The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-28
LESSONS FROM EHUD.
Dr.. Talmage on the Subject Of Is
rael's Deliverer.
His Divine COmnission 10 Destroy
an Oppresscr-DenuneisueH OF
w0rshipers OF Manner,
Who Seen at Sin.


From = scene in ancient story DR..
Talmage in this discourse draws les
sous a. appropriate for this time AZ
they were appropriate for the time
when the event occurred many cen
turtles ago; text, Judges, 3:lo, But
when the children Of Israel cried unto
the Lord. the Lord raised them up a de-
liverer. Ehud, the son Of Gera, q Ben
jamite, = man left-handed; and by him
the children Of Israel sent q present un-
TO EgloD. the king Of Moab"
Ehud was a ruler in Israel. He was
left-hsDded. and what was peculiar
about the tribe OF Benjamin, TO which
he belonged, there were In It 700 left
hended men, and yet 90 dextrous had
they all became In the use Of the left
hand that the Bible says they could
sling stones at q hairbreadth and not
mis-. Well, there was q king BY the
Dsme Of Eglon, who was an oppressoI
Of Israel. lie imposed upon them 9
most outrageous tax. Ehud, the man
Of whom first spoke, had a Divine com
mission to destroy that oppreSsor. HI
came pretending that he was going tS
pay the tax, and asked 10 see King Eg
Ion. de was told he was In the summe
house the place TO which the king N
tired when 1t was too hot 10 SIT In III
palace. This summer house ~ = plae
surrounded by bowers and trees an.
Eprinaing fountains and warblni
birdA Ehud entered the summer hous
and said to King Eglon that he had
secret erand with him. Immediatei,
all the attendants were waved out Q
the royal presence. King Eglon rise
up to receive the messenger. Ehud, ID
left-hAnded man, puts his left hand I
his right ide, pulls out q dagger an
thrusts Eglon through until the hal
went in after the blade. Egton fall
add Ehud comes forth 10 blow q trun
pet Of liberty amid the MOUNTAINS {
Ephraim, and a great host Is marshalei
and proud Moab submits TO the col
queror, and Israel is free. So, o LorI
let all Thine enemies perishl So,
Lord, let all Thy friends triumph!
! learn first from this subject Il
power Of left-haDded men. There o
some men who. by physical organiE
tioD, have az much strength in the
left hand as in their right hand. b
there is something In the writing
this text which implies that Ehud hs
some defect in his right hand viii,
compelled him to use his left. oh, 4
power Of l~eft-hAnded menl Genius
often self-obEervant careful Of itSe
not given 70 much toll. burning incen
! TO itk own aggraDdiEeraent while maj
8 man, with nj natural endowment
actually defective in physical and me
tai organization, has an ~earnestness
the right patient indnstry, an sllco
suming perseverance,, which ACHE
maryels for the kingdom Of Chri
Though left-handed, as Ehud, they o.
strike down q sin as great and imperi
\ as Eglon.
have seen men Of wealth gathers
about them all their treasures, snufii
at the cause OF a world lying Ia wickS
ness, roughly ordering lazarus
their doorstep, sending their dogs, .
10 lick his cores, but 10 hound him
their premisesi catching all the pr
rain Of Gods blessing into the sta
nant, ropy. frog4nhabited pool OF tn
own Observation-Disclosures mi
worse than useless-while many q m
with large hssrt and little purse b
out Of his limited means made power
leap for Joy and started an innuer
I that oyerspans the grave and Will Swi
round and round the throne OF o
world without end. Amen.
All, mel II IL high time that you u
handed men, VINO have been Iongi
te for this gift and that eloquenee and I
other mans wealth, should lake 70
n left hand out Of your pockets. W
y made all these railroadI2 Who set
= all these cities? Who started all tb'
churches and schools and asylum
Who has done the tuRging and runDi
A and pulling2 Men Of no wonderful
" dowments, thousands Of them eclmo'
edging themselves to be left-hand
and yet they were sarness, and
they were determined, aud pet II
10 were triumphant
m But I do not suppose that Ehud,
:. first time he took o sling in his
hand, could throw Q stone at q hI
'L breadth and not misS. suppose 1t
So practice that gave him the wonder
p d~eKterity. Go forth 10 your spheres
be duty and be not discouraged n, in y
rs first attempts, you miss the ms
Ehud missed II. Take another Sto
le put it carefully into the sling, swt
II around your head, take better a
"a and the next time you will strike
center. The first time a mason ri
-, his trowel upon the brick he does
expect 10 put up a perfect wall.
1rst time q carpenter sends the pl
over a board or drives q bit throl
ay O beam he does not expect to make !
ITS feet execution. The first time q
th attempts a rhyme he does not expeH
TO chime a Italia Rookh" or a "LadJ
The Lake." Do not be surprised 4
70, your ArAt efforts at doing good you
not very largely successful. Unit
te. stand that usefulness 10 an srt
Science, a trade. There was-an oeu
performing a very dificult operation
I. The human sEs-A yoppgdosloEE u