The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
ON THE CITY STREETS
The Contrasts of SplendOr and Woe
Seen Upon Them.
Dr.. TainAge Says They Are unitks
the Democratic Gospel Of Christ
Ia cir shams, PretensiOas snd
Temptations.

washinston. March L. Copyright iSs9
In this discourse Dr.. Tslmage, who
has lived the most Of his life in cities
draws practical lessons from his own
observation; text Proverbs 1;eO;
"Wisdom crieth without. She uttereth
her voice in the streets"
We are all ready TO listen TO the
voices Of uature-the voices OF the
mountain. the voices Of the sea, the
voices OF the storm, the voices Of The
star. AZ In some OF the c~Athedralsi In
Europe there Is an organ at either end
Of the building, and the one instrument
responds unsteady TO the other, 30 In
the great cathedral Of nature day re-
spends to day, and night 20 night, and
flower TO flower, and star 70 star In
the great harmonies of the universe
The springtlme Ia an evangslistin bios
SONS preaching Of Gods love, and the
winter Is q prophst-white-bearded-
denouncing woe against u lns We
are all ready 10 listen TO the voices Of
nature. But how few of Us learn any
thing from the voices Of the noisy anC
dusty street. You 60 10 your mech
Anism, and to your work, and 10 YOU
merchandise, and you come back agar
and often with how different q hear
you pas through the streets. Ar
there no things for US 20 learn fror
these pavements over which we pass
Are there no tufts Of truth growing u
between these cobblestones, beatei
with the feet oftoil and pain and pleas
ure, the slow tread Of old age and III
quick step Of childhood? Aye, ther
are great harvests 10 be reaped, an
now / thrust in the sickle because tn
harvest Is ripe. Wisdom erieth will
out. She utiereth her voice in II
streetA"
In the first place, the street Impress
I me with the fact that this life il
scene of toll and struggle. BY ts
o'clock every day the city i jarrir
with wheels and shutting with feet ar
humming with voices and covered vii
the breath Of smokestacks and a-rui
with trafickerS Once in awhile "
find q man going along with fold'
\ arms and with leisurely step, asthouG
he had nothing to DO. but, forthe mo
part, asyou find men going down the
streets on the way TO business, the
is anxiety on their faces as thoul
they had some errand which must
executed at the first possible momel
You are jostled by those who have b
" gains to make and notes 10 sell. |
this ladder with a hod Of bricks. o
of this bank with a roll OF bills, on Il
dray with a load Of goods, digging
cellar. or shingling a roof, or shoei
a horse, or building a wall, or mendii
watch. or binding 9 book. Industl
with her thousand arms and thousa
eyes and thousand feet, goes on Ergi
her song Of work, work, work, VIII
the millE drum It and the ste;
whistles fife It. AL this n not beesJ
t men love 10 toll. Some one remarke
IL Every man Is a. lazy as be can afc
10 be-" But It is because necessI
with stern brow and with upllfted wi
stands owe you, ready whenever y
relax your toll TO make your should
,, sting with The lash.
Can II be that passing up and do
these streets on your way TO work a
business you do not learn anything
the worlds toll and anxiety and Itrl
gls7 Oh. how many dropping hear
how many eyes on the watch, b
many miles Travelled, how many b
dens carried. how many losses g
n fered, how many battles fought, h
h. many victories gained, how many
ASPIRATIONS endured-whst losses,wl
hunger, what wretchedpeSs. what 2
lor, what disease, what agony, what
act spalri Sometimes ] have stopped
the corner Of the street as the mu
tudes went hither and yon, and II ]
T0 seemed to be a great pantomime. and
; looked upon IT my heart broke. T
great tide Of human life that 9
down the street is q rapid tossed q
turned aside and dashed ahead q
st, driven baek-beautiful in it confua
"a ard confused in its beauty. In the c
lar peted aisles Of the forest, in the wo'
ar. from which the eternal shadow iSpe
10 lifted, on the shore Of the sea o
whose iron coast toSses the tang
In foam sprinkling the cracked cliffsw
~ q baptism Of whirlwiDd and temp
~ Is the best place 10 study God, but
ne- the rushing, swarming, rsving str
ka' Is the best place 10 study a
rlh Going down 10 your place Of buLn
and coming home again charge
10 look about-see these signs Of poN
~ ~, Of wretehedness. Of hunger, OF
Of bere. emsnt- and as you
inc through the streets and come b
through the streets, gather up In
arms Of your prayer all the borrow,
~ the losses, all the sufferingI, all the
reaysments OF tboSe whom you p
and present them In prayer before
all sympathetic God. In the great
Of eternity there will be thousand.
persons with whom you In this VIC
a., never exchanged one word who '
rise up and call you blessed, and u
will be q thousand fingers pointed
you In Heaven, saying That 10
man, that 10 the woman, who bel
m ms when l was hungry and sick
a"' wandering and lost and heartbrol
That il the man, that 10 the woml
And the blessing will come down U