The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-03-10
TWENTY TO SEVENTY.
Or. TALMAGE ON THE CHANGES AND
LESSONS OF THE AGES OF MAN.

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BROOKLYN, March "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, 1.-THE days Of our years are three
score and ten"
The SEVENTEEN milestone of life is here
planted as at the end of the journey. A
few go beyond it; multitudes never reach
1t. The Oldest person of modern times ex-
pired at 169years. A Greek of the name of
Stravaride lived to l32 years. An English
man of the name Of Thomas Parr lived
l52 years. Before the time of Moses people
lived 100 years, and if you go far enough
back they lived 500 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
fury to century it was not necessary
that people live 80 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
tradition. Whatever your age, will
today directly address you, and l shall
speak to those who are in the twenties,
the thirties, the forties. the fifties, the
sixties, and to those who are in the sev-
entities and beyond.
YOUTH SHOULD BE AMBITIOUS.
First, then, | accost those of You who
are in the twenties. You are full of ex-
pectation. You are ambitious-that is,
if you amount to anything-for some
kind of success, commercial or mechan-
ical or professional or literary or agri-
cultural or social or moral. If find
some one In the twenties without any
sort Of ambition, 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 poorhouses9 You
will never be able to pay for your era
die. Who is going to settle for your
boardI There is mistake about the
fact that you were born at all.
But surprising you have ambition, let
me say 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
wealth? Well. remember that God con
trolls the money markets. the harvests,
the droughts the caterpillars, the locusts,
the sunshine the storm. the land, the
sea. and you will get wealth Perhaps
not that which is stored up in banks, in
safe deposits. in United States securi-
ties 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 great deal To feed
and clothe and shelter you for lifetime
requires a big sum of money, and if you
get nothing more than the absolute ne
cessities you get an enormous amount of
supply.
Expect as much as you will of any kind
Of SUCCESS; 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 we'll
1t is good thing in the crisis of life to
have man of large means back you up.
1t is great thing to have moneyed I'M
stitutior stand behind you Id youi. Under
taking. But it is a mightier thing to
have the God Of heaven and earth your
coadjutor, and you may have him.
am so glad that meet you while you are
in the twenties You are laying out
your plans and all your life in this world
and the next for 500.O00,000 years Of
your existence will be affected by those
plans. 1t 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 a great word in the Bible.
Joseph was sold for 20 pieces Of silver.
Samson Judged Israel 90 years. Solomon
| gave Hiram 90 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 %. Lafayette was a
world renowned soldier at %. Oberlin
accomplished his chief work by 81. Bona
parte was victor over Italy at 90. Pitt
was prime minister Of England at a.
Calvin had completed his immortal I'm
stitutes" by the time he was &c. Grotius
was attorney general at "a.
Some of the mightiest things for God
and eternity have been done in the
twenties. AS long as you can put the
figure 70" before the other figure that
helps describe your age have high hopes
about you Look out for that figure ''2."
Watch its continuance with as much
earnestness as you ever watched any
thing that promised your salvation or
threatened you demolition. What a
critical time, the twentiesl 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
Ills. lou uA YOUR udDitS Lotu 0ou
Almighty. for Jesus Christ's sake, have
mercy on all the men and women in the
twentiesl
PREPARE FOR DIsAPPoINTMENTs.
Next accost those in the thirties.
You are at an age when you find what q
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 tc
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 fo1
business and waited in vain three per
sons only knpw-God, your wife and
yourself. In commercial life you hav
not had the promotion and the increas
in salary you anticipated, or the plac
you expected to occupy in the firm ha
not been vacated. The produce of tn
farm, with which you expected to sup
port yourself and those depending o.