Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-09-06
REV. DR.. TALMhGB.
Tho Brooklyn Divine breaches
Sermon at Waco, Texas.

with him that lie made him Prime Minister
or Secretary of State. But no man could
gain such high position without exciting
the envy and jealousy OF the people. There
were domagogucs in Babylon who were so
npprec!ative Of their own abilities that they
were ailrontcd at the elevation of this young
man. Old Babylon was afraid of young
Babylon. The taller tho cadar the more apt
it is to DO riven Of tho lightning
These demagogues asked tho King to mako
II decree that anybody that made petition
to anyone except the King within thirty days
should be put to death. King Darius not
suspecting foul play, makes that decree. The
demagogucs have accomplished all they
want, because thoy know that no ono can
Keep Daniel from sending petitions before
God for thirty days.
So far from being afraid, Daniel goes on
with his applications thrco times dizzy. and
is found OH his housctop making prayer He
is caught in the act. He is condemned to be
devourcd Ivy tho lions. Rough executioners
OF the law seizo him and hasten him to the
cavern. hear the growl OF the wild beasts,
and sec them paving the dust, and as they
put their mouths to tho ground the solid
eurth quakes with their following SEQ their
eyes roll, and | almost hear the fiery eye-
bulls snap in the darkness. These monsters
approach Daniel. They have M appetite
keen with hunger. With one stroke OF their
paw or one snatch of their teeth they may
leave him dead ut the bottom OF the cavern.
But what strange welcome Daniel receives
from these hungry monsters! They Tawn
around him; they lick his hand; they bury
his feet i'll their long names. That night he
has calm sleep, with his head pillowed on the
warm nccks Of the tanned lions.
But not so we'll does Darius the King sleep.
He loves Daniel, and hates this stratagem by
which lie has been condemned. All night
long the King walks the floor. He cannot
sleep. At the least sound he starts and his
flesh crceps with horror lie is impatient
for the dawning OF the morning. At the
first streak of tho daylight Darius hastcns
forth to see the fate Of Daniel. The heavy
palace doors open and clnng shut long before
the people of the CITY wakcn. Darius goes to
the den of lions; he looks in. All is silent. Hc
heart stops. lie feels that the very worst
has happened; but gathering all his strength
he shouts through the riffs of the rock: 10
Daniel. is the God whom thou servest coll
tinually able to deliver theen There comes
rolling up from the deep darkness voice
which says: 30 King! live forever My God
has sent His angel to shut the lions mouths
that they have not hurt me-"
Then Daniel is brought out from the den.
The denagogucs are hurled into it, and 10
sooner have they struck the bottom Of the
den than their flesh was rent and their
bones cracked, and their blood spurtctl
through the riffs OF tho rock, and us tho
lions mako the rocks trcmblc with their
roar they announce to all ages that while
God will defend His people the way OF the
ungodlY shall perish
Learn first from this subject that the
greatest crime that you can commit i'll tho
eyes of many is the crime of success. What
had Daniel done that he should DO flung to
the lions? He got to DO prime minister
They could not forgive him for that, and be
hold IN that touch of rnSanctillcd human
nature as seen in all ages of the world. So
long MS you are pinchcd i'll poverty, so long
rs you are running tho gauntlet between
landlord and the tax gatherer, so long MS you
find it hard work to educate your children,
there arc people who will say, "Poor man, L
am sorry for him; he ought TO succeed. poor
MANI
But after while the tide turns in your
favor That was a profitable investment
you made. You bought Mt just the right
time. Fortune becomes good hunored and
smiles upon you. Now you are being in some
department successful your success chlls
some one. Those men who usel TO SYM
pathize with you stand along the street,
and they scowl nj yon from under the rim
OIL THEIR udiS. Ou nave lluIc HlOuel
or more influence than they have,
and you ought 10 be scowlcd at from under
the rim of their hats You catch word or
two as you pass by Them 'Stuck up" says
one one. "Gosat dishonesty" says another.
Twill burst soon,". says third. Every
stone in your nCw house is laid OH their
hearts. Your horses hoofs went oy.r tller
nerves.
Every item of your success has been to
them an item of discontinue and despair.
Just as soon as i'll any respect you rise
above your fellows, if you are more vriu-
Gus, if you are more wise, if you are more
pect of Others. The road to honor AMI
success is within reach of the cnemys
guns. Jealousy says, stay down or I'll
knock you down. Il do not like you"
said the snowflake to the snowbrd why
don't you like me-" said the snowbird.
'Oh" said the snowflake you are going
up and | am coming down." Young mcr-
chants, young lawyers, young doctors, young
mechanics, young artists young farmers a5
certain times there We're those to SYM
pathize with you, out now that you arc be-
coming master OF your particular occupe-
ton or profession, how is it now, young
lawyers, young doctors, young artists, young
farmers-how is it now? Tho greatest crime
that you can commit is the crime Of success.
Again, my subject impresses me with the
value oil decision of character in any depart
ment Daniel knew that il he continued his
adherence to the religion of the Lorl he
would be hurled to tho lions but having set
his compass well he sailed right on.
For the lack Of that element of decision Of
character so eminent in Daniel many men
are ruined for this world, and ruined for thu
world to como. A great many at forty
years of age are not settled in any respect,
because they have not been able to make up
haps they will go East Perhaps they will
not Perhaps they will go North. Perhaps
they may 60 South. Perhaps they will not
Perhaps they may make that invest
ment in real estate or in railroads.
Perhaps they will not They are like
n steamer that should go out of
New York harbor, starting for Glasgow, AMI
the next day should change for Havre de
Grace, and tho next for Charleston, aud the
next for Boston, and the next for Liverpool
these men on the sea Of life everlastingly
lacking ship aud making no Roadway. Or
they are like man who starts to build
house in the Corinthian style and changes
it to Doric, and then completes it in tho
Ionic, and is cursed by all styles Of archi-
lecture
Young man, start right and keep on.
Have decision of character Character is
like the goldfnch OF Tonquin it is magnif-
cent while standing firm, but losses all its
beauty in flight. How much decision of
character in order that these young men may
be Christiansl Their old associates make
sarcastic filings at them. They 20 on cxcur.
sions and they do not invite them. They
prophesy that he will give out They Won
der if he is not getting wings As hep passes
they grimace and wink and chuckIe, and
say 'There goes saint"
Oh, young man, have decision of charac-
ter. You can afford in this matter Of relig-
ion to be laughed at What do you caro- for
the SCOTS Of these men, who are affronted.
because you will not go to ruin with tl,en2
When the grave cracks open under their
feet, and grim messengers push them into it,
and eternity comes down har,l upon their
spirit, and conscience stings, aud hopeless;
ruin lifts them up to hurl them down, will
they laugh then.
learn also from my subject that men
may take religion into their worldly bust
ness. Daniel had enough work to do to
occupy six men, All the affairs of state
were in his hand-questions OF finance,
questions of war, of peace, all international