Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-06-14
.RET. DR.. 1ALNBGPS sermon
The Brooklyn Divine's Sunday
Sermon
-uplect: "LesS0n Learned From tho
story of Ehud.''

T-v-. "FT f-'el the children of Jsroe,
.-.. .'. .. .lrl nte LOrd raised them up a
#r.r EHr.f, tee son Of Gerd, a Benjdua-
gs ra.ra .ft handed. Judges ill, Is.
E.lI was ruler il Israel. He was left
handed. anil what was peculiar about the
--.a n. Benjamin, 10 which he belonged
-.a-s H.r- ll II 700 left handed men ana
vare1 ..Er1r1u- bad they all become In the
u-. t.. left hand that the Bible saws they
..... l- stones nc a hairs breadth and
Well. there was king of the name O
Er..a who w-. au opprassOr of Israel He
#.n.a upon them % most outrageous tax
L.r|, rra I-n NJ whom l first spoke, had a
divine. ..Hg.I--. ION 90 destroy that oppressor
U...r.. pretending that he was going to
n.-r". TAX, an ! asked tOsee King Eglon. He
Vas -... .s was IN tine summer house. the
r... g. Wa.E tine king retired when it was
Or. -.. .H ST ID the palace. This summer
r... place surrounded by flowers and
tr..- .-. -.-n-ln- fountains and warbIing
b.-.-
E.u. entered the summer house and saio
% Eu- EE.nu that he had a secret errand
wrI him. Immediately all the attendants
were waved ont o' tine royal presence King
Er.G --- mp 10 receive the messenger
E.a.. Oh" .a.r landed man, puts his left hand
t1 his -y side, pulls out n dagger and
t.r.-.- a-."u through until the haft went
ilaE.r .a. blade. E-iOn falls. Ehud comes
forth Co .oT trumpet of recruit amid the
mount has Cd. Enaraim, and a great host is
-.- ..... .u nr'1i Moab submits to the
......rrr. SOD. '-rlsl is free. So, o Lord
..- Tiny .u.uI IS perish So. o Lord, lei
l#I.r .-.u S triumph,
learn .r-- from this subject the power O.
left .-u '.l men. There are some men who
.v n.r-. l- 0--1uiZltiOn have as much
-.-.u.r. .u their LETT hand as in their rig t
hand. .g. there is something in the writing
hot
-..H defect n his right hand which com
p-. .H tH l=1 the left. Oh, the power OF
-a.- .'t -"u Genius is often self obser-
E.-. .r %. '. itself, not given to much toll,
..".a- incense % its own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
-. many man with no natural endow-
.urr-. actually detective in physical and
-al... .--au.-Iti1n. has an earnestness for
. right. % patient Industry, an all consum-
.vr .E"-llse Evni'n achieve maryeIs for
t kline DIN o. Christ Though left handed
us I.a.. they can strike down sin as great
l. uu.... a- Lr.ou
l..F. seen men OF wealth gathering about
t".n -.l their treasures. snuflng at the cause
.. WH-t lying in wickedness, roughly
ar. ring lazarus of their doorstep sending
'.a.- dogs, ug- % lick his sores, but to hound
uE ". tHa.- premises, catching all the pure
raH". Col S blessing into thestagnant, ropy,
.r.-- Inhabited pool of their own selnshness
.-"auial men, worse than useless
while many man with large heart and little
rur.. has aI- of his limited means made
poverty leap i1r Joy and started an influence
i1.t .H"r-glnS tine grave and will swing
r and round the throne of God, world
H.' ..a. end, amen.
An.ma. II is high time that you left handed
g..n who Gsye been longing for this gift and
i.. .Hsugnre and the other mans wealth
should take your left hand out of your pock-
r.. Who made all these railroads? Whoset
up H. these citiesl Who started all these
nd LrrlrT rTvr0aO br
Aa- lone all the tusging and running and
Il .nct Men OF no wonderful endCwments
iaaasan7s OF them acknowledging themselves
g. .s left handed, and at they were earnest,
and YET they We're determined, and yet they
yra triumphant.
Butt 10 not suppose that Ehud the first
time .a took a sling in his hand could throw
a Stone hairs breadth and not miss. I
SUI. IS" 10 was practice that gave him the
wonderful 3eNterity. Go forth TO your
spheres nf duty and be not discouraged if in
your first attempts you miss the mark. Ehud
misses. lr. Take another stone, put II care
fully into the sling, swing il around your
l.a.. take better aim, and the next time you
wu. strike the center. The first time that
u.- rings his trOwel upon the brick he
/. ... expect TO put up a perfect wall.
-.. --. time q carpenter sends plane over
% ... mr. drives "a bit through a beam he
...- ..' expect To make perfect execution.
t.. .-. time hoy attempts Il rhyme he
o".- u.r expect to chime ''Lalla ROOkh'
r-. IL. ... - a. s,s,-t, ~ Lii, -
.5' . I,,,a-,,,i a.
''s .'I-''y sustssslu lui' ,i..,' oi,ler.
fr..
..-. -u- an a.ulist performing a yerv
I..... .a.ratiCu on the human eve 4
g...- -....t TOR stood by and said Glow easily
g.I .a ...t. It doesn't seem to cause you
a. .... a- ALL" ''Ah," said the old Ocu-
u--. ...r .- sem. easy now. but 1 spoiled a hat
l... .. .5 learn that" Be not surprised
II . r...s some practice before we can help
l.. .. ...rl. .ya-i-ht and bring them TO a
.- fine cross. Lett handed men to the
m. -....-4a., for the smooth Stone from
J-- .-. take sure aim, God direct the
weapon. .us great Goliaths will tumble be-
.or.
I..-...-l from r7is subiect the DANCE,
g....-.... .....,atfon This FCIon was what