St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-03-30

COVINGTON,
CHRISTIAN HEROISM
Dr.. Talmage Praises It and Tell
Of Its Great Rewards.
How the Lord Jesus VIII Renenbe
the Faithful ssldieF Of the Cress
Heroes and Martyrs 81
Everyday Life.
copyright. 1soa. by Louis Klopsch.l
4 Washington:
In this discourse DR.. Talmag,
praises Christian heroism and tells O.
great rewards. The text is Galatian,
Vi. Il, Il bear in my body the mark:
Of the Lord Jesus"
We hear much about crowns
thrones, victories, but I now tell the
more quiet story of scars, honorable
and dishonorable. There are in al
parts of the world people bearing
dishonorable scars. They went into
the battle of sin and were worsted
and to their dying day they will have
= scarification of body or mind OF
soul. 1t cannot be hidden. There ase
tens of thousands of men and women
now consecrated to God and living
holy lives who were once corrupt;
but they have been regenerated, and
they are no more what they once
were than rubescence is emaciation,
than balm is vitriol, than MONDAY is
midnight. But in their depleted phys
ical health or mental twist or style
of temptation they are ever and anon
reminded OF the obnoxious past.
They have . memory that is deplor-
able. In some twinge of pain or some
tendency to surrender to the wrong
they have an unwholesome remin-
iscence. They carry scars, deep scars,
ignoble scars.
But Paul in my text shows MS .
scarification which is a badge Of hon
orable and self-sacrifcing service.
He had. in, his weak eyes the result
of too much study and in his body,
bent and worn, the signature of
scourgings and shipwrecks and NAL
treatment by mobs. In my text he
shows those scars as he declares, "I
bear in my body the marks Of the
Lord Jesus" Notice that it is not
wounds, but scars, and q scar il Q
healed wound. Before the scar IL
well defined upon the flesh the in
fammation must have departed and
right circulation must have been
restored and new tissue must have
been formed. 1t is . permanent in
of the flesh-a cicatrix.
Paul did we'll to show those sears.
They were positive and undisputable
proofs that with all his body, mind
and soul he believed what he said.
They were his diploma, showing that
he had graduated from the school Of
for Christ. They were Gre
dentials proving his right to lead in
the worlds evangelization.
Men are not ashamed Of scars got
in battle for their country. No
American is embarrassed when you
ask him: where did you get that
cash across your forehead?" and he
can answer: THAT was from a saber
cut at San Juan" When you ask
some German: s'WAere did you lose
your right arm?" Ne h not ashamed
to say: II lost it at Sedan" When
you ask an Italian: "Where did you
ose your eyer" he is not annoyed
when he can answer: II suffered that |
n the last battle under our glorious |
Zen. Garibaldi." But I remind you
II the fact. that there are scars not |
got in war which are just as illus
:rious. We had in this country years
lgo an eminent advocate who was
:alled into the presidential cabinet |
Is attorney general. In midlife he
vas in Philadelphia courtroom en-
aged in an important trial. The at
orney on the opposite side of the
'ase got irritated and angry and in
most brutal manner referred to the +
attorneys disfgured
ace. . face more deeply scsrred than
my face ever saw. The legal hero
f whom I am speaking in his clos
ng argument said: Gentlemen of
he jury. when was = little child I
vas playing with my sister in the
ursery, and her clothes caught fire,
nd ran to her to put out the fire.
succeeded, but myself took fire, h
nd before II was extinguished my
ace was awfully burned and as black
8 the heart of the scoundrelly coun-
el who on the other side Of the case
as referred to my misfortune" The
minent attorney Of whom speak
arried all his life the honorable scar
I his sisters rescue. Albert Barnes,
be most distinguished Of all COM
unless it be Matthew
[enry, for years 1T four o'clock in
he morning might have been seen
Ding from his house in Philadelphia
, his study in the church and in .
hose early hours and before break q
lst to give all those wonderful COM
q theological library in II
He said that as he was |
astor he felt bound to give all the {
,st of each day to work connected
it'll his. Pastorate. But at what .
linous draft upon his eyesight he
ID that early morning work, first by I
lndlelight and then by gaslight! 4
hen he got through those wonder s
II volumes Of Scriptural exposition, ,
lbert Barnes was blind man.
:ars, illustrious scars, on his extin- {
lished eyesight!
People think they must look for !,
artyrs on battlefields or go through s
history to find burnings at the 4
axe and tortures on racks when '
lere are martyrs all about us. At a
lis time in this capital city there are c
ores of men wearing themselves 4
1t in the public service. In ten Y
,ars they will not have . healthy o
.rve left in their body. In COM '
ittee rooms. in consultations that c
volve the welfare Of the nation, un- o
r the weight of great responsible t,