The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
A SERMON ON TEMPERANCE.
THE REV. DIR. TALMAGE
Discusses II Live Topic in His Discuss
sion on Sunday Last.
Saxr: az was the song of the drunkards"
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N.sxr: az was the song of the drunkards"
<,saIms Xix, IL.
Who said that? Was it David or was II
Christ? IL was both. These Messianio
Psalms are like Il telescope. Pull the instru-
ment to Il certain range, and ii shows you an
object near Ivy. Pull it to another range, and
it will show you objects far away. David
and Christ were both each in his own time,
the SOM; OF the drunkdrds. holiness of doc
trinc ani iifo ALWAYS did excite wiok,h merri-
mont. Although David had fully reformed
AMI written u ps1lmoly in which all subse-
queut ages have sobbei out their penitence,
his enemies prcierrei to fetch up his old
career an put into metric measures sins
long before forgiven. Christ VINO commit
tel no sin, was still more tho subject OF un-
holy song, because the better one Is tho more
iniIuity hates him. o! tho best being whose
voice ever moved the air or whose foot ever
touched the earth il might be said:
The byword OF tn" passing thronS,
Tho rulers Scoff, tho iruukard's song.
The earth fitted up for tho human race, in
congratulation the morning stars sang u
song. Tho tSroclitish army safe on the bank
OF the Rcd Spa and tho Egyptians clear uu-
dor the return Il water, Moses sang song.
Ono os tn" most inportant parts OF this great
OLD book is SolOmouS song. At tho birth OF
our IOrl ihc Virgin Mary and old Simeon
AMI anScic pr,mn donnaS in hovorinS clouds
sang u song. What enrichment has been
given To tho worlds literature AMI enjoy
m"nr by the ballads. tho ranticles. tho dis
ran:s. the d,itt!os, tho roun leayS. the cpics,
tE" lyrics. the dithyramhS. But my text
calls attention to Il style OF song that think
has never been WSrourSrl upon. You Some-
times hear this s.v.u OF music when passiu!,
n saloon. on Il reSIirn - in which dissipation
il n 'enlant, or after you havo retirol ut
might ybu hear it coming OUT OF tho street
from thO.N who. having turrnl lOaS 1t their
cups, are on their way hDne-thc bollii OF
innyrI;ltp. altDnDl-
iZrh, or what my text calls tho song of tho
drunkards.
For practical an saving AMI warning and
Christian purposes l will nunounce 10 YOU
tho characteristics OF that well-known
cadence mCutionsi in my t"Nt. First 1
remark that the song Of tho drunkGrdJ
is IN Old song. Much OF tho music OF tho
world and o. tho church is old music.
Eirst camo the music of percussion, the
cioppinS cymGal, which was suggested by
u hammer on an anvil, aui then the sigh
in% Of the wind across tho reels Su%S 'Ste1
til" iluir. ual then tho strained sinews OF
the tortoise across its shell suggested tho
harp But far back o. that and narrly
back as far as the moral collapse of our
first purcnta:r j. u" song Of tho drunk
ards. That tuno was suug at least 42lI
years aSC, Th"u, tao dc'ugo past. Noah
cam" ont Of the ark. an |. rs il dis!,u ste |
with toe much prevalence .. water. ho took
TO strong drini; aU ! StlsS rcd forth. for all
nrcs the lrst known drunkari. Hc sound
ed the irsc note OF tho oil music OF inebrl-
acy. Az Arab author OF 4. ID. 1910 wrote:
NOAH, being come ont OF tho ark, ordered
each OF his sons to buiil q house. After
ward they were occupied IN sowing and in
planting trees. tho rippins AMI fruits oi
which they found in the ark. The vine alone
was wanting, ani they could not discover j..
Gabriel then informed tham that the devil
hal desired it, and, indeed, hrd some right
to it. U"rrupou Noah summoned him to
appear in the Held and said 10 him 'Oh, &c.
cursed Why hast thou carried away the
vino FROM mrY Because replied tho devil.
'it bclonGrdto me- Shalt l part it for youl
said Gabriel. Il consent said Noah, and
vii ,ru,5liy u iiH'..'. 9. Ivtfs '':' lll sufIi-