The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-09
TALMAGR'S SERMON.
THE REWARD IS SURE TO COME
God IS the Defender Of AL, and the
Disabled Especially.


It you have never seen an army change
! quarters YOU have no idea Of the amount Of
/ baegaee-twerty loads, fifty loads, 100 loads
Of baggage David aal his army were about
TO start on e double quick march for the re-
! coyarv of their captured families from tbs
Amalekites. So they left b. the brook Besor
| their blankets, the;- knapsaois, their bag
! gage and their carriages. Who shall be
! detailed t. watch this stuff2 There are
! sick soldiers. and wounded soldiers, apd
! aged soldiers who are nct able TO 50 on swift
military expedition. hut who are abb, to do
! some work. and So theyare detailed 70 watch
the baggage There is !rarv a soldier who
is not strong enough 70 march thirty miles
! In day and then plunge into ten hours
aght who is able with drawn sword lifted
against his shoulder 70 pSoe up and down as
! sentine! 10 keep of an enemy VINO might
put the torch to tho baggage. There are
| 200 Of those crippled and aged wounded
soldiers detailed 70 watoa the baggage.
Some Of them, suppose, had oanda4es
across the brow, and some Of them had their
arms II elincs. and some o. them walked On
crutches. They we-s not towards Sinking
duty. They had fought n many fierce
battle for their country and their God. They
are now part of the tins in hospital and
part Of the TINA on garrison duty. They.
! almost cry because they cannot 20 with the.
other troops to tho front. While these senti-,,
nels watch the baggage the Lord watches.
| the ssntilels
Thcre is quite a different scene being en-
| acted in he;iistance. Iha Amalekites. hav-
| ing ravaced and raosa cNei and robbed whole
COUNTRIES are celebrating their success in a
roaring carousal. Some ofthen are dancing
On the lawn with wonderful gyration OF heel
| ann toe. anl some Of them ace examining
| T. IL u
earrings AMI necklaces. the wriStieis. the
| heaAbands, DIAMOND starred, and the Golfers
with c0ronets and oaraaions and pearls and
| sapphires and emeraids and all the wealth Of
plate, aid Jewels and jlecanters. and the sill
yer and the gold banked w on the earth IN
princely pcofusion. and the embroidsrles.
and the robes, and the tnrhans, and the
cloaks Of IN Imperial war;lro5e. The
| banquet ms gone on until thu han.
! queters are naG;;!in and weak AMI STU
| Did ami indecent aud Ioa:hSonely drurk.
What time il is re@- toc David ami his
| men 20 sToon Oh toaHH. 50 IIe EnGti5h loSr
! the battle Of CelnonIaIcn because th- night
refore they were in v-assa;( and h!hIlou5
! celebration while the Scotch were in pray
| er. Sc the Syriars were ovsr::iri9a N theIc
! carousal bv tie is.ae.:tes. 50 CAa 3@r:a1-oer
and bis army we're c7>r::c7oTi - tha:r
! carousal b. Abraham aE3 !:is men. 50 jD
our Civil War mora THAI o2:a to- BATTLE was
| lost because one OF tha generals WAS d.1IE.
| Now is the ti:n9 fo= Da-ii AMI his nan -
| swoor unol thess carousing A'ra?eIit2s.
| Some OF the :sr1a:sGises are hac:l+1 . pieces
on the spot. some . tfi"n, ::-a usE a'l:e - 50
staggering AMI h:ccoucNinr a? the GAl1.
some OF them crawl On canals 40; spaa! OF
| n the distance. David and his G."u gaehec TO-
gether the wacdrohes. tie jewels. AMI put
| - h,11 -. -
wagons. aud they s(sther together TIA sheaH
and cattle that nai bean *:oien aH.l star;
| back toward the garrison. EcnGec tGsT come.
wonder they come. The limpinS men o. tho,
garrison come ont and greet them with wild;
iluzza. The Bible SAYS David sa!utcd iaem,,
--tha: is. he asked them how they all ware.
| How IS rnur broken ar1i?" Chow is your
fractured iaw?" :Eas the stifened limb,
hean ~alin?he-ad?'' "Eare you had another
chilE'' .'A-e you getting better" He saiIt-.
e. them.
