Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-09
TALMAGE's SERMON.
MARKS OF THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST.
On Christian Beroism-The Great Re
ward That Comes to the Faithful
Soldier of the Cross-Heroes and Mar
tyrs OF Everyday Life.

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Copyright 1901, by Louis Klopsch-)
Washington, Feb. 24.-In this dis
course DIR. Talmage praises Christian
heroism and tells of great rewards. The
text is Galatians vi, IL, Il bear In my
body the marks of the Lord Jesus
We hear much about crowns, thrones,
victories, but 1 now tell the more quiet
story of scars, honorable and dishonor-
able. There are in all parts of the
world people bearing dishonorable
scars. They went into the battle OF
sin and were worsted and to their dy-
ing day they will have a sacrifcatlon
of body or mind or soul. 1t cannot De
hidden. There are tens of thousands
of men and women now consecrated
to God and living holy lives who were
once corrupt: but they have been re-
generated, and they are no more "nat
they once were than rubescence is ema-
citation, than balm is vitrol, than noon
day is midnight. But in their oe-
pleted physical health or mental twist
or style of temptation they are ever
and anon reminded of the obnoxious
mast They have a memory that is de-
nlorah1e In some twinge of pain or
some tendency to surrender TO the
wrong which they must perpetually re-
sist they have an unwholesome rem1n-
iscence. They carry scars, deep scars,
ignoble scars.
But Paul in my text shows us a scar
ification which is badge OF honoraple
and self-sacrificing service He mad IN
his weak eyes the result OF TOO mucn
study and in his body, bent ana worm
the signature of scourglngs ana, snip
wrecks and maltreatment by mops- IN
NV text he shows those scars as he de-
clares. 81 bear in my body the marks OIL
the Lord Jesus Notice that it is not
wounds but scars, and scar is a heal
ed wound. Before the scar is well de-
fined upon the flesh the inflammation
must have departed and right c1rcula-
ton must have been restored and new
tissue must have been formed. 1t is
permanent indentation of the fesh-a
cieatrix. Paul did we'll to show those
scars. They were positive and indlspu-
table proof 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
hardship for Christ They were ere
dentials proving his right to lead in the
worlds evangelization-
Not Ashamed of Scars.
Men are not ashamed OF scars got IN
battle for their country. No American
is embarrassed when you ask MIN
Where did you get that cash across
your forehead?" and he can answer
.sThat was from saber cut at San
Juan" When you ask some German
.sWhere did you lose your right arm ??
he is not ashamed to say, L lost 1t al
Sedan.'' When you ask an Italian
Where did you lose your eyer" ne Is
not annoyed when he can answer, -
suffered that in the last battle under
our glorious General Garibaldi-" But
remind you of the fact that there are
scars not got in war which are just as
illustrious We had in this country
wears ago an eminent advocate who
was called into the presidential cabi
net at attorney general. In mtd-l1fs
he was in a Philadelphia courtroom en-
gagged in an important trial. The at
torney on the opposite side of the cast
got irritated and angry and in mos
brutal manner referred to the diStin
guished attorneys disfigured face,
face more deeply SCARED than any fac'
/ ever saw. The legal hero of whom
am speaking in his closing argumen
said: Gentlemen of the jury, when
was a little child 1 was playing will
my sister in the nursery, and he
clothes caught fire, and l ran to he
to put out the fire. / succeeded, but
myself took fire, and before it was ex
tinguished my face was awfully burn
ed and as black as the heart of tn
scoundrelly counsel who on the othe
side of the case has referred to m.
misfortune" The eminent attorney o
whom I speak carried all his life tn
honorable scar of his sisters rescue.
Rearing a Family.
But why do we go SO far for illustra
ton, when could take right out of tn
memories of some whom l address in
stances just as appropriate? To rea
Alright for God and heaven large fam
lily of children in that country hom
was a mighty undertaking Far ava
from the village doctor. the garret mus
contain the herbs for the cure of al
kinds of disorders. Through all infan
tile complaints the children of tina
family went They missed nothing i
the way of childish disorders. Bus
all day was the mother in every fOrI
of housework and twenty times a nigh
called up by the children all down a
the same time with the same conts
gion. Her hair is white a long Will
before 1t is time for snow. Her shou
ders are bent long before the appropri
ate time for STOPPING Spectacles ar
adjusted, some for close by and som
for far on, years before you woul
have suppoSqd her ewes would need re