The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-07

IfA - fthNihhs iIum the tfuMt
ma head 10 the sole Of his FOO, theI,
'lS"as not a single blemlsh. The Blbh
nays that he had such luxurlanl
SHOCK Of hair that when once q year \
was shorn. what was cut OF weighed
over three pounds. But. naiwithstandl
ing al his brillianoy Of appearance. NJ
was . bad boy. and broke his fataer1
neaf1 lie was plotting 10 set the
hrone OF Israel. lie had marshalled an
Arnit 70 overthrow his fathers govern
meat The day Of battle had come. The
conflict vas begun. David the father,
al between the gates of the palace
waiting for the udines Of the conflict.
w. hoe rapidly his heart beat with
emotion. Two great questions were 10
he dended. the safety Of hle boy. and
the continuance Of the throne Of
iTaei After awhile. a servant. stand.
ing on The top OF the house. looks on
ana sees some one running. lie Il CON-
ing with great speed. aud the nsn on
'ep OF The house annoulres tho coming
OF tho messenger. and the father watch
= aud waits, and az soon rs tie mes
aenEef from the Geld Of battle comes
withih halllng distance. che father cries
out. is u q question 10 regard 10 the
establishment Of hi6 thronc9 Does he
say; Have the armies Of Israel becn
tietorioufl Am TO continue IN my i'm
nerial authority Have I oyerthrown
ny cnemleH2' ghi no. There IL one
question that spripgf from hls heart 10
ihe ilP. and springs from the no into
the car Of the bcswoatod and bedus,ed
messenger ny,ng from the battlefield
the question. "is the young man Alb
salon safcg' When Il was told 10 pa
'ld, the King. thar. though his armies
had been victorious. bis ron had been
slain. the father turned bis hack upon
the congratulations OF the nation. and
Hcnt up the silifs % his palace. bis
heart hreaking as he sent. Vringlng
hiShands sometimes. and then again
pressing them against his temples as
though be would press them In. crying
"ohi Absaloml ny SON. my son. would
God I had died for thee. oh. Absalom :
my soni my tony
Ely friends. the question which David
the King. ssked In regard to his son
IA the question that resounds to-day IN
the hearts Of hundreds o. parents. Yea.
there are O great multitude % Young
meR who know that the question OF the
text "a appropriate when asked In re-.
gard 10 them They know the tempta-
tons By which they are surrounded.
they see 80 many who started life with
a. good resolutions as they have Who
have fsilca In the path. and they are
ready to hear me ash tho question Of my
text: rs ihe young man Absalom
safe" The fact Is that THE life Is full
81 peril. he Nho undertakes ID with.
cut the grace Of God and a proper an.
dersiandtng % the conflict into which
he u going must certainly be defeated.
Just look on up0n society to-day. Look
a the shipwreck % men Tor whom fair
things were promised. and aho started
lie with every advantage. Look 81
ihoso who have dropped from high 90.
eial position. aud from great fortune.
dlsgraced ier time. disgraccd Tor eter.
nip. All VINO sacrifice their integrity
come 20 overthrow. Take dishonest
dollar aud bury u Ia the center OF the
earth. and Keep all the rocks OF the
mountain on top OF Il: then cover these
rocks with all the diamonds Of Col.
eosda. and an the silver Of Nevada. and
al the gold Of California aud Australia.
and put on the top Of these all banking
and meneyed instltutions ,.ad thew
cannot keep down that one dishonest
dollar. That ono dishonest dollar I'm
the center Of the earth VIII begin 10
hu4sr aud rock and upturn itself until
u comes TO the resurreoiion OF damna-
ton. AS the partridge stitch on
egEs aud hatcheth them not, 30 he that
gelleth riches and not by right shall
leaFe them In the midst Of his lays.
and a. his enc shall be a fool.
Nov. wha, are the safeguards Of
young mons The first safeguard OF
which want 10 speak Is a love OF home.
There are those Who have no idea Of
the pleasures that concentrate around
that word home" Perhaps your early
abode was Swallowed With vice or poy.
erly. Harsh words. and pctulance. and
scoWling may have destroyed all the
sanctlty Of that spot Love. Kindness.
and eeif-sacrilce. which have built
heir affairs In 70 many abodes, were
strangers In your fathers house. God
pity you. young man. YOU never had a
home. Bu, a multitude Ia this audi.
enee can look back 10 a spot that they
can never forget u may have been a
lovly roof, but YOU cannot think Of II I
nov without a dash Of emotion. You |
have seen nothing on earth that 80
stirred your soul. A stranger passing |
along that place might see nothing re- |
about NJ; bat OBJ how nnch |
meana to you Fresco on palace wall
loes not mean 30 macb % you ap those
fouga-hewn raflerA Parks and bow
rs and trees on fashionable watering.
plauu or oouatry-seat 10 not mean 70
nuoh to you A. that brook Vat ran IN
Ironl Of the plain farm house. ans sing
Ins under The weeping RIlIevA The