The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-08
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BRooKLYN DIvINEs SIM
DAY SERMON.
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AL ODHoAlOus Diet"
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HuSc - denomination dnson0 The fouls. N
p,et; re raituTe end the bat. These as
sns oe enc!eaH TO you among the cTeepin
ss.A9s nat creep upon The earth; The chdme
ton dHd the snail. n-Leyiticus ri 1880
=, tne Bible offers every possible variety o
Nneme- OF argument, and Of Illustration w
caro- not much in what kind OF a pitchsr tn
s NA.er OF life IS BROUGHT, il it is only th'
oiear, pure water. God gave the ancients
t,st OF the animals they might eat, and {
nat Of animals that they might not
az 1ness people lived in a hot climate
dnu certain forms of animal food corrupted
their blood, and Disposed them to scrofu
tous disorders, depraved their appetites, and
pemeaned their souls. mans food, when
ne 1As the r1eans and opportunity OF select
ING ~ suggests his moral nature Tue rea
son Inc Wild Indian is as crlel as the lion
- because be has food that gives him
the blood Of the lion. A missionary
among the Indians says that, by changing
~ style OF food 10 correspond with theirs
Ne temperament was entirely changed. There
nLs certain forms Of food that have tend
Sley TO Affect the moral nature. Many a
CaIsuan is trying to do BY PRAYER
mat which cannot be done except through
co5rected diet. For instance, he who uses
sNihes flash FOR constant diet will be dis
saseu IN body and polluted OF soul-all his
a11.orsles and catechisms Notwithstanding.
ne ane Sadarene swine were possessed Of
Inc devil and ran down A steau
place INTO the sea, and all the swine ever
s.sSe seem to have been similarly possessed.
~ - fiilcus, God struck this meat off the
tapie ot His people, and placed before them
- - at once healthful, nutritious
:. .lils''fhis Fih ysical reason, there
VIZ spiritual reason WHY God chose certain
ferns Of food for the anciants. God gave a
peculiar diet to his people, not only because
he wanted them to he distinguished from
the surrounding nations. but because GER
tain BIRDS and animals, by reason
OF thelr habits, have always been
suggestive Of moral qualities. By the list Of
Things from which they were te abstain. God
.Fishsd to prejudice their minds against GER
tain evils; and in the LIST Of lawful things
given, he wished to suggest certain forms OF
gooo. When God solemnly forbade His peo-
pie % eat the owl. the vulture the bat
tbs chameleo1, and the snail, He meant to
drive out Of His people all the sins that were
thus emblemized.
take the suggestion Of the text, end say
that one Of the first unelean things the
CHRISTIAN needs - drive cut Of his soul is the
owl. Ihe owl is the melancholy bird OF
night. It matches out whole broods
OF superstitions 1t is doieful and hideous.
When it sings, it sings through its
nosa L loves the gloom OF night hetter
than the brightness of the day. Who has
not slept In the cabin near the woods, and
bean awakened In the uieht BY the dismal
'too-hoo' Of the OWL Melancholy is the
owl thst IS perched in many a Christian
soul. Il Is an unclean bird, and needs to be
driven away A man whose sins are hardened.
and who is on the road to heaven, has no
right to be gloomy. He says: ~ have so
many doubts That IS because '.you are
lazy Go actively to work in Christ's
cause, and your doubts will vanish.
You say have lost my
properly but I reply: you have
infinite treasures laid up in Heaven You
Say: y am weak and sielly. and going to
die" Then be congratulated that you are so
nsar eternal health and perpetual gladness.
Catch few morning larks for your soul,
and stone this owl OF your premises.
As little giTi was eating, the sun dashed
upon her spoon, and she cried: so NAM
ma, have swallowed a spoonful Of sun
sninei Would God that we might all in
dulge IN the same beveragei Cheerfulness:
y makes the homeiest face handsome: it
makes the hardest mattress soft; it
rms the loom that weaves but
tsrcupz and rainboWS and aurorns
God made the grass black No; that would
oe TOO sonbre God made the grass red
10, that would be too gaudy. God made the
grass green, that by this parable all the
world might lie led to y subdued cheerful
hess Read yor Bible in the sunshine
Remember that your physical health Is
closely allied to your spiritual The heart
knd the liver are only few inches apart. and 1
what affects one affects the other. A histor- !
