The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15
TNc0TJRAGING WORDS.
.r b. rev. DR.. Talmage TO the
Humble Toilers.
r.,,hful service NAV Go Unapprc-
fhcns. \, This Life. THE Is Sure
'A, ssward for All in the World
to Como.

3.
\. following was Rev. DR.. Tai
Ins sscond discourse to his new
nag ration in Washington. The SUBJ
tonHl'. essn was "The Disabled" and
lie text; - ,own - tho hattie.
A. ns ~ ys mart be that tarrieth by the stuff
samuel XXX, q,
S, an have never seen an army
80 quarters, you have no idea Of
'pss smouut Of baggage-twenty loads,
W loads 4 hundred loads OF bag
p's David and his army were about
NM .rt on double-quiclS march for
Y I'M sacovery Of their captured fami-
- - from the Amalekites. So they
ilss u W. The Brook Besor their blankets,
I'm ~ l,napsacks, their baggage. and
ID. carriages. Who shall be de-
IVA 70 watch this stuff? There are
N, soldiers, and wounded soldiers,
N aged soldiers who are not able to
~ swift military expedition, but
~ are able to do some work, and so
.hav are detailed to watch the bag
~. 10y There is many q soldier who is
sas strong enough to march thirty
s,;as in q day and then plunge
:s.o ten hours fight, who
able with drawn sword lif ed
sra,nst his shoulder to pace up and
Sswn as sentinel to keep off an
suemy who might put the torch to the
harcare. There are two hundred OF
those crippled and aged and wounded
soldiers detailed to watch the bag
r.re Some OF them. suppose, had
Saudapes across the brow, and some OF
them had their arm in sling, and
ANA Of them walked on crutches.
Tbev were not towards Sinking duty.
Thew had fought in many a fierce bat
IN for their country and their God.
They are now part Of the time in hes
nital, and part OF the time on garrison
duty. They almost cry because they
csn not 90 with the other troops to
he front While these sentinels watch
! he baggage, the Lord watches the
|sentinels.
There is quite different scene be-
linz enacted in the distance. The
Amalekites, having ravaged and ran
sacked and robbed whole countries,
as celebrating their success in a
roaring carousaL Some OF them are
dancing on the lawn with wonder
iul gyration of heel and toe, and
some Of them are examining the spoils
Of victory the finger rings and ear
rings, the necklaces, the wristlets,
the head-bands, diamond starred, and
the Golfers with coronets. and car
nslians, 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 profusion, and the
embroideries, and the robes, and the
turbans, and the cloaks of an imperial
wardrobe. The banquet has gone on
until the banqueters are maudlin
and weak and stupid and indecent and
handsomely drunk. What time it is
now for David and his men to swoop
on them. So the English lost the bat
tie Of Bannockburn, because the night
before they were In wassail and bibu-
lous celebration, while the Scotch
were in prayer. So the Syrians were
overthrown in their carousal by the
kraelites So Chedorloamer and his
army were overthrown by Abraham
and his men. So, in our civil war,
more than once the battle was lost be-
cause one of the generals was drunk.
Now is the time for David and his men
70 swoop upon these carousing Anal
ekites. Some of the Amalekites are
hacked to pieces on the spot, some of
them are just able to go staggering and
hiccoughing off the field, some of them
crawl on camels and speed off in
The distance. David and his men
rather together the wardrobes, the
Jewels, and put them upon the back of
'amels, and into wagons, and they
rather together the sheep and cattle
mat had been stolen End start back
'oward the garrison. Yonder they
'ome, yonder they come. The limping
men OF the garrison come out to greet
nen with wild huzza- The Bible
avs David saluted them. That is, he
'sSed them how they all were. show
your broken arm?" ssHow is your
ractured jaw?" HAS the stiffened
lmo been unlimbered?" Have you
ad another chill?" "Are you getting
etter?" He saluted them.
But now came a very difficult thing,
ne distribution of the spoils of vic
Dry Drive mp those laden camels
2, ow. Who shall have the spoils?
'en' some selfish soul suggests that
aese treasures ought all to belong to
nose who had been out in active
srvlce. I'VE did all the fighting
'nile these men stayed at home in the
srrlson, and we ought to have all the
'easnres." But David looked into the
,orn faces of these veterans who had
aged in the garrison. and he looked