The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BHOoKLYS DIVINE's SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject; The Star Norwood, or
Brilliant Bitterness.


eeaueE- hurEiag as q i0eTs lamp, ard 4
fel upoa q fhird part Of the rirers and
afioH tiis fountains Of ioaisrs. dad TIE nam,
81 Ia sfar Is called Worm lrood.u Reveal
tens Wi, l0-lL
Patrick and Lowth. Thomas Scott, Mat
theE heury, Albert Barnes and al the Other
Commentators agree In saying that the star
y QrluEo1d Of my text was Atula, King o.!
the Huns He was 50 called because be was
brilliant as a star. and like Wcrnwooi. be
ef1hitisFed everything be touched. We have
siu1sel tiie star u BethleheIn, and the Morn
lng star o. tie Revelation, and the Star OF
feane, but iny subject this hour calls US q
gas ~ the Star NORWOOD, and my theme
might lie called Brilliant Bitterness
A more extraordinary character history
does not furnish than this man referred %
IN ms text, Attiia, the king u the Huns.
One day 4 wounded heifer came limping
along through the fields. and herdsnan
followed H. bloody track On the grass to See
uhera fhp heifer was WOUNDED. ami went on
hack, further and further. until be came to
sword last ID the earth, the point downward
a. ihulEh Il had dropped from the heavens,
and against the edges OF this sword the
h-iier hal i-sen cut The hsrisman pulled
up fiaf sword aud presented 1t to Aftila.
Atrla =aid that sword must have dropped
from fhe heavens from the grasp Of the god
Mars end rs being given % him meant
That Attla should conquer and govern
tie whole earth Other mighty men
hare been delighted at be called
llherators or the inerciful or the good.
blf Atua called himself and de
riarl-d that others call him the SOURCE Of
fiiii. Al the had Of 10000 troops, mounted
on lapHadoaian borses, ho swept everything
tnull tie Adriatic 10 the Black sea He put
his iron heel on Maoedonia and Greece and
Inrnce- lie ulade Milan and Pavia and
tanaa and Verona beg for mercy, which he
bestowed not The Byzantine castles. TO
maei Lis ruinous levy, put up at auction
MASSIVE silver tables and vases Of solid gold
A city captured by him, the inhabitants
were brought out ard put into three Glasses.
d. Arst class, those who could bear arms,
who must Immediately enlist under Attiia or
b. blltclered, the second class. the beautiful
NQiueiL who were made captives 70 the
Huns. tie third class, the aged men and
women, ~ho wee robbed Of everything and
VI 60 uack 20 the city 70 pay heavy tax
Il was common saying that the grass
neE r. EreE again where the hOof of ATLAS
horse had trod His armies Redeemed the
saieit % the Seine and the Moselle and the
Kline with carnage, and fought On the CAT
Eiouian plains the fernest battle since rs,
word stood, 5000 dead left on the field
On and on until all those who could nut ou-
pose hsm with arms lay PROSTATE on their
49, al d anu a tAWAA u Nll.L seen IN
tie distance, bishop cried: at Is the aid
q Cod and allthe people took up the cry:
1T L. tie AID Of God. As the cloud Of dust
nas loEn aside the banners OF reinforcing
arni's marched IN 70 help against Attila,
the Eaourge of God The most unimportaut
Occurrences be used as 4 supernatural re-
solrie, aud after fhree months Of failure to
capture the city of Aquileia and bis army
had given up the siege the flight Of a stork
an N.IHH fTurn fff4 -f.f Ia.
was taken hY him as a sign that he was to
capture the city. anl his army inspired with
ille same occurrence resumed the siege and
fooh the walls a a point from which the
storE had emerged So brilliant was the
congnero- IN attire thst his enemies could
mol look AZ him. but shaded their eyes or
turned their heads
Slain Oh tie evening Of his marriage by
bis bride liiiro, who was hired for the as
sassiuation. lis followers heEaiiei him not
VITA tear but with blood. eating themselves
y lfh iculves aHd lances He was put into
three eolins--fhe first u iron, the second Of
silser- ami the tlI,vi Of gold. He was buried
a. uigil., an into his grave were poured the
moi valuable con and precious stones.
