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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.--From text prob.
ably never before discoursed upon DR..
Talmage In this sermon shows how some
people multiply their resources for useful
ness and In novel way urges the putting
forth c: moro energy In right directions;
text, II Samuel XVIII, 8 "Thou art worth
10000 Of u.s."
One Of the most wondrous characters Of
his time was David. A red haired boy, he
could shepherd flock or carry "ten Ioaves
and ten slices Of milk cheese TO bis broth.
srs In the regiment" or with leathern
thong stone loaded, bring down a giant
whos4 asnans --ss9AeA Ax:r AaMa-scWoiuS,
OF metal. or cause lion which roarss. at
him In rage to roar with pain a. he fung
1t, dying. to the roadside. or could mar
shal host, or rule an empire. or thumb
. harp 20 skilfully that II cured Saul's
dementla--a harp from whose strings
dripped pastorals elegies, LYRICS tri..
umphal marches, benedictions. Now, this
man, combination Of music and heroics,
OF dithyrambs and battlefelds, of country
quietudes and statesmanship, IL to ct out
: military expedition. Four thousand
troops. according to Josephus, were sent
into the field The captains were put In
command OF the companies and the colo
nsls in command Of the regiments, which
were disposed Into right wing, left wing
and center. General Joab, General Abb.
shat and General lttai are to lead these
three divisions. But who shall take the
field as commander in chief David Of
fers his services and proposes to 20 to the
front. He will lead them in the awful
charge, for he has not oowardIy nerve
In all his body He did not propose to
have his troops go into perils W sch he
himself would not brave, and the cattle.
Held required as much courage then Us
now, for the opposing forces must, in or
der to do any execution at all, come up to
within positive reach Of saber and spear.
But there came up from the troops and
from civilians u mighty protest against
Davia's taking the field. His life was too
important to the nation. If he went down.
the empire went down, whereas II tho
whole 1000 of tho ranks were slain an
other army might be ir arshaled and the
defeat turned into victory Tho army and
the nation practically cried OUT "Nol MOI
You cannot go to the front We estimate
you as 10000 men Thou art worth TO-.
100 of us''
The Lesson For Us.
That army ard that nation then and |
there reminded David and now remind us |
OF tho fact which we forget or never ap-
preciato at all that some people arc moral
iy or spiritually worth far moro than 9TH |
ers and some worth far less. The census |
and statistics of ighborheods, Of church
es OF nations, serve thcir purpose, but
they can never accurately express the real
state of things. Tho practical subject that
want to present today is that those who
have especial opportunity, especial graces,
especial wealth, especial talent, especial
eloquenco, ought to make up by especial
assiduity and conservation for those who
have less Cpl ortunities and lees gifts You
ought to do ten times more for God and
human uplifting than those who have
only tenth CT your equipment The
rank and tho file Of the 4, 900 Of the text
told tho truth when they said, "Thou art
worth 10000 of u.s."
In no city of its size are there 70 many
men Of talent as are gathered in this cup.
1tal of tho American nation. Some of tho
states arc at times represented by men
who have neither talents nor good NOR
ais Their political party compensates
them for partisan services by sending
them to congress or by securing for them
position In tho war or navy or pension Or
printing departments. They were no.
bodies before they left homo and they arc
hcbadies hero. But they are exceptional.
All the states of the Union generally send
their most talented men ard men of ex-
emplary lives and noble purposes. Some
1t them have the gifts and qualifications
# ten men, Of 100 mcn-yca, Of 1000
'ncn-CIa their constituents could truth
ulIy employ tho words Of my text and say,
Thou art worth 10000 Of u.s.
The Use of Power.
With such opportunity arc they aug
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direction? Many Of them are, some Of them
ire lot 1t IS n stupcndous thing to have
,ower-polit!cal rover, social power, eff
isl power. 1t has often been printed and
'ten quoted as QUO of tho wise sayings Of
he ancients. knowledge is power, Yet
may us certainly be power for evil as
or good. Tho lightning express rail train
las power for good If it is on the track,
I.,., L. Ia.
he track and plunges down tho embank-
nCnt Tho ocean steamer has power for
ood sailing in right direction and in snfu
raters and under good helmsmen and
vide awake Waterman on the lookout, but
power for evil II under full
Roadway 1t strikes tho breakers. As steam
over or electricity or water forces may
% stored in boilers, in dynamos, in reser.
oirs, to be Employed NIL over town or
ity, go God sometimes puts in one man
nough faith to supply thousands of men
nth courage. If ~ man happens to be
hus endowed, let him realize his oppor
unity and improve it. At this time mil
ions of men are a-tremble lest this nation
make mistake ard enter upon some pol
y OF government for the islands Of the
na that will founder tho republic God
ill give to a fow men on both sides Of
his question faith and courage for all the
est. There are two false positions many
re now taking, false rs false can be- The
no is that II we decline to take under full
harge Cuba and Porto Rico and the Phil
prinGs we make a declination that will
o disastrous to our nation, and other ma
ons viii take central If t,,@ss erohipel- I
goes and rule them, and perhaps to our
and destruction The other
lcory is that If we take possession of I
1850 once Spanish colonies we invite for
ign interference and enter upon career
rat will finally be the demolition Of this
overnment Both positions ARC immeas-
rablc mistakes. God has set apart this
ointment for free government and the tri-
,nphs of Christianity, and we may take
Their the first or the second course with ,
ut ruin We may say tc those islands, :
We do not want you, but we have set you '
'ce; now stay free, while we see that the i
parish panther never again puts its paw =
D your neck, or we may invite the an (
exation of Cnba and Porto Rico and say I
, tho Philippines Get ready, by cduca-
on and good morals, for free governments u
nd at the right time YOU shall be CHE Of