The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-31
TALMAGE AT HOME.
'.rrsasls o. Beth siass," the ssA8ses ss ii.
Sermon at Brooklyu.

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N 80 "A1'
"1rsssle On Beth Sides" The ssA3Set sf his
sernes At SreekIys.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Aug. 10.-Thsi Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmagc's subject today wus:
"Troublo ON Both sides." and bis text.
"Thcrs wns sharp rock on tho ono side,
aud n sharp rock on the other side."-I
Sa mucl, xiv. 4.
Tho cruel army Of tho Philistines must 10
taken md scattered. There is just ono man,
accompanied by his b0dyguard, to do thut
thing. Jonathan Is the hero Of the scene. I
know that David cracked tho skull of tho
giant with few pebbles well slung, and
that 800 Gidconitcs scattered 10000 Amalc-
kites by the crush Of broken crockery; but
here Is II moro wonderful conflict. Yoiidcr
are the Philistincs on the rocks. Here is
Jonathan with his bodyguard in the valley
On the one side is O rock called Bozez: on
the other si,lo is a rock cnlled Sensll. These
two wero as famous In olden times as arc
Plymouth Rock and Gibraltar in modern
times. They were precipitous, unscalublo
antl sharp. Between these two rocks Jonn-
fh,, r,uot ,,,., ~. ,..,,,4 N. ~ 80
.- A. wy eo'itS
ior INC scahng of the height. Jonathan, on
his hnnds and feet, begins tho ascent,
With sttain, and slip and brui,e. I
.rr,,r,.. = a,.x Y I'm -, - -.
s.p7 T"., ot.'. uaa ntss
goes Jonothan, and then goes his bodyguard.
Bozez on ono side, Seneh on the Other. After
n sbnrp tuy md ru.b md ol;,,,,n,, 49,.
A.. -, .s sr......,.-, ~, oe'
''c ''ca! o' 'ohh1nan aooVe the hoIo in the
mountain; ind there is q challenge, and n
flRht, and n supernnturnl constcrn,+;,,
Th,so two MOI, J,,,,.h,,, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
80 WV 'ne,, ""."'"a' I'LL" n's oouyguard,
or'Se Duck ahd driVe oown tho Phiiistincs
over the rocks, md open campaign which
tle,nolishcs tho enemies of Isr,ol .u,,m,s,
Tint tho nyo,honr;n,, .,., sarl.''
'''',' '"o oseF"uhe'ng a'ld oVcrshndowing
rocks on either side did not bnlk or dishcart-
ell Jonathan or his bolyrrnul hut only
rovso,, mn, A,,.,, thar, ,.;.I, .,,.,,,.:,...
a.. ...... ..r, "s'' '''""''"S.l u"
thcy "eht up. lhere WIS sharp rock on
tho one side, and sharp rock on the other
side"
NJ, e,;.,,.,, ,,,
wy '''..us' you il''se oeeh' some OF yon'
IN this crisis of tho text. 1fa man meets ono
trouble, he CON 20 through with H. II.
oothcrs nil h;s ono.,;,, .as....'..
,,nnm ,,un mn,nt mi ;n .,,o a...t,. tncii
or hv h;s aw" , n,t"rni @ " ,.tas,nt suSng VI uoa,
tI,,.:"1 ' Nv" ,.'uIu' .n utteItnntioh, goes
~ t%as ,,,!. w. ae S" ~; ame nun VINO nus trouble
of him j. :" Io ,,;t;aI ' M, ni.e :" .ne ie!1
cnmo ,I,no ~ I,o r";..h. nI e''aar ~. ,troune
troubles twn .sastess t,r1a .".w .,.,. ~ ~. aMo
misfortuucs ore Iiny.z nnd Sonoi, IT,, ~.
him! "Thcre IN n shnrn rnck rn tho "a n"o I;o ky
uud a s,nrp rock on tlc NJ hcr s;S. . ''' e'"'
In this crisis of tho text is Tint n,r ,.,,,so
fortune an,l hcnith fni him nt tbe sn,mo TIM"
Nnctenths of Mi omr ,n"rchonts mon s SUNNI cnmct, t1 y;
business before they come tn AZ vcors "f ",," ~
There IN some collision in comncr';nl c;r.in.
and they st0p nnvmnnt n soc,ns "s ~ a,..r,,
mnn must nut his name on ti,c i,ncE If ~ ,,n;o
before he lrurns what n ;ooI n mnn ~ who
risks ali his own prolmrty on Tho u,"s. ""o
seens M il u man must hnvc n inrrc '"" nn',,nt ~
o(unsnlnble goods on his nwn shnIf laf,,r" ho
lcnrns how much rnscr r 10 IN I,v thnn ~ ~,
scll. Ii seems MS if every mnn mms, II. ..',m, NV
plrte)y burned ont Lef3,r hc l"arp. tho ;",-
portnnco OF uiwuys kccninr fnIlv ;nsnr"1 S III II
financinl tcmmst lrforc he lcnrns fo t"on
things snug IN cusc Of n sudden co,nc,vs,nP
When tho cnin,n,tv does cnmc Il - ns.r,l s;i
The man goes home in dcsnn;r md hs t,Ils
His fnmily: "Wr'Il hive fo IN tm th" ,.n"r
house" lie tnkes n ,loluo,,s Wow NJ .rnrw
thing. IL seems ns If he never could risc
But n liitle time pnsscs md Ic sn w. "Whv
am not 10 badly off after @ ny Mi. " I,vo why, N.Y.
family loft" A'
before the Lord Turmoil Adam out of p,r,
disc he gnvc him Eve. so that when ie Lost
pnratlis;. llc could stand IT, p.rm;t ,,,., ,.,''
I,us never rcu1l Int n few nov"ls IN NJ, "U III.
Iitc. nnI who l,,n not q, rrcnt slnn, nfrn,",n"s @
In his composjtion. TO snv thmt n Whom "
mans fortune fnii he i,,s ~ gnn, " w;r,." u
good Christian wif.-hc n,pl,t MT IN +" ,,o'
spondent. "Ob'" Won s1y S Sth"t S =" onIv Jv Gn- @
crrnses tho cmi,nrrnss,nent .,nce vom om'y .va III
her niso to takc cnro ofn Ynm "ro mn ,,,,r"to
Tor Tho woman ma often sunnnrts tho n,sn ".o, ~,
fhe mnn snnnorts the Srsr,.n ~ VI The n r,a,, NO
m6y bffhE dh IirU uUilars, but e.,..ss.-. ...u
generally brings tho courage and faith in
God.
Well, this man Of whom am speaking,
looks around, and finds his family is III,
and lie rullcs, and the light comes To his
eyes, und the smile to his face, md his cuur.
age to his heart. In two years h. iy quite
over it, lie mnkes his financial cnlumity tho
first chapter in new era of prosperity. He
met that ono trOuble-ronQuerc,l it. He sat
down for o little while under tho grim
shadow of the Rock Bozex; yet he soon rDsu
and hegan, like Jonathan, to climb. But
how often IL it that physical aillncnt comes
with iinuncinl embarrassment? When tho
fortune f,,iled il broke tho mans shirt IIis
nerves woro shattered. His brain wns
stunned. ! Gun show you hunlm,ls of men
in New York whose fortune nnd health
fniled ut tho same time. They cnmc prlnn-
turcly to the stnff. Their hand trcmble,l with
incipient spnralysis They never saw a we'll
day since the hour when they called their
oral tnru fnrotlcr for :, o,,p,nro,n;.o Iru,,L