The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
N, DR.. TALMAGE.
DISCOURSE.

w. "a Furnishes Them on Earth
p ,ndrnents Likened to the Swift
,,,,p ofn Razor
Copyright iSoo.l
,soroy. d. Cdr. Talmage, in
ehln' eastward through Europe. has
!py y;s;ted scenes of thrilling his
wv ,s He sends this sermon. in
ev"b sbows that nations are judged
III and that God rewards them
y Virtue ,irtues and Furnishes them for
Gmes. The text is Isaiah vii; 20,
a. ,"s amc day shall the Lord shave
n' ,s,or ,o, tha, is hired, namely. by
s."ond the river, by the king of
oble is the oldest book ever writ
Tlare p,V are no similitudes in Ossian
lnaJ or the Odyssey SO daring. Its
= ,o,netimes seems on the verge of
2la,s but only seems 80. The fact
mtGod would startle and arouse and
U acn and nations. A tame and
s;militude would fail TO accom-
~ ohiect While there are times
u us cmpoys in the Bible the gentle
.S ,be morning cloud, and the dove
\. E JaybreaS in the presentation Of
20 olten find the iron chariot, the
.ns the earthquake. the spray, the
snd in my text the razor. This
a psded instrument has advanced in
Vs. with the ages. In Bible times
N ."d. tbe beard remained uncut save
ss,sons Of mourning and humilia-
n, the razor was always a sugges-
.mbol David said of Doeg, his an
y, "Tby tongue is sharp razor
!, deceitfully"-that is, it prctends
u, the face, but is really used for
N ncsion.
n ,ti. striking text this weapon of the
= ,nnears under the following cir
.,nres. ,Iudea needed to have some
orosperites cut off. and God sends
.,.h three Assyriau kings--frst SEN
IN then Esarhaddon and afterward
-.l,dnezzar. These three sharp inva-
nal cut down the glory of Judea
I'd nnpared to so many sweeps of the
,rross the face of the land And
4 Jeyastations were called a hired
n, bscause God took the kings of As,
NTH whom He had no sympathy, to
\ work. and paid them in palaces
rols and annexations. These kings
hirpd to execute the divine behests.
row the text, which on it's first read
nay have seemed trivial or inapt. is
MI with momentous import, In the
jy shall the Lord shave with a razor
hired. namely, by them beyond
ntr. by the Ling of Assyria."
M II Gods judgments are razors,
X ad better be careful how we use
on other people. In careful sheath
domestic weapons are put away,
. \ no one by accident may touch them
there the hands of children may not
them, Such instruments must be
+ ,ry handled or not handled at all.
low recklessly some people WELD the
nmt Of God! II a man meets with
N misfortune, how many there are
10 cry out: That is a judgment of
+ upon him because he was unscrupu-
q arrogant or Over-reaching or mis-
ID ] thought he would get cut down!
clean sweep of everything! His
hnse and country house gone. His
+ cmpted of all the fine bays and
and grays that used to prance by
bOr All his resources overthrown,
ii that he prided himself on tumbled
iemotion. Good for him!" Stop,
rOther Don't sling around too freely
ments of God, for they are razors.
be Of the most wicked business men
NIL and they live and die in pros
and some of the most honest and
nlOus are driven into bankruptcy.
lR the unsuccessful mans manner
Unfortunate and he was not really as
as he looked to be. Some of those
AIRY their heads erect and look i'm.
are humble az a child, while many
in seedy coat and slouch hat and
lkened shoes is as proud as Lucifer.
annOt tell by mans look. Per-
R was not INSCRIPTIONS in business.
ae are two sides to every story, and
BODY that accomplishes anything for
or others gets industrously lied
Perhaps his business misfortune
p' punishment, but the fatherly
Ane 20 prepare him for heaven, and
NY love him far more than He loves
no ean pay dollar for dollar and are
eGn IN the commercial catalogue as
Whom the Lord loveth He gives
and lets die on embroidered pill
NO; whom the Lord loveth He
aelh Better keep your hand off
-ds razors lest they cut and wound
that do not deserve it. If You
. shave OFT some of the bristling
your own heart, do so, but be
aIelul how you put the sharp edge
n'H How do dislike the behavior
% persons who, when people are
mate, say, II told you SO; getting
a served him right" If those |
@ sos got their desert they would
y have been pitched over the bat
ls The mote in their neighbor's
y small that it takes a microscope
H. gives them more trouble than
an which obscures their own optics.
" sometimes supercilious and some
B&risalcal and always blasphemous
-f The razor of divine judgment and
~ y on the bone of their own hard
ana then go to work on men
ID out at full length under disaster,
hcrclessly. They begin by soft
's3l OF sympathy and pity, and
la'e and lather the victim all over
@sy put on the sharp edge.
W careful how we shoot at 9th
We take down the wrong one,
Slhs the servant of King William
'no shot at deer, but the arrow
agalnst tree and killed the king.
u gong out with shafts to pierce
os TO cut, we had better initiate
Ial OF Richard Occur de Lion.
u ihe war of the Crusades, was
ahd imprisoned, but none of his
anew where, so his loyal friend
JilInu The land from stronghold to
op ana sang at each window a
u song. that Richard Coeur de
aughl him in other days. And
coming before Jail where he
us King might be incarcer-
TSnS Two lines of song and imme-
M wv Richard responded from his
IS , ,ue other two lines, and so his
no. as We're discovered, and a sue
- tn,i'snleht was at once made for
rSi rSi''Uh, w! 80 let us go up and down
mn,gtl Gltl the music of kind words
a,,,o a,,1'"euI hearts, serenading the
' mo,, ana trying to get out of
a,. r'n VINO had noble natures, but
d. IsnioJ circumstances have been
%tS T., ,,ihgs mus liberating kings, More
s'H and less razor.
g Arggl ought we to be apologize
W nsa, .2Ward those who while they |
eonlo l,"ul's have also great virtues. |
trl, are barren of virtues; no |
|1t mrcI out no flowers. / must not |
/, ehroged at nettle along the |
r,o oe m a field containing forty
nPe Michigan wheat some lime