Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
DR.. TALMAGE SAYS EVERY COM
MUNIrY SHOULD HAVE ONE.
UNUSUAL TEXT CHOSEN
The People, Declares the Great Divine,
Need Energetic Christian Leaders
in Their Fight Against Satan
Lesson of Value Drawn From the
Old Prophet.


ply their resources for usefulness and
in a 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 woHdrous characters
Ofhis 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-loaded. bring
down a giant whose armor weighed
two hundredweigh of metal, or cause.
lion which roared at him in rage 10
roar with pain as ne flung it. dying.
TO the roadside, or could marshal host
or rule an empire or thumb harp so
successfully that il cured Saul's demen-
TIA harp from whose strings dripped
pastorals, elegies, lyrics triumphal
marches, benedictions. Now, this man.
combination OF music and heroics, of
dithyrambs and battlefieds. of coun-
try quietudes and statesmanship, is to
ht out military expedition. Four
thousand troops, according to 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, lttai are to lead these three
divisions. But who shall take the field
MS commander in chief? David offers
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. He did not propose to
have bis troops 20 into perils which he
himself would not brave. and the bat
tleheld required as much courage then
as now, for the opposing forces must.
In order 10 do auy execution at all,
come up to within positive reach of
saber and spear hut there came I'D
from the troops and the civilians a
mighty protest against David's taking
the held. His life was too important TO
the nation If he went down. the en-
pire went down, whereas if the whole
1000 of the ranks were slain another
army might be marshaled aud the de-
feat turned into victory. The army and
the nation practically cried out: No!
No! You cannot go to the front. We
estimate YOU as 10000 men. Thou art
worth 10000 of us"
That army and that nation then and
there reminded David aud now remind
us, of the fact which we forget or never
appreciate at all that some people are
morally or spiritually worth fer more
hu,. 4.
The census and statistics of neigh Dor
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 eloquence, ought TO make up
by especial assiduity 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 tenth
of your equipment. The rank and the
file of the 1000 of the text told the
truth when they said: Thou art
worth 10000 of us"
In no city of it's size are there Sc
many men of talent as are gathered in
this capital of the American nation
Some of the states are at times repre-
sented 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 or pension or print
ing departments. They were nobodies
before they left 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 ten men. of 100 men-yea.
Of 1000 menr-and their constituents
could truthfully 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 direction? II is a stupendous
thing to have power-politica power.
social poser, official power. II has
often been printed and often quoted as
one of the wise sayings OF the ancients:
knowledge is power" Yet IL may as
certainly be power for evil as for good.
The lightning express rail train has
power for good II It is on the track, but
horrible power for disaster il 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 wa;chmen
on the lookout. but indescribable power
for evil if under full headway il strikes
the breakers. As steam power or cleo
sricity or water forces may be stored in
boilers, in dynamos, in reservoirs, TO
be employed all over town or city. so
God sometimes puts ia one man enough
faith TO supply thousands OF meu with
courage II a mar happens @ he thus
endowed. let him realize his opportu.
nifty aud improve H. At this time mil
lions OF men are a-trt mble lest this "a.
zion make mistake. and enter upon
some POLICY 81 government, for he isl.