Milford chronicle., 1895-11-29
THE son OF DAVID.
REV. DR.. TALMAeE breaches A SER
MON TO YOUNG MEN,

MON TO YOUNG MEN.
Love Of Home--Industrious Habits-A Higl
Ideal Of Life-Respect For the sabbath
The Christian Religion Turning Point
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-In his sermon
today Rev DIR. Talmage preaching to tn,
usual crowded audience, took up "A subject
of universal interest to young men. His
text was selected from II Samuel xviii, 20
as tho young nan Absalom saio?'
The heart Of David, the father, was
wrapped up in his boy Absalom. He was
a splendid boy, Judged by the rules Of
worldly criticism. From the crown Of his
head to the sole Of his foot thcre was not a
single ble1nish. Tho Biblo says that he
had such luxuriant shock of hair that
when once year IL was shorn what was
cut of weighed over three pounds But,
Notwithstanding all his brilliancy Of ap-
pearance, he was bad boy and broke his
fathers heart He was plotting TO get the
throne of Isrnel Ho had marshalod an
army to overthrow his fathers govern
ment The day of battle had come. The
conflict was begun. David, the father, sat
between the gates of the palace waiting
for the tidings of the conflict. Oh, how
rapidly his heart beat with emotionl Two
great questions were to be decidod-the
safety of his hoy and the continuance uf
the throne OF Israel After awhile a serv
ant, standing ON the top Of the house.
looks of and secs some one running. He
is coming with great speed and the man
on top Of the house announces the coming
of tho messenger, and the father watches
and waits, and as soon as the messenger
from the field of baltic comes within hail
ing distance the father cries out.
Is it question in regard to the cstab-
lishment Of his throne? Does he say:
"Haye the armies OF Israel been victorious?
Am to continue in my imperial author
ity? Have / overthrown my enemies?"
Oh, mol There is one question that
springs from his heart to the lip and
springs from the lip into the ear Of the be-
sweated and bedusted messenger flying
from-tho battlefeld-theq question, 'Is the
young man Absalom safe?' When it was
told to David, the king, that, though his
armies had been victorious his son had
been slain, the father turned his back up
on tho congratulations Of the nation and
went up the stairs Of his palace, his heart
breaking as he went, wringing his hands
sometimes and then again pressing them
against his temples as though he would
press them in, crying; 80 Absalom, my
son, my sonl Would God I had died for
thee, o Absalom, my son, my sonP
Is Absalom Safer
My friends, the question which David,
the king, asked ia regard to his son is the
question that rcsounds today in the hearts
of hundreds of parents. Yea, there are a
great multitude of young mon who know
that the question of tho text is appropriate
when asked in regard to them They
know the temptations BY which they are
they sec so many who started
life with as good resolutions as they have
who have fallen in the path, and they are
ready to hear ne ask tho question Of my
text, SIS the young man AbsalOm safer
Tho fact is that this life is full of peril.
He who undertakes it without the grace of
God and Il proper understanding of the
conflict into which he is going must GER
rainly be defeated just look of upon So
ciety today. Look at the shipwreck of
men for whom fair things were promised /
and who started life with every advantage. j
Look at those who have dropped from
high sooia! position, and from great for
June disgraced for time, disgraced for
eternity. All who sacrifice their integrity
some to overthrow. Take a dishonest
dollar and bury it in the center of the .
earth and keep all the rocks of tho noun /
ain ON top of it; then cover these rocks /
With all the diamonds of Golconda, and 4
81 tho silver of Nevada, and all the gold I
IF California and Australia, and put on
OPP of these all banking and moneyod in
,titutiOns and they cannot keen down
hat one dishonest dollar. That one dis
lonest dollar in the center of the earth
will begin to heayo and rock and upturn
Itself until it comes to the resurrection of
ANIMATION. Gas the partridge sitteth on
gigs and hatcheth them not so he that
,etteth riches, and not by right, shall
cave them in the midst Of his days, and
It his end shall be a fool"