The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-03-01
DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY The NOTED
ClNiNe.
Subject Christian Ueroism-rhcse who
Bear Sears Won in the Service Of
Jesus Christ shall BE Richly Recon-.
peaset-God VIII Honor Them.
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There are ~ all parts OF the world peop,e
bearing dishonorab,e sears. They went
into the battle oi sin and were ,yorsted
and 20 their dying day they will have a
sacrncauon OF body or mind ors~soul
lt cannot be hidden There are tens of
thousands of men and women now conse.
Grated 70 God and living holy lives who
were once corrupt, but they have been re-.
generated. and they are no more what
they once were than ruhesence Is erlacia.
ton, than balm Is v,trlol. than noodav Is
midnight. Bat m their depleted physical
health or mental twist or sty,e OF tempta.
ton they are ever and anon reminded of
the obnoxious past. They have a memory
that Is deplorable la some twInse of
pam or some tendency 10 surrender to the
wrong which they must perpetualiv resist
they have an unwhOlesome "Reminiscences
They carry sears, dec sears, ignoble scars.
But Paul IN my tex shows Us a scariti.
cation which Is a badge of honorable and
sell sacrificing service. He had I'M his
weak eyes the result of too much study.
and in hls body, bent and worn. the sigma.
ture OF scourg,ngs and shlpWrecks and
maitreatment by mobs. In my text he
shows those scars as he declares. Il bear
IN my body the marks OF the Lord Jesus"
Notice that 10 Is not wounds. bu. scars.
and a scar IS a healed wound Before the
scar Is well defined upon the Aesh the m.
hammatlon must have departed, and right
circulation must have been rrstoi ed End
new tissue must have been DrmCi IL Is
permanent indentatlon OF the hesh-a
ccatriX. Paul did well TO show these
sears. They were positive and mdlspGtI-
bic proofs that with oil his 0oiv. minA
and soul he believed VIVA, hr sald: thev
were his diploma, showing that he had
graduated from the school o, hardship for
Christ, they were credeatlls proving has
right to lead IN the woy,d'5 ryangeillation.
Men are not ashamed o, sears got IN
battle for their country. No American is
embarrassed when you ask him. Where
did YOU get that gash across your fore
head and he can answer, That was
from a sabre cut at San Juan" When
YOU ask some German Where did YOU
lose your right ARM" he is not ashamed
10 say, II lost It at Sedan" When you
ask an Italian. Where did you lose your
eyeF' he Is not annoyed when he can an.
swer, II suffered that in the last battle
under our glorious Garibaldi" But | re-
mind you of the fact that there are scars
not got IN war which are Just as illus.
trlous. We had IN this country years ago
an eminent advocate who was called into
the Presidential Cabinet as Attorney Gen.
eral In midllte he was in "A Philadelpnia
courtroom engaged IN an important trial.
The attorney on the opposite side OF the
case got irrltated aud angry, aud IN most
brutal manner referred TO the dlstn.
gulshed attorneys dishgured face, a face
more deeply Scared than any face ! ever
saw. The legal hero of whom am speak
ing IN his closing argument said: Gentle.
men OF the jury, when | was a little child
| was playing with my sister IN the nurs.
cry, and her clothes caught fire, and ! ran
TO her to put out the hre. | succeeded
but | myself took fire, and before 1t was
eNtlngulshed my face was awiully burned
and as black as the heart OF the scoun.
drelly counsel on the other side OF the
case who has referred to my misfortune"
The eminent attorney OF whom ! speak
carried all his life the honorable scar o,
his sisters rescue.
A young college student in England
found all the artistic world IN derisive pur.
suit OF William Turner, the painter. The
young graduate took up his PENN some
resUects the most brilliant pen that was
ever put to paper-and wrote those five
great volumes on modern painting, the
chief thought of which was his defense Of
the abused palnter
The heroic author by some was sur.
posed IN his Old days 30 b. cynical and
fault finding, and whcn | saw him a little
while before his death he was IN decad
cnce. but ! know that over his face and ~
over his manner were the scars OF heroic
defense
IN the seventies OF his lifetime he was
suffering from the wounds and fatigucs ol
the twenties. Long after he nad quit the
battle with authors pen and painters
pencil he bore the scars OF literary mar.
tyrdom
But why DO we 90 so far for illustration
when ] could take right out Of the memo.
rics Of some whom ] address instances
Just as appropriate To rear Alright Tor
God and heaven a large family Of children
IN that country home was a InigT>y under
taking. Far away from the village dor,o-.
cure Of all kinds Oi disorders. Through all
infantile complaints the children oi tnat
family went They missed nothing m the
way OF childish disorders. Busy ali dag
was that mother m every form oi house
work, and twenty times a nlgnt called ZIP
by the children, all down Gt tlc same
time with the same conta2ion. Hcr har
Is white a long wHIc before It is time .or
snow; her shOuid,ss are bent long before
the appropriate time fos stopping
SpcctaC.cs are adjusted. some Tor close
Oy and some for il of. years before you
would have supposed b. eyes would need
reinforcement Here ard there is % shD..
grave IN her pathway. this hclds,pur
bearing the name OF TINS child and al0tnc.
headstore brarng 90" name of another
child Hardly or" bereavement hle Ils
shadow than another Dereayemoa; drops
one.
After thirty y.lrs o.. wifch9cd an
motherhood the path turns toward the
setting sun. She cannot walk ag ia. aa
she used to. Gods caught hang on longer
than formerly Some Oi the children are
IN the heavenly world. iJf which tnoy
were well prepared through maternal
fidelity. and others are cut ln this void
doing honor o. a Christian ancestry.
When her liic closes and the ncghh0rs
gather for hCr oa.aqulrs, the Officiating
clergyman may find appgoprate words ~
- a. . TI l..
far above rabies. The heart o. her hus.
band doth safely trust IN her, 30 that Doe
shall have no nnrd o. spoil. She VIII DO
him good. and not evil, al the davs o. ncI
life. she strelchcth out her hand 20 ine
poor. she is not afraid of the snow fOr her
household, TO- s.l rcr hcdschpd are
clothed with scarlet. Her hu'yand is
among the eldera in the land; her children
arse up and call hey blessed; hcr nus
band also. and he prlselh her. Many
daughters have done yrLu)us,y, but thou
e&oeilost them al
Then after the Scripture ,csson b. read
lgt au come up. and teiore the casket is
c.oard look for ,Gr last tIm- a5 the sears
o! her oarthi" endurance.
Sne never nraii he roll NJ a gun care
Glaye Or slw a banner r1'sted u3oH "a yf.a.
pet. but she ha3 BOZ aiI the features y, that
dear Old face the marks Oi MANY a cDnNIr.
scars Of toll. Scars ~ maternity. scars %
seli sacrifice. scars ~ Bereavement.
She BE- a heroine NhOse name hos ncvrr
been hsard o.. tor miles from ,nc old
homestead. bIt her name - inscribed h.E1
up among the snt1rIued immDrtais
People .hiux they must look iJr r-r-
tyrs on bat'ieha'ds or 90 through a history
60 ind burluas 40 tho stake and ;ortu..s
m racks when there are martyrs s.I .IH'
us A. this time lu the capital city there
are scores Of men wearing tnemss.yes out
iu tle public service.
In ten years they will not have
healthy nerve l.ft ia their body In com.
rr.ilcc- rnnrna IN 1nr.n.ial.nna fhal LrNn- w