Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-30
SPIRIT OF UNREST.
DR.. TAIMAGE SAYS 1T is THE CAUSE
OF MUCH UNhAPPlNESS.

Need of the Church and the World Is
More Stabiiity-AJvtScs Young Men
md Women to stick go One Pur-
pose-Stop Gndding About.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-From an I'M
usual text DIR. Talmage In this dis
course rebukes the spirit of unrest
which characterizes so many people
and shows them the happiness and use
fulness to be found in stability; text
jeremiah Ii, Sc. why gaddest thou
about SO much to change thy way?"
Homely is the Illustration by which
this prophet of tears deplores the vacil.
latiop OF the nation TO whom be wrote.
Now they wanted alliance with Egypt
and now with Assyria and now with
Babylon, and now they did not know
what they wanted. and the behavior of
the nation reminded the prophet of a
man or woman who. not satisfied with
home life. goes from place to place CAD
ding about. as we say. never settled
anywhere or ia anything. and he cries
out to them, why gaddest thou about
so much to change thy wayT"
Well. the world has now as many
gadabouts as it had in Bible times. and
think that that race of people is more
numerous now than il ever was-.gad-
abouts among occupations. among reli-
gious theories, among churches, among
northumberland one of the greatest
wants of the church and the world is
more steadfastness and more fixedness
of purpose.
Ii was no small question that Phara-
oh put to Jacob and bis sons when he
asked, What Is your occupation p
Getting into the right occupation not
only decides your temporal welfare,
but may decide your eternal destiny.
The reason so many men and women
are dead failures is because instead of
asking God what they ought to be or
do they, through some vain ambition or
whimsicality, decide what they ought
to be. Let me say to all young men and
young women in homes or i'm school or
college, do not so gadding about among
occupations and professions to find
what you are fitted for. but make hum
BILE andRllrect appeal to God for direc-
ton.
Divine Guidance.
While seeking divine guidance in
your selection of lifetime sphere ex-
anime your own temperament The
phrenologist will tell you your mental
proclivities. The Psychologist will tell
you your physical temperament Your
enemies will tell you your weaknesses.
III you are, as we say, nervous. do not
become surgeon. IL you are coward
iy, do not become an engineer. If you
are hoping for large and permanent
Income, do not seek a governmental
position. II you are naturally quick
tempered. do not become minister of
the gospel, for while any one is disad-
vantaged by ungovernable disposition
there is hardly any one who cnacts
such an incongruous part as n mad
minister. Can you make n fine sketch
OF ship or rock or house or face? Be
an artist. Do you find yourself hum.
ming cadenccs, and do the treble clef
and the musical bars drop from your
pen easily, and can you make tune
that charms those who hear &c? BE a
musician. Are you born with fond
ness for argument? BE an attorney.
Are you naturally good nurse and es-
pecially interested In the relief OF pain ?
BE physician. Are you interested I'm
all questions of traffic and In bargain
making. are you apt to be successful on
n small or large scale? BE q merchant.
DO you prefer country life. and do you
like the pillow, and do you hear music
In the rustic OF harvest field? BE n
farmer. Are you fond of machinery.
and are turning wheels TO you fasci-
nation, and can you follow with alb
sorhing interest new kind OF thrash
ing machine hour after hour? BE n
mechanic. IL you enjoy analysing the
natural elements and laboratory
could entertain you all day and all
night, be chemist. II you are inuuls-
tive about other worlds and interested
In all instruments that would bring
them nearer for Inspection. be an as
tronomer. If the grass under your feet
and the foliage over your head and the
nowers which shake their incense on
the summer air are TO you the bellies
iettres OF the field. be n botanist
If you have no one faculty dominant
and nothing In your make up seems 10
point to this or that occupation, shut
yourself up in your own room. get down
on your knees and revcrently ask God
no do -, A.
you are willing to do anything he wish
es you TO do. Before you leave that
room you will find out For the sake
or your usefulness and happiness and
your temporal and eternal welfare do
not join that crowd OF people who 60
gaduing about among businesses and
occupations. now trying this and now
trying that and never accomplishing
anything.
Weak Religious Theories
There are many who exhibit this
frailty In matters of religion. They
are not sure about anything tina; per-
tains to their soul or their eternal des-
tiny. Now they are UnItarlans. and
now they are Univcrsalists. aud now
they are rreshyterlans. and now they
are nothing AT all. They are not quite
sure that the Bible was inspired or if
inspired whether the words or the ideas
were inspired or whether only part OF
the book was inspired. They think at
one time that the story in Genesis
about the garden of Eden is history,
ana the month after they think Il is an
rn"~"rr At one time they think the
DOCK or JoD describes what really oc-
CURED, bat the next time they speak
or 1t they call it a drama. Now they
Deiieve all the miracles, but at your
next interview they try to show how
these scenes had nothing In them SUI
pernatural, but can be accounted for
by natural causes. Gadding about
among religious theories and neverNsat-
isfed. All the evidence is put before
them, and why do they not render a
Verdict2 If fhev ccpnot ,,ol-o ~ .ho..