The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12
TALMAGEs SERMON.
STORM CLOUDS FRIGHTENED"
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Text Job sT'si A. Follows
And Nov Msa see Not the bright
Light which .. In tho ciouds'-com-
fort % Christian Teachings

Awnings taken In. Prophecies OF toti
weather everywhere. The clouds con-
gregate around the sun. proposing to
abolish him. But after a while he as
sails the TANKS OF the clouds with ny
Ing artillery Of light. and here and
there Is sign Of clearing weather.
Many do not observe H. Many do not
realize II. And nov men see not the
bright light which 10 in the clouds"
In other words there are hundred men
looking for storm where there Ia one
man looking for sunshine. My object
will be TO get you and myself into the
delightful habit OF making the best OF
everything
You may have wondered at the sta
tlstics that In India. In the year 1873.
there were over $4,000 people slain BY
Wild beasts. and that In the year 1876
there were in India over 10000 people
destroyed by Wild animals. But there
IA a monster In our own land which Is
year by year destroying more than
that. Il is the old bear OF melancholy,
and with gospel weapons | propose TO
chase (, back TO It's midnight cayerns.
] mean to do two sums-a sum In sub
traction and a sum In addition-a sub
traction from your days OF depression
and an addition to your days OF Joy. II
God will help me / will compel you to
see the bright light that there Is 10 the
clouds. and compel you 10 make the
best Of everything.
In the FIRST place. you ought 10 make
the very best Of ali your financial mis-
fortunes. During the panic few years
ago you all lost money Some OF you
lost Il In most unaccountable ways.
For the question. How many thous-
nnds OF dollars shall put aside this
YEAR," you substituted the question.
How ahall pay my butcher. and
baker. and clothler. and landlordT
You had the sensation Of rowing hard
with two oars. and yet all the time
going down stream.
You did not say much about II be-
cause II was not polite 10 speak much
Of financial embarrassment: but your
wife knew. Less variety OF wardrobe
more economy at the table, self-denial
In art and tapestry. Compression. re-
trenchment. Who did not feel the ne
cessity Of III My friend. did you make
the best Of this? Are you aware OF
how narrow an escape you made? Sup
pose you had reached the fortune to-
ward which you were rapidly going
What them You would have been ai
proud as LucIfer.
How few men have succeeded largely
IN n financial sense and yet maintained
their simplicity and religious consecra
toni Not one man out OF a hundred
There are glorious exceptlo =. but III,
general rule Is that In proportion as
man gets well on for this world he get
poorly on for the next. He loses bill
sense OF dependence on God. lie gets
disiasie for prayer meetings. with
plenty OF bank stocks and plenty o
government securities. what does tina
man knows Of prayer. Give me thu
day my daily bread7" How few mel
largely successful In this world ar
bringing souls 20 Christ. or showln
self-denlal for others. or are emlnen
for pietyl You can count them all up
on your eight nngers and two thumbs
One Of the old covetous souls. whei
he was sick. and sick unto death. use,
10 have a basin brought ina basil
filled with gold. and his only amuse
ment and the only relief he got for hi
infIamed hands was running them dow
through the gold and turning Il up Il
the basin. oh. what lnfatuatlon an
what destroying power money has 10
many mani Now. you were saIlIn
at thirty knots the hour toward thes
yortexes OF worldllness- what n mere
Il was. that honest defalcatlon! Tn
same divine hand that crushed you
siore-house. your bank. your ofiei
your insurance company. lifted you on
Of destruction. The day you honestl
suspended In business made your 10,
tune for eternity.
oh" you say. Il could get alon
very well myself. but | am SO dlsar
pointed that ! cannot leave comp,
tence for my children" My brothe
the same financial misfortune that
going TO save your soul will save go,
children. With the anticipation
large fortune. how much lndusti
would your children haye?-wlthoi
which habit OF industry there is 4
safety. The young man would sa
We'll. there's no need OF my workin,
my father will soon step out. and tn,
I'll have Just what | want" You cal
not hide from him how much you a
worth You think you are hiding {
he knows all about Il lie can tell y,
almost 10 dollar Perhaps he hi
been TO the county Office and search,
the records Of deeds and mortgage
and he has added It all up. and he HI
made an estimate Of how long you W
probably stay In this world. and Is n
as much worried about your rheuma
ism and shortncss Of breath as y,
are. The only fortune worth anythli
that you can give your child Is the II
tune you put In his head and hca
or all the young men who started u
with $4,000 capital. how many turn
out well? do not know half dozt
Again. remark. you ought TO ma
the very best Of your bereavement
The whole tendency IL 20 brood oy
these separations. and 10 give mu
time 10 the handling OF memontoes
the departed. and 10 make long visit
tons TO the cemetery, and TO say, &C
! can never look mp again; my hope
gone, my courage Is gone, my relIgl
"a gone my faith In God Is gono' {
the wear md tear and exhaustion
this lonellnessl" The most frequ'
bereavement is the loss Of children.
your departed child had lived as 10
o. you have lived. do you not supp'
that he would have had about the sai