The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-01-29
IUO INTERESTING SERMONS

IU|O INTERESTING SERhCES
REV. 7ALMAGE DIscoURsEs ON
CLUB EVILS.
the T:nei, ot tho New York Herafd's Com.
pet1tiro Sermons Is Entltied ":san.
saline, E:;t a Cloud; G. Clond. Bat Sum
ehics"-Dr. Tal.naSe on Club Evils.
Text: "Ee was = mighty nan IN vaio7,
but he vas Is2er." III Kings y, l.
O7e- every lrmaa lie, however bright
tie sunshine, q cloud r'ayszoTe. Every
pcrson corets what lie chooses to consider
success; soT,o riches. soma fame. some
pleasure, some domestic felicity. No one,
however. realizes a!l his amoitions-fn:
deed, not ali ara worth realizing. Thersas
always 4 something which mars happiness
possibilities O. anguish ia every condition.
spots weaker than ctharsil the strongest
bar Of steel. tue capa5slity Of tarn;sh N
the pu-est coiG. spots on the sun. A per-
son's Observation-Disclosures sources
assu fern may ;is lust bestGe]lis strocg-
est traits O. chara:ss:s.s Re n2ar be ':oaest,
bat over :;z; -wnteG, bat o5sti-
nate; economical. oyi: psanrious; Just, but
unnoeroiin!; courageous, but censoriors;
aSecsicEate, tus passionate. Unsel1shness
may sharpen dasSers that pierce the heart,
and !ntsns;ty Of affection nay 5e G pledge
OF keenest paugs.
4 person, it may be, ACQUIRES riches. but
health IS gone, or domestic happiness has
taken departure. or waters OF grlef are
flooding the sori!. Pra-eminent!y success
ful along some lines, he IS consoieaously
unsuccessful alcns others. 1t takes but
lit9e to renGera person miserable; It takes
much to render sons happy. AS it needs
only triAe to prevent wealth from pro-
ducing coltentmsnt. is 1t a mark Of wis.
dom to sacrifice for its acquisition that
which Is OF more vaiue-hsalth, comfort,
reputation, character, principle. con-
science the hope OF al eterna, world? ga
mans life consIsteth not IN the abundance
Of the things lie possesseth." Does the
river consist n the iriftwood It Is carrying
TO the ocean? 'tFlne feathers make fine
BIRDS" but a n1e residence and 6 fine
equipsse ere rot capable Of always making
the heart merry. -.-.-
LO;those WHO covet fame, some Win the
prize; bUc cares increase, responsibilities
augment, disappointment multiply andar.
rows 9s envy become keeler and more
numerous. Ee VINO courts public favor
courts tickle damsel, one who, disdua!i'
fed to bastoT happiness. may iatter little
ness and condemn greatness. In history
there are few sa:lder chapters than those
which record the cares, Worries aud Re.
verses otsore who acquired prominence.
Moses was q mighty man, bat he was
driven into exile, and sleeps IN an unknown
grave. Elijah was a rare specimen OF trae
greatness, but Aha5's folly and Jezsbel's
hatred ce1ce near driving hin. TO suicide.
Daniel was grea: man, but for his Pc
cuiiar species Of greatness. Nebrchadnez.
gar thought a lions den the fttest place.
Isaiah was p an of rare strangth OF char.
seter, but SEanassel iatSnmsgMtween two
p!anks and sawed him isSS'@"'sSS @sA
Such as desire to ses-e sSnp ptiness o!
human greatness would do-<eal to read the
biographies Of tae kings, sixty@in number
~ho during six hundred years ruled toe
Eastern Roman empire, it's capital Con.
s:antinopie, and they may be inclined tt
thank God that thsv are permitted TO live
e. obscurity. 70 Some politicians we NIGH
ts.y. "Thy god, O sycophant, hst hcast thes
Sf''-a1d there are ncors
I.Greatsr Nsv 8
FsRSn8Rftfo1, FRn8Rft ~Be bum6ie, rnsysrthy al n6ss
lice? The man who IS on his back -: The
cellar can get no lower-ole thing for
which be may De thankful. The man on
the housetoD may grow dizzy nnd, falling,
may suddenly terminate his exalted career.
Most persons desire to be CT the mountain
few prefer the valley, though the
winds are less fierce and the storms less
violent.
On every human lie, however dark the
.n
t IS nevcr so dark that it can be no darker,
are never so many that
there ere no grounds for tnaakfu,ness. 4
every path Tav. and sunshine DOS.
sitls in every heart. 4 burden on every
Ills, and no soGl thst may rot thrill win
jcT. = crook in every To-, aad no crook so
tortIous that j: may not end II celestial
bliss. No trial without its alterations.
Poverty Inspires energy, fosters self-reli-
ance, prompts to industry al5 teachas US
to prize tie blessings we have without mur-
muring oVec these we have not. Hl-health
forces attention to the laws .; health,
sWeete1s the disposition aod directs attea-
t:on to tie pearness Of eternity's curtain.
Beceavsm ents have their alternating com.
peasatio1s. Cbscurity has its special ad-
vantaSes. Physical disabilities have their
compeasations. The deaf are saved from
HearllS Icuca IGat IS Dctter never heard.
The blind can see no frowns. The cripple
IS excused from running errands. The per.
son who cannot read is delivered from the
temptation TO read the account OF the last
football! game, tie last pusilistio e1coun-
ter, the most recent testimony in the Mack
Thorn trial and the pious gush emitted in
prison walls over criminals.
Il IS we'll to observe that each persons
lot, all things considered, is not widely diff
ferens from that Of others. The mountain
has both rocks Gnd sunshine; the valley
foods as we'll as waving haryests. TIE
eyes that shed tears can beam love.
JOSEPH S. VAS DYKE, DID,,
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Glassboro,
NJ.
CLUB EVILS.