Connecticut western news., 1898-11-24
GODS SECOND GIFT.
DR. TALMAGE SAYS THE WORLD IS ssAt TOO MUCH WITH US.

sprinEs-The Better Life.
 icopyrisht. 1898. by by An, American Press Asso-
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Taking for his text an oriental scene seldom mo- tioed, sDr, Talmage discusses the su- perna1 advantages of religion for this world and the next; text, Joshua xv, 19: "Thou hast given me south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the neither springs.
 The oity of Debir was the Boston of antiquity-a great place for brain and booka Caleb wanted it, and he offered his daughter Aohsah as prize to any one who would capture that city. It was a strange thing for Caleb to do, and yet the man that could take the city would have, at any rate, two elements of manhood-bravery and patriotism. Besides, do not think that Caleb was as foolish in offering his daughter to the oonQueror of Debir as thousands in this day who seek alliances for their children with those who have large means without any reference to moral
 
 would rather measure happiness by the length of the sword than by the length of the pocketbook. In one case there is sure sts be one good element of char acter; in the other there may be none at all. With Oaleb's daughter as prize to fghtfr, General Othniel rode into the battle. The gates of Debir were thundered into the dust, and the oity of books lay at the feet of the oonquerors The work done, Othniel comes back to clSim his bride. Having conquered the city, 1t is no great job for him to con- quer the girls heart, for however faint hearted woman herself may be she always loves courage in a man. l never saw an exception to that.
 v Tba wedding festivity having gone U2 OthniA and Aohsah are about to go to tkeir new home However loudly the oymbals may clash and the laughter ring, parents are always sad when a fondly cherished daughter goes off to stay, and Achsah, the daughter of Ca- leb, knows that now is the time to ask almost anything she wants of her fa- ther. It seems that Caleb, the good old man, had given as 8 wedding present to his daughter g piece of land that was mountainous, and, sloping southward toward the deserts of Arabia, swept with some very hot winds. It was called "a south land" But Aohsah wants an addition of property; she wants piece of land that is we'll watered and fertile. Now 1t Is no wonder that Caleb, stand ing amid the bridal party, his eyes so full of tears because she was going away that he could hardly see her at all, gives her more than she asks She said to him: "Thou hast given me south land; give me also springs of wa ter. And he gave her the upper springs and the neither springs.
 The Desert of Sorrow.
 The fact is that as Caleb, the father, gave Aohnh, the daughter, south land, O God gives to us his world. I am very thankful he has given it to us. But am like Achsah in the fact that I am not satisfied with the portion. Trees and flowers, and grass and blue skies are very we'll in their places, but he who has nothing but this world for portion has no portion at all. It is mountain ous land, sloping of, toward the desert ofSorow, swept by fiery siroccos; it is '.d puth land.a poor portion for any man that tries to put his trust in it. What has been your experience? What has been the experience of every man. of every woman, that has tried this world for a portion? Queen Elizabeth, nmid the surroundings of pomp, is un- happy because the painter sketches too minutely the wrinkles on her face, and ahe indignantly cries out, You must strike of my likeness without any shadowsi' Hogarth, at the very height of his artistic triumph, is stung almost painting he had dedicated to the king does not seem to be acceptable, for George II cries out: "Who is this Ho. garth? Take his trumpery out of my presence. T f1 t~E..ss
 Hsdnsley Sheridan thrilled the earth with his eloquence, but had for his last words, 1T am absolutely undone. Wal Asr Scott, fumbling around the inkstand, trying to write, says to his daughter; "Oh, tAke me back to my rooml There is no rest for Sir Walter but in the graver' Stephen Girard, the wealthiest man in his day, or at any rate only sec- ond in wealth, says: "I live the life of galley slave. When I arise in the morning, my one effort is to work so hard that can sleep when it gets to be night" Charles Lamb, applauded of all the world, in the very midst of his lit srary triumph says: "Do you remem bee. Bridget, when we used to laugh from the shilling gallery at the play? There are now no good plays to laugh at from the boxes y But why go so far As that? need to go no farther than your street to find an illustration of what am saying. ti f.EseE eea&tt&a
 Pick me out ten successful worldlings Hand you know what I mean by thor oughly successful worldlings-pick me out ten successful worldlings and you cannot find more than one that looks happy. Care drags him to business; care drags him back. Take your stand at 3 o'clock at the corner of the streets and seaG the agonizsd physiognomies Your high df1cials, your bankers, your insur- uAA<Sq AAA0AAs yOIAk AAhpoA D, yooA "AOaO- sa!ers cpd your retailers as class-as . class. are they happy? No. Care dogs their steps, and making no appeal to God for help or comfort many of them are tossed every whither. How has 1t been with you, my nearer? Are you more ooDtented in the house of IA rooms than you were in the two rooms you had in a house when you started? Have you not had more care and worriment hince you won that $50, 900 than you bid befores Some of the poorest men I have ever known have been those of great fortune. A man of small means hmay be put in great business straits, but the ghastliest of all endorsements fs that of the man who has large es- tates The men who commit suicide be- k,auna Of sruopat " 1ossaa are those whO