The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-07
Wesklg gutelligeaefr.
ois'e'a, o,,y ana Ceunsr Papsr,
THE HeaE Oh n0ReAS.
Sermon Delivered by Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmage at Joppa.
The Life and Work of the Pioneer In I'm
ostentatious Eleemosynary Work
Reviewed-Her Influence u
Perennial One.

During his visit to the Holy Land,
ioppa, the home of Dorcas, was visited
by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, and while
there he delivered the following SER
mon, taking for his text:
And all the widows stood by him weeping,
and showing the coats and garments which
Dorcas made while she was with them.-Acts
TX, 80.
Christians of Joppal Impressed as l
I'M with your mosque, the first 1 ever
saw, and stirred as 1 am with the fact
that your harbor once fioated the great
RATS of Lebanon cedar from which the
temples at Jerusalem were builded,
Solomon's oxen drawing the logs through
this very town on the way to Jerusalem,
nothing can make me forget that this
Joppa was the birthplace Of the sewing
society that has blessed the poor in all
lands. The disasters to your own when
Judas Maccabeus set it on fire, and Ma
poleon had Ave hundred prisoners mas
sacred in your neighborhood, can not
make me forget that one Of the most
magnificent charities of the centuries
was started in this seaport by Dorcas, a
woman with her needle embroidering
her name ineffaceably into the benef-
cence Of the world. l see her sitting in
yonder home. In the doorway, and around
about tho building, and in the room
where she sits, are the pale faces of the
poor. She listens to their plant, she
pities their woe, she makes garments for
them, she adjusts the manufactured
articles to suit the bent form Of this
invalid woman. and 10 tho ~crinnle
that comes crawling on his hands
and knees. She gives a coat to this
one, she gives sandals to that one.
With the gifts she mingle PRAYERS and
tears and Christian encourapemen
Then she goes ont tn no greeted on the
street corners bv tboaa wbauSSEsaN44.
hlaa.ed and an hra,,.h tsa[et,.st 4
crv is heard: .~fsorcaa,is ro,nineis qhe
sick loolr aiD pratofally IN her face as
eha n,,tA har hand On the burning brow.
ana 49, ,zs6nl1 tfe. sban7oned start up
s1itA hoSs 81 sa<5v} hear her gentle voice,
Is thoa7t n ANGEL had addressed them;
and as sac <<>es ont the lane, eyes half
put out with sin. think they see a halo
of light About her brow and a trail Of
glory In htt ba<hway. That night a
half-paid sijpHffght climbs the hill
and reaches khoo4e, and sees his little |
boy well clad and Says. .sWhere did
those CLOTHES come fromarT And they
tell him. Qorpas has been here" In
another p1aca q woman Is Trimming a
lamp; Doecas bought the oil. In
another p1<ce. family that had not
been at table for many a week are
gathered now, for Dorcas has brought
bread. i
But there Is a sudden pause In that
woman ministry They say: Where
Is DorcasE why we haven't seen her
ior many a Gay' "here Is DorcasF
ana one Oh these poor people goes up
ana Knocks at the door ana mas the
mystery solved All through tne
naunts Oh ene news comes
Dorcas Is slck' NC Duiletln hashlng
ilcm tne palace gate' telling the stages
OF a hing olsease' is more anxiousiy
waiOee LOT 'nan inc news rom tnis SICK
DeneIactress Alas Ior ooppal tnere Is
Walling' waning. mat voice winch
mas uttered so many cneeriu words Is
husheo' INA manu- "hich mas maue 80
many garments ior Che poor Is colo ana
sui; the STARS wnlch hao poured llght
lnto the OF wretchedness Is
oimmea Dy the bllndlng mists That go
HP zfvAi tnes RIVER OF oehtn- IN every
k7a-f0ss4Kea place ~ tnis town. wher-
ekek acre. 9lek 5enlta ana np paint
wherexer sner4 IS gutlf 2
miseration' whereyer there 1s4 brpken
heart and no confort. there are despair
ing looks and streaming eyes and ran
tic gesticulations as they cry: T
thllOFRng ia 6nndo
They send for the apostle Peter, who
happens to be in the suburbs Of this
place, stopping with a tanner-Simon
by name. Peter urges his way through
the crowd around the door and stands in
the presence Of the lead. What expos
tulation and grief all about him! Here
stand some of the poor people, who show
the garments which this poor woman
had made for them. Their grief can not
be appeased. The apostle Peter wants
to perform q miracle. He will not do it
amidst the excited crowd, so he kindly
orders that h whole room be cleared.
The door is shut against the populace.
The apostle stands now with the dead.
Oh, 1T Is a serious moment, you know,
you are alone with lifeless body!
The apostle gets down on his knees and
prays, and then he comes to the ifeless
form Of this one all ready for the sepul-
cher, and in the strength OF Him who Is
the resurrection he exclaims: "Tabitha,
arlseF Ihere Is q sur In the fountains
Oh Ire; the neart nutters; the nerves
thrill; the cheek nushes; the eye opens;
sne Slts up!
we see In this SUBJECT Dorcas the
disciple Dorcas the benefactress' Dor
cas- the lamen1eu' DorcaS inc resur-
u
II hao hot seen that woru olsclpie IN
my text, would nave ms wom-
an was a Onristlan. sucn music as tnat
never cams from d nearG when 10 nov
cnorueo anu s'ruhR py OWNS srace.
before snow you tne neeoi2EorK OF
Inns woman | want 70 sno3 2 ner re-
generaseu near., tte 1870. pure
me anu ~ Sptzf<zsn Wish
tnat que Rt4f *n4 <n4'o.<< <no osugn-
.srz saren "ouio
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Oh inc nos
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nioti 0umuie Vi 'ho Juaslne ny
on' "omah' ehee you nts
iasc anu srea 10y ~ IL
seeking Ior zoo anu DeinB az peaoe WIN
Him. Wnen tne trumpet shsii souhu
there Will DO an uproar, ana a wrecK ol
anu coh'no' snu ~ "n
m can nRIn VOH. 1Iu Iuo l