Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-05-30
DIX TALMAGE,
Or His JoI rrey Around the World.
Stops at Little Rock,
And breaches . Sermon "Recovered
amiiie-'.-Hsppiness to SORROW
Then ny Bold Conquest. TO
Happiness Again.

'@pftne~s hSsn.
On his was TO California, whence he
will start on May 81, on his round-the-
world journey. Rev. DIR. Talmage. hav-
ing halted a. Little Rock. Ark, preach
ed Sunday 70 u large audience on the
subject OF Recovered Families" The
text chosen was 1. Samuel xxx., 4. 10,
''Then David and the people that were
with him lifted up their voice and
wept. until they had no more power To
weep. :. David recovered all"
There rs intense excitement in the
village of Lilslag David and his men
are bidding good-by To their families,
and are OFF for the wars. In that little
village of Zillag the defenseless ones
will be safe until the warriors, flushed
with victory, come home. But will the
defcnscless ones be safe? The soft
arms of children are around the uecl<s
OF the bronzed warriors until they
shake themselves free and start. and
handkerchiefs and flags are waved and
kisses thrown until the armed men
vanish beyond the hills.
David and his men soon get through
with their Campaign and start home
ward. Ever; night, on their way home,
on the lSnapsack than in his dream he
hears the welcome OF the wife and
the shout Of the child. Oh, what long
stories they viii have TO tell their fam
lilies, of how they lodged the battle-axl
and then win roll up their sleeve and
show their half-healed wound With
glad, quick step they march on, David
end his men, for they are marching
lome. Now they come up To the last
hill which overlooks Zil<lag, and they
expect in n moment to see the dwelling
places of their loved ones. They look,
aud az they look their cheek
turns pale, and their lip quivers, and
their hand involuntarily comes down
on the ihilt OF the sword. where is
Llklag3 Where are our homes?" they
cry Alasl the curling smoke above the
ruin tells the tragedy. The Amalel<ites
have come down and consumed the
Villages, and carried the mothers and
the wives and the children of David
and has men into captivity. The
swarthg warriors stand for few mo-
ments transfxed with horror. Then
their eyes glance TO each other, and
they bufst into uncomfortable weeping,
Tor when strong warrior weeps the
gr1ef Is appalling. 1t seems as il the
emotion might tear him to pieces. They
wept until they had no more power TO
weep ltut soon their sorrow turns into
rage, and David, swinging his sword
high in the air, cries Pursue, for
thou shalt overtal<e them, and, without
fail, recover all" Now the march be-
CONFESS t'doublc quick" Two hundred
4 OF Davidfs men stop by the brook Besor,
ialnt with fatigue and grief. They
can not go step further. They are
left there. But the other 400 men I'M
der David, with "a sort of panther step,
march out in sorrow and in rage.
They find by the side of the road "A
half-dead Egyptian, and they resusci-
tate him, and compel him TO tell the
whole STORY. He says, "Yonder they
went, the captors and the captives. F"
pointing in the direction. Forward, We
400 brave men of fire! Very soon David
ana ms epraged company come upon the
Amalekitish host. Yonder they see their
own WIVES and children and mothers,
and undfsr Amalcbitish guard. Here
are the officers of the Amalekitish
army holding a banquet. The cups
are full, the music is reused, the dance
begins. The Amalekitish host enter
and cheer and cheer over their victory
But, without note or buglc or warning
of trumpet, David and his four hun
dred meg burst upon the scene. David
and his fnen look up, and one glance at
their loved ones in captivity and under
AmaleSitish guard throws them into a
very fury of determination; for you
know how men will fight when they
fight for their wives and children.
All there are lightnings in their
eye, and every finger is spear,
and their voice is like the shout OF the
whirlwind Amidst the upset tanltards
and the costly viands crushed under
foot, the wounded AmaIeltites lie their
blood mingling with their wine),
shrielSing for mercy. No sooner do
David and his men win the victory
than they throw their swords down
ineo the dust, what do they want with
swords now?-and the broken families
come together amidst great shout OF
JOY that makes the parting scene in
ZiFiag seem very inspired in the com
parison. The rough old warrior has 10
use some persuasion before he can get
his child 20 come 20 him now after so
long an absence; but soon the little
finger traces the familiar wrinkle
across the face. And then the
empty tanlsards are set up, and they
are filed with the best wine from the
hills, and David and his men, the hus-
bands, the wives, the brothers, the
sisters, drink 10 the overthrow Of the
AmalelSites and TO the rebuilding OF
Iilslag. So, oh Lord, let thine enemies
perish.
Now they are coming home, David
and his men and their families-a long
procession. Men, women and children,
loaded with jewels and robes and with
all kinds Of trophies that the Amalek-
ties had gathered up in the years Of
conquest-ev everything now ia the hands
Of David and his men When they
came by the brook Besor. the place
where stayed the men sick and incom-
petent 30 travel, the jewels and the
robes and all kind Of treasures are
divided among the sick as well
as among the well. Surely, the lame
and exhausted ought 20 have some
of the treasures. Here is robe for
pale-faced warrior. Here is a pillow
for this dying man. Here is a handful
Of gold for the wasted trumpeter.
really think that these men who faint
ed by the brook Bcsor may have en-
dured as much as those men who went
into She battle Some mean fellows