Connecticut western news., 1893-03-09
TWENTY TO SEVENTY.
DR. TALMAGE ON THE CHANGES AND LESSONS OF THE AGES OF MAN.

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 BROOKLYN, March 5.-A most striking and characteristic sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Talmage to a great audi ence in the Tabernacle today, the sub ject announced being From Twenty to Seventy" The text selected was Psalm xc, 10, "The days of our years are three score and ten"
 The seventieth milestone of life is hero planted as at the end of the journey, A few go beyond it; multitudes never reach 1t. The oldest person of modern times ex- pfred at 16o years. AGreek of the name of Stravaride lived to 182 years. An English man of the name of Thomas Parr lived 152years. Before the time of Moses people lived 160 years, and if you go far enough back they lived 800 years. Well, that was necessary, because the story of the world must come down by tradition, and it needed long life safely to transmit the news of the past. If the generations had been short lived, the story would so often have changed lips that it might have got all astray.
 But after Moses began to write it down and parchment told it from cen tury to century it was not necessary that people live so long in order to au- thenticate the events of the past. If in our time people lived only 25 years, that would not affect history, since it is put in print and is no longer dependent on tredition. Whatever your age, will todAy directly address you, and I shall speak to those who are in the twenties, the thirties, the forties, the ffties, tho sixties, and to those who are in the sev- enties and beyond.
 YOUTH SHOULD. BE AMBITIOUS.
 First, then, accost those of you who ara h the twenties. You are full of ex- pectation. You are ambitious-that k, if you amount to anything-for some kind of success, commercial or mechan- ica1 or professional or literary or '-.yi- cultural or social or moral. If l ,i..d some one in the twenties without any sort of ambition, I feel like saying: My friend, you have got on the wrong plan- ct. This is not the world for you. You are going to be in the way. Have you made your choice of poorhouses? You will never be able to pay for your era de. Who is going to settle for yom board? There is 2 mistake about the fact that you were born at all"
 But supposing you have ambition, let ma ray to all the twenties: Expect,every thing through divine manipulation, and then you will get all you want or some thing better. Are you looking for wee1th? Well, remember that God con tro2s. the money markets. the harvests, thedroughts, the caterpillars, the locusts, thA sunshine, the storm, the land, the saAs and you will get wealth. Perhaps net that which is stored up in banks, in safA deposits, in United States securi- t5es, in houses and lands, but your cloth ing and board and shelter, and that is about all you can appropriate anyhow. You cost the Lord g great deal. To feed and clothe and shelter you for lifetime 1eQuires big sum of money, and if you get nothing more than the absolute ne- cessities you get an enormous amount of 4s.:,t 4ssaRgay. :. ,n,,c, .. vo,, vii, of .nv .;na of success;i if you expect it from the Lord, you are safe. Depend on any other re- source and you may be badly chagrined, but depend on God and all will be well. It is good thing in the crisis of life to have q man of large means back you up. It is great thing to have moneyed in- stitution stand behind you in your under taking. But it is a mightier thing to have the God of heaven and earth your coadjutor, and you may have him. I am so glad that meet you while you arc in the twenties. You are laying out your plans, and all your life in this world and the next for 800, ,0O0, ,OO0 years of your existence will be affected by those plans. It is about o'clock in the morn ing of your life, and you are just starting out. Which way are you going to start? Oh, the twenties!
 Twenty" is great word in the Bible. Joseph was sold for 20 pieces of silver. Samson judged Israel 20 years. Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities. The flying roll that Zechariah saw was 20 cubits. When the sailors of the ship on which Paul sailed sounded the Mediterranean sea, it was 20 fathoms. What mighty things have been done in the twentiesl Romulus founded Rome when he was 20. Keats finished life at 25. Lafayette was a world renowned soldier at 23. Oberlin accomplished his chief work by 27. Bona parte was victor over Italy at 26. Pitt was prime minister of England at 22 Calvin had completed his immortal "In- stitutes" by the time he was 26. Grotius was attorney general at 24.
 Some of the mightiest things for God and eternity have been done in the twenties. As long as you can put the figure ''2" before the other figure that helps describe your age have high hopes about you. Look out for that figure s'2. " Watch it's continuance with as much earnestness as you ever watched any thing that promised your salvation or threatened you demolition. What a critical time, the twenties! While they continue you decide your occupation and the principles by which you will be guided. You make your most abiding friendships. You arrange your home life. You fix your habits. Lord God Almighty, for Jesus Christ's sake, have mercy on all the men and women in the twentiesl
 PREPARE FOR DISAPPoINTMENTs.
 Next I accost those in the thirties. You are at an age when you find what a tough thing it is to get recognized and established in your occupation or pro- fession. Ten years ago you thought all that was necessary for success was to put on your shutter the sign of physician or dentist or attorney or broker or agent, and you would have plenty of business. How many hours you sat and waited for business and waited in vain three per sons only know-God, your wife and yourself. In commercial life you have not had the promotion and the increase in salary you anticipated, or the place uox, ovr,octod to Occupv in tha firm hoc