The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-08
PATIENCE A VIRTUE.
Or. Talmsge Says We Are All Sad
ly in Need Of 1t.
We shsula Exercise n In the Affairs
OF Daily Life-Turns Diseord Ia
GO Harmony-Final Re-
ward Of Patience.
copyright 800. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington. Dec 4

Copyright 100, by Louis Klopsch.1
Washington. Dec 4
This discourse OF DIR. Talmage IL a
full-length portrait OF . virtue which
all admire, and the lessons taught are
very helpful. Text, Hebrews io;se'
aye have need Of patience"
Yes, we are in awful need Of II. Some
Of Us have q little Of 1t, and some of US
have none at all. There is less of this
grace in the world than Of almost any
other. Faith, hope and charity are al
abloom in hundreds Of souls where you
end one specimen of patience. Paul, the
luthor Of the text, on = conspicuous &C.
eaSion lost his patience with . CO.
worker. and from the way he urges this
virtue upon the Hebrews upon the Co
rinthians, upon the Thessslonians, up
on the Romans, upon the colossians,
upon the young theological student
Timothy. ] conclude he was speaking
out Of his own need Of more Of this
excellence. And I only wonder that
Paul had any nerves left. Imprison-
ment, hAKellation, Mediterranean ey.
tlons, arrest for treason and eonspir-
aey, the wear and teal Of preaching to
Engry mobs, those at the door Of q
thsater and those on the rocks Of Mars
hin, left him emAciated and invalid ana
With 0 broken voice and sore eyes and
nerves a.jangle. He gives US q snap shot
Of himself when he describes his sp-
psaranes and his ssrmonie delivery BY
saying: I'm bodily presence weak and
In speech contsmptibls," and refers to
his inAamed syelids when speaking Of
The ardent friendship Of the Galatians
be says: IF II had been possible, ys
would have plueked out your own eyes
and have given them TO me-"
We admire most that which W have
kass Of. Those Of u with unimpressivs
Vsage most admire beauty; those Of US
with discordant voices most extol mu-
Steal cadence: those Of rs with STAN
msring speech most wonder a. slo-
quence; those Of US who get provoked
at tribes and are naturally irascible sp-
preciate In others the equipoise and the
calm endurance Of patience. So Paul,
With hands tremulous with the agita-
Mons Of 3 lifetime, writes Of the God
% patience" and Of ministers of God
In much patience" and Of patience OF
hope" and tells them to "follow after
patience" and wants them TO run With
p~atienee." and speaks Of those
strengthened with all might to all pa
tisncs," and looks rs all full In the
face ~ he makes the startling charge:
~Ye have need Of patience"
DO not boast that you are placid and
optimistic and free from the spirit Of
soold. II those who are unfortunate
could change lots with you they would
b Just as sunshiny. II is not religion
that makes you 80 happy, but capacity
to digest your food In three hours and
enough coupons cut OF to meet all your
expenses, and complimentary mention,
aAd capacity 70 leave your horses In q
stable because you need q brisk walk
down the avenue. The recording angel
mailing . pen out Of some plume of
bird Of paradise Ia not getting ready to
write opposite your name anything ap
plaudstory. All your sublime equilib
rum Of temperament Is the result Of
worldly success. But suppose thing
mAghtily change with you. as the,
Sometimes do change You begin 20 q
downhill. and it is amazing how man,
there are to help you down when yoi
begin TO 60 In that direction. A grea
investment falls The Colorado silve
mine tease to yield. You get Ian
poor. Your mills, that yielded marvel
Of wealth, are eclipsed by mills witt
newly Invented machinery. You get IN
der the feet Of the bears Of Wall stree
For the frat time in your life you nee
70 borrow money, and no one Is wiIlln
70 lend. Under the narrowing worr
msnt you get q distressful feeling at tn
base Of your brain. Insomnia an
nervous dyspepsia lay hold of yol
Yeur health goes down with your FOL
tune. Your circle Of acquaintanees ma
rows, and where once you were Of
pressed by the fact that you had ne
time enough 10 return one-half Of Il
10 social calls made upon you, now II
card basket in your hallway Is empt
and your chief callers are your cree
itors and the family physician, WI
Il comes TO learn the effect Of the last pr
70 scription.
D. Now you understand how people ca
is become pessimistic and cynical ar
despairful. You have reached Thu
stage yourself. Now you need som
thing that you have not. But l kno
of q reinforcement that you can ha'
II you win accept Il. Yonder conn
up the road or the sidewalk o me
et senger Of God. Her attire Is unpr
DC tending. She has no wings, for 81
20 Il not an angel, but there is som
thing In her e~ountenance that impli
!. rescue and deliyerance. She com
n. up the steps that nee were populoI
ar With the afiuent and into the ha
way where the tapestry IL gettiI
faded and frayed. the place now I
es empty Of worldly admirers. / W
tsli you her name II you would III
10 70 know II. Paul baptized her al
u gave her the right name. She Ia n
brilliant, but strong. There is q de
A. quiethood in her manner and 9 fri
On ness in her tread, and in her hand Ii
r. scroll revealing her mission. s.
~ comes from Heaven. She was bo
in the throneroom Of the King. II
3" IL Patience. aye have need Of ?
y, tience."
Nv Many Of the nations Of the ear
have put their admiration Of this VI
tue into proverb or epigram. One
IN those eastern proverbs says: wi
time and patience the mulberry lie
becomes satin" A Spanish prove
says: III ! have lost the rings, be
are the fingers still" The Italii
proverb says THE world is his wi
has patience" The English prove
IN declares; "when one door shuts, a
other opens" All these proverbs on
- put In another way Psul's tersene
b when he says; aye have need Of p
tience."
First patience with d taults
ia. others. No one keeps the Ten Coz
D.; mAndments equally well. Ones tel
10. permanent decides which comman
4 ments be shall come nearest to kee
ing. II we break some Of the col
q, maudments ourselves, why be so hs
/. on those who break others Of the Tel
II you and / run against n yer
OF the twentieth chapter Of Exod'
why should we SO severely eKcoria
those who run against another yer
s Of the same chspter2 Until we a
perfect ourselves we ought 10
an ~lenient with our neighbor's imperf'
tons. Yet II IS often the case tn
the man most vulnerable Is the mo
hypercriticAl. Perhaps be IL profar