The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-07
ONE THING LACKING.
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IRTalmAge Appeals to Those Not
Yet Christians.
IFao Religion "A source of Happiness
Plenty of Work For Christians -Uncer-
itahnty of Life-Ths Saviour Ever
Rcady to Help,

Rcady to Help,
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Dewitt Talmage took his text from
Mark 4 81: Zone thing thou lackest."
He said:
The young man Of the text was a
splendid nature. We fall in love with
hifn at ehe f1rstglanee. He was amiable,
frapk, EARNEST educated, refined, re-
sEieetaf fee and Iporat, and yethe was not
a Gbriatlm- -Andeso Christ addressed
him in the wo- DIS that I nave read to
yon: "one thing thou lackest" l sup
pose that the text was no more appro-
pirate TO the young man of whom 1
have just spoken than it is appropriate
to great multitude of peopls in this
andienca- Yhere are many things in
wkicA you qre pot lacking. Fer instance
yai Pre- nft Acking In a good home.
NSither are you lacking In the
retsnerlants and c&urtesies of life.
You understand the polite p~hraseology
OF t~nvitation, regard and apology. You
have on appropriate apparel. If l am
we'll clothed on other occasions, I
wA be in a religious audience.
However reckless l may be about
my personal appearance at other
tiraes, when Il come into q con-
seassAAtsa il~sseyfbgage / shall have on the
beat dress have. We all understand
the prorSieties of every day life and the
pr,oprieties of Sabbath life.
Neither are you lacking infworldly,
sufcssa. Epq have hot rhadefas much
money as you would like to make, but
you have an income. g. While others are
false when they say they have no In
come or are making no money, you
nave never told that falsehood. You
have had a livelihood or you have fallen
upon old resources, which Is Just the
satne thing, for God Is Just asgood to us
when He takes care Of US by a surplus
OF the past as by present success. While
there ara thousands of men with hunger
tearing at the throat with the strength
OF a tigers paw, not one Of you Is
hussry. Neither are you lacking In
pleasant friendship. You have real
good friends. If the scarlet fever
-hEA1dccrne tonight TO your house, you
kppw very well who would come In and
cit up with the sick one; or, II death
should come, you know who would
cozpe IN and take yonr hand tight I'M
theNg. With That peculiar grip which
nears 'tIu stand by you.n
cfleAas2 You all have friends.
N~esthey,are you lacking in; your admir-
ation OF the Christian religion There
y hbthiog that makes you SO angry as
toRpBye q man malign Christ. a'
Many Of you have beer supporters Of
religion and have given more, to the
eaufs soS ChfistJthan some who profess
His faith There Is nothing that would
please you more than to see your son or
daughter standing at the altar of Christ,
taking tho vows Of the Christian. It
raight be a little hard on you, and might
make you nervous and agitated for a
Ettle while, but you would be man
eaough to say. my child, that is
right 90 on, I am glad, you haven't
hsen kept back by my example. I hope
SOME day 10 join your You beliete al
tne doctrines Of religion. A man out
yonder says: II I'm a sinner" You reI
spopl: t's;o am semeoYsspys;<I.
beliSge that Cbffsf GShb saysfth&
woral" You PAsS do /" Look
ing at your character, atryour surround
iagE.I find a tbousEnR tl~fn8sSdb6ntt
which t congratulate yg6,N ahE yett4
must tell you, in the love and fear of
God, and with referShce to my last acL,
count: Zone thingklp hckestssS II
You need, pY Ajen&, An&Eh$ FIST
place, the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Some
Day you ipsf wretched. Y~ouN9oA1ot
know wlat is the matter with you.
You sey: 81 did not sleep last night.
I think TINT must be the reason of my
restisssness;' or ~ have eaten some
thing that did not agree with noe. and
I thisk tl3;;t mussbe tn reason. Anda
yen slee ufhappya ny friend* hap
pines. dcSs not tfepend upoH poysicak4
condition. Som&A of thehafpiestp eolfe
/ hare evssi known nave been those who
hsye beeu wrapped in consumption or
stnng with neuralgia, OF burning with
tho GLOW fire of some fever. 1 never
shsll forget one man in my first parish,
wko, in eseruciation of body, cried out:
Mr. Tnlmage, / forgot all my pain in.
the love and Joy of Jesus Christ. !
cart thinkl of my -sufferings when l
th.nk Of Christ"
There are young men who have not
been Christians moro THAI SIX months
who would stand up tonight, fIshonld5
ask them, and say>ip those six months
they iaayssh sd morejo and s~atisfaction
Eh,sH 10 alt 5te yeefs Of their 5ssvoiity
an:s fssipsioD Go to the door Of hat
EiEetRF tssstEht, and Wnen fae sgsng
q ugnH Esati COP on ask them Il they
rehappy. They laugh along the street,
and they j4sr3 and they shout but no.
body has any idea xdt hey are happy
Igroeld call upon the aged men in
this house 70 give testimony. There
are aged men here who tried h efvorld
and they tried religion, and they are
willing 70 tsstify on our side. It was
not lonS ago that an aged man arose In
O prayer circle and said: Brethren, |
losfmSeon Just M he was graduated
frors tellcge, and IL broke my heart,
bu1s IA clad now be has gone. He L.
1t tssk5s3caped frpin all SORROW and all
troEs5Is Ard then, In 1851, I lost all
my property. and you see l am getting
am ezra God will dot let me suffer. He
has not taken care of me for seventy
Eve Sears D 70 iet me drop out of His
hands" r won't into the room Of an
aged bis e.esight, nearly gone,
his hearing nearly gone-and what do
you suppose he was talking about?
The goodness of God and the Joys Of re-.
ligion. Wtfs fsfL that dave that aged
man SO mtch k@Gtaetibt and ipsa.sS9
II isathe grsae of God that is brighter
fhan:safshine ami that is sweeter than
mues. IN, religious ways are ways Of
pieasansttiss and all her paths are
peace. 1esNAndn vol have not the salts