Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-09
REV. DR. TALMAGE.
THE HRCoKLYN Dfv1NE's Sun
DAY SERMON.

TyyI Then David and the peoria that
We're with hin lifted no their voi~e an wep.
until they hal no more power 10 weep,
David recovered ALT aArael S{x
Sc.
There i inietsn excitement: in tho village
cfZkla- Dav.i AM his men ara tiadin-
EtofNy 70 their families an | ara n. 'o- the
wars. ln'fat little viIlac. - Ziklay ;ha ie-
'ehsei@ss ones Will = safe untiIthe warriors.
fnshad with s.'tGrv. cone homo. Bn. vii
the H.. -@l~ss Dnss 20 safe? The so,t arns
- chitiren ar" arouni thu neSk. o. n,
tronze warriors until they shaka themselves
free an start. AMI HANDKERCHIEF. aEt A.ys
mr." w.vai AMI kts-~. 'he-sn ua.il The arm@'
men vanish t7N0nt NJ" hills. David m his
men soor ~ through with their cam paigr
m .'art honewarj. Every night on thei,
8av hone no soonerfoas the soldier pat his
heat on the knapsark than il kis dream hc
hear the Welcome attic y iie an I the shou,
off, tho child.
on. what long stories they will have total.
Their .atnilt's II how they DO loed the baf-
t"tx. AMI then yill roll up their sleeve AMI
show the half healed wouni.. With ciat.
qltcS step. they march nj. David AMI his
men. for they are rratrhinghono. Now fh"y
come NJ - the last hill which overlooks Zik-
iaG, an They expect in n moment to Sac tha
dwelling ulacns % their Lowell ones. They
look. an as they looS their cheek turns lie.
and their III Iuiv"rs. AMI their hani Invol.
unfairly comes Town on thu hiit o. the
sworti. "Wbero is Iiklay? Where ara GU.
homes thev rry. Alas. the rnrlinS snok.
above thn ruin tells the tragedy,
Inc Amat"kites have coma down anlcon.
sum"i IN" village AM carried tha mothara.
and the wives. and the children o. Davi An.
his men into captivity. The swar,hv var
riors stand fora few momentstransfx.i wit,
horror. Then their ey.s glance TO each
DINER. ana they hnH4t into ,1nnap rnll, MI.
weeping. for when n strong warrior wrrpe
inc grief Is appalling. 1t aaeins as IL thu
emotion might tenr him 10 pieces. They
'w"rt untilthcyhaino NOR to weep.
But soon their sorrow turns into rayt. an
David, swinging his swori high in air. cries.
Pursue. Tor thou shalt overtake them. an
without fail recover ALL" Now the march
becomes a 'double quick" Two hundralc
Dhvids men stop by the brook Besor, fain
with fatigue AMI grief. They cannot %.
step fnr'her. They are left there. Bntth.
other 400 men under David. with a sort 0.
panther step, march on in sorrow and III
rage. They find By the side of the road a halt
dead Egyptian, and they resuscitate him an
conp;l him TO tell the whole story. He says.
'l0ndrr they went, the captors and the cap.
lives. pointing in the direction. Forward
" 100 brave men OF fire,
Very soon David and his enragel compan
come upon the Amalekitish host. Yonic.
~ Y L'l own wives ana cDlt1rru ana
mothers. and under Amalekitish guarl. Hero
ire the officers OF the Amalekitish army hole
ing a banquet. The cups are full the must.
IS reused the dance begins. The Amalekit
lsh host cheer and cheer AMI cheer over theiA
victory. But. without note OF buyle or warn
Ing OF trumpet David and his 400 men hurs,
upon the scene. David and his men look up
AMI one glance nj their loved ones in captiv-
it, and under Amalekitish guard throw.
them into a very fury of determination, for
YOU know how men will fight when they fight
for their wives and children. All, there ara
lightnings in their eye. and every finger is =
spear, md their voice is like the shout of the
whirlWind! Amid the upset tankards anil
the costly vianis crushed underfoot. the
woun led Amalekites lie, their blood min
Cling with their wine, shrieking for
mercy. No sooner do David ana his men
win the victory than they throw their swords
down into the dnst-wnat do they want with
swords now?-anl the broken families come
together amid n great shout OF Joy that
makes the parting scene in ZiklaH seem very
insipid in the comparison. The rough old
warrior has t. use some persuasion before
he can get his child to come TO hin now
inter 50 long an absence. but soon the little
finger traces the familiar wrinkls across the
scare face. And then the empty tankarls
are set up. and they ara filed with the best
wine from the hills, m David and his men.
$500 80 t'C V'NNSs AZ ktC
sisters. drink to the overthrow OF the
Amalekites AMI TO the rebuilding OF Ziklag.
80. . Lord. let Thine enemies perish!
Now they are coming home. David and
his men AMI their families-a long pro-
ess.on. Men, women AMI children. loaded
nth levels ana robes and with all kinds oil
ropaies that the Amalekites had gathered
:. n in years Of conques Everything now in
/, tIa hands OF David AMI his men. When
hey come by the brook Basor. the plac.
f. 'vh"r4 sttl1 the rlen SICK and Incompetent
. travel, the jewels AMI the robes and ali
in is Of treasures are divided among the
sicA rs we'll rs anon: the we'll. Surely the
ama ana exhaustel ouSnt to have some Of
II" treasures. Here i, a robe for n pale
acei warrior. H.ra is Il pillow for this
.y.ug man. Here is q han Hui OF gold t.,
n" wtst"i trumpater. | realty think that
these men VINO tainted by the brook B,sot
may have endured "a much as those men
wuo went into the battle, Some mean fel
lows objected TO tn" sick ones having any o
III" >lplls. IN" o 'jctt ,rs said. These mer
? iii not Eight. DAVID. with Il magnanimou
heart, replies, AS his part is that Soetl
dowa 20 the battle. 50 shall his part be tina
tarrt"th ~ the s,uG."
laissIn5ertis prs ,'1liv suggest. va to m
Tkanl Co. iii th">e times n man can go Of
, on a Journey All n. soa- weaks tnd month
'hl l IN" ft.'A IN l Snr MS mouse uDtOUcn
ot i4.rnfiary anI hav' his family on III
SEP - greet MIN II by telegram be has fore
!. tod TIE no nent Of his coming. But Their
ara Analekttish dis ts.-rs there are Amale
kttl~h diseases that 50 natines comes dow
upon ones home. making as devastatin,
wors as the lay whsn ZiklaS took fire
Iner' afe families y~oTrepresent broken up
No hltterin- ram snot. in the door, n
iconortsst crdmbiel the statues. no ftm
leap 4 anil the curtains, but SO far as a
the 10Y an | m"rrinsat that once helonge.
10 that hou>e are concerned the homo ha
~deptrt%i.
Armed diseases came down upon the gu
etn"s~ o. the sre1"-scaTiet fevers or pleu
r sizes or consump tions or Cnieanei disol
ders zane an sa!z"i upon some nenbel
OF that family and carr!ed them away. iii
Lax II ashes. And You SO about. sonetin
weeping m :! sometimes enraSei. wanting I
get tatA your loved ones as much as DayI
M his men wanted 10 reconst-uc, the
desToied hous~hot Is. ZIklac in asne.
some ~ you Went OF from home. Yc
counted the lays 81 your absence. Eve.
day sa~rn@i ~ long as y weeS. Oh. no
cai yoI ware when the sine came for VI
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