The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-13
WANT MORE DAVIES.
Dr. Talmage Says Every Commu-
nifty Should Have One.
The People Need Energetic Christina
Leaders In Their right Against
Satan-tesson from the
Ola Prophet.


discoursed upon DIR. Talmage in this
sermon shows how some people multi.
ply their resources for usefulness and
in novel way urges the putting forth
OF more energy in right directions;
text. II. Samuel 1873: Thou art worth
10000 Of us
One of the most woudrous characters
of his time was David A red-haired boy,
he could shepherd flock or carry ten
loaves and ten slices of milk cheese TO
his brothers in the regiment" or with
ieathern thong, stone-oaded, bring
down giant whose armor weighed
two hundredweight of metal, or cause
lion which roared at him in fage TO
roar with pain as he flung IL, dying
TO the roadside, or could marshal host
or rule an empire. or thumb harp so
successfully that IL cured Saul's demen-
tia--a harp from whose strings dripped
pastorals, elegies, lyrics, triumphal
marches, benedictions. Now. this man.
u combination of music and heroics. of
dithyrambs and battlefelds, of coun-
try quietudes and craftsmanship, is TO
fit out a military expedition. Four
thousand troops, according 10 Jo-
sephus. were sent into the field. The
captains were put in command of the
companies and the colonies in com
mand of the regiments. which were
disposed into right wing. left wing
and center. Gen. Joab. Gen. Abishai
and Gen. Ittai are to lead these three
divisions. But who shall take the field
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his services. and proposes TO go TO the
front. He will lead them in the awful
charge. for he has not a cowardly nerve
in all his body lie did not propose 10
have his troops go into perils which he
himself would not brave. and the bat
tlefield required as much courage then
as now, for the opposing forces must,
in order to do any execution at all.
come up TO within positive reach of
saber and spear. But there came up
from the troops and the civilians IA
mighty protest against Davids taking
the field His life was too important 10
the nation. lf he went down. the en-
pire went down. whereas if the whole
4 600 of the ranks were slain another
army might he marshaled and the de-
feat turned into victory. The army and
1he nation. practically cried out: NO!
No! You'c auuot 20 to the front We
estimate you as 10000 men. Thou art
worth 10000 of u.s."
That army and that nation then and
there reminded David. and now remind
MS. of the fact which we forget or never
appreciate at all that some people are
morally or spiritually worth far more
than others and some worth far less
The census aud statistics of neighhor-
hoods, of churches, of nations, serve
their purpose, but they can never ac-
curately express the real state of
things. The practical subject that |
want to present to-day is that those
who have especial opportunity, especial
graces, especial wealth. especial talent
especial c!GVuence. ought 10 make up
by especial a>SiduiiN aud conservation
for those who have less opportunities
and less gifts. You ought TO do ten
ing than those WHO have only a tenth
of your equipment. The rank and the
file Of the 410J of the text told the
truth when they said; Thou art
worth 10000 Of us"
In no city OF its size are there so
many men OF talent as are gathered in
this capital of the American nation.
Some Of the states are at times repre-
scented by men who have neither tai
ents nor good morals. Their political
party compensates them for partisan
services by sending them to congress,
or by securing for them positions in
the war or navy OF pension or print
ing departments. They were nobodies
before they let home, and they are no.
bodies here. But they are exceptional
All the states of the Union generally
send their most talented men and men
of exemplary lives and noble purposes.
Some Of them have the gifts and quail
fications of tea men, of 100 men--yea,
Of 1000 meBr-and their constituents
could truthfuly employ the words of
my text and say; Thou art worth TO-.
900 Of US
With such opportunity are they aug
menting their usefulness In every pos
sible directiouf It is stupendous
thing to have political power.
social power, official power, II las
often been printed and often quoted as
one of the wise sayings Of the ancients:
knowledge is power" Yet, it may ms
certainly be power for evil as for good,
The lightning express rail train has
power for good Il il is on the track, but
horrible power for disaster if il leaves
the track and plunges down the en-
bankment, The ocean steamer has pow
er for good sailing in right direction
and in safe waters and under good
helmsmen and wide awake watchmen
on the lookout but indescribable power
for evil If under full Roadway it strikes
the breakers. AS steam power or cleo
tricity or water forces may be stored in
boilers. IN dynamos. in reservoirs, 10
be employed all over town or city, so
God sometimes quits 10 one man enough
faith TO supply thousands of men with
tph he . ,e