The Red Cloud chief., 1890-09-12
THE DEN OF LIONS.
Dr. Talmage Discourses to thu
People OF Texas.
Lemons Learned From the Sesgy e Danlsl
lions In To Path Il Every oun~ Ma>
Tho Bcneats q Belisioa il Our
Daily B0slnesa.

Daily D0sa0esa
Rev. I. Dewitt Tslmage recently
preached to the people 1t Waco. Tex,
from the text: Then the King com.
manded. and they brought Daniel and
east him into the den Of lions" Daniel
vi. 16 DIR. Talmage said:
Darius Was King of Babylon, and the
young maN Daniel was 50 much 3
favOrite with him that he made him .
Prime Minister. o. Secretary of State.
But no man could gain such high posi-.
ton without exciting the envy and jeal.
ousy of the people. There were dema.
gogues in Babylon who we're SO appre.
ciative of their own abilities that they
were affronted at the elevation Of this
young man. Old Babylon was afraid OF
young Babylon. Tho taller the cedar.
the more apt it is to be riven of the
lightning.
These demagOgues asked the King ia
make a decree that anybody that made
q petition to any n except the King
within thirty days should be put to
death. King Darius, not s~uspecting
foul play, makes that decree. The dem
agogues have accomplished all they
want because they know that no one
can keep Daniel from sending petitions
before God for thirty days
So far from being afraid, Daniel goes
on with his applications thrcc times a
day, and is found on his hOusetop max
ing 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.
i 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 below
ing. see their eyes roll and ] almost
hear the fiery eycballs snap in the dark
ness. These monsters approach Daniel
They have an appetite keen with hunger.
With n stroke Of their paw or one
snatch of their teeth they may leave
him dead at the bottom of the cavern.
But what a strange welcome Daniel re-
ceives from these hungry monsters. They
fawn around him, they lick his hand,
they bury his feet in their long name
That night he has calm sleep with his
head pillOwed on the warm necks OF the
tanned lions.
But not SO well Ices Darius the King,
sleep. He loves Daniel, and hates this
strafagem by which he has beer con-
demned. All night long the King walks
the floor. He q not sleep. At the
least sound he starts and his flesh creeps
with horror. He is impatient for the
dawning Of the morning. At the first
streak of the daylight Darius hastens
forth To see he fate Of Daniel. The
heavy palace doors open and clang shut
long before the people of the city wakcn.
Darius goes TO the den Of lions: he looks
in. All is silent His heart stops He
feels that the very worst has happened;
but gathering all his strength he shouts
through the riffs of the rock: %. Dan
iel! is the God whom thou servest rom
tinually able to deliver thee?" There
comes rolling up from the decpdarkness
a voice which says: %. King! live for
yer. 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 demagogres 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 the 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 10 the lions? He got to be
Prime Minister. They could not for
give him for that. and behold in that |
a touch of unsanctified human nature as
in all ages of the world. So long
as you are pinched in poverty. SO long
as you are running the gauntlet between
and tax Catherer, so long as
you find it hard work to educate your
children. there are people who will say:
Poor a i am sorry FOR him; he
TO succeed, poor man!'
But after a while the tide turns in
-FOUR favor. That was a profitable in
you made. You bought at
Just the right time. Fortune becomes
good hurnored and SIN les upon you.
your success chills some one.
Those men who used to sympathize with
you stand along the street. and they
at you from under the rim Of their
hats You have more money or more
influence than they have. and you ought
TO be scow!ed at from under the rim of
their hats. You catch a word or two As
you pass by them. "Stuck up" says
Got it dishonesty" says an
,ther. "Wnl burst soon," says a third.
Every stone in Your new house is laid
On their hearts Your horses hoOfs
vent over their nerves.
Every item OF your success has been
20 thsm an item of discontinue and de-
'pair. just as sOOn as in any respect
Tou rise above your fellows. if yon are
more virtuous, il you are more wise, if
are more m influential, you cast a
'hadow on the prospect Of Others. The
o0u 10 uOuOT 0Du SuCCt'SS IS WtIulu
each OF the enemy's guns. jealousy
;ays: "Stay down or I'll knock you
81 do not like yon.' said the
TO the snowbird- ''Why don't ,
'ou like me?.' said the snowbird. o."
aid the snowflake. You are going up |
nd 1 am coming down" Young mer-
hantS young lawyers, young doctors I
Dung mechanics. young artists young +,
at certain times there were ,
hose to sympathize with you, but now {
you are becoming master Of your s
articular occupation or profession. how .
) it now young lawyers. young doctors,
Dung artists young farmcrs-hOw is it
ow? The greatest crime that you a ,
ommit is the crime Of suee,
Again mY Suh,ecf imnrcSSeS me with Z