Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-28
TIE LANE TOOK TIE PREY
LAST SUNDAYS SERVICES IN THE
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

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nhooAL'N' may s"As .no '-.e
tnis morning the rev. l. Ee VIII iainase
d. D.. read the account OF the man helpless
az the Beautiful Gate OF the Temple de
then gave out the hymn beginning;
| cloud Of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already srod'
Ana on"aru urge my why
The subject OF the eloquent DOCTORS dis
course was; Disabled Hunters bringing
Down the Most Game" HIS teNt was from
Is xxxiii, ~, The lame take tne prey
Following is the sermon;
The utter demohtion OF tne Amyrian noss
was here predicted NOT only 'oouse nnel
should go torth ana gamer ene spous oi con,
quest, but even men crippled OF arm ana
| crippled OF loot shouio go out aho csp'uIe
much that was valuable, iheir pnysicai ois'
| advantages should not hinner tnen great en-
richment 80 II mas been In tne past 50 IL IL
now, 50 it VIII De IN the iuOure 90 IL Is in
all departments men iaoor uhoer seenr
fngly great disadvantages ana amid tne
most unfavoranie circumstances YET making
grand achievements, ge1shg grea. oiessinS
for themselves great Dressing ior 'ne "or,u'
great blessing Tor tne CHURCH. anu 30 Ine
lame take the prev.
| DO you know .nat tne tnree great Poe's OF
the world were to0a.Iy ohhdf nonief, W
sian- John milton 10 you know that MI
PRESCOTT. VINO wrote enas encnahSing oook'
The Conquest OF Mexico, never ga" mex
leo, couiu NOT even see 'he pape' on "ui.h
ne was writingf faune"orN across 'ne
sheet, between WHICH, up ahu oo~u. went
tne peu iriliio,'aL 70 you Ano" snas oan. y
| oassio, tne sculptor, couiu no. Se .ue iiai oie
before nim, or .ne cnisei win "nicn ne GUY
II into Shapes De~itcnihg' 10 you Know
that Alexander rope, WHOSE poems Will ias'
as long as the Engllsn language was 30 mucn
OF an Invalid that ne haa 70 oe se"eo up
every morning IN rousn can'as Ill oruef W
stand on his teet at ail'
DO you know that stuart the ceieoraoed
painter, did much OF his wonderful WORK un-
der the shadow OF tne dungeon, wnere ne had
| been unJustiy imprisoned Tor deotf DO you
know that Demosthenes oy almost supernu-
man exertlon nrst mad 70 conquer the lisp OF
his own speech BEFORE ne conquered assem-
biages with his eioquencei DO you know
that Bacon struggled all through innumerar
BILE sicknesses, and that Lord Byron and Sir
Waiter Scott went iimplng on clubfoot
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great poets and painters and orators and his
toriaiis ana heroes oi lDe "orio naa some
thihs 10 keep enein JACK anu pun 'nein
DOWN ano impede tneir way, ana cripple
their physical or their intellectual move
ment ana YET tnas eney pusned on and
pushed up until they reached the spolls
| OF worldly success ana amid tne nuzza OF
nations and centuries tine lame TOOK the
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You know that vast mnititude OF these
men started under tne disadvantage OF Cd
scure parentage Coiumous, 1ne son OF the
weaver rergusoh' tne astronomer, the son
Oh ene snepnerd america tne prey OF the
one worios on WORLDS tne prey OF the other.
ous "nal Is true IN secular directions Is more
true IN sPtr'uun anu rehgious oirec'ions' ana
proceed 10 proVeh
mere are IN an eoiithunities msny inVa-
has iney never kno" q wen day. Ihey
anhere 10 eneir occupations, out tney go
panlihg aions cue s.ree,s Win eanauseion'
ana at eVehsiine Ihey lie oo"n on tne lounge
"icn acnings oeyonu an iheoicameh1 ihey
nave trieo ali prescriPtions' tney nave gone
through all the cures "hcn were proclaimed
tniaiiipie' ana 'ney nave come no" 70 sur
render 10 perpetual aiiihenIs' iney consider
1ney are AIMING many aissd'an'ases' ana
Wnen 1ney see lhose VINO nre ouoyant ID
health pass oy tney almost envy their robust
iraines anu easy tespi,aeioh
out nave nosiceu aihohe tha1 invahd
ciass 'nose VINO nave 'ne sreA1sss knowieoge
on the oieie, VINO are IN ne,aFess intimacy
Wild jesus Snris.. VINO ua'e ene moss glowing
experiences oi 'oe 1u'n' VINO nave naa tne
most reinar kaoie answers 70 prayer, ana VINO
nave tne most ehnliaranb anticipetions OF
neaVeh tne temptations which weary US
VINO are IN ROBUST neaion tney nave CON
quered iney nave ai',aeo among tnem tne
sloiis OF lhe conquest Mhhy VINO are aleft
and atnieeic ana swar1ny ioieef IN the way.
ihese are one iaine ina. take lne prey. NOD
ert nan an inVano. Ed"aro rayson an In
vahu- hIcnaro oaAoer an ihVahu, Sainuei
fSuthefloru an lnVahd ihis morning, "nen
you want 10 cau 70 niind tnos'e VINO are most
Cnris'n you .uihA VI soiiie oar Aeheo rooh
IN your iaeuer Aouse from "nicn .nere went
torln an innuehce potent ior eternity.
step iurtner through RAISED ietters
bne art Vi pruning mas oeeh orougut 70 tne
ateention OF the phha,
iou 1aAe up lhe D'oie ior 1he oiiho' ana
YOU ciose your eyes, anu you run your
nngers over the raised letters, and you say;
WY never coulu get any lioruiaIion IN
TINS way Wnat slow, lumbrous way OF
reading Sod neip the onno-
AUD yet nna among 1nat siass OF persons
among tne oind' tne deai ana the dumo, the
most tnorougn acquaintance with Sods
word smut OUT from all other sources OF
information, no sooner does sheir hand touch
the raised letter than they gather prayer.
without eyes, they iook on upon tine KING
dom OF GODS love without bearing, they
catch the mlnstreisy OF the skies. Dumb
yet with pencil, or with irradlated counte-
nance, they declare the glory OF Tod
large audience assembled In New YORK
at the anniversary oil the Deaf and Dumb
asylum, and one OF the visitors, with chalk,
on the blackboard wrote this question to the
pupils: "Do you not find it very hard to be
deaf and dumbr And one of the pupils took
the chalk and wrote on the blackboard this
sublime sentence in answer; "When the song