Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-23
FAINT HTPURSUING
GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS MADE UNDER
NATURAL DISADVANTAGES.

GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS MADE. UNDER
NATURAL DISADVANTAGES.
Rev. Dr. Talmage breaches an Eloquent
Sermon mt Nashville His Picturesque
Text Spiritual Encouragement For the
Weak and HumbIe-A Breezy Discourse.
! NASHVILLE, Dec. 17.-Rev. DIR. Tai
mage, who is now in this city on his
western lecture tour, selected as his
topic for today text full of spiritual
encouragement for those who labor I'M
der disadvantage in the struggle of life.
The text chosen was Isaiah xxxiii, %.
THE lame take the prey"
The utter demolition of the Assyrian
host was here predicted. Not only ro-
bust men should go forth and gather the
spoils of conquest, but even men Grip
( pied of arm and crippled of foot should
go out and capture much that was valu-
able. Their physical disadvantages
should not hinder their great enrich
ment. So it has been in the past; SO it
/ is now; so it will be in the future. So it
is in all departments. Men laboring un-
! der seemingly great disadvantages and
anna the most uhsaRoraoie circum-
stances, YET making srahd achievements,
gettng great piesslne LOT themselves,
great blessing for the world, great bless
ing Tor the church' ana SO tine lame
take Inc prey.
/ CASES IN POINT,
do you know that the three great
poets OF the world We're totally Dhnd-
Homer, Osslan. John Mlltoh' 10 you
know that Mr.. PRESCOTT, VINO wrote that
enchanting pook, Inc Conquest OF Mex
lco' never saw Mexico couid not even
see the paper on winch ne was Writ1ng9
A framework across the sheet, between
winch, up ana down. Went the pen I'M
mortal DO you kno" tnat Gamoassio,
the sculptor, could not see the marble
before MN or the cnisei VITA winch he
cut III INTO SHAPES pewitchlhgs 10 you
know that Alexander rope, whose po-
ems VIII iast DIS long DIS the Ehgnsh IAN
euage, was 80 much Oh an Invalid that
ne had 10 De sewed up every morning IN
rough canvas IN oroer 10 stand on his
feet at all!
10 you know .hat stuart, the ceie-
DRAFTED painter una inuch OF MS wonder
iui WORK unoer Inc shadoW OF tne dun-
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MS own speech pelore he conquered as
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know that bacon struggled an through
ilinuiiieraoie sioknesses, anu that Loro
byron ana Or aiter ocots Went imp
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ana mat many OF the great poets ana
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