The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-23
CURE FOR ANXIETY.
Dr.. TGlmAge Preseribes for Those
in Trouble.
Advises Thsn 20 FoIlow the Example
81 the Disciples. Who -WeAt
AAA Told Jssss-COnfOrt
fer the Screwed
TcOVyrisAt ISe BY Louis H1epscAl

lSplrl9nl ASA ~ LoGts hlopSChl /
Washington. June H.
Dr. TalmAge, who has finished his
tour Of England and Scotland, where
thousands thronged to hear him
wheresOever he preached. is now on
his way to Norway and Russia, in
which countries he is already well
known through the publication Of
traAslations Of his sermons In the
following discourse, which he has
sent for publication this week he
gives \ prescription for all anxiety
and worriment and illustrates the d.
vine sympathy for sill who are In any
kind Of struggle. The text is Nat
thew IA, IL: And His disciples went
and told Jesus
An outrageous assassination had
just taken place. To appease . re
vengfnl womAn King Herod ordered
tkeadeAth Of that noble. self sacrihc-
ing prophet. John the Baptist The
group of the disciples were thrown
into grief and diEnay. They felt
themselves utterly defsnsslsSS There
was no authority TO which they could
appeal, and yet grief u always and
expression. II there be DO human
ear 70 hear IL. then the agonized soul
will cry it aloud to the winds and the
woods and the waters. But there
was an ear that was willing to listen.
There is 4 tender pthos and at the
same time = most admirable picture
in the words Of my text: They went
and told Jesus He could understand
all their grief. and He Immediately
soothed IT, Our burdens are not
more than half 50 heavy 10 carry il
another shoulder 10 put under the
other end OF them. Here We find
Christ. His brow Swallowed with grief.
standing amid the group Of disciples,
who, with tears and violent ~gesticulA-
tons and wrinEing Of hands and Outs
cry Of bereavement. are expressing
their woe. Raphael. with his skilled
brush putting upon the wall of . PAL
ace some scene OF sacred story, gave
not 20 skillful = stroke a. when the
plain hand Of the evangelist writes:
They went and told Jesps."
The old Goihs and vsndals once
came down upon Italy from the north
Of Europe. and they upset the gar
denS, and they broke down the statues
and swept away everything that was
good and beautiful. So there IL ever
and anon In the history Of all the
sons and daughter OF our race an in
cursion Of rough-handed troubles that
come e plumber and rARsaek and put
TO the torch al that men highly
prize. There is no cave 50 deeply
cleft into the mountains as 10 AFFORD
Us shelter. and the foot Of ieeteSt
eourser cannot bear US beyond pur-
suit. The arrows they put TO the
string hy with unerring dart until
we fall pierced and stunned.
l feel that / bring &c you q most
appropriate message. mean TO bind
up all your griets into a bundle and
set them on fire with Q spark from
Gods altar. The prescription that
cured the sorrow Of the disciples will
cure all your heartaehes have read
that when Godfrey and his army
marched out TO capture Jerusalem. as
they came over the hills, at the first
fash Of the pinnaeles Of that besuti.
full city, the army that had marched
in silence lifted q shout that mad,
the earth tremble, Oh, you soldier
of Jesus Christ. marching on toWnrC
Heaven, l would that to-day. by somi
CLEAN from the palace Of Gods mercy
, and Gods strength, you might b.
lifted into great rejoicing, and thai
As the prospect Of its peace break
on your enrsptured gaze you nigh
raise one glad hosAanA to the Lord
l. In the frst place, ! commend TIL
behavior Of these disciPles to all bur
dened souls who are unpardoned
There comes q time in almost ever
mans history when be feels from
some source that he has an errinl
nature. The thought may not hayI
ouch heft as to fell him IL may b
only ike the fash in an evening clouI
+, Just after a very hot summer day. On
mar to &c, rid Of that impression vii
H. 60 10 prayer. while another will slim
Mate himself by ardent spirits, AM
another man will dive deeper in see
ularires. But sometimes = mAn can
not get rid Of these Impressions. Tn
% fact is, when 3 nan fRds out that hi
eternity Is poised upoa . perfect un
certainty and that the next Homen
his foot may slip, he must do sons
n thing violent TO make himself forge
a, where he stands or else ny for refuge
Some Of you crouch under 9 yoke
and you bite the dust, when this mo
Or ment you might rise up a crowne'
eonaBsror. Driven and perpleKed q
you hsYs been BY sin, go and tel
Jesus To FeisE the gnp Of dealt
from your Eopi a4A plapt your un
shsckled feet upon the geiAsA ;hrons
Christ let the tortures u the blood
mount trAnshx Him. With the tesH
Of His " cross He will break dow
the door Of your dungeon From IN
pnotus OF Hia own He will pie
enough sens 10 make your brow blaz
with eternal SistsFy, In every tear o.
d, His wet cheek. in every E4Ib OF HI
side. in every long. baekeniAs mar
Of l~Aeeration from shoulder TO shoul
der. in the graTe-SbAtte1ng. Heaven
~ shatieripg death gToan, ] hear Hit
ssy. Him that eoneth unto me
r. silI 10 por1is easi out
GA bat 700 say. Instead Of eui
% ing ny Eognd, you Nhni to make an
other wound-Baneiy. that Of eonViS
uon,- Have yea zfv.r bp0ys = flI
y, geon to cone and ana , ehIeRie Oh
ease and then with sharp saustie D1r
& al out? So the grace Of God come
70 the old sore Of sin IL has Ion
en- bees Fs4S1iHg there, but BY DiTir
% grace Il Is bsEEed out through the'
h. fires Of ~eoayiEtiSA, rtAt eesh comm
again As the aesh u . Aitls child
where sin aboubded gTase nue
more sbOurdeth." With the IoR
EEpaEdoned sins Of your life, 90 an
tell Jesus
You will never &c, rid Of your kiI
in any other EsJ. AHA Temenb'
that the broad invitation shieh q
tend to you viii moi; Al1Ays Be e
tended. King Alfred. before m0deI
timepieees we're inV.bied. used 70 q
- vide the day into three parts, eiEi
hours each, and then had three wi
esAdles. By the time the frst eAnd
~ hAd burned 10 the socket sighi hou
had EoGk. cpd when the second CO
die bad bsSHsi 70 the socket anotb
eight hour hAd gcHs, AID when
the three candles Ests Esae ont tn
Is. the day had passed %. tnai Sefhe
Us, instead Of calculating 0gI "a.
al. and nights and years BY any earth
nnrplect, might calculate them
thS nanben o. opportunities and me-