Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-09-12
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIvINE's SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject. "In the Lions Dem

or Secretary Of State. But no man could
gain such high position without exciting
the envy and jealousy OF the people. There
we're demagogues In Babylon who were so
appreciauVe OF their own abilities thnt they
were affronted at the elevation OF this young
man. Old Babylon was afraid of Young
Baoylon. The taller the cedar the more apt
1t is to be riven Of the lightning.
These demagogues asked the King to make
decree that anybody that made a petition
to anyone except the King within thirty days
should be put TO death. King Darius, not
suspecting foul play, makes that decree. Tho
demagogues have accomplished oil they
want because they know that no one can
Keep Daniel from sending petitions before
God for thirty days
80 far from being afraid, Daniel goes on
with his supplications three times day, and
Is found ON his housetop making prayer. He
Is caught In the act. He is condemned TO be
devoured by the lions. Rough executioners
OF the law seize him and hasten him TO the
cavern. hear the growl Of the wild beasts,
and see them paving the dust, and as they
put their mouths to the ground the solid
earth quakes with their believing. see their
eyes roll, and almost hear the fiery eye
balls snap in the darkness. These monsters
approach Daniel. They have an appetite
keen with hunger. With one stroke OF their
paw or one snatch Of their teeth they NAV
leave him dead at the bottom of the cavern.
But what strange welcome Daniel receives
from these hungry monstersl They fawn
around him; they lick his hand: they bury
bis feet In their long names That night he
has calm sleep with his head pillowcd on the
warm necks OF the tanned lions.
But not so well does Darius the King Sleep
de loves Daniel, and hates this stratagem by
which he has been condemned. All night
long the King walks the floor. He cannot
Leep. At the least sound he starts and his
desh creeps with horror. He Is impatient
Tor the dawning OF the morning. At the
first streak Of the daylight Darius hastens
forth to SEQ the fate Of Daniel. The heavy
palace doors open and clang shut long before
the people of the city waken. Darius goes to
the den Of lions; he looks in All is silent. He
heart stops. He feels that the very worst
has happened: but gathering all his strength
he shouts through tho riffs Of tho rock: 20
Daniel is the God whom thou servest con-
tinually able to deliver theeY' There comes
which says: 20 King live forever. My God
has sent His angel to shut the lions mouths
that they have not hurt men
Then Daniel is brought out from tho den.
The demagogues are hurled into It, and no
sooner have they struck the bottom Of the
den than their flesh was rent and their
bones cracked, and their blood spurted
through the riffs Of the rock, and as the
lions make the rocks tremble with their
roar they announce to all ages that while
God will defend His people the way Of tho
ungodly shall perish.
Learn first from this subject that the
greatest crime that you can commit in the
| eyes Of many Is the crime of success. What
had Daniel done that he should be flung to
the ionsf He got to be prime minister.
They could not forgive him for that and be-
hold in that touch Of unsanctified human
nature as seen in all ages of the world 50
as you are running the gauntlet between
landlord and the tax gatherer, so long as you
find 1t hard work TO educate your children,
| there are people who will say, Poor man,
am sorry for him; he ought to succeed, poor
| manF'
But after while tho tide turns in your
favor. That was q profitable investment
you made. You bought at just tho right
time. Fortune becomes good humored and
smiles upon you. Now you are being in some
department successful your success chills
some one Those men who used to SYM
pathize with you stand along the street.
and they scowi at you from under the rim
Of their hats. You have moro money
or more influence than they have,
and you ought to be scowled at from under
the rim of their hats You catch a word or
L
one one. Got 1t dishonesty" says another.
"Will burst soon,' says a third. Every
stone in your new house is laid on their
hearts, Your horses hoofs went over their
nerves.
Every item OF your success has been to
them an item Of discontinue and despair.
Just as soon as in any respect you rise
above your fellows, If you are more virtu-
ous II you arc more wise, IL you are more
influential, you cast n shadow on the pros
pect of others The road to honor and
success is within reach OF the enemys
guns. Jealousy says Stay down or I'll
knock you down" Il do not like you,
said the snowflake TO the snowbird. why
don't you like mey said the snowbird.
'tOhm said the snowflake, you are going
up and am coming down" Young mer'
chants, young lawyers, young doctors, young
mechanics young artists, young farmers at
certain times there were those to sym
pathize with you but now TINT you are be-
coming master OF your particular occupa
ton or profession, how is it now, young
lawyers, young doctors young artists, young
farmers-how is it now The greatest crime
that YOU can commit iS the crime Of success
AGAIN, my subject impresses me with tn
value OF decision OF character In any depart
ment Daniel knew that IL he continued hi
adherence to tho religion Of tho Lord b.
would be hurled to the lions, but having SO.
his compass well he sailed right on.
For tho lack OF that element Of decision o.
character 50 eminent In Daniel many mer
are ruined for this world, and ruined for the
world to come. A great many at forty
years Of age are not settled in any RESPECT
because they have not been able to make uI
their mind. Perhaps they will go West. Per
haps they will go East. Perhaps they will
not. Perhaps they will 20 North. Perhap.
they may go South. Perhaps they will not
rerhaps they may make that invest
ment In real estate or In railroads
Perhaps they will not. They are lik,
a. steamer that should 60 out o.
New York harbor starting for Glasgow, and
the next day should change for Havre d,
Grace, and the next for Charleston, and the
next for Boston, and the next for Liverpool
these mon on the sea OF life. everlastingly
tacking ship aud making no headway. Oh
they arc like man who starts to build q
house in the Corinthian style and changes
II to Doric, and then completes IL In the
Ionic, and Is cursed by all styles Of archL
lecture.
Young man, start right and keep on.
! Fave decision OF character. Character Ia
like the goldhnch of Tonquin: It is magnih.
cent while standing firm, but losses all Ia
beauty In flight. How much decision of
character In order that these young men may
DO Christiansi Their old associates make
aSsS Sns snS ng' hey t s then nc uTs hsv . ,
> prophesy that he will give out They won
, der IL be is not getting wings. As he passes
they grimace and wink and chuckle, and
J my, There goes saint
Oh, young man, have decision Of charac-
ter. You can afford In this matter OF relig
, lon to be laughed at. What do you care FOR
The SCOTS of these men, who are affronted
because you will not 60 TO ruin with th<n
= When the grave cracks open under theiI
feet, and grim messengers push them into 1t
J and eternity comes down hard upon their
, pirit, and conscience stings, aud hopeless
ruin lifts them up to hurl them down, will
] they laugh thenf