amounting - the wealth Of kingdom. The
grave dig=ers and all those who assisted at
lhe burial were massacred 50 that It would
never b. known where SO much wealth was
1ltoutsaL The Roman Empire conquered
d. world but Atilla conquered the Roman
Empire he Was right in calling himsel a
soo1rse, bus instead Il being the seourge OF
Tod b. Has the seourre OF he'll Because Of
bis lrllliancy and bitterness tie commenta-
taEs were right IN believing him 10 be the
itar Norwood o. ii.-- t-axt As the regions
be devastated Eere parts most opulsnt win
fountains and streams and rivers, you see
hnW graphic ny t.rt s. There fell great
'iAr n ~ fs-erii, ulri-iss e ,. --afe a iamTl
inl i fell upou the fbirl part o. the rivers
lud uIlou the fountains n waters: ami he
sanie = tie star j. called Norwood
Have you ever thought huH many eulbit-
Erred lives there are about Us, misarthropic,
nori.id acfid, saturninei The European
llnut fron ahich NORWOOD is extracted,
1Itsfnisia alsinthium. is a perennial plant
md all the year round il is ready 10 exude
r. oil And IN many human lives there is a
PERENNIAL disfillation Of acrid experiences
e. there are s5uie whose whole work is 70
bed hateful influence on others There are
attiias Of the home, or Atfilas OF the social
-ir.ie. or ATLAS Of the church, or Attilss of
he state and one-third Of the waters Of all
ie word. II not tro-thirds the waters. are
lo.so1ed BY the falling OF the star Worm
sood- IL Is not complimentary TO human
latlrs that most men, as soon as they get
.reaf power. bee lne oTer5earing. The more
lcEer met have he better. II their nower be
I'D for good The les power men have the
stier. Il thy use il for evil.
Liriis circ|e ruuIi and round and round
,efore they sNooq upon that which they are
Inning for AMI 4 my discourse 50 far has
eeu swinging round and round. this moment
/ drdfs straight on your heart and asks the
.usstion. Is your life % others a henelic
Jon % an sfuliftaTmenf. a blessing or a
urse. halsdm or NORWOOD,
rome Of you. ] know. are morning stars,
nd you are mesIsg the daHning life Of your
hldreu hlgiit with gracious influences, and
ul are iseaming upon ali the opening enter
rsss u philanthr0pic aud Christian ell
eaE0T. and you are beraids Of that day Of
osT,elizntign which viii yet food the noun
ans and valleys II our SIN cursed earth.
iail. morning star Keep on shining with
and Christian hope.
some n you arr evening stars, and you
r. cheering the last days Of Old people, and
hauEh a cloud sometimes comes over you
hrulEh the querulusness or unreasonable
- a your Old father and mother, il is only F.
Dr. a moment and the star soon comes out !
ear again and is ssen from al the balconies
Z the neighhorhOod The old people will I
lrEiFe your occasional shortcomings, for
10y fhamalves several times lost their
ziienre with you aheE you we're young and
apf-d you Hhen you did not deserve H. 4
.al evening star, Hang on the darkening
81 your diamond oorunet-
But are any Of you the star " ormwood4 I
20 sou s0pd and erowl from the thrones .
af4fnai or MATERIAL Are your children .
l-flasflngiy pecked at! Are yOu always .
-ylnE, Hush % the merry voices and .
slff feet aud their laughter, which oeca- /
1na'iF frirk.es through al wrong times and .
SUPPRESSED bV them until they can hold Il 4
b longer and al barriers burst into IN
mris-a gu1aE and exclamation, ns IN high .
esther tbs wafer has tricizicd through a
|Ehf opening IN the mil dam but afterward /
axes Nlder aud wider hre4ch until il car
- al before II viihirresisfihle freshet Do /
q b. to1 mach offended az the noise your
iiidfen nos make It will he still enough I
ben one ~ them Is dead Then you would /
he your right hand 70 hear one shout
ON their silent voices or one step from
- still foot You will not any Of you
ige ~ SAT- very long before your house is
ilaT than Fnu want Il Ans. that there
~ 81 many homes not known 10 tue Society
p the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Children,
here children are pot On the limits and
nacss-d AMI ciiif-i ami ear pulled and sense
slT calies u ar1er AMI answered sharp and
TFrcs-ed until & IS wonder that under
eh ffo-ee-s-= they Do not all turn out No
.rs aus Aana Sahiis
q BAT = your iuiiu.anoe upon the neighhor-
3D. the foHu az The ritF Of your resIdence'
: vii supI-lse that your are sfar OF wit.
hat kind II ray do you shoot f0rihi Do
81 u.s. thuf splendid faculty % irradiate the
1rld or b. rankle IT, ! bless all the apps
iie college ~ humorisiz The man that
AIS me- lluEh j. my beneiac;or. | do not
ana auf po1y % MAKE me cry. can do
AZ without any Assistance We al cry
I1usl AMI have enough = cry about. Coo
80 al sslllll puuslers. all reparteeists, all
'uisuunlers Of ln-euisas conundrums, all
49, aho mfthiuilF surprise Us with IN
mas l-Eiapnztinu Of wurlz Thomas Hood