The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIyINEs SUN,
DAY SERMON.
Subject: Rewards For the DuK as
Well as the Brilliantly

49, a. "AO
TEXT: Unto one he 5are Jius talents, t.
another ltuo. and TO another one, to eueTl
man according to his several ability. -
Matt XIV, Is
Many Of the parallels of Jesus Christ were
moro grapic in the times in which BE lived
than they are now, because circumstances
have 10 much changed. In oldan times, when
man wanted to wreak grudge UPON his
neighper, after the farmer had scattered the
SEED wheat over the field and was expecting
the harvest his ayenger would go across the
SAME neid with sack fun OF the seed OF
uaTTei grass, scattering that seed all
over the Held. and of course it would sprout
up and spoil the whole cropi and il was to that
that Christ referred in the parable when de
spoke OF the tares being sown among the
Wheat IN this land cur farms are fenced
ctf. and the wolves have been driven 20 the
mountains. and we cannot fully under
stand the meaning CT the parable in
regard to tie shepherd and Che lost
sheep But the parable from which speat.
to-day IS founded on something we all under
sta1S. II IS built on money, and that means
she same in Jerusalem as in New York. 1t
means The same 10 the serf as to the Car.
and to the Chinese coolie as TO the Emperor.
y neither it IS made ont OF bone or brass.
or ron or copper, or gold or silver, it
speaks ali languages without a stamuer.
lie parable OF the text runs in this wise;
Z he o.ner OF large estate was about &c
aeite nome, and he bad some money that he
wished properly invested, and so he called to-
gether his servants, and sid:
am gong away row, and ] wish you
"olid take this money and put it TO the very
s osst possible use, and when / come back re-
gave S:4o0, To others DC gave lesser sums of
money 70 the least he gave St6s0 He left
nome and was gone for years, and then re-
tnrned On his arrival he was anxious 10
krew about his worldly affairs. and
he called his servants together to
report TO him. 'I.et me know. nd ha
nat have You been doing with my prop
eTty since have been gone The man who
HAa received the S5lV0 came up and said: Il
invested that money. got good interest for
= Il have IN other ways rightly empIovf.d
u; and here ara $3.50. You see i have
oonoiea what you gave ma That's very
5000 said the owner of the estate. that's
grandly done ! admire your faithful
rs and industry l shall reward you
We done-wel doner Other servants
CAME up with smaller accumulation. After
= NAie, see man dragging himself
e.le'ns, with his head hanging. / know from
the way he comes in that he is a lazy fellow
he comes up to the owner OF the estate and
says. Here are those 81 sou "Whatin
SAYS The owner OF the property, haven't
You made IL accumulate anvtbinqsi
Noihing-nothinga 'Nhv. what have Won
been about al these ycarsf' ..Oh. I WIS
alra.c t1a' II invested it, l might somehow
ne Il 4here are your SlSsO." Many a
iAan STARTED cut with only crown in his
POCKET, and achieved a fortune. I'm. this
fellow OF my text. with $3.50 has gained MOI
one iarthzag. Instead Of conlessinp his in
coience, be gOts to work 10 beFate his
l.aalsr' Ior lndo.enee Is most always i'm
puient and Impairment Of course. he loses
MS place and IS scharged from the service
The owner who went out into far country
IS Jesus Christ going from earth to heaven
The servants spoken of in the text ara
Irelnbers OF The church. The talents are our
nlieFent 9tal fcsttlcns OF usefulness given
N different proportions 70 different people.
! be coming hacK OF the owner IS the Lord
sssess return lfs at the Judgment TO make
iihal s-ttiemeiii. The raising Of some Of
tlese men 20 be rulers over five ortIso CITIES.
