Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-31
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.
DR.. TALMAcs ON A TouR IN THE
WEST ANp PREACHING AS HE GOES.
rhs rsfhstio stery Of Jephthsh and mis-
Daughter Contains HAAy Lessons q
warning to tho Rash and some suEEes-
tiona to Parcnt.-rrAInins Iuyohlldhood.


,ions to Paront.-TrAIning H. Childhood.
BRooKIYS, July sO.-Rev. DIR. Talniage.
who Is now on his vacation tour in the
west. has chosen for a topic for this morn
ing. "Childrtm's Rights" the text being
Judges xi, 20, MY father, II thou hast
opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do TO me
according to that which hath proceeded out
Of thy mouth"
Jephthah was freebooter. Early turned
out from home where he ought to have
been cared for, he consorted with rough
men and went forth TO earn his living as
best he could In those times Il was con
hdered right for a man to 10 out on indie
pendent military expeditions. Jephthah
was a good man according 10 the light Of
his dnrk age, but through wandering and
a predatory life he became reckless and
preclpitate. The grace of God changes a
mans heart, but never reyerses his natural
temperament
The IsraeIites wanted the Ammonites
driven out OF their country, 50 they sent
delegation 10 Jephthah. asking him % be-
come commander In chief Of all the forces
He might have said. you drove me out
when you had no use for me, and now you
are in trouble you want me back" But he
did not say that He takes command Of
the army, sends messengers TO the Ammou-
ties 70 tell them 20 vacate the country. and
getting no favorable response marshals his
troops for battle
RASH MANS vow.
Before going out 20 the war Jephthah
makes a very solemn vow that II the Lord
will give him the victory then on his return
home whatsoever first comes out Of his
doorway be viii offer in sacrifice as a
burnt offering The battle opens. It was
no skirmishing on the edges Of danger, no
unlimbering u batteries two miles away,
but the hurting Of men on the point Of
swords and spears until the ground could no
more drink the blood, aud the horses reared
to leap over the pile Of bodies Of the slain
In those old times opposing forces would
fight until their swords were broken and
then each one wouh throttle his man until
both fell, teeth TO teeth, grip 70 grip, death
stare 10 death stare, until the plain was
one tumbled mass Of corpses from which
THE last trace Of manhood had been dashed
out
Jophthah wins the day. Twenty cities
lav captured gt his feet Sound the victory
ali through the mountains Of Gileadl Let
the trumpgcrs call up the suryiyorsl
Homernfd to your wives aud c.-lldrenl
HomewUrd with your glitturing treasures
Homewarl TO have the applause Of IN ad-
nirUg hntioN bulld tliumphAi nichu@l
Swing out nngs al over MiEpehl Open all
your doors 20 receive tue captured treas
uresl Through every hall spread the ban
quotl Pileup thu yiands FIJI high tho
tankRrds Tho nation - redeemed, the in
yaders arr routed, and the national honor
IL yiudicatedi
Huzm Tor .Icphthah, the canquerori
JephthGh, stated on - pruueing steed, nd
vancca amid acclaining multitudes but
his eye Is not on the excited populace. Re
mcinbrring that he had made solemn
vow that, returning from victorious battle.
whatsoever fret came cut OF the doorway
OF bis home, that sh1uld be sacrificed az u
burnt Offering. he has his anxious look
upon the door ! wonder what spoilers
lamb, what brucn Of doves will be thrown
upon the fire. OF the burnt Offering. Oh,
i0r4Ur PHlgnrsH Of death blAnches his
chuck Despair stizes bis Lunrt.
Hi4 daughter, his only child, rushes out
the doorway TO throw herself In her fathers
nr:ns mud shower upon him more kisses
than there were wounds on his breast or
dcuta On his shield All the triumphnl
Eplcndur yaiiishea Holding back this
child irom his hoaying breast aud pushing
the locks back from the throw and look
ing into the cycs Of iuestingushable ailec-
tipn, with clicked uttcrancn, he sayN
would Gpd ! lay stark ON the bloody
plain Ny daughter, my only child, Joy oi
my home, life OF my life, thou art the sac
nhcei"
BRAVE GIRLS FATE.
The whole matter was oxplnined 10 her
ms was no whining hollow hearted girl
INTO "hoae eyes the father looked. All the
glory OF sword and shield vanished IN Tho
presehne OF Inc Vhor OF that girl. There
may nave Deth a treinOr OF the lip as u ros'
rear tFe,nbles ~ the sough OF the south
WIND There may have been the starting
OF a tear IKE ara'ndrop shook from the
shther Oh water NY, hut with a self sacri
hoo that man may not reach and only WON
ans hesrt can compass she surrendera her
sen 10 hre and 70 death. she cries ont u
the words OF my text, My father, " thot
mast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, dc
unto me whatsoever hHth proceeded iron
thy mouth
enc BOWS 70 the khlie, and the blood
winch so oieh az tAf fathers voice hE'
rushed 70 the otiinaon check, smokes II
the llres OF the burnt Offering No one ea
tell us her name. Ihere Is no need tina
we know her name. The gnrlands tina
Mizpeh tWihted Tor Jephthah the Wariio
had gone irto the dust, bnt all ages arr
twisting this girls chaplet, IL is well tha
her name came not TO US, for no one eat
wear 1t. They may take the name uf Deb