Daily Republican., 1888-11-12
ABOUT FOOLS.
A PRACTICAL TEXT AND A
PRACTICAL SERMON.
Rev. Adam stsngIs Tolls VINO and who
are Not Fools, the LORD and
His Servant A Good
Sermon.

Rev. Adam stengle at the Union 81.
p. Church last night took his text from
Samuel, XVI, 21st verse: "I hsva
played the fool"
A dead silence spread over the church
ct he announcement OF the text, and
every car was beut to hear something
unusual In the preaching line. As the
Rev. gentleman proceeded they found,
however, that It was a practical text
and = practical sermon was preached.
In his discourse Mr.. BtenRls held up,
as 1t were, = looking glass before his
congregation, and no doubt ths face Of
more than one fool was seen according
e. the sound lo1io of the sermon.
Mr.. 5teDRle In illustrating the term
TOOL" said that In ancient kicgly
courts he was the man dressed up fan.
ts1tlcally, buffoon, = cloWn to make
snort for his royal lord and master,
This, however, was not the kind Of q
fool be meant TO delineate IN his ser.
mon and neither WAS this the kind OF o
fool meant In the text. The words, "I
have played the fool" were used By
Ktug Saul, who tried to take the life Ct
David. When Saul in his rational mo.
ment saw that he had no cause for
batrsd aGsiust David, aud that be was
lifting up his hand against the Lord o
Anointed, In the agony Of his soul ex-
claimed, II have plsyed the fool" The
minister then showed what desperate
game playing the fool was, and the
great number who were playing the
game.
Mr.. steugls then enum Grated some OF
the players. Anobget them was the
man who had bscoms the slave Of In
toxicHtlon. He was plsying desperate
game against players more expert than
h ), and like Saul, he exolsims when hs
is beaten: ~ have played the fool, I"
The man Who undermined hts health by
panderlng TO the vices of the times was
ENGAGED in playing the fool.
Those who sacrificed wealth and for
tune for pleasure were engaged In the
desperste game. After enumsTstlnR q
mum Der OF others who were engaged In
ths iAsotnRting game, he came to the
betting fool, which, he thought, WAS
tao biggest fool OF all. Mr. stengle, In
sn accusing manner, described sOme OF
the WheelbaTrow bets on Ghs election
'cbtse people, b. said, were all engaged
IN playing the fool.
Mr. etenEle then proc tded 10 charsc
terzs tie nah who put of religion
until the day Of hi5 death as the Eres,
est 1Ocl OF all. He illustrated this point
by the following incident of the rioh
lfrd and his HervAnt, the latter being
l1oked upon ~ fool. The lord OF one
me presented his servant with q csne,
and told him that II ever he esms EorOss
= bigger tool than himself he should
give him that cane, Time ilsw on uutit
a num Dor Of years had g0ue by, when
The lord was tAken sick AMI was abOut
70 dis. de bsnt for bis servAnts, thst
no might have parting word with
shem. Amongst them was q 9 fool 10
whom he had given the Cane. In bpeak
ing TO him he said:
"Well John, am very click, and may
= OF get well again"
Il am sorry TO hear that, my lord. l
reckon you have made preparation for
the event"
have uot."
What, made no preparation for q
thing like that2"
mo, john, have nos."
why, didn't you know you had 10
die some time, and that you should pre-,
pare for 10"
Yes John, knew all that, but pnt
II Il and made no preparation"
wei, then, take this cane, You have
been bigger fool than 1 have bsen." "
Mr. ssenge very plainly told his con.
creation that ell who were putting of
9 ltgion we're engaged In playing the
dsspt rate game Of fool, and they, like
ssa'' will te ompellsd t. ssy, ST a Q
play ed ths foOl.''