Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-11-18
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gold. otherwise, they say. Moses couiu ny
have carried it. l do not know tnae pus
somehow, perhaps by the assistlnce OF MS
S,iards he t,kss up this golden calf, waica
a. , en s,,s,,It to Cad and man, and throws it
into the fire, and IL is meltei, AMI tnen IL
comes out and is coolei off, aud by son
cher,icaI applianca. or by an old fasnione
Ale IL is pulverizsj and it is thrown into
the brook, and as a punishment tns peoPs'
ara compelled to drink the nauseatlnS sVuu
So. my hearers you may depsn1 UPON ~ ~
that God win burn and he wiz g rln "
s~;ec.s tha Golden calf of modern idolatry,
and He wifi compel the people in their agony
10 drink ft. If not before, it will be 50 on
the last day. Know not where the fire will
begin, whether at the Battery or Central
PARK, whether at Brooklyn Bridge or at
Bushwicz whether at Shoreditch. London
or West End, but il will be a very hot blazs.
All the Government securities OF the United
States and Great Britlin will curl up in the
first blast All the money, safes and depos-
iting vaults will melt under the first touch.
The sea will burn like finder, and the snip
ping will be abandoned forever. Inc meitei
gold in the brokers' window Will burst
through the melted window glass and into
the street, but the flying population will not
stop TO scoop it up.
The cry of "Fire" from the mountain
viii be answered by the cry Of 'Firs' In the
plain. The confagration will burn out from
the continent toward the sea, aud then burn
in from the sea toward the land. New YORK
and London with one cut of the red scyths
OF destruction will go dowl. Twenty-tve
thousand miles of condagrstion! The elrth
will wrap itself round AMI round in shrou Is
Of fame and lie down to perish. What then
will become OF your golden calf? Who then
so poor as to worship IL? Melted or between
the upper and the neither milestone offalliny
mountains ground to powder. Dagol down.
Moloch down. Juggernaut down. Golden
calf down.
But, my friends, every day is day OF
Judgment, and Col is all the time grin iln5
TO pieces the golden calf. Merchants OF
Brooklyn ami New York and London. what
Is the characteristic Of this time in which
we liver Dad you say. Professional
men, what 10 the characteristic OK the times
in which we liver bad" you say. Though
l should be in a minority OF one,
| venture the opinion that these are the
best times we have had. for the reason
that God is teaching the world as never be-
fore that old fashioned honesty is the only
thing that will stand. We have learned as
never before that forgeries will not pay;
that the spending OF fifty thousand dollars
on country seats and a paiauai city res,
dence. when there are only thirty THOUSAND
dollars Income, will not pay; that the ap-
preparation OF trust funds to our own pri-
Vats speculation will not pay.
We had great national tumor IN the
shape Of fictitious prosperity. We called IL
national enlargement. Instead OF calling 1t
enlargement we might better have called 1t
a swelling. II has been tumor, aud Gods
| cutting II out-has cut IL out-and the
nation will get well and will come back to
the principles OF our fathers and grant,
I L. ,oAa Ell
| Of sixty, and when the apples at the bottom
/ Of the barrel were just as good as the apples
/ on the top Of the barrel, and silk hand
/ kerchief was not half cotton, and man who
wore a FIVE dollar coat paid for was more
/ honored than q man who wore nifty dollar
coat not paid for.
The golden calf OF our day, like the one of
the text, Is very apt TO be made out OF Dor
rowed gold. These Israelites OF the text
/ borrowed the earrings OF the Egyptians
and then melted them into god. mat
IL the wav the golden calf is made nowadays.
A great many housekeepers, not pay
ing for the articles they get borrow OF the
GROCER and the baker. and the butcher,
and the dry goods seller Then the re-
taller borrows Of the wholesale dealer.
Then the wholesale dealer borrows of the
canitaljst and we borrow and borrow and
borrow until the community is divided into
two clesses-thoss who borrow and those
/ who are borrowed ot-and after awhile the
capitalist wants his money an he rusaeS
/ unon the wholesale dealer, AMI the wholesale
dealer wants his m 0ney and he rushes upon
the retailer, and the retailer wants his
money and be rushes upon the consumer,
ami we all 60 down together.
/ There Is many man In this day who rides
in a carriage aud owes the blacksmith Tor
the tire. and the wheelwright for the wheel,
and the trimmer for the curtain, aud ths
driver for unpaid wages and the barnes;
maker for the bride, and the furrler Tor the
robe. while from the tip OF the carriage
Autferipg out of the back Of the vehicle
everything is paid for by notes that have
been three times renewed.
IL is this temptation to borrow AMI Dor
row and borrow that keeps the people ever
lsstinglY praying TO the golden calf for
help. and Just at the minute they expect the
hello the golden calf treads on them. The
judgments OF God, like Moses in the text,
will rush in ami break up this worship; an1
say, let the work go on until every man
shall learn to speak truth with his neighbor,
aud those who make engagements shall ieei
themselves bound to keep them and wnen
a man who will not repent Of his business
! iuiouity. but goes on wishing to satiate his
canuibai appetite by devouring widows
houses shall by the law Of the lani be COM
pelle1 to exchange his mansion for sing
| SIM. Let tbs golden calf perish
But my friends, if we have made this
world Que go1, when we come 10 die we VIII
see our idol demolished. How much oil this
world are you going to take with you into
ths next Will YOU have two pockets-ons
in each side OF your shroud, VIII you
cushion your coffin with bonds and mort
cages and certificates of stock; An, no. The
| terrvbost that crosses this Jordan takes no
ba9yaqe-nothing heavier than spirit.
Won may perhaps take five hundred dollars
with Won two or three miles, in the shape OF
funeral trappiugs, TO Greenwood, but you
will have to leave them there. 1t would not
he safe for you to lie down there with gold
watch or a diamond ring, IL "Ouiu Oe
temptation to the piliagers.
An nv friends, If we have made this
worlu cur god. when we die we will see our
moi ground 10 pieces by our pillow, and we
wdl have to drlnkit in bitter regrets for the
wasted opportunities Of lifetime. Soon we
will be gone. o. this is a fsetng world;
it is dying world A man who had wor-
SHIPPED it all his days, in his dying moment
described himself when he said, Fool fool
fooi!'
want you to change temples, and to give
up the worship OF this unsatisfying and cruel
| kOl tue ecENlco VI Tue i<OIO JESUS AuIlSt.
Here is the gold that will never crumble.
Here are securities that will never fail. Here
are banks that will never break Here is an
altar on which there has bsen one sacrifice
once for all. Here is God who will com
fort you when you are in trouble, and soothe
you when you are sick, and save you when
! you die.
When your parents have breathei their
last, and the old, wrinkle1 aud trembling
hands eau no more be put upon your head
for blessing, He will be to you father and
mother both, giving you the defense Of the
on3 aud the comfort OF the other, and when
your children go away from yon, the sweet
darlngs, you will not kiss them good by
forever. He only wants TO hold them for
you little walls. He will give then back
to you again, aud Hs will have them all
waiting for you at the gates OF eternal
| welcome.
Oh, what God He isl He will allow you
10 cone so close this morning that you can
put your arms around His neck, while He in
response will put His arms around your
neck, aud all tho windows Of heaven will be-
hoisted to let the redeemed look out and see
the spectacle of rejoicing father and re-
turned prodigal locked in glorious embrace.
Quit worshiping the golden calf, and bow
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