The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE RROOKLYN DIvINE'S SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "Everlasting Life"


wanted to arouse his people from their oo-
pressed and sinful condition, but it may ]pst ISL
as properly bo uttered now as then. belis
by long exposure and much ringing lose
their clearness OF tone, but this rousinS peti
OF the gospel strikes In as clear tone as
when It first rang on. the air.
As far as I can see your great want anu
mine is rest From the time we enter NE
great many vexations and annoyances !aAe
after US. We may have our holidays
and our seasons OF recreation and qulet, put
where IL the man come to midltfe who has
found entire rest? The fact Is that God did
NOT make this world to rest in. Aship might
as we'll 20 down off Cape Hatteras 70 nn9
smooth water as man In this worlo 10 nno
uuier. From the way thot God has strewn
the thorns and hung the clouds and sharp
es1i the tusks, from the colds that distress
MS, and the heats that snite US. and the
pleurisies that stab US, and the fevers tnat
consume US, know that He did not maze
this world as place to loiter In. Goa does
everything successfully, and this world
would be very different world II 1t were 10.
tended for US to lounge in. II does rlgas ga
we'll for a few hours. Indeed It is magnln,
cent! Nothing but infinite wisdom anu
goodness could have mixed this beverage OF
water. or hung up these brackets Of stars. or
trained these voices of rill and blrd ana
ocean, so that God has but to lift HIS nano'
and the whole world breaks forth into or
chestra. But, after all, 1t Is only the splen-
dors of kings highway, over wh1cn "e are
to march on to eternal conquests.
You and have seen men VINO tneo 10
rest here. They builded themselves great
stores They gathered around them the pat
.ronace Of merchant princes. The voice OF
their bid shook the money markets. iney
had stock in the most successful railroaoS
and In "safety deposits" great rolls OF GoV,
ernment securities. They had emolazoned
carriages, high mettled steeds,. footmen,
plate that confounded lords and senator's
WHO sat at their tables, tapestry on Wnien
foated the richest designs OF foreign iooms'
sp!endor of canvas on the walls, exqulste.
ness OF music rising among pedestais OF
bronze and dropping, soft as light, on snow
ot sculpture. Here let them rest. Put oacS
the embroidered curtain and shake up .ne
pillow Of down. Turn out the lights. l.
II o'clock at night. Let slumoer drop upon,
the eyelids and the air float through the heh
opened lattice drowsy with midsummer PEI,
, fume. Stand back, all care, anxlesy anu
They rattle the lattice. They look under the
canopy, With rough touch they startle MS
pulses. They cry out at 70 O'CLOCK at night:
t'Awale, man! How can you s.esp Wnen
things are so uncertain2 What about those
stocks? rHark to the tap ofthat f1re5el! It
is your district How II you should die soon!
Awake, man! Think Of It! Who Will get
your property when you are gonef ps,has mhas
sore,ines take wings! How If you should
Get Door? Wake upr Rising on one ei-
bow, ,he man Of fortune looks out Into the
, darkness of the room and wipes the damp
ness from his forehead and says, "Alas, 1or
ali this scene of wealth and maSnihcence-
no restm
passed down q street Of q city With
merchant. He knew all the finest houses on
the street. He said: "There 1s something
the matter in all these houses. In that one
r. "a coniucal in felicity in that one, a dissi-
mated son: in that dissolute father In
that. an idiot child In that, the respect OF
bankruptcy" This worlds wealth can give
no permanent satisfaction This is not your
rest.
You andI have seen men try in another
direction. Aman says: 'If could only
rise to such and such place OF renoWn III
could gain that office; If I could only ger
the stand and have my sentiments met with
hi could only write book that would live,
or make speech that would thrill, or do IN
action that would resoundw The tide turns
I'm his favor. His name Is on 10,0 900 lips. He
| is bowed to and sought after and advanced.
Men drink his health at great dinners. AT
his fery words the multitudes huzza. From
galleries Of beauty they throw garlands.
From housetops, as he passes In long pro-
: cession, they shake out the national stano.
ards. Here let him rest. It Is II O'CLOCK a.
night. On pillow stuffed with nations
praise let him lie down. Hush all disturbant
voices! In his dream let there be hoisted
throne, and across 1t a coronation. HUSH,
hush "Wake up" says rough voice:
'tPolitical sentiment IS changing. How II
you should lose this place OF honor? Wake
up: The morning papers are to be fuil OF
denunciation. Hearken to the execretions
OF those who once caressed you. BY to-
morrow night there will be multitudes sneer-
ing at the words which last night you ex-
peeted would be universally admired. How
can you sleep when everything depends
upon the next turn Of the great tragedy!
Up, man. OF this pillow" The man, with
head yet hot from his last oration, starts
ND suddenly, looks out upon the night, but
sees nothing except the flowers that lie on
his stand, or the scroll from which he read
his speech, or the books from which he
quoted his authorities, and goes to his desk
10 finish his neglected correspondence, or to
pen an indignant line to some reporter, or
sketch the plan for public defense against
the assaults of the people. Happy when he
cot his first lawyers brief, eIultant when
he triunphed over his first political rival,
vet, sitting on the very top OF all that this
world offers OF praise, he e1claims, mo
rest, no rest"
The very world that now applauds will
soon hiss. That world said Of the great
Webster: "What statesman! What won
der!uI exposition OF the constitution! A
man for any position" That same world
said after awhile: "Down with him! He Is
an Office seeker. He Is sot! He is liber-
tine. Away with him" And there Is no
peace for the man until he lays down his
broken heart in the grave at MarshAeld.
Jeffrey thought that if he could only be judge
that would be the making of him ; got to be
judge and cursed the day In which ne was
born. Alexander wanted to submerge the
world with his greatness submerged 1t and
then drank himself to death because hecould
not stand the trouble. Burns thought he
would give everything II he could win the
favor of courts and princes won 1t, and
amid the shouts of great entertainment
when poets and orators aIid duchesses were
adoring his genius wished hat he could
creep back into the obscurity In which ne
dwelt when he wrote OF tho
Daisy, wee, modest, crimson Il, red flower.
Napoleon wanted to make all Europe
tremble at his power; made Ii tremble,
then died, his entire military achieve
ments dwindling down to q pair Of mill
tary boots which he insisted on hav-
ing on his feet when dying. At Versailles
saw picture OF Napoleon in his triumphs.
Invent into another room and saw bust OF
Napoleon as he appeared at St. Helena ;but,
oh. what grief and anguish In the lace OF the
latter! The first was Napoleon In triumph !;
fhe last was Napoleon with Ills heart broken.
How they laughed and cried when silver
fongued Sheridan In the midday OF pros.
perity harangued the people Of Britain, and
how they howled at and executed him when,
outside OF the room whers his corpse lay,
his creditors tried to get his miserable bones