Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02
LIFE'S SPRINGTIME.
OR. TALMAGE'S SERMON RECALLS
SCENES OF YOUTH.


copyright, 1892 by American Press Asso-
Ciation.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Many tender
recollections are stirred by DIR. Talmagc's
discourse, and scenes Of boyhood and
grhood days will be lived over again;
text, l Timothy VI 4, Let them learn
first TO show piety at home"
During the summer months the tcnden
cy is to the fields, to visitation, to foreign
travel and the watering places, and the
ocean steamers are throngcd, but in the
winter it is rather to gather in domestic
circles, and during these months we spend
many of the hours within doors, and tho
apostle comes to us and says that we ought
10 exercise Christian behavior amid all
such circumstances. Let them learn first
20 show picty at home. ~
There are u great muny people longing
for some grand sphere in which to serve
God They admire Luther at the diet of
Worms and only wish that they had some
such great opportunity in which to dis
play their Christian prowess. They admire
Paul making Felix tromble, and they only
wish that they had some such grand occa-
sion in which to preach righteousness,
temperance and Judgment to come All
they want is an opportunity To exhibit
Shelr Christian herolsin. Now, inc apostle
practically says; VIII snow you placo
where you can eNhlnit an 'haU Is er'iiu
ana beautiful ana EIu!Iuua III ChilSlit'H
character, ana thau Is lhe uolhcS'lc clrcle.
Let them learn first to show piety at
homo" If one is not faithful in an insig
nifcant sphere, he win not be faithful in
n resounding sphere If Peter will not
help the cripple at the gate of the temple
he will never be able TO preach q, 900 into
the hlngdoh at the IehtecoS' IL faui
VIII not take pans 70 instruct III tmo way
OF salVatloh the Jaier Oh the nm pplap
dungeon ne VIII never max / eIA trein-
ne lie VINO is hot III III sklrinI9h
would nov be 1althlul III an ArihageuuoH'
Inc ia'U IS we are an Pl"ceu III JuSu tI,e
position IN Whlch we can most granny
serve Houi anu we ouShV n"u " W 0"lcliS
thoughtlul apou1 soiho slherc vi 'Nei''l
ness whlch we may aIler aWnlle gam put
the all absorbing question WIN you anu 'i
with me ought 10 pe' Loru' WnaU VIII
thou have me now ana mere 10 oof
An Expressive Word.
Tbero il ono word in st paul's adiura-
+ion around which the most of our
tbougbts will reyolvo That word is
.,bone u AL, ten different men the mean
inc Of that word. md they will give YOU
to,, diffproDt 1p0uitipps tn ono If mems
I've az tho hearth nlprtv a+ the tabln in
dnstrv aft the workstand. intelligence at
tho boots devotion at tho oltor In that
household discord never sounds its war
,,,boor and dacention never tricLs with ito
fnIse f,ce, TO him it means greeting at
the door and n smile at the chair peace
bovorino like wings. ioy clapnirr its
hands With laughter Life is n tranouil
1ol,e pilovcd on the rinnlcs sleep the
shodova Ask another man what ho,ne
&c and be will tell Won If is want loolina
ont of n cbeerless Ire grate knpadinp HIM
GER in an emntv broad trav The damn
air shiverinp with curses No Bible on
tho sbelf Children rohhars and murder
era in embryo Obscene songs their lula
Inv Every face n nictllre of min Want
IN tho haci,ground and sin staring from
the front No sabbath wave rollinp over
that doorein vestihnln If thenit shadow
of internal walIs Furnace for forging
everlasting chains Facets for nm unend-
inc funeral nile Awful word It is
snelled with curses. it wecus with ruin. it
ohokes with woe. it swears with the death
agony of desnair Tina word .ho,re's in
the ona case means evorvtbinr briobt
The word .shome' in the other case means
evorv+hirg torri6c
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character homo as a refugo. hoIna as q
Doliticol safepuorl homo ns n school and
homo IA n tvne Of heaven And i'm the
first nlace home is y no,verful tost of char
acter The disnosition in n,lblic may he
in Cav costume while I'm privato IT, is
dishahi1le As ,,lav actors may annear in
one WAY on the STAGE and may auncor in
another ,vav hobind +bn econos So nrivate
character may he very different from mn n.
lie character Private cboroctor is Orion
uubIic character turned wrong side ont
4 man may receive Won into 6is marion rs
though he were a distillation of smiles,
ana yet ms heart may be swamp OF net
tles 1hero arc business men VINO all day
long are mild and courteous and genial
ana good natured III commercial life
uahihlhs pack thelr lrrltaplllty anu theif
petuiahce ana their dlsconteht, put III
nlghtiall the dam breaks ana scoldlng
pours torth IN Hoods ana ireshets
Heputatlon Is only the SHADOW or CHAR
acter' and very small house sometimes
Will casV a very long shadow Inc lips
may seem TO drop with lhyrrh ana cassla
ana the disposition to be as bright and
warm as sheath or sunbeams and yet
they may only be magnificent SHOW WIN
COW Tor Wretcheu STOCK OF goods. Ihert
Is many man VINO Is anhble In pubic
Ire ana anna commerclal spheres VINO II
coWardly way taxes ms anger ana ms
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