IS Tie exalfatpu Of the righteous at the last
gay. while tho casting ont OF the idler is the
1ll1'slon Of all those who have misimproved
their privileges
Learn firsi from this subject. that becoming
! Chr1siian Is merely going out to service
u ycu have any romantic idea about becom-
fz Christian. 1 want now to scatter the
'emen ce. IL You enter into The kingdom Of
SOD, i will re gong into plain, practical,
honest continuous, persistent Christian
Aork. know there are a great many people
Eho havs fantastic and romantic notions
bout this Christian life but he who serves
SOC VITA al the energies OF body. mind. and
1ll IS a worthy ssrsant, ard he who do not
5 al unworthy servant When the wnr trum-
It sounds, all the Lords soldiers must /
march, However deep the snow may be, or
lo~eyer fearful the odds against them. Under |
or Government We may have Colonies. and I
apfainsi ans! Jeler1 II time OF peace, but in /
ne Church CT God there is no peace until the I
ast great victory snail have been achieved
tut have 10 tell you 1t is 2 20 untary ser i
ice. Pt0nle are not brought into it as I
iaFes were dragged from Africa. A young I
1an goes 10 an artisan and says. t
Sir. wait to learn Voiir trade. L I
y this indenfurs, yieli myse.f to your care 4
I'd service for the next four, or i've, or 4
sven years want you 70 be my master.
nd want to be your servant Just so, II /
fe come into the king lom OF God at all, we
Inst come. saving 70 Christ BE Thou my
lEster- take Thy service for time and for
terBity- lchoose it, itisa voluntary service.
here is no drulgery in IT, IN our worldly
ailEgs scmss mes our nerves get worn out,
I'D cur head aches, ana our physical facul-
les break down. but in this service Of the
ord Jesus the harder a msn works the bet
r be Likes Il. and s. man IN this audience
'ho has peeH for forty Yesrs serving. God en-
W The employment better thsi wi en- he FIRST
Inferred Il The grandest honor that can ever b
'estoWed upon ysu IS to have Christ say to
ou on the lastday: We'll done good and
aitbful servautn
Learn also from this parable that different
are given 10 diiferent. oeople.
be teacher Lifts a blackboard and he draws
diagram, in order that by that diagram he
1aF impress the mind Of the pupil with the
ruth that he has been utsering. And all the
ruths Of this Bible are drawn ont in the
aturel world as IN great diagram. Here
an acre Of ground that has ten
alenEs Under a Little culture it yields
Fenty bushes o. wheat TO the acre. Here
another piece Of ground that has only one
lent You may pow it. aud harrow it.
nc culture IL year after year. but it Yields
mere pittance. 50 here IS a man with ten
zleula IA tbs way OF getting coed and doing
BOD He soon, under Christian culture,
lelds great harvests Of faith and good work
ere IS another man who seems TO have only
ne talent, and you may put upon him
q greatest spiritual culture but he
eds but little Of the fruits Of
ghteousnesz You are to understand that
lere ara. different qualifications for differ
Il individuals There is great deal Of ;
iinous comparison when man says. 'Oh, !
only had that mans faith. or that mans
oneF, or that MN eloQuence, how would /
rye God Better take the faculty that
Cd has given you and employ it in
AADDl1 Ae14 - !
y. that before the stone and
nber were brought 70 Jerusalem for the s
smp,e every stone and piece Of timber was {
arked. so thar before they started for
rusaiem the architects knew in what p ace
At particular riecs o. timber or stone
Suld it And so have 70 tell you we are /
| married Tor s0me one place in the great l
5,n,,tsis ' ss4s2ls- ana do not let US
, be the foundation stone or
e cap stoueu Let rs 90 into the very
ace where God intends Us to be, and be
lfisfied with the position. Your talent may
E in lsrge worldly estate; your talent may be
personal appearance; your talent may
Q in high social position; your talent may
9 in a swift pen OF eloquent tonga but /
hatever be the talent, il has been given only
" one purposs--practical use. You some
mes find a man ia the community OF whom
on say: esFfe has no talent ataiis and yet that
ian may have a hundred talents. HIS one
gndred talents may be shown ia the item OF
lduranee. Poverty comes. and he e1dures
Z persecution comes, and he endures it,
ckness comes, and be endures IL Before
zen and angels he is a specimen Of Christian
atiences and be IS really Illustrating the
over OF lhrists Gospel, and IS
ding Is much for the Church, and more
q the Church, than many more positively
ctive. II you have one taIeat, U.S. that; II
on have ten falents- use them, satisfied with
be fact that we all have different qualiIca-
ions and that the Lord decides whether we