The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
WANT MORE DAVIDS.
Dr.. Talmage Says Every COMMIT
nifty Should Have One.
rae People Need Energetic Christiaa
Leaders I'm Their Fight Against
sstan-Lesssn frsn the
OLE Prophet.

washington. Jan. q Copyright iss9.l
From a text probably never before
discoursed upon DR.. Talmage In this
sermoD shows how some people multi
ply their for usefulness and
In q novel way urges the putting forth
OF more energy in right directions;
text II. Samuel 1873; ''Thou art worth
10000 OF u.s."
One OF the most wondrous characters
ofhistime was David. A red-hsired boy,
be could shepherd a flock or carry "ten
lcaves and ten slices Of milk cheese to
his brothers in the regiment" or with
isathern thong, stone-loaded, bring
down . giant whose armor weighed
two hundredweight Of metal, or cause
. hon which roared at him in rage TO
roar with pain as he flung II, dying.
TO the roadside, or could marshal a host
or rule an empire, or thumb q harp 30
succeasfully that II cured Saul's demen-
us-s harp from whose ktrings dripped
p%sstorsls, elegies, lyrics. triumphai
marches, benediotionA Now, this man,
a combination Of music and heroics, Of
dithyrambs and battlehelds, Of Jul
try quietudes and ststesmAnship, IL 70
ht out q military expedition -Four
thousand troops, according TO Jo-
sephus. we're sent into the Geld. The
captains were put in command Of the
companies e1d the colonies In CON-
nand Of the regfmentA which were
disposed into right wing. left wing
and center. Gen. Joab, Gen, Abi.hsi
and Gen. Ittsi are to lead these three
divisions. But who shall take the fed
- commander In chief2 David offers
his services, and proposes TO 20 10 the
front. He will lead them In the awful
charge. for he has not q cowardly nerve
in all his body. he did not propose TO
have his troops go into perils which he
himself would not brave, and the bat
ueheld required as much courage then
a. now, for the opposing forces must
in order to do any execution at all,
come up 10 within positive reach Of
saber and spear. But there came up
from the troops and the civilians q
mighty protest against David's taling
the field. His LIFE was too important 70
the nation. II he went down, the en-
pire went down, whereas II the whole
1000 Of the ranks were slain another
army might be markhaled and the de-
feat turned into victory. The army and
the nation practically cried out, mol
Mol You cannot 20 to the front. We
estimate you an 10000 men. Thou art
worth 10000 Of usi"
That army and that nation then and
there reminded David, and now remind
US, of the fact which we forRetor never
appreciate at all that some people are
morally or spiritually worth far more
than others and some worth far less.
The census and statistics Of neighbor-
hoods, OF churches, Of nations, serve
their purpose, but they can neyer &C.
~curately express the real state of
things. The practical subject that I
want to present to-day IL that those
who have especial opportunity, especial
graces, especial wealth, especial talent,
especial ~eloquenee, ought 10 make up
by especial akllduity and conservation
for those who have less opportunities
and less gifts. You ought 10 do ten
times more for God and human uplift-
Ing than those who have only a tenth
OF your eouIpmeut. The rank and tha
file Of the 1000 Of the text told the
truth when they said, Thou art
worth 10000 Of u.s."
In no city Of its size are thers 40
mapy men Of talent s.are gathered IN
this capital OF the American nation.
Some Of the states are At tImea reure-
scented by men who have neither tal.
ents nor good morals Their political
party compensates them for partisan
services BY sending them 10 congress-
or by securing for Them position, An
the war or navy or pension or print.
ing departments. They were nobodie,
before they left home, and they are no.
bodies here. But they are ex~ceptlonsl
All the states of the Union geperaIlv
send their mos. talented men ana men
Of exemplary lives and noble
Some Of them have the Rifts and Quail.
fications Of ten men, of 100 mep-vea.
Of 1000 men-and their constituents
could truthfully employ the words Of
my text and SAY: Thou art worth 10.
900 OF u.s."
With such opportunity are they ana.
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