The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-31
REV. DR.. TAlMAGE'S SERMON.
he PreE ches With Great Power on
Recovered FAmi ieR,

Recovered Families,
LITTLE Rock, May 2O.--On bis way
to California, whence he will start on
May 81 on bis round the world ,urney,
Rev. DIR. Talmage, having halted here,
preached today to large audience on the
subject of "Recoverod Families" Tho
text chosen was Samuel Xxx, 10:
"Then David and the people that were
With him lifted up their voice and wcpt
until they had no moro power TO weep.
David recovered ALL"
There is intense excitement IN The vii.
lage of Zklng. David and his men are
bidding goodby to their families aud are
off for the wars. In that little village Of
Zlklag the defenseless once will be safe
until the warriors, flushed with v!clory,
como homo. But will tho defenselcss ore
be safe? The soft arms of children are
around the neeks Of the borzs I'd warriors
until they shake themselves free aud
start. and handkcrchiefs and nags are
waved and kisses thrwn until the armed
luen vanish beyond the hills. David aHd
his men soon get through with their
night on their way homeward. Every
night on their way home no sooner does
tho soldier put his head on the knapsack
than il his dream he hears the Welcome
of the vile and the shout of the child.
Oh, what long stories they will have to
toll their families OF how they dodoed the
battleaX, and then VIII roll up their
sleeve und show the haf hcslci W, uucI
With glad, quick step, they march on,
David and his men, for they are MAJ ch-
ing home
A MARCH AND A VICTORY
NOW tbe> CONF up 10 lht lust hill
which overlooks Il klag, and they tx
pect IN m"men, % see the dwelling
places OF their so,Cd ones. They look,
and as they look their check turns pale,
and their lIp quivers, and their haud IN
voluntarily COret down on ,he hllL ut tie
sword. "Where ,s Il kIag? Where ar.
our tomes?" they cry Alnp, the curl
ing smoke above the uin ells the trny-
edSl
The Amalekilos have come down und
ccnsums the village and carried ,hr
mo,hcrs, and the wives. and the CHILDREN
OF David and his men into captivity
Tine swarthY warriors stand Tor fe.v
moments translixed with horror. Then
their yes.glanCc 10 each Other; and they
burst into uncomfortable weeping, TO
when strCIg warrior VIZ epst G. griet Ia
appalling. 1t tseems us ii the emotion
might tear him TO pieces. They swept
until they had no more y >wer to weep"
But soon their sorrow turns int O rage nnG
David, swinging bis sword high in the
air, cries, pursue, Tor thou Shalt over-
take them and without fall re cover all. -
Now the march becomes "dUublc
quick" Two hundred OF Davln's men
stop by the brook Besor, liant with f4t.
quo and grief. They cannot 20 ster
farther. They are lett there. But the
other 400 men under David, with n sort
OF panther step, march on in sorrow and
in rage. They find by the side of the
road half dead Egyptian, and they re-
suscitate him and compel him to tell the
whole ostory. He says, "Y Yonder they
went, the captors and The captlves,N
pointing in the direction. Forward, ye
400 brave men of fire!
Very soon David and his enraged
compan come upon the Amalekltish host
Yonder they see their own wives and
children and mothers and under Amale-
kitish guard. Here are the officers of
the Amalguard. Here are tho ctncers
of the Amalekitsh army holding ban
quet. The cups are full; the music is
10 reused; the dance begins. The Anal
ekitish host cheer and cheer and cheer
over their victory. But without note Of
bugle or warming OF trumpet David and
his 400 men burst upon tho scene.
David and his men look up, and one
glance at their loved ones IN captivity
and under Amaekitish guard throws
them into very fury of determination,
for you know how men will fight when
they fight tor their wives and children.
Ah, there are lightnings in their eJ o, and
every finger is spear, and their voice
is like the shout of the whirlwind! Amid
the upset tankards and the costly viands
crushed underfoot, the wounded Anal
ekites lie--ther blood mingling with
their wlne-shreking for mercy. No
sooner do David and his men win the
victory than they throw their swords
down into the dust--what do they want
with swords noW2-and the broken tami.
LES como together amid great shout Of
JOY that makes the parting scene in Xix
lag seem very lnsipid in the comparison.
The rough old warrior has to use some
persuasion before he can get his child to |
como to him now after so long an ab-
senoe, but soon the little finger traces
the familiar wrinkle across the scarred
lace. And then the empty tankards
are set up, and they are filled with the
best wine from the hills, and David and
his mon, the husbands, the wives, the
brothers, tho sisters, drink to the over
throw OF the AmaJeklties and to the re
building OF klag. So, y Lord. let thine
enemies perist!
THE RETURN.
NOW they are coming homo. David
ana his mon and their families--a long
pfocession. Men, women and child,e enc
loaded with jewels and robes and with
al kinds OF trophies that the Amaleki,ea
mad gathered up in years of co. Quest
everything now in the hands of DAVID
and BIS men. When they come hv ,ba
brock Besor, the place where s,nid ,he
mon sick and incompetent to travel ,ns
jewels and the robes and all kinds ~
treasures are divided among the sick 90 |
well as among the well. Surely tho
leme and exhausted ought to have some
of tho treasures. Here Is lobe for
pale faced warrior. Here is u pillow for
this dying man. Hele Is a handful of
gOtd for the wasted trumpeter. really