Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-21
REV. DR.. 4ALMAGE.
Ihe Eminent Brooklyn Divine's Sum
day Sermon.
Subject: "light In the Evening""

-Zechariah xiv, T.
Wbile "night" in all languages is the |
symbol for gloom and suffering, IL is cise4
really cheerful bright and Impressive. 80.
speak not of such nights as come GOWN WIZ
no star pouring light from above or sliveIe.i
wave tossing up light from beneatn-mut ty
burtling. portentous-but sucn as you olVon
see when the pomp and magnificence Oh
heaven turn out on night parade, anu II
seams rs though the song which the morn
inc Glars began SO long ago were cnihlns
vef among the consultations and the SONS
of God were shouting for JOY.
Such nights the sailor blesses from the
forecastle, and the trapper on Tue Nas'
nrairie and the belated traveller blythe road
! sde and the soldier from the tent. eartniy
hosts gazirc upon heavenly. and shepherds 1
ruorsinc their focks afeld, while angel
| hands above them set the silver bells a-rlng-
inr, SGIory to God in the highest and on
| earth peace good will toward men
What solemn and glorious thing is night
In the wilderness Night among tne hio ,ii.
tains, Night on the ocean Fragrant nlght
among tropical groves Flashing night
amid arctic seventies Calm night on Roman
camnaonal Awful night among the cor
J;lleras Glorious night mid sea after 3,
| -,aronestl Thank God for the nighN 'Pne
noon and the stars which rule 1t are ngnt-
houses on the coast toward which, nope
we are all sailing and blind mariners are we
If with so many beaming, burning, nanlns
clories TO guide US we cannot nnd our way
INTO the har5or. Ny text may we'll suggest
that as me natural evening if often LUMINOUS
90 II shall be light in the evening OF our sor.
/ ro1vs-of old ace-of the worlds hlstory-oI
tba Christian life. "At eventime it shall be
light s,,auoa :, tho avon
Ing of Christian sorrow. For long time IL
is broad daylight. The sun rides high In
Vulnerable activities go ahead with tnou-
snnd feet and work with thousand arms,
and the pickax struck a mine, and the bat
tory made discovery, and the investment
welded its 90 per cent. and the book came TO
its twentieth edition, and the farm quad
rupled in value, and the sudden fortune
-hoisted to high position, and children were
praised. and friends without number swarmed
, / into the family Dive, and prosperity sang .lG
I'll the music All stepped in the dance anu
oIowed in the wine and ate at the banquet,
ana all the gods of music and ease and graft
fcation gathered around this Jupiter hold
ing in his hands so many thundercolts OF
! power. a.
. dar mist have its twilight Suddenly the
] sky was overcast. The fountain dried up.
q The song hushed. The wolf broke into tho
- family fold and carried off the best lamb. A
} daen howl of woe came crashing down
U through the Joyous symphonies. AT one
e rough twang OF the hand OF disaster the narp
Il strings all broke Down went the strong
:, L,.;ness firm! Away went long established
u cradit I'm flew a flock of calumnies The
l. new book would not SELL patent could
II not he secured for the invention. Stocks
IN sank like lead. The insurance company ex'
=. ploded. Glow much,' says the sherill
D. twill YOU bid for this pianoY chow much
Is for this library HOW macn lor 'ps
e family pictures"
circumstances? What have become OF the
e. great multitude of Gods children who have
It been pounded of the fail and crushed undel
h the wheel and trampled under the hoofY Die
thew lie down in the dust weeping, waillnt
md crashing their teeth? When the rod O.
a. fatberlvIchast struck them, did the'
e strike back? Because they found one bitter cul
"a on the table of Gods supply, did they upse
ia the whole table? Did they kneel Gown a
10 their empty money vault and say: "Ali M
le treasures are gomez" Did they stand by tn
X grave OF their dead saying "There neve
will be resurrection"
- Did they bemoan their thwarted plans an
say. THE stocks are down-would Goo
81 were dead?" Did the night of their disaste
come upon them moonless, starless. DARK an
bowling. smothefing and choking their live
out? Mo- mol No! At eyentime II wa
The eternal consultations from the clrcul
about Gods throne poured down an mint
luster. Under their shining the pillows 9
trouble took on crests and piumes OF gol
and iasnar and amethyst and flame. All tn
trees of life rustled in the midsummer air c
Gods love. The night blooming assurance
Of Chr;sts sympathy filed all The atmo'
II phere with heaven. The soul at every sue
seemed to start up from its feet brlgf
-, <-o1 ;<<,-c m rhlino heaVpnU3rd.
at is good that l have been afflicted,
cries David. "The Lord gave and the Lor
:. hath taken away" exclaims JOB. Sorrow
ess ful. vet ALWAYS rejoicing" says st. Pau
sAnd Goa shall wipe away all tears fro
-- their eyes" exclaims John in apocalypt
' vision. AZ eventime 1t was hgh'' Lay
3 from the cross Right from the promises
Light from the throne. Streaming, loyou
outguehng. everlasting light -,
o The text shall also find fulAllment i'll u
time Of Old age. It is Il grand thing TO
voung to have the sight clear and the hea
1G in cute AMI the step elastic AMI all O.
of MUSES. marching on to the drumming OF
SO stout heart Midi;e and old age will be q
f. MED many of us. but youth-We all KnC
90 what that is. Those wrinkles were not
n WAYS on your brow. That snow was not
~ Uavs on YOUR head. That brawny muse
n did not always bunch your arm. You ma
B" not ALWAYS worn spectacles. Grave AM al
-. nihed as you now are, you once went COZ
P' ing down the hillside, or threw on your d
for the race.-or sent the ball flying SKY hig
But youth will not always last 1t sta
only long enough to give US exuoerant sp
. Ire and broad shoulders for burden carr
inc. and an arm with which to battle
= way through difficulties. LIES path II y
Tn fellow il long enough will come under froW
III inc crao and across trembling causews
blessed old age if you let it come natural
ing You cannot hide it. You may try TO COY
'nts | The wrinkles, but you cannot cover
Itch wrinkles. If the time has come for you
o 10 be old, be not ashamed to be OLD.
lis. prandest things in all the universe are
"'e Old mountains. old rivers, old seas,
Pa. stars and an old eternity. Then do not
- ashamed to be old unless you are older tn
the mountains and older than the stars
40 How men and women will lie 1hey
5 they are 40, bet they are 60. They say u
sre 20, but thoy ara 30. They say tney
ny so but thew are 80. How some peopfe =
=, lie Glorious old eye if found in the way
Righteousness How beautiful the Cid
of Jacob. leaning on the top OF his stan,
John Quincy Adams falling with the harm
on. OF Washington Irving sitting pen In ma
: amid the scenes himself had made classic
) Of John Angel James to the last pro2laiml
{ the Gospel to the masses of Birmingham,
Theodore Frelinghuysen down to 1eepiep
and emaciation devoting his illustri'
faculties to the kingdom OF God AT CIV
tide it was light
o, Sac that YOU do honor to the a2eo.
Ill : philosopher stood at the corner OF the SIT
III 5 day after day saying to the passers
E "You will be an old man. You VIII De
) old man " you will be an old woman.