The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20
THE LIONS DEN.
n. Talmage Cleans New ideas
FROM the Story.
8Fnsescsl Lessons For Young Men-God
Defends His Own People In All Ages
while the Wicked suffer beau
ties Of Pure Life.

In 1Ate ser aon ut Brooklyn Rev. T.
Dewitt TAlmagc took for his subject
che ~ekAgacter of Daniel and drew from
H. l64S0hs q eodhd. practical value for
the y0u9nLWcn. His text was Daniel
VI 2:h sl was first" DR.. Talmage
whsssl In romance can you find any.
thing equAl % what Daniel was In real
ity7 Aycung man. far away from home.
introduced into the most magnificent
md mont 'dissolute palace Of ali the
earth. The king, wishing 70 make this
young MAJ a prodigy in personal APP
peanancc, orders his attendants 70 see
GHat he has plenty of meat and wine,
anA DaniaF refuses these d~elicacies and
insists on vegetable diet. refusing
everything but pulse and water, waving
back all the rich viands within deter
mined "No; I thank you" lie surpesss
all the princes In brilliancy. As the
sun rises higher and higher IL puts on
all the stars. and IL there Is anything
the stars hate IL IL the sun. Daniel be-
comcs so much Of q fsvorite with King
Darius that our young hero is promoted
70 be prime minister, or secretary Of
state-the Frclinghuyscn or the Biz
marck Of the ancicnts. But no man
ever attained such high position With
out exciting the envy Of others.
The meanest and wrathiest passion Of
the soul IL jealousy. You sce,it among
all professions aud occupations. nm
sorry 10 say you sce II as much among
clcrgymen as among other 0aescs Of
men. II II 3 passion bitter as hel, and
IL In Immediately recognized, And yet,
though IL blackens the man who In
4dulgcs In II. mon will kindle this arc
which u only themselves.
There were demagogues ID Babylon
who. highly app~rcciative Of their own
capacity, doubted the policy OF clevst-
ing such n young man a. Daniel. They
said: '.Why, we know more than he
docs We could msnaee the public a.
fairs better than hescsu manage them.
The idea Of putting Han IL such a place
as that" Old Babylon was afraid of
young Babylon. They began TO plot
his ruin. lie wassa hlustrious target.
The taller the ceNeF; tho more apt TO be
struck with the IN ktning.
These demagogueo askcd Darius To
makc an mnaltcruAI6 decree that any
man who within thlftS days shall aslx a
petition of anyone cxcppt the king shall
be put to death. QAsius, not mistrust-
ing any foul play. lhfes such a decree.
The demagogues hdvs accomplished
their purpose, for THY knew that Daniel
would not stop scCn Mug mp petitions u
bis God, and Danldl, instead Of being
affrighted by the decree, went three
timos . day 70 his oDuse top for prayer
He ID caught In the at. He Is condemned
20 be devourcd by Me lions. by th'
rough executioners u the law he Ii hur
sried away toward thu den. The door 4
removed and Daniel khoycd into tn,
den, which WA all asleAi4SWtth der!
cyc-balls that seem tAr0Qt and snap .
the caverns. They abpe0hch the dc
fcnscless man. Their sppetite wa
sharp with hunger. One stroke Of thei
paw, one crunch of thctr teeth and h
would have been l~ifeless How strang
q welcome Daniel receives from tn
monsters Thl fawn about him. The
cover his feet With their long mane'
They are stndck with the loci
jaw. That nitht Daniels sleep
calm and undisturbcd, wit
his head sspillowed on u
warm neck of5Ahe tanned lions u,
King Darius ~ mot 30 happy. II
loved Daniel Ehe hated the strnta
gem by which fsvorite had bee
condemned. s.ses the floor u
night. He can dep At the lea
Mound no starts@a ud his flesh creel
with horror. A bad conscience wi
make the bravest man q coward. 4
the first streak oflight he starts out
lind the fate Of Daniel. The pala
gate opens and jars heavily behind hi
while yet the city,is aslccp He com,
10 the den. liz looks through Il
crcviccs but sees nothing. He dare N
speak. Expecting the worst, his hea
stops. Gathering strength he puts
mouth to the riffs In the rocks and erie
so, Daniel, Is thy God whom tn
,servest continually able TO deliver tn
from the lions?" An answer com
rolling up out of the darkness: 20, kin
live forever. My God hath sent II
angel and hath shut the lions mouth
that they have not hurt me-" Il
young man II brought out and the del
agogues who made the plot are throw
In. But they hardly struck the b.
tom Of the den when their flesh rel
.and their bones cracked, and the bio
,spurted through the riffs, while I
Eercef nopstcrs shook the rocks wi
cher terrible roar announcing to
ages the truth that while God defer
His people, the way of the wicked sh
nav, you see from this subject Il
In the' eyes OF many the greatest Offer
you can commit is success. OF wi
crime had this young man been gui
that he should come under the bit
hatred Of the demagogues? Why,
had got to be prime minister of Bal
Ion. That they could not forgive. ]
holdfu thu sketchla touch Of hum
nature. As long as poverty pincl
o ard saSruh The gauntlet betw,
tax gatherer and Landlord, and /,
have hard work To educate your cl
dren, there will be multitudes OF n
10 say: ''Poor scllow. lie ought
succced. How sorry ! am for hin
Rut after awhile you begin 70 enc