Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Nv SPRINGS OF JOY.
SERMON by THE REV. DIR.
TALMAGE.

TALMAGE.
tho Father Gave Achsah a De-
'''' Land to Live In, So God Has
e '.an Man This World Goodly Homo
which to Dwell.
no Witt Talmage preached in the
l'1' ,. n Tabernacle, Sunday last, on
COOS ,r SPRINGS of JOY" The text was,
New New, hast given me south land; give
h ',.o springs of water. And he gave
!, ", the upper springs, and the neither
e. l;nas. Joshua Nv, ~.
FTha' rity of Deblr was the Boston of
~, great place for brain and
pl lnls Caleb wanted it, and he offered
e'N laughter Achsah as prize to any
Who would capture that city. II
as a strange thing for Caleb to do; and
a. ,he man that could take the city
onld have it, at any rate. two elements
v",, anhood-bravery and patriotism.
IN ma @a1eb,s daughter as prize to fight
l' Fan Othuiel rode into the battle
Gates of Debir were Numbered into
Nc dnst. and the city of books lay at the
{. Of tbe conquerors. The work done,
.hnial comes back to claim his bride.
s ar;no conquered the city, it is no great
Il, for him to conquer the girls heart;
~ however faint hearted woman her
~ nav be, she always loves courage
man. | never saw an exception to
ot The wedding festivity having
r a"a Inv, Othniel and Achsah are about
70 to their new home. However
on5ly the cymbals may clash and the
.n n ring, parents are always sad
[ben A fondly cherished daughter goes
3 10 STAY; and Achsah, the daughter O:
la,eb knows that now is the time D
= almost anything she wants of her
sther. 1t seems that Caleb, the goo
ii man, had given as q wedding pres
nj to his daughter piece of land th:.t
ras mountainous, and sloping south
ard toward the deserts of Arabia, swept
18th some very hot winds. 1t was
slltl "a south land" But Achsah
ANTS an addition of property; she wants
niece of land that is we'll watered and
tr.i!e. Now it is no wonder that Caleb
landing amidst the bridal party, his
YES so full of tears because she was go
ne away that he could hardly see her at
Ii. gives her more ore, than she asks. She
aid to him: Thou hast given me a
sater. And he gave her the upper
What suggestive passage! The fact
s. that as Caleb, the father, gave
.chsah, the daughter, a south land, SO
Tod gives to us his world. l am very
lankful he has given it to US. But 1
N. like Achsah in the fact that I want q
arger portion. Trees, and flowers, and
rass. and blue skies are very we'll in
heir places; but he who has nothing but
his world for n portion has no portion
all. 1t is mountainous land, slop-
NJ off toward the desert of sorrow,
wept by fiery siroccos; it is "a south
and poor portion for any man that
rles to put his trust in it. What has
zen Your experience? What has been
he experience Of every man, of every
roman that has tried this world for a
bortion2 Queen Elizabeth, amidst the
uroundings of pomp, is unhappy be-
Fause the painter sketches too infinitely
he wrinkles on her face, and she in
ignantly cries out: you must strike
my likeness without any shadows"
Eayarth, at the very height of his artis-
Ii triumph, is stung almost to death
With chasrin because the painting he
bad dedicated to the king does not seem
. be acceptable; for George II cries out:
Who is this Hogarth? Take his trum-
lt!N oit VI pIc5cuCe. DIlAS1cy
Sheridan thrilled the earth with his
eloquence, but had for his last words,
! am absolutely undone." Walter Scott,
fumbling around the inkstand, trying to
write. says to his daughter: "Oh, take
pie back to my room; there is no rest for
Sir Walter but in the grave" Stephen
lilrard, the wealthiest man in his day,
pr, at any rate, only second in wealth,
Bays: Il live the life Of galley slave;
Elen l arise in the morning my one
Effort is to work SO hard that can sleep
wien it gets to be night" Charles
-anb, applauded of all the world, in
he very midst of his literary triumph
Pays: DO you remember. Bridget, when
Se used to laugh from the shilling gal
Iery at the play? There are now nc
good plays to laugh at from the boxes.
'Nt why go SO far as that? used to &C
10 further than your street to find ar
!lustration of what l am saying.
Plck me out ten successful worldlings
without any religion. and you know
wat mean by successful worldlings-
lck me out ten successful worldlings
end you cannot find more than one that
ooks happy. Care drags him across
he bridge; care drags him back. Take
-FOUR stand at two O'clock at the corner
r -NlsSdu anu w All SlfeeGS, OC dC tus
Former of Canal street and Broadway
md see the agonized physiognomies
our bankers, your insurance men, YOU
Importers, your wholesalers, and your
retailers, as class-as class, are they
happy? No. Care dogs their steps; and
making no appeal to God for help o.
Comfort, they are tossed everywither
t1ow has it been with you, my hearer
are you more contented in the house o.
ourteen rooms than you were in thu
So rooms you had in house when 20,
Started? Have you not had more carr
end worriment since you won that fit.
housand dollars than you did before
oome OF the poorest men I have eve
SHOWN have been those of great fortune
man of small means may be put il
Great business straits, but the ghastlies
VI all embarrassments is that of tn
man who has large estates. The mel
VINO commit suicide because of none
AIRY losses are those who cannot bea
ne burden any more, because they hav
pnly hundred thousand dollars left.
on Bowling Green, New York, Their
house where Talleyrand used to go
ae was favorite man. All the worl'
NEW him, and he had wealth almost un
lMlted; yet at the close of his life b
lays: Behold, eighty-three years hav
3 ..; without any practical result, saw
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