The Brookhaven leader., 1888-02-23
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Sixth Sermon of the Series to the
Women of America.
~enais Suffrage Not the Remedy fol
DruBkenness-ResuIts of Good and
Bad Advice From wives
to Husbands

In the sixth discourse OF hrs series ia
the Women of America, delivered at
BROOKLYN Tabernacle, Rev. I. DEWITT Tai.
mage took for his subject: "wifsly Ambi-
zion, Good and Bad" His text was;
Arise, and eat bread. and let thine heart Be
merry; will give Il as the vineyard OF NAboth
Il KiHgs, XXI,
DR.. Talmage said:
One day King Ahab looking cut Of the
window Of his palace at JekreeL said to
his wife, Jezabel. eve ought TO have these
royal gardens enlarged. II we could only
get that fellow, Naboth, who owns that
vineyard ont there, 10 trade or sell, We
could make Il q kitchen garden for our
palace"
"Fetch in Naboth," says the King to one
of his servants.
The gardener, wondering why he should
be called into the presence of His Majesty,
comes in little downcast in his modesty
and with very obs "a Gus manner bows
to the King. The King says:
''Naboth, want to trade VINEYARDS
with you. want your vineya ard for q
kitchen garden, and l will give You .
great deal better vineyard in place Of IL,
or, If Won rrefer money for It, will give
you cash"
''Oh, no." says Naboth, 81 can rot
trade of nv little place, nor can sell 10.
1t is the old homestead. GOT il Of my
father, and he Of his father, aud can not
let the old place 60 ont Of my hands"
in great state of petuancv. King
Ahab went into the house and flung him.
self on the bod, and turned his face to the
wall in a great pout. His wife Jetebel
comes in and she says: "NEhat is the ma E
ser with Won? Are YOU ck"
ooh" he saws. 81 feel very blue. 81 have
set nv heart on getting that kitchen gar
den, and Naboth will neither trade nor
sell, and 20 be defeated by a common gar
dsner is more than can stand"
'Oh, pShaw," SAYS Jezebel, don't go
on that way. Get up and eat your din
ner and stop mopjn-. 1 will get for you
that kitchen garden"
Then Jezahal borrowed her husbands
signet or seal, for then, rs now, in those
lands kings never signe' the = names, but
had ring with the royal name engraved
on it, and that impressed on a royal let-
Ger or document was the signature She
stamped her husbands name on a
proclamation, which resulted in getting
Naboth tried for trc son -ainst the
King, and two per 5ured witnesses swore
their souls away " tn the life OF Naboth.
and he was stoned 10 'ath and his prop
erty came to the Crown, and go JezebeI
ioi anu herSeb the
But while the wild street doys were
rending The did badr Of pa,T Nahotb.
Elijah, the prophet, :e = them Of other
CANNES that will af'ev awhile have a free
banquet, saving: 'WIer, dos lick the
blood Of Naho'h shall dogs lick thy blood,
Ana sn~o a,,.o,,o-L H.. $500.
abob ,ra,,,,di'l ,'' '..e' eS'' Hiter'
drinnir, vii, +l,. ...,' e.'' -
rndar - lo,,,,;,,r- l,.af.s', -"
little oftarr,o.l - -, - i a""
haen b;s cbtoF NO.. H.. 49,, ~, al
bo- ,,oIoco.1,.ir,,1l,,,. 49,, - ~ 80 a.
enamy an.raoos, 80 nc
the roI,ca - 'l Vi
sttuastis- A'.4 !, h'Ae Il 'FSe.t look as
verr 1ost che d,,,.,+,, ~ ~ 'l'7
.ccordTrr 70 o,.,,,+,r ~ ~
e,,os al - .,2. u "''
,,o,-5or 80, 80 - - s'oN
pror, tho ~, - -"
yior, Wv ~, 10 - II d
in bis .bor,o+ -. s,,-,,,.,s - W va. Ne'7S
bar room. srrbrl-, -. -, - % ~
doubt the sravee boi,,1 - 'u t- no
sncb VOL, a. o.sos,S,o+ill 4 Iioul
Onaan Je,ohaI ca,11 - ,o,' o,' All'T ing
80 +ba coru.o,. r1I,,.-, " mem
4binr &c he. sho,,t,d 80.
s.Tb-o- ;, ~,
- o.-. NO. AnoS Selzed aer and
l1o4 VA uS7l7'lH anu c"rSlng 10 the
I'D ~ an huIieo her Iorth
.trthin :. 49, 'u !E 20 me earth,
4ris t,'H0 70 leu Jehu's horses
80 He' anu 'iIe c"arLoC WHeeis roll
80 " H'ie oehu IS INSIDE at the
. 90. 'eileen,hB hnnSeII a'ter the excite
t no"', NC 'iu MS servants 10 go and
80. ~ NC ou SUe9n' huc 'he "lId street
IS "1u iol ,n9 'n'Io tltie appeared on
no soene, auu lNey had removed all her
s uy eA'VP' NOSE parts "hlch IN all ages
VS. a ~ 81 d"97 lhstIhct or brutal
Pc '.t'o"1 kept from touchlng after
we pains OI lhe handS ana soles
u W" leeH
All TINS appa ing scene OF ancient his
Tory was the result OF WiIe'S bad ad-
vice 10 husband, OF a Wlte's struggle
70 advance heF hu>oahd'S interests by I'M
ia"Iul means AhaD ana JezebeI got the
kHchen garden or Naboth, but the dogs
tnls mistaken wlte aroused her husband
OUT OF al 5 melancholy by the words OF the
text: ARISE ana eat bread, and let thine
heart De merry; Will give thee the vine
yard OF Naooth'"
Inc lhhuehce suggested by TINS subje
Is an influence you never before heard dis
coursed on, and may never hear AGAIN, but
most potent and SEMI Omnl potent