Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-27
EVERLASTING LIFE.
REV Or. TALMAGE ON THE REST
THAT ETERNITY BRINGS.

Fame Is vapor, Popularity Is Ephemeral,
Riches Take Wings, but the Everlasting
Life Is Sure and safe-An Eloquent and
Comforting Address.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 26.-Rev. DIR. Tai
mage, who is now in Australia on his
globe gfrdling tour, has selected as the
subject of his sermon for today, through
the press, the words, Everlasting
Life, 2 the text being from Micah 10,
"Arise ye and depart, for this is not
your rest. "
This was the drum beat of q prophet
who wanted to arouse his people from
their Impressed and sinful condition,
but it may just as properly be uttered
now as then. Bells by long exposure
and much ringing lose their clearness
Of tone, but this rousing bell of the gos.
pei strikes in as clear tone as when il
first rang ON the air.
AS far as / can SEQ your great want
and mine is rest. From the time we
enter life a great many vexations and
annoyance take after us. We may have
our holidays and our seasons of recrea-
ton and quiet, but where is the man
come to midlife who has found entire
restf The fact is that God did not make
this world to rest in. A ship might as
we'll go down off Cape Hatteras to find
smooth water as man i'll this world to
find quiet. From the way that God has
strewn the therns and hung the clouds
and sharpened the tusks, from the colds
that distress us, and the heats that smite
us, and the pleurisies that stab us, ana
the fevers that consume us, know that
he did not make this world as place
to loiter in. God does everything sue
cessfully, and this world would be q
very different world if it were intended
for us to lounge in. 1t does right well
for few hours. Indeed it is magnifi-
cent? Nothing but infinite wisdom and
goodness could have mixed this bever-
age Of water, or hung up these brackets
of stars, or trained these voices of rill
and bird and ocean, so that God has
but to lift his hand and the whole
world breaks forth into orchestra But
after all, it is only the splendors of Il
hAllt y AAE4lNbSJ O'SA hiAOAi W. NNN W
march ON to eternal conquests.
No Rest.
You and have seen men who tried
to rest here. They builded themselves
great stores They gathered around
them the patronage of merchant princes
The voice of their bid shook the money
markets. They had stock in the most
successful railroads and in safety de-
posits' great rolls of government Sc
curities. They had emblazoned car
riages, high mettled steeds, footmen,
plate that confounded lords and sena-
tors who sat at their tables, tapestry OH
which fioated the richest designs of for
eign looms, splendor of canvas on the
walls, exquisiteness of music rising
among pedostals of bronze and drop
ping, soft as light, on snow of sculpture.
Here let them rest. Put back the en-
broidered curtain and shake up the pill
low Of down. Turn out the lights. 1t is
3 ii o'clock at night. Let slumber droI
upon the eyelids and the air float
through the half opened lattice drowsy
with midsummer perfume. Stand back,
all care anxiety and trouble But, no,
thew will not stand back. They rat
tie the lattice. They look under the
canopy. With rough touch they startle
his pulses. They Cry out at IL O'Clock
at night; "Awake, man! How can you
sleep when things are so uncertain
WhaBa about those stocks? Hark to the
tap Of that firebellI 1t is your district
How If you should die soon? Awake
mani Think of It'll Who will get your
property when you are gone? What will
they do with it? Wake upl Riches
sometimes take wingsl How II you
should get poor? Wake up!" Rising Oh
one elbow, the man of fortune looks ont
into the darkness of the room and wipes
the dampness from his forehead and
says, "Alas, for all this scene OF wealth
and nagnificence-no restP'
passed down street Of city will
o merchant. He knew all the fines
houses on the street. He said: "Ther'
IS Something the matter i'll all thes'
houses. In that one it is conjugal infelic
ity; in that one, a dissipated son; IL
that, a dissolute father; in that, al
idiot child; in that, the prospect o
bankruptcy. - This worlds wealth cal
give no permanent satisfaction. This i
not your rest.
Fame Is VRpor.
You and 1 have seen men try IN an
other direction. A man says IF
could only rise to such and such place
OF renown; if could gain that office; i
could only get the stand and have m!
sentiments met with one good roun'
Of hand clapping applause; if l coul'
only write book that would live, o
make speech that would thrill, or d.
~ action that would resoundP' Th
lido tnrns ia mis- favor, His name is OF
10000 lips He is bowed 60 aud sopgh
after and advanced. Men drink III
health at great dinners. At his fer,
wof||s the nultitudes huzza. From gal
letios Of beauty they throw garlands
frQla hopsesops, as he passes in lon
frpqession, thoy shake out the nationa
ffnll1ards Hero LET him rest IL is 4