Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-08
EMINENT DIVINESS' SERMONS
DISCOURSE BY TWO ABLE WORK
Frs IN GODS VINEYARD.

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IN the New York Herald's Competiti,
Series is bva Pennsylvania Minister
pr. Talmage On Ordinary Peopi,
"Ahab whom Jezebel his wife stirre
up i. Kings xxi, 25.
A large part OF the evil and larger na,
OF the good IN the world would never h
to it. "'AieA u
Life is much liko the sea: there seems al
ways some wind to smite the surface O
some stealthy undercurrent to send its rest
Iessness up from the depths, Wv
me lesson is many sided, If fullv consid
efGa It covers the whole complex auestio,
u lie $ relationships. It Is not one part a
ane world against the other; part of tn,
"oflu giving the other ever receiving i'm
pfesSions, Tor one who is stirred up bv eyi
| may be constant imnulse to npot,,,, ~ ~,
| good. "N0'n0A
NO matter how weak one may be or how
dependent on others, there IS still soma
power gong forth-consciously or uncon.
| sclously-Which makes more positive the
| forces. ~0nni''inS
| we ind ourselves pressed by llfe's i'm.
puiSes or lrrltations. Its attractions and
Iepaisions find ready allies In our inclina.
llons, and often we fail because we under.
estimate the opposing forces, or we ioyouslv
:eaiize that we have been impelied to =
d iselulhess We had thought beyond our
Inc example of Jezebel-the Lady Mac.
peth OF Scripture, the "new woman y,
nearly three thousand years aco-is not
enoseh because women are more prone tn
stlrrlngupto evi! than men, though blessed
Is the woman who ''stirs up" her usband
whenever he needs it, and happy is tho
man VINO never stirs up his wife to anv.
thing but good.
we are ready to condemn Jezebel for
haVing stirred up Ahab to evil, but Wa or.
Ten lose sight of how Ahab influenced Jeze,
pei' MS negative weakness provoked her
positive badness, We sometimes comfort
ourselves that we are not bad becanse wa
90 not great sins, forgetful that our verv
weakness may provoke some one else into
SHINING. 0''0 in''
Ahao wanted piece of ground that was
near the royal palace. 1t was the pronertv
OF Naboth, who, with true ancestral revar.
ehce, refused to part with it. Pioued bv
IA Sao0th refusal, Ahab went to bed turned
his Lace 10 the wall and refused to eat
!; hnao, the King. peevish as child because
lo could not have his own wayl II was
snen Jezebels murderous plans were
ioliIea. Ahab's peeyish sulkiness stirred
up the Wicke1ness OF Jezebei. Had he been
nooIe ,n9, she could not have been so evil
Hnom Jezebel his wife stirred UNI
stirred up to evil. Had that power hesn
turned TO good even weak Ahab might have
oeeh r,i one of the worlds helpers,
,,,.I, ne power for great evil reveals the pos.
,,t;ointy ,;.y OF great good; the power in the
direction 4 OF wrong is the measure Of beneat
tGl turned in the opposite direction.
VINO can estimate what the world wonld
ia'e i: lost mad not Wendell Phillips heard
us !, ;, true hearted wife say, Wendell. don't
hllii;X,-shally!' That put an end to possibls
,aclitatlon. Was Lady Palmerston's "stir.
ing up worth while? She spent her iifs
u u PlaciDg and keeping" her husband in
Us proper position. 4"
>, Hhat rare tribute was paid bv Gan.-.,
harles II. Taylor to the memory Of Ehen
= Jordan when in Boston Globs editorial
. SAID, mo man Of my acquaintance avar
: ossgssed rarer gift of developing the Gifts
l;.,l utner men, and no one ever helped Others
,ilh more patience and generosity n.
.!rred up to their best possibilities thoso
nom !, he met; he made them bv his helm
nht, ~ possibly, they never could have been
lthout him. ''0N :
Are those who are near YOU weak and
hiul because you have not stirred than {
,,to TO be their best selves?
Inc world will ever be grateful toD
0oertson Nicholl for his persistent stir'
Ng up OF Ian MaclareR. He gave him NO
81 81 until ne led the world to the "Bonnis 4
Ter Bush," which. like the bush Mosas i
", is aelow with God. - 0''' Z
respondent we sometimes are becanss
the world seems against US. 4
1, =. we put ourselves in right relations d
Tn dod He will give us Of His power and a
snail be masters, not servants OF fata r.
Most happily 1t has been said: '' G.
kethe winds OF the sea are the wayss 81 Il
fate ""'oS - Is
As we Journey through life; t.
lis the set Of O soul Sc
Ihat decides Its goal. tC
ma not the calm OK the strife. tt
low 10 are you using the forces which a,
'l,, ie upon you? Have you so "set the =, y,
Is tnat the very winds which are in VI VI
soa uol w uIlVe you far out on the tempest Ss s'
Sc seq sea shall help you into harbor of ,.e ve
ety' Are the burdens so numerous and ttii
IVY that they press you to the earth? ~
~ learn OF the tabled hero who by every as as
ch gained increase of strength. VI ~,
esus set His face steadfastly to 20 to W. W.
usalem' because His soul was set IN ul'
1g dod,s will. Paul said, "All tbinpa we
4 together for good to them that love pe pe
!. 10 asoul set on doing right even w. w.
opposing forces will bring benefit. .n'
rom the naggings of q Jealous wife John ru1
ley learned lessons OF patience, from W W,
stormy days Of companionsbip with sal M
discipline. 'A' VI
influence by what we are. Not our tio H,,
ing put our being sends forth lts influ- me @
- 70 sur up to right or wrong. You have acy
'ned the groundswell as the waves Ha
eu, surging and moaning, upon the Jui
Y shore, and though there was no via. r
cause, you knew of the tempest far out din
ICED. "'0 "i' in- ora
nave taken in your hand an OPAL nle
sympathetic stone. 1t was dull and md
iess until the warmth of your hand wo,
~ IL 10 glow with radiance of color. tior
ere are lives about us; dull and untn- wh[
'ihg tney seem. but the stimulus of GOO,
IN sympathy will make them shine as ~
coos own glory. n,a,
are stirring folks up-to wbat2 p", psn
HORACE r. GooDoHILD, or
'stor Baptist Church, Clarion Penn, do
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