Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-06-01
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S sun
DAY SERMON.
Subject "Heavy Weights" (Dellv
cred at san Francisco).

TFvr. Cast ihv burden upon the Lord,
and H. shall sustain thee. Psalms w.. p.
David was here taking his own medicine.
r II ANYBODY hal on him heavy weights. Da-
viii hat them an vet out Of his own expert
. rUre he advises YOU AMI ma ~ 10 the best
/ wtv Of getting rid OF burdens This IL a
world OF burden bearing. During the past
few DAYS tidings came from across the sea OF
a mighty and good man fallen. A man mll
ofthe Holy Ghost was he. his name the sv-
nonvm for all that Is goo and kind and gra-
cious and Leuencent Word comes 10 us OF
a Srource sweeping on hundreds and thou
sands % people. aud there Is burden ~
sorrow Sorrow on the sea and sorrow on
the land. Coming into the house Of prayer
Their NAV De- no sign 81 sadness or sorrow,
I hut where is the man who has not con-
hirt2 Where is the soul that has not struS-
I re2 And there ia not dav OF all the year
when my text il not gioriously appropriate,
AMI there Is never an audience assembled on
the planet where the text is not glorlously
| appropriate Cast thy burden upon the
Lord, and He shall sustain thee.
In the far East wells Of water are 80 in
! frequent that when man owns well he
! has property OF very great value, and
! sometimes battles have been fought for the
! possession Of one well OF water, but there Is
| one we'll that every man owns, deep well, a
/ perennial well. well oftear'. II a man has
| no, u burden on this shoulder, he has "a bur
| den on the other shoulder.
The day | left home to look after myself
| AMI for myself. in the wagon my father sat
| driving, and he said that dav something
which has been with me all my life >
Ode Witt il is always safe to trust God.
! have many a time come to crisis OF dihl-
Guilty. You may know that having been
! sick for fifteen years. il was no easy thing
! fpr ms n "a family hut ulXV Go 1
came 10 the rescue. remember the time.
| he said. "when | didn't know what to do,
| aud saw a man on horseback riding M I'll"
| farm lane. and he announced to me that [
J hal been nominated for the most lucrative
oflice in all the git OF thp people OF the
county, AMI 10 that Office | was elected. and
| God in that way met all my wants, and tell
! NOu II is always safe to trust Him. ~
on. my friends, what we want is n practi-
| cal religion The religion people have is so
! high up you cannot reach it. | hal "A frien
who entere the life OF an evangelist. H.
! gave up n lucrative business in Chicago, AMI
! ha and his wife finally came to severe want
/ He told me that in the morning nj prayers
| he said 80 Lord, Thou knowest we have
not u mouthfu OF food in the house Help
! me , help us ~ And he started out or the
| street. anil gentleman met him and said
81 have been thinking OF you for n goo |
! NuhP lou hHoW hnl huut incicuhhl'
II you won be onended' l shoulu IKE 10
/ send YOU barrel Of -four. He cast his bur
/ den on the Lord. and the Lord sustained
/ him Now that is the kind of religion we
/ want.
In the strait Of Magellan, have been
! told, there is a place where, whichever way
/ sup captain puts MS snip, ne mus the
/ Wlhu against num- anu there are men VINO
y all their lives have been running in tn
| teeth OF the Win1 aud when way TO tuth
/ they 90 not know. some OF them may be IN
/ ms assemhIhEe, and address them lace 10
/ iHr', not p"r'unttorily, but as one brother
talGs to another brother, cast thy burden
| upon the Lord. ana lie shat sustain the'.
Tarre are great many men VINO nave
| hu1lnesS burdens. "heh we see man wor-
| riei anu P"rpieNed ana annoyed IN business
| me, we are apr 10 say, lie ought NOT 10
/ Dave attempted 10 carry so much, An that
/ man may nor ne 10 blalhe ~ all! Nheh
man PrlhtS business ne does hot kho"
/ wnNt WIiI be us ohtEroWths' WhHt VIII be us
! l"o'S' WhH' Will De lis ufahcnts. lnete ~
, many " man WIN Keen lorhslEAt ana ihrSe
! business ldcu"S VINO mas Dteh Huhg INTO tho
""s' "F uh ores III CIRCUMSTANCES spUhE'hS
| upon nun from ahDusn' "heh 10 puy,
/ ""'h ~ SCH, Mheh 10 tiuSt ana 10 "Hht
amount 10 'reo'' ",ldt "Il De tue tueGt VI
| ti's ~" invention oI lild'hlheTS, WHAT Will e
| the erect ot that loss OF crop, ana a thousand
other questions perpIeN business men until
the halr IL slIVered AMI deep wrinkles nre
| pioWed IA tue "aeek. AMI the stocks 20 up
ny mountains ana go down ~ valleys, ana
! thev are NJ their wits ends ana stagger llke
drunken men.
Ihere never mas been time when there
nave been such rIvaIries IN business as now
! II IS hardware against hardware, hooks
! against Dooks, chahuIefV AGAINST chahdiery,
! imported articles against imported articles.
AtHousani stores IN combat with another
thousand stores. Nevrr such advantage OF
IlHht, never Sueh variety OF assortment
! never so niu'h spIehdor OF snow window
never SO nllrh adroltheS' oil statesmen never
;" mucn arutfhess OF ADVERTISING ana ahld
al these SeEerltles OF rlNa'ry ID business now
many men break down On, the burden on
'he shoulder On lhe ourdeh on the hehrt
=, lou near that II Is "Harlce Whleh drives
| 'hese men OF business through the street
anu that IS the commonly accepted liea. l
90 not nri'eNS Worl OF H. me VAST multi
lune OF these business men are to'llhg ON Tor
/ o'hers 10 educate thelr children' TO put
wing OF protection over thelr households, 10
nave something leIt so when they pass out oil
this HE their wives and children will not
nave 10 go 70 'he poorhouse-that Is the way
translate THIS energy III the street and store
C C N"st maJ9rly OF that energy GRIP,
uouso 20 90 nor 90 an the business:
oouie Oh us remember when the central
America was coming nome from California
II was wreckeu; PRESIDENT Arthurs father
NAV was the hetolc captain OF thnt snip
ana went down with most OF the passengers.
some OF them got oil into llieboat9, but there
was young man returning from California
VINO hhl nag OF Eold III his hand, AMI as
',o, '"o' va. wv vi iosh wv sup tia'