The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-24
SPIRITUAL VALUES.
DR.. Talmage Urges a Higher APP
probation of Things Religious.
Earthly and Heavenly Riches Com-
pnred-'rhc Inestinablc value of
n Human SouI-Christ's Vi
Carious Sacrifice.
copyright, 1900, by Louis 1llopschl


the American church to great con-
grcgation, comprising many of his
countrymen who are travelling
through Europe, DIR. Talmagc sends
this discourse, i'm which, by original
methods, he calculates spiritual values
and urges higher appreciation of
things religious. The text is Mark
s:36; "What shall it profit man if
he shall gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?"
Men of all occupations are to be
found in the assemblies of the house
of God. but in these days of extensive
business operations a large proper
ton are engaged from Monday morn
ing to Saturday night in bargain maxi
ing. In many of the families across
the breakfast table and the tea table
are discussed questions of loss and
gain. You are every day asking your
self; "What is the value Of this?
What is the value of that?' You
would not think of giving something
of greater value for that which is of
lesser value. You would not think of
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for five dollars. If you had a property
that was worth $1,000, you would
not sell it for $4,000 You are intelli-
gent in all matters of bargain maxi
ing. Are you as wise in the things
that pertain TO the matters of the
soul? Christ adapted His instructions
to the circumstances of those to
whom He spoke. When He talked to
fishermen, He spoke of the Gospel net.
When He talked TO the farmers, lie
said: "a sower went forth TO SOW"
When He talked to the shepherds, lie
told the parable of the lost sheep.
And am I not right. when speaking
60 an audience made up of bargain
makers, that ! address them in the
words of my text. asking: "What
shall il profit a man il he shall gain
the whole world and lose his own
soul?"
propose, as far as possible. to esti-
mate and compare the value of the
two properties.
First, have to say that the world
is a very grand property. Its flowers
are Gods thoughts in bloom; it's rocks
are Gods thoughts in stone; it's dew
drops are Gods thoughts in pearl.
This world Is Gods child-a wavward
child. indeed. II has wandered off
through the heavens But about
1000 years ago, one Christmas night.
God sent out n sister world to call
that wanderer back, and it hung over
Bethlehem only long enough to get
the promise of the wanderers return,
and now that lost world, with soft
feet of light, comes treading back
through the heavens. The hills-how
beautiful they billow up the edge Of
IN" wave white with the foam Of
erocnses! How beautiful the rainbow
the arched bridge ON which heaven
and earth come and talk TO each other
in fears after the storm is over. How
nimble the feet of the laWri ghtc"s
that i'm few minutes set al' the dome
or the night ablazc with brackets o.
fire! How bright the c9r o. he SAT-
from cloud that rows a""Css the deep
sea OF heaven! Tow hoouGful the
spring, with briGol blossoms in her
hair, I wcndcr who IT is thai boats
time on Juno morning for the bird
orchestra? Tow gently the ha-choll
tolls its fragrance on the air! There
may he grandcr worlds. swarthicr
worlds. larger worlds. than this. but !
think that this is a most cyUiisite
world, a mignonette on the bosom of
immensely. ooh" YOU saw. take nv
soul! Give me that world am will
ing TO take il I'm exchange. am
ready now for the bargain. II Is so
beautiful n world. so sweet n world
so grand a world"
But let ms look moro niruto,v into
the value Of This world Won LIN not
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GOOD title to Il Aftar Won bovo
looked ,t the nrorerty md tou,d ont
that a suits Won ror sond a. nt.o.o,,
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