The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-13
REV, DR.. TALMAG.
DISCOURSE BIZ THS
NOTED DIVINE
Subject "The haw of HcredIty."

hOllHlu NFHlHu NllH dH IVl spchls OoNiN
armed with sting, with smooth stones from
the brook. But you are not to de.pise these
latter weapons. There was Il regiment OF
singers in:he Assyrian army and regiment
Of singers in the Egyptian army and they
made terrible execution, and they could cast
stone with as much accuracy and force As
now can be sent shot or shell. The CREEKS
in their army had singers who would throw
leaden plummets INSCRIBED %th the irritat-
ing words, "Take tnislm
So 1t was =. Ai9nty weapon David err
ployed in tat famous combat a Jewish
rabbi says shat the probability i that Goliath
was in such contethps for David that in a
parozysm Of laughter he threw his head
bsek and his heimet fell of and David saw
the uncovered forehead. and his opportunity
hSd come, and taking this sling and swing
ing it around his head two or three times,
and aiming it Mt that uncovered forehead,
crashed 1t in like an egg5heu. The battle over,
behold the tableau: King Saul sitting, little
David standing his fingers elutched into the
hair of decapitated Goliath. AS Saul sees
David standing there holding in his hand the
CHASTITY, reeking staring trophy, evidence OF
the complete victory over Gods enemies the
king wonders what parentage was honored
by such heroism, and in my text he asks
David his pedigree, "WhoSe son art thou,
thou Young mani" The king saw what you
and l see, that this question of heredity ia q
mighty one.
The longer 1 live the more believe in
blood--good blood, bad Blood, proud blood
humble blood, honest blood, thieving
blood, heroic ticod, cowardly blood. The
tendency may skip generation or two, but
1t IS sure to come out, as in little child
yea sometimes see a similarity to Il great
grandfather whose picture hangs on the
wall. That the physical and mental and
moral qualities are Unbeatable is patent to
,l,N hfs, rh. 81,
ilarity is so striking sometimes as TO be
\ amusing. Great families, regal or literary
are apt to have the characteristics all down
Through the generations, and what Is more
pfrceptible in such families may be seen Oh
ualler scale in all families A thousand
have no power to obliterate the diff
large llp~of the house of Austria ie
all the generations and is called the
MI, 'sg Zip. The house of Stuart al
wins in all generations cruelty anu
b J., and sensuality. Witness Queen of
IS. Witness Charles and Charles IT,
W4ness James / and James II and all the
other scoundrels of that line. Scottish blood
means persistence English Blood means
/ reverence for the ancient, Welsh blood
| means religiosity, Danish blood means fond
| ness for the seq. Indian blood means roam
| ing disposition, Celtic blood means fervid-
| ity. Roman blood means conquest The
| 'o"lSh lacility lor accuihuianoh you may
| 1face clear nacR 10 Aprahan, OF Whom tne
bipie says, ne was rleh III silver ana goa
aha CUTIE ana 10 isaac ana JACOB VINO
hili tlio Satle characterl9tics' some iatniileS
| alo chdrdcle[taeu ny longevity, ahutne nhVe
| atenacity of life positively Methuselish. 9th
| ers are characterized by Goiathian stature,
| and you can see it for one generation. two
| generations, five generations, in all the gem
| eratiohs' vigorous theoIogy runs Gown IN
the me OF inc hleSanuers. Tragedy runs
on III tue lanliy vi tle hetupleS LlteIatuIe
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