Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson for APfA
29-"The Talents"
,Fro,n the Chicago staudard.l

From the Chicago Standard
The Lesson for above date may be found IN
the twenly-fitth chapter OF Matthew, from
the fourteenth to the tnrtleth verses
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES A.,
Dtlirered INTO then. his goods. Noe ths
co1.mi;ted. "a the word literally means. II
was u consignment not an assignment Men
treat the Lorl's goods as if they were 30 .nucn
abandoned property, or wreckage anu sa,sh
IRON the shores OF tme Not 80. mha.ese o.
man has he is commissioned by the owner 70
Keep, and hold for season. 1t Is not ns'
Up there in the counting chambere OF ever.
MY there is . record and entry which mases
us all agents. commission merchants, Stew
ards Of the Lords bounty.
according to his several dbtt1y Soou
practical lesson this for the days OF COM
muui< IN and of strikes through which We are
passing There is variant capacity, ~seV-
cral ability" among the children of men, we
are all after the same pattern, but not all cast
III the same mold Here is man whom nve
heavens wi estimate. Men may argue for
essc..tlal equality, and for a levellns Of re-
eponslblity here--commercial communion.
Gods higher law OF spiritual communism
alone Will stand. Strike as much as men Wall
against distinctions in service, Heavens in
veterate ratio of .fUc, taco, one is every where
in the very constitution If things. God still
intrusts according to mans Several ability :"
,Straightway. That was industry's pre-
emption of the ground Thrills wise taSlng
of preoccupstion. No hazardous dallying
and doubling and delaying, no weighing of
chances and shivering on the brink OF deci-
sion, no Satans vantage Of procrastination-
straightway he started to the doing. He went
right to the work that was expected Of him.
escaping error? DR.. 7. j. Morgan used to
tell his classes OF certain ambassador who
went abroad to discharge specific commits
sion. He reached England, and, hating,
te;egraphed back for instructions. They were
sent He went across tine channel and again
hesitate while he sent back for more instruc-
tons. Again they were given. He passed on
u little further and sent the same limid in
quiry along the lines. Then came the plain
and imperative word from the Government,
conveying we'll merited rebuke: "Put it
through!s He knew what that meant
Made other fire talents That is exactly what
it says. Energy is almost divine; it has we'll
nigh creative power. We say of this or that
enterpris.ng man, she is making money" He
s dssa his hspa and rro to
seeming, nothing was before he makes some
thing to spring forth. Do not say il is wrong
to be rich, it Is wrong for some men to be
anything else. By taking what they have and
making more they are working well, they are
dong divinely. Riches and Righteousness
ought not to be at variance.
Went awny-hid his LORDS money It was
sneaking sort of performance. lie slipped
out and away from the busy life of the thor
oughfare and the mart and went to digging a
the money with him-his Lords money, and
hid it there. Yonder goes monk away from
the abodes of mon out from the Intercourse
of soul with soul. He is looking for dark
corner of the earth where he may dig hole
and hide his talent-or rather his Lords
tc0 ofo OF
tor, or between the plow indies You think
he is doing an open, fair business with God
and man. He is not He has gift, talent
for Christian service that he has refused to
use. Every merchant, every farmer, giving
thought to the world alone, is Sinking oven
while he is working He has crept away to
hide, under clods of calicoes, his Lord y
money. And he knows it.
Behold-.jfre talents more. There is no salts
faction to be compared with it, the joy of the
the fruits and sheaves of work we'll done.
Some one asked . famous Grecian general
what was the happiest moment of his life. He
answered, when sent home the announce
mont Of my victory" 1t is transport with
held from angels and reserved for the work
aShall doubtless come again mith rejoicing,
bringing his sheavee" Harvest happiness,
the soace of sheaves. God grant lis more Of
it in the Christian church
Vete uOHe, MOH JOOu uWu .IuLHjHt Sefpdu
The satisfaction is mutual 1t is not an err
ing instinct that brings us to the Father, our
hearts full of glad hope at the same time that
our hands are full of first fruits. God him.
self is pleased with efficiency. Good and
faithful, what does it mean? Why, by
their fruits We shall know them. No doubt
God is pleased with those that labor on with
out present return. But, after all, we get
! what we devote ourselves to seeking in this
world. Suppose now we give ourselves to
pleasing God with fruitful ness; suppose we
just determine to prove ourselves "good and
faithful by the securement of immediate re-
suits. That is sage word of DR.. Goodell:
.Thls preaching aud going to sleep on our
faithfulness till God gives the increase is
nothing fidelity which does not bring cons tant
blessing from heaven in some form on his
people, and is ever close up to his Lords side
pleading for mercies and blessings, will be
successful in conveying spiritual gifts into
men, as well as faithful in his work.
Enter thou into the jog Of thy Lord. Not
heaven necessarily. The Joy especially re-
ferred to in the parable was the celebration
of the Masters safe return and the festivities
! incident to such an occasion. With the
descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost the
joy of the Lord began for the Christian
church. 1t shall reach its fuliness when he
comes again in his royal ajestv: but in the
presence of his Spirit there is JOY and this
JOY of the Lord is the church's strength.
I Let us seek an immediate rnalivation of tho