Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-29
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject: Everyday ReIigion-Tti is Good In
Business and Po1itics-The Example
of Daniel, Who Was Never Too Busy
to Worship God-Advice to Christians.
Copyright 1893. |

to Worship God-Advice to Christians.
Ioopyright 1901
| WASHINGTON. d. C-This discourse of
DR.. Talmage is appropriate for all seasons,
but especially in these times of great agi-
tation: The text is Daniel Vi, l6, "Then
Daniel and cast him into the den of lions" "
! Darius was king of Babylon, and the
| young man Daniel was so much favorite
with him that he made him prime minis
ter. or secretary of state. But no man
could gain such high position without
exciting ne the envy and Jealousy OF the peo-
pie. There were demagogues in Babylon
who We're SO appreciative of their own
abilities that they were affronted at the
| elevation of this young man. Old Baby
lon was afraid of young Babylon. The tall
er the cedar the more apt it is to be riven
of the lightning. These demagogues asked
the king to make decree that anybody
that made petition to any one except
the king during n period of thirty days
should be put to death. King Darius. not
suspectlng any foul play, makes that de-
! cree. The demagogues have accomplished
all they want. because they know that no
one can keen Daniel from sending petitions
before God for thirty days.
So far from being afraid, Daniel goes
i on with supplications three times a
/ day and is found on his house top making
| prayer. He is caught in the act. He is
| condemned to be devoured by the lions
Rough executioners of the law seize him
and hasten him to the cavern. / hear the
growl of tie wild beasts, and I see them
| paving the dust, and as they put their
mouths to the ground the solid earth
! quakes with their believing | see their
! eyes roll and / almost hear the fiery eye
balls snap in the darkness. These mons
ters approach Daniel They have an appe-
tite keen with hunger. With one stroke
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they may leave him dead at the bottom of
| the cavern. But what strange welcome
Daniel receives from these hungry mons
ters. They fawn around him, they lick
his hand. they bury his feet in their long
names. That night he has calm sleep with
his head pilowed on the warm necks of
the tanned lions.
But not so we'll does Darius. the king,
sleep. He has an attack of terrific insom-
MIA. He loves Daniel, and hates this
| strategem bv which he has been con-
demned. All night long the king walks
the Hoo". He cannot sleep. At the least
sound he starts and his flesh creeps with
horror lie is impatient for the dawning
of the morning At the first streak Of the
daylight Darius hastens forth to see the
fate of Daniel. The heavy palace doors
open and clang shut long before the people
of the city waken. Darius goes to the den
of the lions; he looks in All is silent.
His heart stops. He feels that the very
worst has happened, but gathering all his
strength, he shouts through the riffs of
| the rock, ooh, Daniel, is thy God whom
| thou servest continually able to deliver
thee" There comes rolling up from the
! deep darkness q voice which says: ooh,
king, live forever. My God has sent His
angel to shut the lions mouths that they
have not hurt me-" Then Daniel Is
brought out from the den. The dema-
h,,,.1 s,N%l
have they struck the bottom of the den
than their flesh was rent, and their bones
cracked and their blood spurted through
the riffs of the rock. and. as the lions
make the rocks tremble with their roar
they announce to all ages that while God
will defend His people, the way of the
ungodly shall perish
Learn first from this subject that the
greatest erie that YOU commit in the
eyes of many is the crime of success. What
had Daniel done that he should be flung
to the lions? He had become prime min
ister. They could not forgive him for
that and behold in that a touch of un
sanetihed human nature as seen in all
ages OF the world. So long as you are
pinched in poverty, so long as you are
running the gantlet between landlord and
taxgatherer, so long as you find it hard
work to educate your children. there are
people who will say, Poor man, | am
sorry for him; he ought to succeed, poor
man." But alter awhile the tide turns
in your favor. That was a profitable In
vestment YOU made. You bought just Mt
the right time. Fortune becomes good hui
mored and smiles upon you. Now you
are IN some department successful and
your success chiHs some one. Those men
who used to sympathiZe with you stand
along the street, and they scowl at YOU
from under the rim of their hats You
inf {ba,
they have, and you ought to be scowled
at from under the rim of their hats. You
catch a word or two as you pass by them
stuck up" saws one. Got it dishonest
ly,' says another. "Will burst soon,"
says a third. Every stone in your new
house is laid on their hearts. Your horses
boots went over their nerves. Every item
of your success has been to them an item
of discontinue and despair Just as soon
as in any respect YOU rise above your fel
lows, II you are more virtuous, if you are
more wise, if you are more influential
you cast shadow on the prospect of 9th
ers.
The road TO honor and success is with
in reach OF the enemy's guns. jealousy
says. Stay down or I'll knock you down"
Il do not like YOU says the snowflake to
the snow-bird. "Why don't you like
me?" said the snowbird. oh" said the
snowflake, You are going up and | am
coming GOWN.
Young merchants. young lawyers, young
doctors, young mechanics, young artists
young farmers, at certain times there are
those to sympathize with you, but now
that you are becoming a master OF your
particular occupation or profession, how is
1t now, young lawyers, young doctors
young artists, young farmers.-how is 1t
now? The greatest crime that You can
commit is the crime of success.
Again, my subject impresses me with
the value of decision Of character in any
department, Daniel knew that if he con
tinued his adherence TO the religion Of the
Lord he would be hurled to the lions,
but, having set hls compass well, he sailed
right on. For the lack of that element
OF decision Of character, eminent in
Daniel. many men are ruined for this
world, and ruined for the world to come
A great many at forty gears of age
are not settled in any respect, because
they have not been able to make up their
minds, Perhaps they viii go west; per
haps they will go east; perhaps they will
not; perhaps they viii so north; perhaps
they may go south; perhaps they will
not; perhaps they may make that invest
ment in real estate or in railroads: per.
haps they viii not, They are like a steam