Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02
ENCOURAGING WORDS.
Row. DIR. Talmage Delivers n Dis
course to tho Downcast
Tho story Of Job rsed to illustrate the
Pact that Man May so tn the Nery
Briak aud May Yet b~ saved
Through Path.

Inc following discourse ny KEY. 1.
Dewitt Talmagc contains words Of en-
couragcmcnt to those who. through
worldly troubles are depressed in
spirit. II j. based on the text
lam c,caped with the skin Of rny eth b
xix -
Job had il hard What with boils.
and bcrcavemeuts, and bankruptcy.
aud n fool % a wife. be wished lac was
dead; aud do not blame him. Ills
flesh was gone. and his bones were drv.
His teeth wasted away until nothing
but the enamel seemed left lie cried
out: Il avn escaped with the skin Of
my teeth"
There has been some difference II
opinion about this passage. ~. jerome
aud Schultcus, ami Doctors Good. aud
Poole. and barnes. have all tried their
forccps on Jobs teeth Iou deny inv
Interpretation. and say: What did
Job know about the enamel Of the
teeth lie knew everything about it,
Dental surgery j. almost A. old aS the
earth. The mummics % Egypt, thou
sands 81 years old. are found to-day
with gold filling in their teeth. ovid.
wrote about these important factors Of
the body. To other provoking COM
plants. Job. | think. has added an eS-
asperatiug toothache. and putting his
hand against the intlimed face, he says.
al am escaped with the skin OF my
teeth
\ very narrow escape. you say. for
Jobs body and soul. but there are
thousands ~ men who make just a.
narrow escape for their soul. There
was time when the partition be-
tween them and ruin was no thicker
than iooth's enamel; but, n job
finally escaped. ~ have they. Thank
Col, thank tot,
Paul expresses the same idea by a
different figure when he says that
some people are saved as by fire" \
vessel at sea i. in flames. The boats
have showed of. The flames advance;
Won can endure the heat no longer ON
your face You slide down on the side 81
the vessel. and hold On with your fin
gers until the forllcd tongue Of IRE
begins To lick the back 81 your hands
and you feel that you must fail. when
out VI ttt titH'Atf '"tH'9 hafNs AAt
the passengers say they think they
have room for one more The boat
swings undcr yoa YOU drop into it
you are saved. - some mcu are pur-
sued by temptation until they are par
TALLY CONSUMED. but after al get OF -
saved a. by tire"
But | like the figure ~ job little
better than that - Paul. because the
pulpit has not worn il out. and want
t. show you, Il tod viii help. that
some men make narrow escape of their
souls. and are s4scd a. with the >Ain
OF their teeth
II Is cas- tor SOME people to look t.
the cru>> as Tor Eou % lnHa . thi, pui-
pit Mild gentle, irsrtasir. loving.
you expect them % become christians
You 20 over % She store an4 say;
'7fraudou joined the church fc>ier-
day Your business cpmraeirs say
That = Just what might have been
expected, he was alwav, Cd; THAT turn
% mind Ia youth tA4s person whom
describe was alWays ro--i. he never
broke things tie never langhel when
il was Improper 10 laugh Al ssysu.
he could ~ an hour IN church. psr-
fsctly qulrt- booking neither - the
right hand nor ta the eft. a5at sta -
into the eyes = the m.u s,sr. a
though he uudr->tn,sl tA- .41.e 4 Is
cus>.ou about tle eternal S. rses lie
never upset things nor lost tA-ul- IL.
fOated into the kingdom - tfs4 So
gradua. 3 that il j, lu1estasa AZ VIE a
the matter "a, decided
Here = another oae. 30 started "a
life with an uueaatrs5 iab5- spirit. He
kept the nursery "A az upa..ar. Has
mother found hiau va Ssus "a the e.s-s
Of the h1u>c-r1st - see Z he caa j
balance himself Taere Vas o. aorss
that lie dared not ride 10 trls tAas a.
could not climb. H.s tav aassi vas a
long series % preti5cz5ne las a4au.
hood reckless. lis mid.sfc very vav-
ward. But now hc Is converted. aud
you 20 over 70 the stare au1 saz
"Arkwright joined the church sester
day Your friends saE= 1t !. a.
possible: YOU must be f.s.,5u. Yos
saw: No. tell Won IN. ,-9,b n.
Joined the church. Then ,l...s r,r,H,
There is bor.. f,r am = m. r -
ArkWrlEnt has become a 4 HHE@F An = u
other words. we will admit IN +, s
more diascul, Tor some men - ,....,.p
the Gospel than FOR others
may he preaching - some VII,
have cut loose from churches. an
Bibles. and Suudavs ana who hav. Il.
intention OF becoming christians them
selves. and vet you nav dud your,sl
escaping. before YOU leave this hoa~e
a. with the skin Of your teeth. i.
not expect 20 waste this hour hav,
seen boats 70 of from cape MAY a
Long Branch. and drop their net an,
after awhile come ashore. pulling !,
the nets without having caught a ,:n-l,
fish. IL was no, a god dav. or lie,
had not the right kind 81 net Bu
We expect no such excursion TO-DAY
The water is full 81 fish. the wind +
in the right direction, the GospeI NJ.
is strong. q. Thou who dfd,t helt
Simon and Andrew u fSH h.,,. a.