL purchased and the child 1
delighted, but soon tires, and hinEinl
the toy nLide wants another toy, an
another aud still more until 1t wouli
not bs satisfied II 1t had . whole stOE
full OF toys.
A lady viaitsd neIghbor, and as sh
: Was entering Bho saw q child playin
lin front OF the house. Going on in sh
shut the door, when the child set up
most terrific crying. The lady SCARED
lapoloeizad 10 the mother for shuttin
. the door In tho face Of the child. "Oh
. no." says the mother, "you need no
a apoloS lzs, for the child would CRY an ,
lhow, whether tha door WAC thnt or moi
When Il was in It cfitd TO get ont, an
when Vt Was out it cried 20 get in"
Mr. stenRle told his congregation tbs
lonly Chribt In the heart could AAtisi
the lOpginRs Rad cravings OF the humal
mind, aud hs eAIbsbtiy exhOrted hi
hFasaYH 10 make the one needful AM
wlas choice he gave several incident
illustrative Of the peace, the sAtlsfaC
ltion aud tho commitment Of the hear
IAN OF the love OF God, even whel
poverty locked 4 at the door.
Ore Incident WAe that OF . poo
widow with q vegbl ohilireD, who live
lin q gArret and BGosistsd upon on
tneRl day. when aiassr came on sh
Ihsd not bed oshiuR enough TO keel
her darlIn2s wETm. In her 61tremtt!
4 eha Thought of soms latSc piecss OF bari
! uf tress, whloh aho p.osursd. When a