St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-30
IN GODS PARADISE.
Rev. DR.. Talmage Talks About the
Rest to Come.
The Annoyance, Labors and vexRtions Of
Life Will Soon be Forgotten In
the Recuperati0n OF the
Heavenly Rest.

! The Annoyance, Labors and vexations o.
Life VIII Soon be Forgotten In
the Recuperation Of the
Heavenly Rest.
In the following discourse Rev. DIR.
Talmage draws a contrast between the
fatigues OF this world and the blissful
rccuperation of the heavenly paradise
The text is:
Arise We and depart, for this is not your rest
Micah. it,. TO-
This was the drum-beat of prophet
who wanted to arouse his people from
their oppressed and sinful condi ton; but
it may just as properly be uttered now
as then. Bells, by long exposure and
much ringing. lose their clearness OF
tone; but this rousing bell Of the Cos
pei strikes in just as clear a tone rs
when it first rang on the air.
As far as l can see, your great want
and mine is rest From the time we
enter life, great many vexations and
annoyances take after us We have
our holidays and our seasons of recrea-
ton and quiet, but where is the man in
this world who has found entire rest!
The fact is that God did not make this
world to rest in. Il ship might as well
go down off Cape Hatteras to find
smooth water as 4 man in this world
10 find quiet. From the way that God
has strewn the tharns. and hung the
! clouds. and sharpened the tus..~s-44rom
/ tie colds TIA; distress us and the heats
that snfitc rs, and the pieurisies that
/ stab us. and the fevers that consume
] il. know that lie did not make
| this world ~ d place to lo!ter in.
God does everything successfully; and
/ this world would be a very different
| world il it were intended for ms to
lounge in. 1t does right well for few
years. Indeed, it is magnificent! Moth
ing but infinite wisdom and goodness
could have mixed this beverage of
water, or hung up these brackets of
stars, or trained these voices of rill,
and bird and ocean-so that God has
but TO lift His hand, and the whole
world breaks into orchestra. But after
all, 1t is only the splendors Of kings
highway, over which we are to march
on to eternal conquests.
You and have seen men who tried
to rest here. They buildeI tn emselves
great stores. They gathered arou nd
them the patronage of merchant
princes. The voice Of their bid shook
the money markets. They had stock
in most Of the successful railroads, and
in safe deposit vaults great rolls of
government securities. They had en-
blazoned carriages, high mettled
stecds, footmen, plate that COMPOUNDED
lords and senator's who sat at their Ia
bic. tapestry on which floated the rich
est designs of foreign looms, splendor
of canvas on the wall, exquisiteness of
music rising among pedastals of
bronze, and dropping, soft rs light, ON
snow of sculpture. Here let them rest.
Put back the embroidered curtain, and
shake up the pillows of down. Turn
out the lights. It is ii o'clock at night.
Let slumber drop upon the eyelids,
and the air float through the half
opened lattice, drowsy with midsum-
mer perfume. Stand back, all care,
anxiety and trouble! But no! they
will not stand back. They rattle the
lattice. They look under the canopy.
With rough touch they startle his
pulses They cry out at II o'clock at
night: Awake, man; how can you
sleep when things are 20 uncertain?
What about those stocks? lark to the
tap Of that fire bell; it is your district.
How if you should die soon? Awake,
man! Think OF it! Who VIII get your
property when you are gene? What |
will they do with it? Wake up. Riches
sometimes take wings How if you
should get poor? Wake. up." Rising |
on one elbow, the MAJ of fortune looks |
out into the darkness of the room, and |
wipes the dampness from his forehead |
and says: '.Alas! For all this scene
of wealth and magni6cence-no rest!"
passed down a street of city with
q merchant. lie knew all the finest |
houses on the street. lie said: There |
is something the matter in all these |
houses In that one it is conjugal in
felicity. In that one dissipated son. |
In that, 4 dissolute father. In that, an |
idiot child. In that. the prospect OF |
bankruptcy. This worlds wealth can
give no permanent satisfaction. This
is not your rest.
You and have seen men try in an
other direction. A man says: "If
could only rise to such and such place
of renown; il l could gain that Office;
if could only get the stand, and have
my sentiments met with one good
round of hand-clapping applause; if
could only write a book that would
live, or make a speech that would thrill.
or do an action that would resound!"
The tide turns in his favor. His name
is on 10000 lips. He is bowed to, and
sought after, and advanced. Men drink
his health at great dinners At his fiery
words the multitudes huzza. From gal
leries of beauty they throw garlands.
From housetops, as he passes in long
procession, they shake out the national
standards. Here let him rest 1t is III
o'clock Mt night. On pillows stuffed
with nations praise let him
lie down. Hush! all disturbant
voices In his dream let there
be hoisted throne. and across
it march q coronation. Hush! Hush!
Wake up." says rough voice. "Po-
litical sentiment is changing. How if
you should lose this place of honor!
'eAS w. Inc aAOA AtAS poPCAS 0AC w 1
be full of denunciation. Hearken to
the excavations of those who once ca
ressed you. BY tomorrow night there
will be multitudes sneering ut the
words which last night you expected
would be universally admired. How
IAN you sleep when everything de-
Ponds upon the next turn of the great
Up, man! on of this pill
owl" The man, with head yet hot ,
rom his last GRAFTON, starts up sudden
y, looks out upon the night, but sees
except the flowers that lie
upon his stand, or scroll from which +,
le read his speech, or the books from l
which he quoted his authorities, and !
yoes to his desk to finish his neglected
or to pen an indignant I
inc to some reporter, or sketch the !
plan for public defense against the !
assaults of the people. Happy when he l
rot his first lawyers brief, exultant .
when he triumphed over his first politi-
al rival; yet, sitting on the very top !
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