ian recor1s that by the sounds or great I
laughter IN Rome, HannibaIs assaulti1g 4
.rmy was frightened away in retreat
4Bd there Is IN ttc great outbi1rsting fo5r /
II n Christian soui that which can drive
lack any Internal besegement Rats love
aIafru
gloomy soul -Rejoise in the Lord, 0 ye 4
1Ehreous. and again say. rejoicei
Hoist the window OF Your soul IN this the /
WE'VE O'Clock Of your spiritual night Put i
he gun 70 your shoulder, and aim 1T the I
llzck Jungle from which the hooting comes, 1
pull the trigger. and drop that croaking, /
oathsolne, hidsous owl Of religious meian-
holy into the bushes
Again: taking the suggestion Of the text, 1
irive ont the rulture from your soul God 4
would not allow the Jews 10 eat Il It lives /
IN carrasses; It fattens among the dead; 4
With leadeD wing it circles about battle 4
aeldx Wilson. the American ornithologist, /
counted two hundred and thirty seven
Fulfures around one carcass II crossing 4
the desert when there is no sign Of wing in
he air, a camel perish out OF the caravan,
Immediately the air begins to dsrken with
Tultures- There are many professed Chris
ans who have vulture in their souls They
prey upon the character and feelings Of
others A doubtful reputation is
banquet for them Some rival in trade OF
profession falls, and the vuifure puts out his
bad. These people reTel n the details OF a
mans ruin They say. II told you So
Ihey rush into some store, and say: '.Havs
you beard the Dewsl Just as I expected
Dur neighbor has gone all to piecssl Good
Ior hiEil.i
That prosezsedly Christian woman, having
neard Of the wroniE-doing Of some sister in
he church, instead Of hiding the sin with
mantle Of charity, pebbles it all along the
Itreets She takes the afternoon 70 mako
lcr long negiecied calls She tells
Re story ten times before sun
Town, and every time tells It larger. She
ushes into the parors to tell il. and into the
iursery 10 tell i, nitd into the kitchen TO tell
She SAYS. Would Won nave thought
= We'll, I always said there was
omething wrong about her. Why.
hould not speak 10 her II 1 saw her in the
treet : It not iiorribles But better not
~ eny thing about it. because there
lay b some mistske. do not want
y name involved in the matter I
ness VIII just go DIVER and ask them at No
. whether they have heard il Guess it
'ust DC 50, for NARY Ann says that her hus-
and saw man wpj heard from bis business
srtner that his blind old grandmother had
en- sor1ething that looked very susuiciousiu
me most loashsoue. miserable. God-for-
Ken wretch on earth is a gossin. / can tell !
= "a tlie srresr. though have never seeu :
Z n-efore she walls fast. and has her :
TO-, FOR Ste time :
1ie enssn s,nce she heard that last scandal /
Ie looks both ways as she passes boring to Z
: neTevideuces Of deuravity in the windows. ]
..i.--.- fo,ft when Satan has Job 50 in t
liyely mean that in all the Dit he cannot '
= devil man enough to do il and ali S
hes and threats have failed 10 get ona
Hing Tor the informal crusade. he 81. . TO Il
y OF his serzeants- go up 70 BROOKLYN AID I
such street, On slch corner get that :
ssiping WOMAN. and she will Be l,lad "a y
IT, And sure enough, lils q hunqrv :
h. she takes the hook in her mouth ana 4
Ltsn sackens the iine, and lets her run out i
rther and farther. until after awhile he 7
-; at Is time to hanl in that line p and :
10 a few strong pulls. he brings her 70 r
y beach OF fire. What do you saw /
lat ne vas 4 msmbar Of the church, 5
"a mol neip that When Satan goes a-fish- /
3, &c does not care what school the fish be- q
y ~ "netner ls Is Presbyterian mack (
q or an hpiscolalianisalmon. Amidst the {
lunaof craSa OF Sinai. God said. Thou |
"a .HoL pear false witness againgt thy neigh g
r. An% IN Leviticus he saws. s.I7bou shalt 4
y 20 up ana down as a taie-bearern Take q
y INTO Yonr ear that scum OF he'll that Z
'ople can tItsie- tattie- Whosoever willingly i
tens 70 a SANDER is equally guilty with the :
le who tells il. and an old writer saws !
eY ought both TO ne hung. the one L
: the tongue and the other by the a