Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-19
MEN WITH TALENTS.
DR.. TALMAGKS TABERNACLE SERMON
YESTERDAY.
Rewards for the Dali as Well as the Brilliant
The Uses Men Nay Make Of Their
Abilities ali Are
Needed.
Spectdl 1eleoTdm 10 he ReciSer.

Special Telegram 10 he Register.
BROOKLYN, Nov. Sat the Taber'
nscle this morning the acclaim of the wor
shippers was very great as they joined in
the opening Dcxology. Prof. Browne
rendered exquisitely the organ solo, sonata
in @ minor, Rheinbtrger. The pastor, the
Rev. 7. De Witt Tslmsge, DID,, took for
hs text: Unto one he gave five talents,
to another two, and to auothsr one; to
every man acco, ding to his several abil-
ity." Matt. XIV. Il. He said:
Many of the parallels of Jesus Christ
were more graphic in tie times in which
he lived than they are now, because cir
eumstsncts have go much char gsd. In
oldeD times when man wanted 10 wreak
a grudge upon his neighbor, ait,r the far
mer had scattered the seed whest
over the field and was expecting
the harvest, his avsnger would 20
across the same field with a sack full Of
the se:d Of darnel grass, scattering that
seed all over the field. and of course il
would sprout mp and spoil the whole crop,
and it WIS 10 that Christ referred in the
parable when he spoke Of the tsres being
sown among the wheat. IL this land our
farms are fenced of, aud the wolves have
been driven to the mountains, and we can
not fully understand the meaning Of the
parable in regard 10 the shepherd and the
lost sheep Bat the parable from which
sp.ak TO day is fuunded on something
which we oil understand. 1t is built on
money, and that means the same in Jeru-
salem as in New York. 1t means the same
to the serf a. to the car, and to the
Chirese coOlie as to the emperor. Whether
it is made ont of bone or brass, or
iron or copper, or gold OF silver, il
spsaks all languages without stammer.
The parable of the text runs in this wise
The owner of q la"g9 estate was about 10
leave home, and he had some money that
he wished properly invested, ana 80 he
called together his servants and said:
81 am going away now, and l wish you
would take this money and put it to the
very best possible uae, ard when ! come
hack return 10 me the interest To one
man he gave So. 400, t. others he gave less.
er sums of money; 10 the least he gave
81 $50. He l;f5 home and was gone for
years, and then returned. On his arrival
he was anxious to know about his worldly
AFFAIR.", and be called his servants together
to report to him. Sat me know" said
he, "what you have been doir & with my
property since ! have btea gone" The
mao who had received The 50 400 came up
and said: 81 invested that money.
LOOT GOOD INTEREST FOR IT.
have in other WAYS rightly employed it;
and here are SIS. 800. Yuu see | have
doubled what you gave me-" That i
very Sood," said the owner Of the estate
that's grandly done. l admire your
fai:hialre ess and Industry. l shall reward
you. Well done-well done" Other
servants Csme up with smaller accumula'
tions. After a while | see man dragging
himself along, with ais head hanging. |
know from the way he comes in that he
is o lszy fellow. He comes up TO the
owner of the estate and Gays: Hers are
those 81, $50" WHAT s,ys the owner
of the prooetty, "haven't you made it ac-
cumulate anything" "Nothing-cOih
ing" "Why, what have yOu be'n about
al these yeirs?" ''Oh, was afraid that
if | invested it, I might somehow he it..
There are your 81. $50" Many a man
stertod out with only crown in his
pocket, and achieved fortune; hut this
fellow Of my text, with 81 $50, has
gained not one fsrthing. Instead
Of conf4s'ng his Incidence be
goes TO work TO berste his
master, for iudolence is most always impu-
dent and impairment. OF course, he
loses his place aud ia discharged f:om the
service. The own who went ont into far
country is Jesus Chrit going from earth 10
heaven. The servants spoken Of in the
text are members of the Church. The tai
ents are our different qualifications OF use
fulness given in different proportions to
different people The coming back of the
owner is ihs Lord Jesus returning at the
INDICTMENT 80 make fual settlement. The
raising of SINE of ihe3e men 10 be rulers
over FIVE or two cities, is the eXaltatiOn OF
the righteous at The last day, while the
casting out Of the idler is tbs expulsion OF
all these who have misimprOved their pri-
vileges.
THE CHRISTIAN SERVICE.
Learn from this subject, that becoming
a Christian is merely going ont to service.
II you have any romantic idea about be-
coming Christian, / want now to scatter
the romance. 1t you enter into the king
dom of God, it will be going into plain,
practical, honest, cOptiuuOCs, persistent
Christian work. / know there are gteat
many p.ople who have fantastic and ro'
mantle notions about this Chris'isn | f.,
but be who serves God with all the ener.
eies of b pdy, mind and soul, is a worthy
servant, and he who does Tot IAN unworthy
servant. When the war trumpet sounds,
all the Lords toldiers must march, how
ever deep the snow nay Re, or however
fearfdl the odds sgainst them. Under our
government we may have colonels and
captains, aud generals in time of Ieace,
bat in the Church of God there is no pesce
until the last great victory snall have been
achieved. But l bave to tell you it is q
voluntary service. People are not brought
into il as slaves were dragged fTOm Africa.
A young man SOS to an artisan, and says:
"Sir. l want to learn your trade
by this ind nture, yield myself 10 your
care and service for the next four, or five,
or seven years. l want You 10 be my
master, and want to be your servant. "
Just so, if we come into the kingdom oi
God at all, we must come ssyiDe to COrist
''Be thou nv master. take Toy service
for time and for eternity. l choose it. u
1t is o voluntary seryiC'. There is DC
drudgery in it. In our worldly calling.
sometimes our nerves get worn out, and
our head aches, and OR physical facoltle'
break down; but iu this service OF ta'
Lord Jesus, the harder msn works tht
better he likes it, aud man in this audi
ence who has been for fcrty years seryins
God enjoys the employment better thsr
when he first entered it. The grandss
honor that can ever be bestowed upon yot
il to have Christ say to you on the las
day: "Well done, good and fatthiu! ser
want "
THE TALENTS OF MEN.
Learn also from this parable that differ
qualifications are given to different people
The teacher lifts q blackboard, and b
draws diagram, in order that By that dia
grpm he may impress the mird of tn
1nniI with the truth that he has been ut