The Princeton union., 1891-08-27
A VERY BAD HABIT,
Such. According to Dr.. Talmage, Is
Uselessly Borrowing
Trouble.
1t Costs the Human Race a Great
Deal Of Unnecessary
Uneasiness.

A'AoONL1N, ~. L. OpcClStl-lJr.5 lal-
mage has returned from his Western
tour. His sermon this week is on the
very common and foolish habit OF
borrowing trouble and his text is Mat
thew vi: "a. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof"
. The life OF every man, woman and
child: IS as closely under the divine
care as though such person were the
only man, woman, or child. There
are no accidents. AS there is g. law of
storms in the natural world, so there
is law Of tt ouble, a law OF disaster,
a law OF the troubles OF life are ima,-
mary, and the most of those antici-
pated never come. At any rate, there
IS no cause OF complaint against God.
l discourse OF borrowing trouble.
First: Such a habit of mind and
heart is wrong because it puts one in
to a despondency that i'll fits him for
duty. Iplanted two rose bushes in
my garden; the one thrived beauti-
fully, the other perished. I found the
dead one Oh the shady side of the
house. Our dispositions, like our
plants need sunshine. Expectancy
OF repulse is the cause Of many secular
and religious failures. Fear of bank
ruptcy has uptorn many a fine busi-
ness, and sent the man dodging
among the note-shavers. Fear of
slander and abuse has often invited
all the long-beaked vultures OF scorn
and backbiting. Many of the misfor-
tunes of life, like hyenas, flee if you
courageously meet them. .
Again: The habit OF borrowing
trouble is wrong because it has a
tendency to make us
OVERLOOK PRESENT BLESSINGS. .
To slake mans thirst the rock is cleft.
and cool waters leap into his brim
ming cup. 10 feed his hunger, the fields
bow down with bending wheat, and
the cattle come down with full udders
from the clover pastures to give him
milk, and the orchards yellow and
r1lpen, casting their juicy fruits into
his lap. Alas! that amid such
exuberance of blessing, man should
grcowl as though he were a SOL
der on half rations, or a sailor on
short allowance; that a man should
stand neckdeep in harvests LOOKING
forward to famine; that one should
teel the strong pulses of health march
ing with regular tread through all the
avenues OF life, and yet tremble at the
expected assault OF sickness; that a
man should sit in his pleasant home
fearful that ruthless want will SOME
day rattle the broken window-sash
with tempest, and sweep the GOALS
from the hearth; and pour hunger
INTO the bread-tray; that a man fed
by hlm, who owns all the harvests
should expect to starve; that one
whom God loves and surrounds with
benedlctlon, and attends with angelic
escort, and hovers over with more
than motherly fondness, should b.
looking for a heritage of tears!
Many Christians think it q bad sign
to be Jubllant, and their work of self
examination is hewing down Of their
brighter experiences. Like a. bov
l wlth a new Jack-knife, hacking every
1hlng ne comes across, so their self
examination is a religious cutting to
pieces OF the greenest things thev can
lay their hands on. They imagine
they are doing Gods service when
they are going about borrowing
trouble, and borrowing it at 80 per
cent, which is always a sure precursor
OF bankruptcy. ,o' :.
Again: The habit of borrowing
trouble is wrong, because
THE PRESENT is SUFFICIENTLY TAxEn
with trial. God sees that we need ?,
certain amount of trouble, and so he
apportlons it for all the days and
years OF our life. Alas for the policy
OF gathering 1t all up for one day or
year! Cruel thing to put on the Back
OF one camel all the cargo intended for
the entire caravan. I never look at
my memorandum book to see what
engagements and duties are far ahead.
Let every week bear it's own burden.
mere are business men lust able to
manage affairs as they now are Thev
can pay their rent, and meet their
notes, and manage affairs. as thew
now are, but what if there should
come a panic? Go tomorrow and
write on your day-book or on your
ledger, on your money-safe, "s1lficient lent
unto the day is the evil thereof
80 there are persons infeeble health.
t t'li1 Cliey are worried about the fu-
ture. They make out very we'll now
put they are bothering themselves
about future pleurisies, and rheuma. a.
tisns, and neuralgias and feyers Their
eyeslght is sfeeble, and thev are wnr-
ried lest they entirely lose it. it. Their
hearing is indistinct and thev ara
alarmed !, lest they become entirely
deaf. They felt chilly to day, and are
expecting an attack Of typhoid. Thew
nave been troubled. for weeks with
some preplIe.xing malady, and dread
becoming lifelong invalids. Take
care OF your health now, and trust
God for the future. : 80
Again: The habit Of borrowing mis-
fortune is wrong, because it mfifs ns
when it actually does come. We can
not always have smooth Saline
Llfe's path will sometimes ''..
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