The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-10-18
TALMAGE's SERMON.
Discourse on "The Three Great
est Things to Do"
70 ExIgencles of Life and the Way TO
Meet vhem-- salvation Must Como
I'm Gods own Way, Not by
the Ways of Man.

lowing sermon at the Brooklyn Taber-
Gle, taking for his subject; 1.-THE Three
eatest Things to Do" His text was;
he people that do know their God shall be
png and do exploits -TDaniel, XII, 20.
kntiochus Epiphanes, the old sinner,
me down three times with his army
desolate the Jews, advancing one time
h one hundred and two trained ele-
ants, swinging their trunks this way
ID that, and sixty-two thousand in
ltry, and six thousand cavalry troops,
ID they were driven back Then, the
BOND time, he advanced with seventy
bus and armed men, and had been
ain defeated. But the third time he
ID successful siege until the navy Of
me came in with the fash Of their long
nks of oars, and demanded that the
3ge be lifted. Aud Antiochus Epip-
nes SAID be wanted time to consult
tn his friends about it, and Popillus,
ie of the Roman ambassadors,
bk staff and made circle on the
pund around Antiocus Epiphanes, and
mpeled him to decide before he came
b Of that circle, whereupon he lifted
siege. Some of the Jews had sub
tied to the invader, but some OF them
sisted valorously, as did Eleazer when
had swiue's flesh forced into his
buth, spit it out, although he knew he
lst die for it, and did die for it, and
hers, as my text shows. were enabled to
exploits.
An exploit | would define to be heroic
brave feat, a great Achievement
Well, " you say, az admire such things,
there is no chance for me; mine is a
1T OF humdrum life. II had an An
chus Epiphaues to fight | also could
exploits" You are right so far as
pat wars are concerned There will
obably be no opportunity to stinguish
urself in battle. The most of the
igadier Generals of this country would
yer have boon heard Of had II not been
the war. General Grant would have
manned in the useful work of tanning
des at Galcna, and Stonewall Jackson
uld have continued the quiet college
pfessor in Virginia. And whatever
litary talents you have will probably
dormant forever. Neither will you
obably become great inventor. Nine
n hundred and ninety mine out otleyery
thousand inventions found in the
|tent Office at Washington never yield
fnefr authors enough money TO pay for
expenses of securing the patent. So
h will probably never be Morse, or an
bison, or Humphrey Davy, or an Ell
hitney. There Is not much probability
lat you will be the one out Of the hun
ed that achieves extraordinary success
commercial, or legal, or medical, or
erary spheres. What thenl Can you
We no opportunity to do exploits? / am
ing to show you to-day that there are
rec opportunities open that are grand,
billing, reaching, stupendous and
erwhelming. They are before you now.
one, if not all three of them, you may
exploits. The three greatest things on
rth to do are to s ave man, or save a
man. or save chi Id.
During the course of his life almost
cry man gets into an extgency, is
mght between two fires, is ground be-
cen two millstones, sits on the edge of
me precipioe, or in some other way
mes near demolition. 1t may be fin
cial, or moral, or a domestic, or a
cial, or political exigency. You sonnet
mes see it in court rooms. A young man
got into bad company and he has of
hded the law, and he is arraigned. All
anu tOuiuStd ht 10 III AhV ~ %
ce of Judge and jury and lawyers. He
n be sent right on in the wrong direc-
Pm. He is feeling disgraced, and he is
most desperate. Let the Districts ttor-
overhaul him as though he were an
l offender, let the ablest attorneys at
bar refuse to say a word for him be-
use he can not afford considerable
!, let the Judge give no opportunity for
esenting the mitigating circum-
snces, hurry up the case and
stle him up to Auburn or Sing Sing.
he lives for seventy years he will
II be criminal, and each decade OF
life will be blacker than its predeces-
+. In the interregnums OF prison life
can get no work, and he is glad to
eak window glass. or blow up safe,
play the highwayma so as to get back
ain within the walls where he can gel
netting to eat and hide himself from
cruel gaze OF the world. Why don't
father come and help him? His
Their is dead. Why dou't his mother
me and help him? She is dead. Where
all the ameliorating and salutary in
ences OF society? They do not touch
%. Why did not some one long ago
the case understand that there was an
portunity for the exploit, which would
famous IN Heaven a quadrillion of
AIRS after the earth has become
uttered ashes in the last whirl-
nd? Why did not the district attor-
take that young man into his private
Ice and say: "My son, | see that
are the victim of circumstances. This
your first crime. You are sorry. will
ing the person you wronged into your
essence and you will apologize and ma Ike
the reparation you can, and will give
u another chance" or that young man
presented in the courtroom and he h as
friends present and the Judge says |:
Who is your counsel?" And he answers:
have none" And the judge says
Who will take this young mans case9"
nd there is a dead halt and no one
ers, and after awhile the judge turns
some attorney who never had good
SO in all his lite and never will, and
nose advocacy would be enough to Sc
re the condemnation of innocence
elf. Aud the professional incom petent
avis up beside the prisoner, helpless
ss to rescue despair, when there ought
be struggle among all the best men
the profession as TO who should have
honor Of trying to help that un-
rtunate. How much would such an at
rney have received as his fee for such
Advocacy Nothing in dollars,
It much every way in a happy con.
iousness that would make his own life
lighter, and his own dying pillow sweet
and his own Heaven brighter--the
nsciousness that he had saved a man.
80 there are commercial exigenoies. A
Try late spring obliterates the demand
D spring overooats and spring hats and
bring apparel OF all sorts. Hundreds OF
ousands OF people say; at seems we
o going TO have no spring and we shall
straight out of winter into warm
eather, and we can get along without the
nal spring attire" Or there is no au-
mn weather, the heat plunging into the
Id, and the usual clothing, which is a
mrromlse between summer and winter.
not required. IL makes a difference in
Q sale Of millions and millions Of dol :
RS ot goods, and some over-sanguine
Pung merchant is caught with a vast
mount Of unstable goods that never will
salable again except at prices ruinOusly