The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-06-09
A LEFT HANDED MAN
DR.. TALMAGE GIVES ADVICE II
THOSE WHO WOULD BE USEFUL.

THOSE WHO WOULD BE USEFUL.
Scene In Summer House-At Beishaz
xar's Feast-when the Day of Sorrow
Gone--The Light That Follows the Dark
ness.
BROOKLYN, June 4.-The sermon SO
,ected by Rev. DR.. Talmage for this fore
noon is founded on the text Judge.
Iii, Is, but when the children of Israel
cried unto the Lord the Lord raised
them up deliverer, Ehud, the son OF
Gera, Benjamite, man left handed
Ehud was ruler in Israel. He was
left handed, and what was peculiar
about the tribe of Benjamin, to which
he belonged, there We're in it 700 left
handed men, and yet so dexterous had
they all become in the use of the left
hand that the Bible says they could sling
stones at hairs breadth and not miss.
Well, there was king of the name OF
Eglon who was an oppressor of Israel,
He imposed upon them a most outrage
GUS tax. Ehud, the man of whom ! first
spoke, had divine commission to de-
stroy that oppressor. He came, pretend
ing that he was going to pay the tax,
and asked to see King Eglon. He was
told he was in the summer house, the
place to which the king retired when it
was too hot to sit in the palace. This
summer house was place surrounded
by flowers and trees and springing foun-
tains and warbling birds.
Ehud entered the summer house and
said to King Eglon that he had secret
errand with him. Immediately all the
attendants were waved out of the royal
presence. King Eglon rises up to re-
ceive the messenger. Ehud, the left
handed man, puts his left hand to his
right side. pulls out dagger and thrusts
Eglon through until the haft went in
after the blade. Eglon falls. Ehud
comes forth to blow trumpet of re-
,ruit amid the mountains of Ephraim,
and great host is marshaled, and proud
Moab submits to the conqueror, and
Israel is free. So, o Lord, let all thy
enemies perish! So. 0 Lord, let all thy
friends triumph!
LEFT HANDED MEN.
learn first from this subject the pow
or of left handed men. There are some
men who by physical organization have
as much strength in their left hand as in
their right hand, but there is something
in the writing of this text which implies
that Ehud had some defect in his right
hand which compelled him to use the
left. Oh, the power of left handed men!
Genius is often self observant, careful of
itself, not given to much toll, burning
incense to its own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
while many man with no natural en-
dowments, actually defective in physical
and mental organization, has an earnest
ness for the right, patient industry,
an all consuming perseverance which
achieve marvels for the kingdom of
Christ. Though left handed as Ehud,
they can strike down sin as great and
imperial as Eglon.
have seen men Of wealth gathering
about them all their treasures, snuffing
at the cause of world lying in wicked
ness, roughly ordering Lazarus off their
doorstep, sending their dogs, not to lick
| his sores, but to hound him off their
premises, catching all the pure rain OF
| Gods blessing into the stagnant, ropy,
frog inhabited pool of their own selfish
ness-right handed men, worse than use
less-while many a man with large
heart and little pulse has out of his lin
tied means made poverty leap for Joy
and started an influence that overspans
the grave and will swing round and
round the throne of God, world with
out end, amen.
All, me, it is high time that you left
handed men who have been longing fol
this gift and that eloquence and thu
other mans wealth should take your lief
hand out of your pocket. Who made
all these railroads? Who setup all thes,
cities2 Who started all these churches
and schools and asylums? Who has dom
the Juggling and running and pulling
Men of no wonderful endowments, thou
sands of them acknowledging themselve
to be left handed, and yet they were ear
nest, and yet they were determined, AM
yet they were triumphant.
But do not suppose that Ehud tn
first time he took a sling in his ham
could throw stone hairs breadth an
not miss. suppose it was practice tina
gave him the wonderful dexterity. G.
forth to your spheres of duty and be no
discouraged if in your first attempts yo
miss the mark. Ehud missed it. TAX
another stone, put it carefully into tn
sling. swing it around your head, tax
Better aim, and the next time you wi
strike the center. The first time ms
son rings his trowel upon the brick b
does not expect to put up perfect wal
The first time carpenter sends plan
over board or drives a bit through
beam he does not expect to make perfet
execution The first time a boy attempt
rhyme he does not expect to chime
"Lalla Rookh' or Lady Of the Lake.
Do not be surprised if in your first e.
forts at doing good you are not yer
largely successful Understand that use
fulness is an art, science, a trade.
There was an oculist performing
very ululCult opCldoiOH oi Vic heeiAiea
eye. A young doctor stood by AID sait
How easily you do that. 1t doesn
seem to cause you any trouble at all
All" said the old oculist, ''it is ver
easy now, but spoiled a hatful Of ey'
to learn that" Be not surprised if
takes some practice before we can hel
men to moral eyesight and bring the
to vision of the cross. Left handle
men to the work! Take the gospel for
sling and faith and repentance for ii
smooth stone from the brook, take SUI
aim, God direct the weapon, and gre;
Goliaths will tumble before you.
When Garibaldi was going out to ba
tie, he told his troops what he wantt
, them to do, and after he had describe
what he wanted them to do they sal
''Well, general. what are you going
give us for all thisT' "Well," he reptile
II don't know what else you will &c
but you will get hunger and cold al
wounds and death. How do you Ill
, it," His men stood before him for a
tie while in silence, and then they thre
nm their hands and cried: 1--WE are {