Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-01
Discourse Of Dr.. Talmage in the
City OF Waco Yesterday.
Being fast Into tie Lions Den, DaniCI
Emerges 1hercfrOm Unharmed.
A Beautiful story.
Character Is like the GOIrflnch Of Topquln
Magnificent While Ntnnng Firm, out
Loses lie le1uyiI Flight


to-day delivered the following discourse
on the text: "Then the king com
manded, and they brought Daniel ana
cast him into the den Of lions" Daniel
vi, l6.
Darius was king of Babylon, and the
Young man Daniel was so much favor
lite with him that he made him prime
minister, or secretary of state. But no
man could gain such high position with
out exciting the envy and jealousy OF the
people. There were demagogues ia
Babylon who were so aDpreclative Of
their own abilities that they were af-
fronted at the elevation of tins young
man. Old Babylon was afraid of young
Babylon. The taller the cedar, the
more apt il is to be rIven OF the light
ming.
These demagOgUes asked the king to
make q decree that any body that made q
petition to any one except the king with
in thirty days should be put to death.
King Darius, not suspecting any foul
pIay, makes that, decree. The dema-
gogues have accomplished all they want,
because they know that no one can keep
Daniel from sending petitions before God
for thirty days.
So tar from being afraid, Daniel goes
on with his suppllcations three times q
day, and is found on his housetop maxi
Ing prayer. He is caught IN the act. He
IS condemned to lie devoured by the
lions. Rough exeCutiOners of the law
&c re him and hasten him to the cavern.
l hear the growl of the wild beasts, and
] see them
PAVING TIKI DUST,
and as they put their mouths to the
ground the solid earth quakes with their
believing. / sea their eyes roll, aud l
almost hear the fiery eyeballs snap in the
darkness. These monsters approach
Daniel. They have an appetite keen
with hunger With Que stroke of their
paw or one snatch of their teeth. they
may leave him dead at the bottom of the
cavern. But what q strange welcome
Daniel receives from these hungry mon
Eters. They fawn around him, they lick
his hand, they bury mis- feet In their long
name. That night he has calm sleep
with his head pIllOwed on ihe warm
necks of the tanned lions.
But not so well does Darius the king
sleep. lie loves Daniel, and hates the
strntagem by which he has been con-
Atluiti AZ ~ t'tlS AAlu ming vans
the floor He cannot sleep. At the
lenst sound he starts and his flesh creeps
with horror. He is impatient for the
dawnrnE of the morning. Al the first
sirrnk of the daylight Darius hastens
forth TO see this fate of Daniel. The
heuvy palace doors open and cianG shut
long before the people of the city waken.
Darius goes 10 the den OF lions; he looks
in. All Is silent. His heart stops. He
feds that the very worst has happened;
hut gathering all his strength he shouts
through the riits OF the rock, go Dan
lei! is the God whom thou servest contin-
ualiy aIle to deliver thre?'' There
comes rolling up from the deep darkness
voice which says: 40 king! live for
ever. MY God has sent his angel TO
shut the lions mouth that they have not
hurt me
7 hen DANIEL is brought out from tbs
den. The drmuGogEps are hurled into
Il, md 10 sooner have they struck the
bottom Of the den than their flesh was
rent, and their bones cracked, and their
blood squirted through the riffs of the
rock, and us the lions make the rock
trcmhle win their roar, they announce
To all ages that while God will defend (
lis peorle, the wav OF
THE UNGODLY SHALL PERISH.
Learn Erst from Til. subject that the |
greatest crime thar you cHu commit in .
the ewes Of many i the crime of success.
What hpi Daniel done Mat he should be
flung 10 the lions? He got 10 he prime
minister They rou d rot forgive him
for thai, and behold in that touch or
unsauct.urd human nature as seen in all
ages Il The world. So !oug IT'S you are
p rrhrd ia poverty, so long rs you are
ruutIH, tHr gauntlet between landlord
aud tiS-%athrrpT, 80 long rs you find it
'mrd work 10 educate your children,
there ure people who Will say, Poor
man, l am sorry for him; tie ought to
.uurrel. poor mnn!'
But after awhile the tile turns in your
'uvar. That was profitable investment
you mude You bought at Just the
-igh, tue. Fortune becomes good
.umnrrI ana smiles upon you. Now you
lrr beng IN some department success
.ui, 0UT surrpes Ubi.is some one. Those
men who used 10 srmpathize with you
Stan along the street, and they sCowl Ut
.nu from under The rim of their hats.
on have more money or more influence
hal. they have, aud you ought to be
'coUlei III from under the rim of their
la,s You catch a word or two rs you
passed 10y them. "S;uck up" says
me. "Cot it dlshouesiiy,' says an
''h =. ''WHl burst soon. says third.
Ever stone in our rev house is laid on
har hearts Your horses hoois went
'ver it,ir nerves
EVERY ITEM OF YOUR SUCCESS
laS lrru 20 them an item OF discontinue
N despair jus. as soon us in any re-
pei yru rise above your fellows, il you
Ire more viriuous. il you are more wise,
3 y" are more influential, you cast Il
a-.'aa ou ;hr prospect Of others. The
&c.. 6. luuur AMI success Is within reach
& thr rurmy's guns. Jealousy says:
stay Gown. or II knock you down. -
y .p LOT Ike YOU, - said the snowflake
o H~ snow bird. why don't you like
~ sud the snowbird. "Oh!' said
Ice SNOW flake, you are going up aud
III com NJ down Young merchants,
rauG lawyers. young doctors. young
lr, hauI,s, young artists, young far
lrrS, al Ger. ain times there were those
% 81 mpalhize with you, but now that
ou are becoming. master Of your partic-
lar occupation or profession, how is 1t
ow, Young lawyers, young doctors,
Dung artists. Young fnrmers-how is II
Ion: The greatest crime that you can
ommi; is the crime OF success
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