Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-04-29
LIGHT IN THE CLOUDS
DR.. TALMAeE SAYS WE MUST LOOK
FOR SUNSHINE.

copyright. 1885. by American Press Asso-
ciationl
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Thie sermon
Of DR.. Talmage will have tendency to
take the gloom out of many lives and
stir up spirit OF healthful anticipa-
ton; text, Job xxxvii, 81, "And now
men see not the bright light which is
In the clouds
Wind east. Barometer falling. Storm
signals out. Ship reefng maintopsail.
Awnings taken in. Prophecies Of foul
weather everywhere. The clouds con-
gregate around the sun, prosposing to
abolish him. But after awhile he assails
the fianks of the clouds with flying ar
tillery of light and here and there is a
sign Of clearing weather. Many do not
observe it. Many do not realize It.
"And now men see not the bright light
which is in the clouds. In other
words. there are a hundred men looking
for storm where there is one man look
ing 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
tistics that in India, in the year 1873,
there were over 10, 200 people slain by
wild beasts, and that in the year 1876
there we're in India over 10000 people
DESTROYED by wild animals. But there
is 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 l propose to chase
it back to its midnight caverns. mean
10 do two sums-a sum in subtraction
and q sum in addition-a subtraction
from your days of depression and an ad-
dition to your days Of joy. If God will
help me, l will compel you to see the
bright light that there is in the clouds
and compel you to make the best OF ey-
erything.
In the first place, you ought to make
the very best of all your financial mis-
fortunes. During the panic few years
ago you all lost money. Some OF you
lost it in most unaccountable ways. For
the question, "How many thousands OF
dollars shall put aside this year," you
substituted the question, "How shall l
nav my butcher and baker and clothier
and landlordf" You had the sensation
of rowing hard with two oars and yet
all the time going down stream.
A Destroying Power.
You did not say much about 1t be-
cause it was not polite to 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 it1 My friend, did you make
the best Of this? Are you aware OF how
narrow an escape you made! Suppose
you had reached the fortune toward
which you were rapidly going! "hat
then? You would have been as proud al
Lucifer
How few men have succeeded largely
In a financial sense and yet maintained
their simplicity and religious consecra
tIonl Not one man out Of hundred
There arc glorious exceptions, but the
general rule is that in proportion as
man gets we'll off for this world he gets
poorly of for the next. He loses hi
sense of dependence on God. He gets
distasse for prayer meetings VIII
plenty Of bank stocks and plenty OF gov
ernment securities, what does that mar
know of the prayer, "Giye me this day
my daily bread!" How few men largely
successful in this world are bringing
, souls to Christ, or showing self denla
for others or are eminent for pietyt fo'
can count them all upon your eight I'm
gers and two thumbs.
One Of the old covetous souls, wnel
be was sick and sick unto death, use'
10 have a basin brought in-a basin NIL
ed with gold-and his only amusemen
and the only relief he got for his In
famed hands was running them dow
) through the gold and turning 1t up Il
J the basin. Oh, what infatuation an
|, what destroying power money has 10
o many mani Now, You were SAILING
Z 20 knots the hour toward thase vortlce
of worldliness-wha a mercy 1t was
that honest defalcationl The same di
vine hand that crushed your storehoust
your bank, your Office, your insuranc
o company, lifted you out OF destructloI
a The day you honestly suspended in busi
ness made your fortune FOR eternity.
"Oh," you say, 81 could get alon
r very we'll myself, but / am SO disal
o pointed that cannot lesye competenc
for my children. " My bIsjther, the sam
financial historian that is going
save your soul will save your children
With the anticipation OK large fortune
how much industry would your chi
x dren have, without which habit Oh IL
dustry there is no safety? The youn
z man would say: "Well. there's no nee
q of my working. My father will SOC
step out, and then I'll have just what
want" You cannot hide from him no
much you are worth. You think you al
hiding IL. He knows all about It, L
can tell you almost to dollar. Perhal
Il he has been to the county office al
searched the records of deeds and NOR
cages, and he has added it all up an
!, he has made an estimate of how Ion
,e you will probably stay in this wor4
and is not as much worried about yo'
IL rheumatism and shortness OF breath
~ you are. The only fortune worth an
m thing that you can give your child
the fortune you put in his head al
heart OF all the young men who star
ed life with $40, 900 capital how mal
turned out welll do not know half
u- dozen
The Best Inheritance.
The best inheritance young mi
can have is the feeling that be has
fight his own battle and that life Is
struggle into which he must thro
body, mind and soul or be disgraceful
70. worsted. Where are the burial places
he the men who started life with fortun
Ar. Some Of them in the potter's field, sol
nd In the suicides grave. But few OF the
men reached s5 years OF age. III
"N drank thev smoked. they gambled.