The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-01
EVERLASTING REST.
DR.. TalmaGe Tells Where It May
Be Found.
The World h Kings Highway. Whers Al
Must Be Moving-Pesce, Quiet and
Happiness st b End of
the Journey.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmsge selected fo'
the subject of his sermon through the
press this week the words, "Everlast-
ing Life" the text being from Micah
II. 10: ARISE ye aud depart, for this is
not your rest"
This was the drum-beat Of a prophet
who wanted to arouse his people from
their oppressed 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
gospel strikes In as clear a tone al when
It frat rang out on the air.
Az far rs ! can see, your great want
and mine Is rest From the time we
enter life, q 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 mid-life who has found entire
rest? The fact Is that God did not
make this world to rest In. A ship
might as we'll go down of Cape
Hatteras to find smooth water a
= man In this world to find
quiet. From the way God has strewn
the thorns, 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, and the fevers that consume us, l
know that He did not make this world
as q place to loiter In. God does every
thing successfully; and this world
would be Q very different world IL II
were intended for US TO lounge In. It
| does right we'll for . few hours. In
deed, IL is magnificent! Nothing but
finite wisdom and goodness could have
mixed this beverage Of water, or hung
up these brackets of stars, OF trained
these voicsso Of rill, and bird, and ocean
30 that God has but to lift His hand
and the whole world breaks forth into
orchestra. But, after all, it Is only the
sp~lendors Of q kings highway, ovel
| which we are to march ON 10 eternal
conquests.
You and I have seen men who tried
to rest here. They builded themselve.
great stores. They gathered around
them the patronage of merchant
princes. The voice of their bid shool
the money markets. They had stocl
In the most successful railroads, and in
"safety deposits" great rolls Of govern
ment securities. They had emblazoneG
carriages, high -mettied steeds, foot
men, places that COMPOUNDED lords anG
senators who sat at their table, tapes
try on which fioated the richest de
signs of foreign looms, splendor OF
canvas on the wall, exquisiteness o
music rising among pedestals of bronze
and dropping, soft as light, on snow Of
sculpture. Here let them rest. Put
back the embroidered curtain. ant
shake up the pillow of down
o'clock at night. Let slumbel
drop upon the eyelids and the ali
float through the half opened lattic'
drowsy with midsummer perfume
Stand back, all care. anxiety and trou
BILE! But no! they will not stand back
They rattle the lattice. They look un
der the canopy. With rough touci
they startle his pulse. They cry GU
/ at l2 o'clock ut night: awake, man
How can you sleep when things are 81
uncertain? What about those stocks
Hark to the tap Of that fire belli 1t i
your district! How IL you should di,
soon? Awake, man! Think of 1t
Who will get your property when 20,
are gone? What will they do with IT.
Wake up! Riches sometimes taxi
wings. How Il you should get poor
Wake upr' Rising on one elbow, tn
man of fortune looks out into the dark
ness of the room and wipes the damp
ness from his forehead, and says
ALAS! For all this scene of wealth
and magnifcence-no rest!"
passed down q street of a city witt
a merchant. He knew all the fines
houses on the street. He said: Their
Is something the matter In all thes
houses. In that one 1t is conjugal in
felicity. In that one a dissipated son
In that, O dissolute father. In thai
M idiot child. In that, the prospect O
bankruptcy" This worlds wealt
car give no permanent satisfaction
This Is not your rest.
You and ! have seen men try in al
other direction. A man says: II
could only rise to such and such u plac
of renown; II ] could gain that Office
II ] could only get the stand n hav
my sentiments plet- with one goo