The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-10
"MAN OVERHEARD"
Lessons Drawn by DR.. Talmags
from Jonah's Experience.
The Devil Will Take . Mans Money ant
Set Him Down on . Poor n
Placs-Men Sleeping In the
Midst # Danger.

The subject of the latest sermon Civ
en- out by Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage wal
ssMan Overheard" and the text was
from Jonah /. 6: $50 the ~shipmasteI
came to him, and said unto him, What
meanest thou, Oh, sleeperP Arise, call
upon thy God, II SO be that God will
think upon us, that we perish not"
Following Is the sermon:
God told Jonah to GO to Niuevah on
an unpleasant errand. He would not
60. He thought to get away from his
duty by putting to sea. With pack un-
der his arm, I fnd him ON his way to
Joppa, q seaport. He goes down
among the shipping and says to the
men lying around on the docks: (Which
of these vessels sails to-dayP" The
sailors answer: "Yonder Is Q vessel to
Tarshish. 1 think, If you hurry. you
may get on board her." Jonah steps
on board the rough craft, asks how
much the fare is. pays it. Anchor is
weighed, sails are hoisted. and the
rigging begins to rattle in the strong
breeze Of the Mediterranean. Joppa Is
an exposed harbor, and 1t does not
take long for the vessel to get on the
broad sea. The sailors like what they
call q spanking breeze" and the
plunge of the vessel from the crest of
q tall wave is exhilerating to those at
home on the deep. But the strong
breeze becomes Q gale, the gale q hur-
ricane. The affrighted passengers ask
the captain II he v saw anything
like this before. 'tOh, yes" he says, this
is nothing" Mariners are slow to admit
danger to landsmen. But. after
awhile, crash goes the mast, and the
vessel pitches 90 far "a-beam's-snd"
there Is . fear she will not be righted.
The captain answers few questions,
and orders the throwing out of boxes
and bundles, and of so much OF the
cargo as they can get at. The captain
at last confesses there Is but little
hope, and tells the passengers that
they had better 60 TO praying. It II
seldom that q sea captain 10 m
atheist. He knows that there b .
God, for he has seer him at every point
of latitude between Sandy Hook and
Queenstown. Capt. Moody, command
ing the Cuba of the Cunard line, Ut
ouAu8y DyIvACC A00 bA0 h4oDAC 0n0 DoAM
like Q Methodist The captain Of this
Mediterranean craft, having set the
passengers TO praying, goes around sx-
amining the vessel at every point. He
descends into the cabin to zee whether
In the strong wrestling Of the waves
the vessel had sprung alsak, sud
he Hnds Jonah asleep. Jonah had
had . wsarisome tramp, and had
spent many slsepless nights about
questions Of duty, and he II 20 sound
asleep that all the thunder Of the storm
and the screaming OF the passengers
does not disturb him. The captain lays
hold Of him and begins to shake him
out Of his Inconsistencies with the cry:
Don't you see we are all going to the
bottom? Wake up and 60 to praying,
II you have any God to 60 to. What
meanest thou, Oh, slseper? Arise, call
upon thy God, II q be that God viii
think upon rs that We perish not
The rest OF the story I will not 70.
hearse, for you know It well. Tc
appease the sea. they threw Jonah
overheard.
Learn that the devil tskes . mans
money and then sets him down In Z
poor landing-plsce. The Bible says h
| paid his fare TO Tarshish. But Ne hin
get out. TIE sailors bring him to ths
side Of the ship, lift him over 'ths
guards" and let him drop with . loud
splash into the NV He paid hi
fare all the way to Tsrshish, but dc
not get the worth Of his money
Neither does any q who turns hil
back on his duty and does that which
Is not right.
There II . young man who, during
the past year. has spent Q large part
OF his salary in carousal What hal
he gained by it2 A soiled reputation
Q hslf-starved purse, Q d~issipatsd look
= petulant temper, . disturbed CON
science. The mauacles Of one or two
habits that are pressing tighter and
tighter will keep on until they veal
to the bona. You paid your fare (.
Tarshish, but you have BEEN set dowz
in the midst Of . sea Of disquistuds snt
perplexity.
One hundred dollars for Sunday
horse hirel
One hundred dollars for wine sup
persl
Ono hundred dollars for cigarsl
One hundred dollars for frolics thu
shall be namelessi
Making 800 for his damnationi
Instead Of being in Tarshish now
he Is in the middle Of the Msditerra
mean.
Here il . literary man, tired Of tn
faith Of his fathers, who resolves I.
launch out into what II called fire,
thinking. He buys Theodore Parker
works for Si2; Remains Life Of Christ
for 81. so; Andrew Jackson Davis
infdels talk 81 the clubs, and to -
spiritualism at the t~ablsrsppinG
Talks glibly Of David, the psalmist, .
an old hbertine; of Paul a. . wild en-
thusiast, and of Christ - . decen
kind of q man. little weak In som
respects, but almost - good ~ him
sell. Talks smilingly Of Sunday -
good day to put Q little extra blsckinl
on ones boots, and Of Christians q
for the most part, ~hypocriteA an
of eternity IS '.the great to be,
"the everlasting now" or 9TH
infinite what is it." Some day b
gets his feet very wet. and find
himself that night chilly. The nez
morning has Q hot mouth, and Il head
achy. Sends word over to the stor
that he will not be there to-day. Battle
his feet; has mustard plasters; calls th
doctor. The medical man says asid'
"This Il going to be . bad case Of COT
gestion Of the lunga" Voice fail
Children must he kept down stairs, Z
sent to tho neighbors, to keep the houi
! quiet You say; ''Send for the mini
ter" But no; he does not believe I
, ministers. You say: Read the Bib
to him." No; he does not believ
I in the Bible. A lawyer comes in
and, sitting by his bedside, write
a document that begins: u
the name Of God, amen. I, being q
|, sound mind. do make this my last Wi
+ and testament" 1t IL certain wher
the sick mans body will be in LEI
than q week. 1t IL quite certain VIII
r will get his property. But what wi
!, become of his soul? It will 60 int
"the- great to be-" OF ''the ~everlsstin
now" or 1.-THE infinite what IL it." H
soul is In deep waters snd the wind
blowing great guns" Death erie
Overheard with the unbelieverP'
splash He goes TO the bottom. h
paid IS for his ticket to Tarshish whe
, he bought the infdel books. He lant
ed in perditioni
Every farthing you spend in sin Sata
will swindle you out OF. he promise