Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-15
THE GADABoUT EVIL.
DR.. Talmage Deplores the Prevail
ing Spirit of Unrest.
Christian stability the source OF p.~-
fuirc~~ and Nspriness-xaIue OF
Fired Spiritual Con-
dfraon
tCopyright. iaoo. ny Louis Klopschl
WA<hfrctcn Nov 8

| ano usefulness 10 oe round IN sta hllttN.
text. jeremiah ?: sc: why gaddest thou
about so much to change thy way -
Homely is the illustration by which
this prophet Of tears deplores the Nacil-
lstson % the nation 20 whom he wrote
I Now thsy wanted alliance with Egypt.
and now with AsSyria. and now with
Babylon. and now they cid not know
What they wanted. and the behavior Of
the nation reminded the prophet Of a
rnSn or woman who. not satisfied with
/ home life. goes from place 20 place. CAD
I ding about. as We say. never settled
anywhere or in anything. and he cries
ont TO them. why gaddesi thou
about 50 much 70 change Thy way?"
Well the world has now as many CAD
sbouts as il had IN Bible times and ]
think that that race OF people is more
numerous now than X ever was. Gsd-
abouts among occupations. among re-
NCious theories. among churches
among neigh bovhoocs. and one OF the
| greatest wants OF the church and the
world Is more steadfsStness and more
fNedness Of purpose.
il was TO small question that
/ Pharaoh put 20 Jacob and his sons
when he asked ~What j. your occ--
PATTON Getting into the right occu-
patton not only decides your temporal
welfare. buf may decide your eternal
destiny. The reason - many men and
women are dead failures is because in
s-eat ot asking God what they ought 90
b. or Go they. through some vain ambi-
tion or hiusicahtv. decide what they
ought 20 hc. Let me say 20 al Youu-
So D. -
school OF college DO not 80 caddiu-
about among occupations and rrofes-
sicns 20 dnd what YOU are fitted for
but make humble and direct appeal 60
God for direction.
While seeking Divine guidance in
your selection Of lifetime sphere ev-
amine your own temperament The
phrenoiocis' viii tell YOU your mental
proc ivifies. The phvsioIr1iSt viii tel.
you YOUR physical temperament Your
enemies viii tell You your weaknesses.
y yru are as We say. nervous. do no.
become q surgeon Il you are coward
y. Go not become an engineer. II you
a. hoping fer large and permanent
Income. 60 nos seek governments
position IL you are uafuraily quick
ten pere6. 10 not become minister O.
The Gospel for while anyone is disad
vsutaged bv unEovernable disposition
there - hardly anyone Hho enacfs such
ar incou cruous part as q mad minister.
Can you make . fine sketch CT a shin
O. rock or house or face2 Be an artist.
Do you find yourself humming ca-
cences. and d. the treble cief and tht
musical bars drop from your pen ca
iiT. and can YOU make tune tha.
charms those who hear TT Be nusi-
clan. Are you born with q fonruess
.or arRumeat2 Re an attorney. Ar
you naturally q good nurse and e
Peciuliy Interested in the relief o.
psiDG Be = physician. Are YOU inter
eEted in AL questions Of traffic and IL
bargain making Are you apt 70 b.
successful on small or large scale.
p merchant. Do you prefer country
life. aud Go you Like the pillow. and &c
you hesr music in the rustic Of har-
vest fieicf Pc farmer Are YOU fonS
- machinery. and are turning Wheel
70 YOU fascination. and can you follow
With absorbing interest a new kind o.
thrashinz machine hour after hour.
Be mechanic. IL you enjoy ans.yzins
the natural elements and q laboratory
could entertain you all cay and q
night be chemist. II YOU are in
euisitlEe abOut other worlds and IN
lsrekfed in e. Instruments that woulc
br-ng them nearer for inspection. b,
an astronomer
II yOn have TO one faculty dom
Insnt snd nothing in your makeup
seems 70 point 70 this or that occups-
iion. shut yourself up in Sour own
room. get down or your knees and rev
erentiy ask God what He made YOU
for. and tell Him that YOU are willing
20 do anything lie wishes you 10 do
Before you leave that room YOU vii
End out. Bu; for the sake OF your
ufefuiness and happiness and your
temporal and eternal welfare DO roi
Join that crowd o. people nho 20
gsccing about among business anc
occupations. now trying this end nov
trying that and never accomplishing
anything.
last summer a man % great genius
died. He had go talents 81 20 men H.
surgical directions. but he ID net Ike
surgery. and be wanted 90 De a
preacher. He coulc not preach J
tod hisn 60. IIs tried n OF both sides
Of the sea. bust he failed, because he
turned his back on that magnificent
pr0fexsiOn Of surgery which has in
our time made such wonderful achieve.
Acnt that = now heais broken neck
snd by the \ Tay explores the tenn.
pie o. the human body as II ia were
q lighted room For - years he wac
gscdiBg about among the professions
Do not imitste blm. Ask God what
you ought 20 be. and He will se.I you.
Il may not be- or elegant u stygs OF