Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-10-21
REV. DR.. TALMAGe.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE ON THE
MOTIVES OF COLUMBUS.
SUBJECT: "LIFT UP THINE EYES
WESTWARD

nuUuTcu NtllS hBO TIC udAlbio had 49,
looking chiefly toward the east. The sculp-
ture OF the world, the architecture of the
world, the laws Of the world, the philosophy
of the world the civilization of the world,
theireligiOn OF the world came from the east
But While Columbus, as his name was
called after It was LatiniZed, stood studying
maps and examining globes and readlng
rosmography, God said to him, 'Liit up
thine eyes towards the west" The fact was
it must have seemed TO Columbus very lob
sidey wOrld-ke 4 cart with one wheel, like
Il scissors with one blade, like a sack on one
side OF a camel needing sack on the other
side to balance it. Here was bride OF a
world with no bridegroom. When tod
makes half Of anything he does OF stop
there. He makes the other half. Weare all
obliged sometimes to cave things only half
done. But God never stops half way, be-
cause be has the time and the power TO go
oil the way.
Id1uot wonder that Columbus was not sat
stird with half world, and so went to work
to lind the other halt The pieces Of carved
wood that were tioated TO the shores OF
Europe by q westerly gale, and two dead hu-
man faces, unlike anything he had ever
seen before, likewise tioatcd from the west,
were to him the voice of God saying, "Lift
up thine ewes toward the west" But the
world then, as now, had plenty OF Can't-be
DOues. That l. what Keeps ihulNiuuNs
back, and enterprises oa'k, ana the Gnu ~
back. an nations Uach-lSnomlhlous anu
disgusting and disheartening Can the
DOnes.
Old navigators said to young Columbus
at can't be done The rep9ohc OF nenoa
sai !. at cant he done" AIphonso V said,
II can De dnnt. \ com ultt'ee ou uaIr
time affairs, 10 whom the subject was sub
mtred. declared, at cant be done Nene-
tians said, 1t cant be done. But tne
father OF Columbus Wlte died, IeaNlhg MS
widow large number OF sea chh1ts anu
NAYS, and AS II to condemn the SUR that
different ages put upon mothers-in- law the
motherin-IaW OF Columbus gave MN the
navigator's materials out OF which he
ciphered America. Aiter awhile the story
of this poor but ambitious columbus reaches
the ear Of Queen Isabella, and she pays
eighty dollar, to buy him decent SUIT OF
clothes, 50 that he may be tit to appear be-
| fore royalty.
The interview IN the palace was success
| ful. Money enough was borrowed 10 ~
| out the expcditlon' lIert tu''! are '1e '1s
! three sHips, in the Gun ot adlz, spain ii
| you ask me Whl,h nav "teh tne 'Ios'
| famous boats OF the world | would say
| first, Noah ship, that wharfed on Mount
| Ararat; second, the boat OF ourusheS, IN
which Moses hOated the Nile; thiru, the
| MayfluWer, that put out from flynoulh
| with the Pilgrim Fathers, aud now THESE
three vessels that on this the Friday morn
ing, Aug. ;, l+92, are rocking on Inc rlpp'es
AIN 50 glad 1t IS Friday, SO thAt lhe pro"s
Of those three ships shall nrst or all run
down the superstition that things begun OF
voyage started on Friday must necessarily
prove disastrous.
know from the decided step anu the SCI
of his jaw that he Is determined man ha'
Is Captain Christopher Columbus Near oy'
but far enough on not 10 run INTO esCh oti'eI i
are the smaller ships, the flhta ana the N'ha
about large enough ana SAFE enough 10 crosi
the Hudson river or the nathe, III eUoe
weather. Ihereare Two DOCTORS 10 th,s nee
OF ships ana lew lahuslneh Gnen'u,t :. a. 81,
who are ready to risk their ne KS III d WIG
expedition. There are enough provisions lo
year. captain C0umous' "her
are you sailing Tor! 40 no
know "HOw long pelore YOU se
there cannot say. All usnoIt 'na
are going. is heard anu those VINO WISH !,
remain 60 to the land: Now tne anchors pl
the three ships are being "elSheu, anu .n'
ratlines begin to rattle anu the sails u un
furl. H.. ~
After awhile there comes calm day an
the attempt Is made 10 iathorh tne ocen''
aIrl they cannot touch bottom; lhouBn III
line and lead run down 2'o ia'holis' Nor
delightful sensations Tor thoSe VINO are to o
good sailors! fathom is SIX teet ana ~
fathoms. 100 feet, aud below that u NAV
many hundred feet deeper. 10 adu lhteres
to the voyage on the -O'h aay OUT NioIeI
storm sweeps the sea- ana the A'isnt'
ocean tries what II can 90 Win tne ea"'
Maria, the flhta ana tue N!na' oolne = :
> YOU know something OF "hat sea n can
with the Umbrla, the Majestic the ieuton'
and the City OF faris; hhd you must lmssIi VI
} what the ocean could 40 Win these 'nre
small ships OF olden time.
You may Judge what the ocean was Tue
by what II is now. IL mas never cuahseu u
habits. 1t can smile Ike the morning .,
b often 1t IS the archahgel OF Wrath' anu IT. !,
v most rollicking fun IS shipwreck.
= mutinous crew would nave hllITu .olulho'
had ii not been Tor the gehera opluion
u shipbOard that he was the only one w tnl
e could take them back home IN saiety; ~
!, promise OF silk waistcoat ana lorty doIla
-, ', In money to the man VINO should hts' ui
ii cover land appeased III, IN somewhat Out u
b Indignation and blasphelny anu threats
# assassination must nave oeeh awful
God sustained the great sailor colhmahuli
:, the Santa Maria. ., A., !,
= Every evening on sh'pooaru iney ~ ~
II prayers and sung vesper hymn. But slt
e all the patience OF those on oosru tne SUI
admiral had been cursed oy every ahathen
's that human lips could frame, one n'gh,
Al sailor saw light moving along the sh9i 40
y and then moving up and down. ana IN
=. disappearing. On Friday morning a. "
+ o'clock, just long enough after thursday
l. make 1t sure that 1t was Friiay' anu SO q
IS another blow at the wotld idea OF unluc ioo
days-on Friday morning. oct. ~ W.
! gun from the Pinta signaled land aheal
: Then the ships lay to, and the boats w
1. lowered, anu Captain Christopher Coiuml
. first stepped upon the shore amiq the SO
D. OF birds and the air surge OF reuo'enee, q
le took possession ~ the name OF the rain
re and the Son and the noly dhost. 80
~ voyage that began WIN the sacrament enI !.
. with GLORIA IN hAcrIs,s % leo; 10 ,nth'no v
D. day onward you say there can oe s lio.nlns
il Columbus but honors; rewaLuS, ~ rnnSsTo, T", ,
Id palaces and worId "iGS apP'husgh h sh, No: 90.
- On his way OAK W oP"h u 'n' sup ""c