The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-07

gin his labors. Wednesday, jan 16. the
church and congregation will give a1re-
parlors Of the church. Mr.. Ellison's text
in the morning was from II Samuel XIV. 15:
Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever
my Lord, the King, shall appoint"
The tendency of human life is TO focalize
itself" said the minister. The process
may be gradual, and, for the most part, Inn
perceptible, but 1t is none the less real; and
these hours of focaIiZation stand out in a
mans life like peaks of mountain range;
Upon some of these the sunlight falls until
they glow as with the light-such as the
wedding day, when every heart is glad and
all the home is full of music; as the time
heaven stood open with the glory stream
ing through, and we stood upon the shining
again entered the old home and the family
circle vas complete
But such hours may be hours of gloom
themselves into darkness than can be felt;
into night without a star. 1t does not
his own breath has blown the light out. God
may have turned it low in order to teach
him lesson of faith and trust The words
of text spoke in the darkest hours OF
Davids life. All grace had forsaken him
for Absalom. Only his body guard stood
faithful and these men. gatiherng about E.oa
my lord, the King. shall appoint Let us
learn the less Of Christian loyalty. Loyalty
involves heroism. 1t has the red streak of
sacrifice running through it. There Is more
loyalty to friends, to truths to duty in TINS
thing We cannot pay for YETI without It
there is no true service. In the home, in
bae Of IS be law of life But this
is between man and man. How 1T ought 70
shame Christians to think that we are will
ing to do more for our friends and dear ones
than we are willing to do for Christ And
then we are surprised at those who are
loyal to the Savior. They are not those we
aiohf nyn 0otyin c
composed of any members of his royal Cab
met, or of his own family, or of old friends.
istines, six hundred men of Gath, fellow
townsmen and former friends of Goliath,
Davids old antagonist. 50, to-day, we are
greater Son. He never seems to take the
men we think He will. He chooses accord
ng to wha his sra e earne
need to-day and in all the days is for men
who place the Kings business first, and
Yes. Not always was David an exile. BY
and by he returned as victor TO the; the ety. icy.
place of honor and reward. Today our
King is rejected of men, but the day is
coming when He whose right 1t is w, VIII reign
shall see him, and If it shall be our privilege
to stand among the old guard OF the KING
we shall say, Not unto us, not unto us but
unto Thee be all the praise and the glory
AS pastor and people what better VOW can
we make here to-day, looking INTO the lace
of the King, than the vow of David's sol
diers so long ago, THY servants are ready
to do whatsoever my lord, the King, pshal
appoint .
In the evening the text was Ezekiel xxi.
81: "The King of Babylon stood at the
parting of the ways" The pastor spoke of
the great nations of antiquity-Gfeece,
Rome. sBabylon-and what they wrought for
mankind. He told of the circumstances of
the text and enlarged upon the power OF
choice in human life; that it is royal ito be
able to choose standing as We do between
alternatives. That the same choice never
comes for our acceptance but once. Again
us choose and will also help us to garry
ont our decisions.