Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-11-15
TALMAGE'S SERMON
INTERESTING THEME BY THE
NEW YORK PREACHER.
Subject; "The Disabled"

TIKI, As his part Is tina, coeth down q
the battle. 50 shall his part bethat tarrieth By
the stun. II Samuel xxx, a.
II YOU have never seen an army chang,
quarters YOU have no idea OF the amount OF
hargage-twenty loads. fifty loads. 100 load.
Of baggage. David aud his army were about
20 start on double quick march for the re
coyery Of their captured families from the
Amalekites. So they Jeff by the brook BasoT
their blankets. their knapsacks, their bag
gage and their carriages Who shall hs
detailed 10 watch this stuff? There ar
sick soldiers. and wounded soldiers, and
aged soldiers who are not able TO 60 on swift
military expedition. but who are able to do
some work. and so theyare detailed 70 watch
the baggage. There is many a soldier who
Is not strong enough to march thirty miles
IN day and then plunge into a ten hours
Hight who l. able with drawn sword lifted
against his shoulder TO pace no and down as
p sentinel to keep OF an enemy VINO might
put the torch 10 the baggage. There are
200 Of those crippled and aged wounded
soldiers detailed 10 watch the baggage
Some Of them. / suppose. had baudages
across the brow, and some Of them hal their
arms in slingS. AMI some Of them walked on
crutches They We're not towards Sinking
duty. They hal fought in many a fierce
are now part OF the time in hospital aud
part OF the time on garrison duty. They
almost cry because they cannot 20 with the
other troops 10 the front While these santi-
neis watch the baggage the Lord watches
the sentinels.
There is quite different scene being en-
acted in the distance. The Amalekites, hav-
ing ravaged aud r7nsackei and robbed whole
countries. are celebrating their success in a
roaring carouSal. Some ofthem are dancing
on the lawn with wonderful gyratiOn OF heel
and toe. and some of them are examining
the spells Of victorv-the finger rings aud
earrings and necklaces. the wristlets. the
headbandS, diamond starred. and the golfers
with coronetS and cdrnelions and pearls and
sapphires and emeralds and all the wealth Of
plate. and jewels and decanters. and the sill
yer and the gold banked up on the earth in
princely prOtuson, and the embroideries
aud the robes. and the turbanS. and the
cloakS OF an imperial wardrobe, The
banquet has gone on until the ban
queters are maudlin and weak and SIN
pid and indecent ana loathsomeIv drunl,
what time it is now for David AMI his
men to SwoOp on them. So the English lost
the battle of Bsnno'kburn because the night
before they were in waSsaii and hibulous
celebration. while the scotch vera in Draw
er. SO the SyrianS were Overthrown IN their
carousal by the lsrGaites. So helOrla1rna-
ana his army We're overthrOwn in their
carousal by Abraham and his men. So in
lost hacausa ona - tI" 49, WV
Nou, is tba tn TO- Nol'sia,s va uruuN.
sy,,,r ,,,,,r 81. .','i "u.' nus men 70
Sonn Of tbo '",.S,lT A,''''HlIe-'
ON tha sn1t sano Of ia, 20 P'Sce7
staggering and hic'lu Ching off tine field
some OF them crawl on camnl- an Snap1 or
,,a,Lo. tb, '',t "'H mn E"'nIf To-
, ~, llg "aI'["o''. me Jewels AMI put
,rol,ong a,l ti,,,. -, .'Iu,LS ana mo
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basn tr.as,,-, IN 'u' t-47's tut
vho bal han ,,,t a. ~ '.'yIT - t.t1r'
ia ali the g,,iti,., ~. .,'.e'n NC
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mo- ~, No., &c. =: Dt'iu I"9hel
lai STAYED in tSe corrs, rri'I ID, Is WIG
,round ond e,u bn1, a,oo,,i, ~,
,ean kent and he sow ..'l'l , 10.
III safe. and he knew tba+ th.. y-nrniot orI
,rirrt,i 80, - " Ii ~ 'Li' DuuIci dul
1.-THE front If they ma haon o5ia N"re ave, o, ,b
title general loos mn fran, 3, ~ ~.
md savs "Vo M lar ~, Ga,, 49,, a
md he rusbas mn IN ono ~ ,I+.i
md Ia cav uITaI1 ,.,,,. - -
,ether - ana tho ban1s "., iaI1 ~
,ethar and hs aIIs ,ba., ,,.:.l, IT, -
ushes nm n onotber NAM Who ' li+,; ne
way hack and bod M Han ~ o,atfi",.,n,'!
ba s,oiIs md thu = ~, 49, ,s'L"7 '.uS y,
ver him ana aIis ~ al
- IL ''.'l = VIZ @"'i' tHl
II " ~ aio.uet Inth VINO hIa lost
~, ',' - ~ ilLS Lou anu us eouh
~ YEAR before, and he drives up some OF
l ,.s s,i't soie VI tue sheep tnat they
S't NV 900 t'ut Iue Aiha'eAles ana
w. VI me- .. Iie ctU''e AMI thrHe
,,oII ", ~ 'n'S 2o2F man so ne
,i,', a. ~ ~ 'n' tio'uaI' ne sees
,.i.'l, 1.oH "lIi Won odI an sex ne
,'.i'tS' au u Nv SlNea MN niue o.
- - 10 Nv "t'u@h' IL' ne Anal
IL ,ttts inter = man VINO mas no APP
~ v, io' n tne IouSH cations % N" army and
Xxi, rs n'nt rare 1IoLsei rom the Amaze
' '.iGn DHnius,' apI t4e w crippled ana
a1lineu ana aged s''aler9 VINO tarrlei on
a q duty get Just as mucn ofthe spoiis
oattie rs any OF the 2l0 men chat went TO
40 front. As MS part Is thar Goeth down
tne battle, 50 shall his par, be that tarfleth
y, the stun.
The impression is abroad that the Chrs-
an rewards are for those who do conspicu-
US service in distinguish ad MIA. lS-v-rat .
atriots. great preachers, greag philanthr)-
lists. But my text sets forth the idea thai
lere is Just a, much reward for q man tina:
avs at home aud minds his own business,
nd who, crippled and unable to 20 forth
nd lead in great movements AMI in the high
laces OF the earth, does his whole duty jus.
here he Is. Garrison duty as imDortan:
IA as remunera'tVe as service at the front.
As Ms part IS that Soeth down to the bat
e SO small his part be that tartleth oy the
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