The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-28
Subject: Disabled Hunters Bring
ing Down the Most Came"
Great Triumphs Won Under Grea,
Disadvantages.
No Man Should Despair Because
of Present Misfortune.
The Lesson OF the Lives OF Those II.
lustrious Men and Women who
Have Overcome Obstacles
to Usefulness.

BRooKLyS, N. Y, May 27.-At the
tabernacle this morning the Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage, DID,, read the account Of
the man helpless at the Beautiful Gate Of
the Temple. lie then gave out the hymn
beginning
"A cloud Of witnesses around
Hold thee IN full survey;
Forget the steps already trod.
And onward urge thy way"
The subject Of the eloquent doctors
discourse was Disabled Hunters Bringing
Down the Most Game" His text was
from Isaiah xxxiii, %: "The lame take
the prey" Following is the sermon;
The utter demolition Of the Assyrian
host was here predicted. Not only robust
men should go forth snd gather the spoils
Of conquest, but even men crippled Of arm
and crippled Of foot should 10 out and
capture much that was valuable. Their
physical Disadvantages should not hinder
their great enrichment So II has been
In the past, 30 II Is now, 30 II will be in
the future. So II Is In all departments.
Men labor under seemingly great disad-
vantages, and amid the most uniavorable
circumstances, yet making grand achieve
ments, getting great blessing for them
selves, great blessing for the world, great
blessing for the church, and 30 "the lame
take the prey"
Do you know that the three great poets
Of the woaj were totally blnd9-Homer,
ossian, John Milton. Do you know that
Mr.. Prescott, who wrote that enchanting
book, ''The Conquest Of Mexico" never
saw Mexico--could not even see the paper
on which he was writipg2 A framework
across the sheet, between which,
up and down, went the pen immortal.
Do YOU know THAT Gambasiso, the
sculptor, could no see the marble before
him, or the chiscl with which he cut Il
into shapes bewltching7 DO you know
that Alexander Pope, whose poems will
last as long as the English language, wal
10 much OF an invalid tliat hc had 10 b'
sewed up every morning In rough canva
In order TO stand on his leet at al |?
Do you know that Stuart, the celebrated
painter, did much OF his work under tho
shadow OF the dungeon, where he had
been uniustly IMPRISONED for dcbt2 do
you know that Demosthenes, 10y almost
supcrhuman oxerlion, first had 10 conquer
the lisp Of his own speech before he con
quercd assomblages with his eloqucncc
DO you know that Bacon struggled through
innumerable sicknessos, aud that Lord by
ron end Sir Walter Scott went limping on
clubfoot through all their life, and tha
many OF the great poets and painters and
orators and historians and heroes OF the
world had something b. keep them back
aud pull them down, and impede thcii
way, and cripple their physical or intel
leciual movement, and yet that they
pushed on and pushed up until they
reached the spoils Of earthly success, anI
amid the huuas OF nations and centuries
"thc lame took tho prey ?"
You know that vast multitude OF thes'
men started under the disadvantage OF oh
scurc parcntage. Columbus, the son o
the weaver; Ferguson, the astronomer
the son Of the shepherd. America th'
prey OF the one, worlda on worlds the pre-,
OF the other. But what Is true in secula
directions Is more true In spiritual and n
ligious directions, and lprococd 70 prov
II.
There are In all communities many In
yalids. They never know a well day. The,
adhere 10 their occupations, but they X
pacing along tho street. with exhaustion
and nj eventime they lie down on th
lounge with achings beyond all mcdica
ment. They have t1el all prescriptions
they have gone through all tho cure
which were proclaimed inialliblc, and the
! | 40. .lsV 10 Ia
, ailments. They conHidiT they are anon
many disadvantages; and when they ~
those who arc In buoyant health pass by
! they almost envy Their robust frames AM
easy respiration.
) But have noticed nmong that invali,
class those who have the greatest knowl
edge Of the Bible, who are in nearest in
timacy with Jesus CHRIST, who have ia
most glowing experiences OF the truth
who have had the mot remarkable an
+ swcn 10 prayer, and Who have most OK
= hilarant aniicipations VI heaven. Tn
Q temptations which wehly us who are Il
|. robust health they hayc conquered. The
|, have divided among thcm the spoils OF th
> conquest Many who are alert aud ail
? letic and swarthy loltef In the way. Thes
Q are the lame that take tie prey. RobeI
j Hail an Invalid, Edwufl iayson an inva
h lid, Richard Baxter an invalid, samnC
4 Rutherford an invali. This morning
|, when you want 10 cnll 10 mind the mos
4 Chnstlike, you think oi some darkene
a room In your iather'f house from whic
h there went forth an Influence potent 70
/. eternity.
A step further Threugh raised letter
! the art Of printing has been brough
a 10 the attention Oh the blind. 1o
take up the Bible for tho blind
and you close your eyes, and 20
run your fingers over the raised letter
and you say "Wly, mover could -
Q any information In tii. way What SLOW
!. lumbrous way Of reading God help tn
blindv
And yet lnd anon that class OF PEI
= sons, among the blind, the deal and ili
9 dumb, tho most thofougi ncquainianc
Is with Gods word. ehm ont from all otht
y sources Of information, no sooner does the
Is hand touch the raiscd letter ulan the
II gather prayer Without eyes, they loo
y of upon the kinplDm oi Gods low
II Without hearing tlley catch The Ministries
: Of the skies. Dumb, yet With pencil,
n with lrradiatod countnance, they declar
g the glory Of God.
70 Alargc audicnceastomblcd IN New for
n at the anniyenrafy Of ihe Deal 1., ana DUN Jun