Bet new cane & very difficult thing. the
distribution os the spo;;s 81 victory. Drive up
those ia;ie2 canls!s now. Elc shall have the
/ spois? Well. some selfish soul suggests that
| these treasures ought ali 10 heio2s to those
wac had been out in active service. I'VE,
did all the ighting waile these men stayed
A. honla in the garrison. aud We ought TO
have all the treasures. But David looked
INTO the Worn faces o. thes5 Veterans wno
/ hal stayed in the garrison. aud ne looked
! around and saw how clearly everything had
! oeen kept. and he saw that the baggage was
! Il! safe. a2l ne knew that the wounded and
! .ripreI ren would gladly enough have been
s:the froat if they mad been able, and the
little general looks up from under his helnlcr
and scys, mo. Nc. let US have fair play,
and be rushes up to one of these men
| i -
| cether." and the hands are held TO-
cether. and he nIis them with silver! And he
rushe= I'D to another man who was sitting
awav back and had no idea Of getting any Of
| The spoils. and throws a EabElonish garment
} over him and fills his hand with gold. And
he rushes up to another man who had lost
| ell his property in serving God aud his couG-
| trv wears before. and he drives up some Of
| the cattle and some of the sheep that they
! had brought bacl, from the Amaekites. and
| he gives two or three Of the cattle and three
or four Of the sheep TO this poor man. 50 he
| shall always be fe'i and clothed. He sees q
man 50 emaciatea and worn out AMI sick he
needs stimulauts. and he gives him little OF
| the wine that ne brought from the Anal
! ekites ionder is a man who has no ap-
petite for the rouyh ratious Of the army. and
! nc gives him rare morsel from the Ama!e-
kitish banquet. aud the 900 crippled AMI
! manned and aged soldiers who tarried on
garrison duty get Just as much oftbe Gpoils
| Of rattle as any Of the 290 men that went to
the front. ;'As hs part is thar goetn down
to the battle. SO SHALL his part be that tarrIeth
by ine siun.'
The impression is abroad that the Chris
tian rewards are for those VINO do consnlcu-
Gus service in distinguished places-2reat
| patriots. great preachers, great phlautnro-
pi5ts. But my text sets forth the idea that
| there is Just as much reward for a MN that
stays at home and minds his own business
and WHO. crippled and unable to go forth
aud lead in great movements and il tue hgn
riaces nf the earth. does his whole duty Just
where he is. Garrison duty as importan!
! and as Ge:nunerative as service at the front.
"As his part is that goeth down 70 tne Dat-
| tle. SO shall his pari he that tarcieth 3y the
stuff
The Earl OF Kintore said 70 me in an Eng
lish railway, "Mr. Talmage. when YOU get
back to America want vou to preach y ser
mon on the discharge Of ordinary duty in
ordinary places. and then send me 4 copy Of
it, AfterEa-d an English Clergyman, COM
| in- 10 this laud. brought Irom the Earl Of
! hintcre tho sans message Alas, that be-
| fore got readvto 10 what he asked me 20
30 the good Earl Of kiutore had departed
! rms lie! Bat tnlt man, SuftouhQcu pE Ill
isiatia! surroundings, and in Il distin-
!:uished sphere. felt sympathetic with
those vino had ordinary duties to per-
form in ordinary places and in ordinary
ways. i great many people are discouraged
wher tn:y near the story OF Moses, and OF
! Joshua. and oi David. and OF Luther, and Of
J:hn Knox. and Of Deborah, and Of Florence
Nightingale They sar, "Oh, that was all
good and right for them, but shall never
;,e ea!!:lto receive the law on Noun: Sinai.
| ( shall never De called to command th2 sun
and moon to stand sill. shall never ne
called 10 slay gian!. Snail never -prsach
on Mars hill. shall nsTer defy the Diet q
! Worms. ] shall never be calie'l II make a
queen iremtl4 Tor her crimes, snail ns1er
preside over L hospital.
There are women VINO say. ''Ii had rs
F! brilliant & sphere as these people mai
snou; i;3 as brave and as grand, nu1 my
! business is 10 get children OF to Scnoo'. ana
| fc olInt m things when theT are lost. and to