Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-13
in THE EVENING.
DR.. TALMAGE breaches IN
THE TABERNACLE.
AT the Evening Time 1t Shall BE
Light"-see That You DO Honor to
the Aged-Last Hours of Christians
On Earth Pictured.

BROOKLYN, July Q, 1898. Rev Dr. Tai
mage chose as his subject for to-day, the
text: "At evening time it shall he light. "
Zech. l47
While might" in all languages, is
the symbol for gloom and suffering, it
is often really cheerful, bright and
impressive. ! speak not of such
nights as come down with no star
pouring light from above, or silyered
wave tossing up light from beneath
murty, hurting, portentous, but
such as You often see when the pomp
and magniticcnce of heaven turn out
on night parade; and it seems as
though the song which the morning
stars began so long ago were Ginning
| yet among the consultations, and the
sons of tod were shouting for joy.
such nights the sailor blesses from the
forecastle, and the trapper on the vast
, prairie, and the belatcd traveller by
the road side and the soldier from the
tent, earthly hosts gazing upon
heavenly. and shepherds guarding
their ilocls ateld, while angel hands
above them set the silver bells airing
ing; GLORY to tod in the highest, and
on earth peace: good will toward men.
What a solemn and glorious thing is
night in the wilderness, Night among
! the mountains. Night on the ocean.
Fragrant night among tropical groves!
] Flashing night amid arctic severities'
| Calm night on Roman Campagna. Aw-
/ full night among the Cordillcras, Glori-
/ Gus night mid s.a after Il tempest.
! Thank God Tor the night, The moon
and the stars which rule it are light
houses. on the coast, toward which
l.. y 4 IL. .,.,s0
erS are'we it, with 80 many beaming,
burning. flaming glories to guide us,
we cannot find our way into the har-
bCr. My text may we'll suggest that,
as the natural evening is often lumin-
Gus, so it shall be light in the evening
of our sorrows-of old age-Of the
/ worlds history. of the Christian life.
AT eventime it shall be light
/ This prophecy will | c fulfilled in the
evening of Christian sorrow. For a
long time it is broad daylight. The
sun ri cS h gh. lnnumcrablc aCtivi-
ii, S go ahead with thousand feet.
ana work with a thousand arms, and
the pickaX struck mine, and the bat
; terry made a discovery. and the invest
! ment yielded its twentieth edition, and
/ the farm quadrupIci in value, and sud
den fortune hOiSted to high position,
and children were praised and friends
! without number swarmed into the
family hive, and prosperity sang in the
! music, and stepped in the dance, and
! glowcd in the wine. and ate at the
banquet. and all the gods of music,
and ease and qualification gathered
around this Jupiter holding in his
hands so many thunderboltS of power.
! But every sun must set, and the
brightest day must have its twilight.
| Suddenly the sky was overcast. The
fountain dried up. The song hushed,
! The wolf broke into the family fold
| and carried off the best lamb. A deep
| howl of woe came crashing down
through the joyous symphonies. At
one rough twang of the hand of dis
aster the harp-strings all broke.
Down went the strong business firm
Away went long-establishcd credit.
/ Up went Il flock of calumnies. The
| new book would not sell. A patent
could not be secured for the invention.
Stocks sank like lead. The insurance
company exploded. How much,
says the sheriff, will YOU bid for this
I Dia MOI How much for this
| library"' ''lIow much for this family
picture?' VIII the grace of God hold
one no in such circumstances What
| mas become of the great multitude of
! GOl'> children who have been pounded
| of the fail. and crashed under the
| wheel. aud trampled under the hoof!
Did they lie down in the dust, weep
ing wailing ard gnasning their teeth!
! When the rOl of fathcrly chaStiSe-
. ment struck them, aid they strike
back" because they found one bitter
cup on the table of rod'S supply. did
they upset the whole table? Did they
lineel down at their empty money
vault and say. ".\ll my treasures are
gone Did they stand by the grave
of their dead, saying, There never
will be Il resurrection"
Did they bemOan their tn warted
plans and say, The stocks are down
would tod We're dead" Did the
night of their disaster come upon them
mOonicss, starlcSs. dank, and bowling,
omothcring and choking their life out.
No, No. No. At eventimc it was
light. The swift promises overtook
them. The eternal consultations
from their circuit about Cots throne
poured down an infinite lustre. tn
der their shining the pillows OF
trouble took on crests and plumes oil
gold and jasper and amethyst. and
flame. All the trees of life rustled in
the midsummer air of God love. The
night blooming assurances of Christ,
sympathy filled the atmosphere
with heaven. The soul at every steT
seemed to start up from it. feet bright
winged joys, warbling heavenward
1t is good that have been afflicted,
cries David THE Lord gave, and the
Lord hath taken away cXrlaimS job
"Sorrowful. yet always rejoicing
says II. Paul And God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes eX
claims John, in apocalyptic vision
At eventime il was light. Light iron
the cross Light from the promises
Light from the throne, Streaming
joyous. Outgu,hing. everlasting light
! The text shall also find fulfiIment il
the time of old age, 1t is "A CRANE
thing TO be young-to have the sigh
clear and the hearing acute, and thu
step elastic, and all our pulses march
ing on 10 the drumming of n stou
heart. Mid-life and old age will b,
denied many of us, but youth-wc al
know what that is. Those wrinkle.
were not always on Your brow. Tha'
snow was not always on your head
+ bunch your arm. You have not AWAY,
} worn spectacles. Grave and dignifeC
as you now are, you once went coast
ing down the hill side, or threw of
your hat for the race, or sent the bal
flying sky-high. But youth will no
always last. 1t stays only long enough
to give us cXuberant spirits and broaC
shoulders for burdcn-carrying, and al
arm with which to battle our wa,
through difficulties. Lies path, i
/ you follow it long enough, will com
] undcrifrowning crag and across trem
bling causeway. Blessed old age.
, you let it come naturally. You canno
: hide it. You may try TO cover tn
wrinl<ler, but you cannot cover tn
, wrinkles. If the time has come TO
you to be old, be not ashame,
to be old The grandest things il
+ all the universe are old. Old noun
tains; old rivers; old seas; old stars
and an old eternity. Then do not b
ashamed to be old, unless you ar
older than the mountains, and olde
I ha