The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-04
REV DR.. TALMAGE.
THE NOTED DEViNE'S SUNDAY
SERMON
SERMON

y neau, my mead! And he said to a lad
carry him to his mother. And when he bai
taken him md brought him to bis mothsr % ha
snt on her knees till noon, and then died "
III Kings w.. 49, 10, %.
hher" :, Is Ht least one happy homo in Sbu-
hem. 10 the luxuriance and spIendor NJ q
Sten, mouse mad been given the advent of a
cnlld. Even when the Angel OF life hrinos
new soul to tho poor mans bnt ..nn urnes ~
Joy snines over the manger. Infancy with
10 ne'pirsshess and innocence, had passed
away. Days OF boyhood had come-dnvs ~
"mSI.et rrn; ana iroiic, days OF sunshine and
curiosity and quick DEVELOPMENT smnnnsa
among all the treasures of the house the
ntihn'est was the boy. Ono dny there is the
snout s OF reapers heard afleld. A boy's
nr so,th" hw"ys bounds at the sound of sickle
or scythe. No sooner have the barves,ers
cut swath across the field than the lad
1oiLs them. and tile swathy re,ners f.ai
young again ns they look down nt that
t nu' as young and beautiful as was Ruth
gleanin. he ai,sr nnfvfSt st. folds of Bethlehem
was was 100 not for him. Congestion of the br,in
seiled on him. 1 see the swartbv Iaborers
nLop their sickles and they rush out 70 soc
th ' rs the matter and they fan him and
avoi, fs TO coo, his brow; but all is OF no
a.a''; IN the instant Of consciousness he
Pu.s ms hands against his temples and cries
OUT MY head! my headm Aud the fothor
sain: larry him to his mother" lust ne nnv
. Nou'" nave said: FOR our hand is too
[ouSh. and our voice is too harsh and owr
ioot is too loud to doctor n sicl. c,,;i, ~
'ueiS DC IN our nome u gentler voice ana ,
Sehtier hand and n stlIer footstep Rmt ,iI
d no avail. While tho rcapers Of Shunen
,y Moio nusy IN tho field ther' came n stronger
"Hpl tia' way, with keencr Scvthe and for
ticher harvest He reapsd only ono snr,r
ou. on' wiiat golden shpaf was thnt, do
not want TO Know any more about TINT heo-.
ore ore"hnnS scene than what sec in inst this
,;m ' pa'nctic sentence: ''Hc sat on her knees
uli noon, and then died" Though hundreds
Oh years have passed away since that bow
Ssktpprd 10 the harvcst-feld and then was
urouSht ~. nome and died on his mothers Ian.
}ae story 81. :srills ~. IL {, chiIih~1i
nas naS a cha;m always and cve,, H..:i.. I shall
its 10 You OF childhood: its beauty.
pysr ih, parental heart and lis b'iss!ui
it;:nsition from earth to heaven.
ine cnl'd s Deautv does no; depend unon
Ir umrtn or feature or comp'exion or apparal.
Ihat destitute ono that vou s,r, m IN,
street. bruised with unkiu !ncss and IN =. w"
mas charm about he:. even under her dee.
'ltutiop. You have forgotten n great many
persons wEom YOU met OF nnp.vrnt :eat,Irrs
ana WIN erect posture and with fnul,!rss
ro"p'eN'oh. whilc you will always ramc;n-
per tue poor girl who. on n co d, moonI-ht
night. as YOU were passing late home. in her
thih shawl and barefoot on the nnycmcu,
put out her hand and said please To riy,.
INC me-, penny; All how often We have
walked on aud said: "Oh. thar is no,I,;ny
put street vaSabondism:" :" but after ycn "n. =
plock or TWO on. we stopped and said "Ah.
Ihat Is not rights" and we passel I'm thar
same way aud dropped mite into that su:-
lering hand. as though it were not n matter
ot secohH thought. so ashamed We're WE Of
our hard he0rtedness. With what ,Imirn.
non we All look upon group OF children
on Inc play ground or in the school. and
we clap our hands almost involun-
.at..y. and say: Glow brautiiul.' Al;
stiHnesS aud dignity are gone. anI
your shout is heard with theirs and
YOU trundle their hoop, and ny
their Kite. and strike their bnil. and all vour
WEAKNESS aud anxiety are gone as when =
cn,lu you bounded over tho playground
yourself. That father who stands rigid and
uhsympathetic amid the sportfulncss or chill
dren, ought never to have cen tempted on;
on crusty and unrodeemuble solitaripnss
ine waters ieap down the rocks, bu; they
nave nave nor the graceful step Of childho.i.
Inc morning comes oSt OF the gates OF the
East, throwing its silver on the lake AMI its
Soid on the towers and its fire on the c,oul.
but 1t is not so bright and beautiful rs the
morning OF life! There is no light like thar
which Is kindled in chiId's eve. no color
hho that wnlch blooms Il chill'S cheek
no music like the sound OF child's voice.
its race In the poorrsI picture radeems any
lnperfection in art. When wr ARE weary
win toll, their little hands pun the burdrna
Il
world this would bn without the sport.u!-
ness oi children. When | ind people tha,
90 not liSe children. immediately to:ilt
their mora! and Christian character. i;ur
~h"h IN" grace Of God comes uron a rhii,!
now inSpcakably attractive When Snmu.l
heSins To pray, and Timothy begins 10 read
the scriptures, and Joseph show. himself
iuF"ihcrabi" TO temptation brau,,ful
IN" scene! know that parents sometimes
So' nervous when their children bee pme
IA IGns shn,, 4,
children always die The strange questions
ABOUT God and eternity and the dead. excite
apprehension in the parental mind rather
than "ohGratuatiOn. Indeed, there are
some some people that seem marked for heaven
MS world IL too poor n garden for them to
boom in. The hnes OF heaven are in the
petals. There is something about their fore
neaa mat makes yon think that the hand Of
Cnrist has been on it. saying: Let this one
Snme G 10 Me. and let IL come to Me soon. "
Whlle tnat one tarried in the house YOU felt
there was an angel in the room. and YOU
thnught that e~sry sickness would be- the
last and when. finally, the winds OF death
diu scatter the leaves. you We're no morc SUI
Fr'Seu than to see q star come out above the
''ouu on dark night: for YOU had often
said to your companion: MY dear. we
Sha'i never raise that child" But | scout
inc Idea thar good children always die.
samuel the pious boy. became Samuel
'ne great prophet. Christian Timothy b.
- 90 tOunS
consccrated to God. became prime minist or
Oh All The realm. and there are in hundreds
OF the schools and families of this county,
to-day children who love God and keep ffs
commandments, and who areto he foremost
among inc Christians and the philanthro
piStS and the re'ormers of the next cont ury
me grace o; God never kills anyoLn. 4
Ehi'd VIII be more apt to grow up with re-
iiSion than it will hr apt to grow up without
IL. l-en:;th OF days is promised to tho right.
i,r: nff 1T, L.,
the chcsi or curve the spine or weaken the
nerves. There are no malarias floating ~
from III" river Of life. The eigion OF Christ
'Srows over the heart and life OF n chill n
Sup"rhai beauty. Her ways are ways OF
P'GaSahtheSs. anu all her paths are peace
llsS In Lln.t IL