The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-03-05
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE By THh
NOTED DIVINE
subject; "BrinRing III the Sheay IS. 81

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y Text Put We in tho sickle, for the har.
vest Is ripe joel ill.,, IS.
= me sword has been poetizel, and the
4 MoiIu mas celebrated the sword of Bolivar.
u inc sword OF Cortes and the sword Of T. afav
D cite. The pen has been properiv euIooized
anu the world has celebrated the pen of Al,
, qlsoh, the pen of Southey and the non Of
d!slhs' me painters pencil has been hon
o orel; ana the world has celebrated the men.
,ar,ii 19 - no, tue pencil of Rupens and the
PencH OF Blerstadt. The sculptor's chjsnl
mas come IN for high encomium. and ina
W. RIA mas celebrated Chantrev's chisei and
crawford chisel and Greenough' ehisal R1,t
III. LIZ Is one Instrument about which sine
bo ms, cantc mat was ever sung-the sickle
sie sIcsie OF the Bible, the sickle that has
redpedt the harvest Of many Centuries gbar, |
anu oSht into senicifcle and zitterino tbiS |
sooPiIS NOOK, no longer than your arm has
IT, ttn nsi inc Dread for thousands of wears
80, 10 auocgsS mas produced the wealth of Ma
,,r1s.. - has had more to DO with the worlds
pLYSfess than sword and pen and mcneil and
ehlsel all put together. Christ putstbe eirLle
III. NJ exquisite sermonic smile and Won sec
that instrument flash all up and down the
tnhpocaIypse as st. John swings il while
,,al oISn Joel In my text God commands the
people, as through His servants now He cow
| harvest is ripe" Aio' LUZ tne ]
oil i4eese november there was great reioicino !
al VEer tue land. With trumpet and cornet !,
Gnu organ and thousand voiced psalm We
w. a'o1 so;a .ne Lord for the temporal harvests
we praised God for the wheat. the rvn a.
.s the cotton. the rice all fbn fr,,its ~ u
.ne oTchard and all the grains of the flald
a u 'he Nation never does A hatter tbinn p
wneh IN tho autumn it gathers 10 fas, n
~ Fity anu THANKS God for the greatness nf p
,o1, 80 80 but come to-day to speak to ~
iou ol rlcher haryests, even the snirit,,ai OF
now shaIl we estimate the value of n 49, m
, say ne IS worth so many dollars nv h. III
la' achioVed such and such a positinn b,;t ~
tSs snow very well there are some men az co
49,, oop Vi ihe ladder who ought to be at the MI
~ oot ~ ana some at tho bottom who onrbt no
10 be at the top, and the onIv ta NJ "usnt do
,I.'te d mar Is by his soul We all fnoytbat rh'
az ahaIi IiYe forever Death cannot lii nc an
UenTt crafts may be drawn into the yghir, ma
yith VI snlVered on the rocks but the life hai
,ncbnr Us WIZ wealth all storms and drop no 10
baii ana 100000 years after death will wa
make out signals on the high seas of atan WI
~ - lo9 put the mendicant Off vonr d. the
~. .L.t enu say ne is only begqar but he - the
II th "i inc goa OF the mountains worth ne
ar,b ,NT TI pear OF the sea, worth the solid N(
ne entir oA III sun ana moon and stars worth PEI
anoJeIte material universe. Take All tho our
aPefshat ever came from the rnne. M LII, me dow
~, ~ Pu. IL side by side and sheet bv sbnat they
~ t1 iot men with feetest pens mako ec,ra that
tnha paper for 10000 years. ana tbe1 will sy
ny nave begun to express Tho ,,ai,,a "Ll than
III suppose / owned Coloro5o u .no seeir
oa and Australia. of how 49, dnu Ne Of H
'uld they be to me one rnonant - 1alue Ii
rted this life? How much Of ue the
es Stephen Grard own to-iaI,a L gnla king
zen OF Boston property does AhIott NV ttoH ness
no = Own Ia1, To-day! Toe man who today unde
IN dollar in his pocket hath mnra so>uay it Ill.
estate than the miliionait1, vbo JiaS & gentl
'r' How do you suppose faal n.ntaa iaet was d
70 surrounded by a muIfit,,da 81 lung Phila
SEP " 'ne material uni- ,veta
ysst was not right in saying this spiritual the
use tighten the grde, must eho,t' Se9t! the lie
le' must be e re6YI 10, 80. pon tne dent Q
runent for gatH uooG/ O6N' Sn me