The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18
RIGHT USE OF TALENTS.
DIR. QunyIe's Instructive Sermon at
Meridian-Street Church.


the Meridian-street NJ. Z. Church last
night was in his characteristic style, re-
plete with good suggestions. ridicule of
existing evils and wit and humor. all Of
which greatly interested his hearers and
particularly when various phases of home
life were mentioned. The church was
crowded and extra chairs were brought
into use in the rear.
DR.. Quayle's text was from Matthew XIV,
being part of the twenty-eighth verse,
Take the talent from him." He referred
to the talent" as representing that which
ali have in whole or in part-health. hap
piness, physical faculties and existing con-
ditions in life He said these things, as
was the case with the persons mentioned
In the biblical tale. We're given to use for
our good instead of evil. Nonuse, he said.
was as bad as misuse. Commenting upon
the moral to be deducted DIR. Quayle SAID
in part:
loaned them to US TO use for our beneht.
He has loaned us health, strength, good
constitution; loaned to many Of us good
eyes; to many swift feet, good hands-he
has loaned enough-not given to US. God
is great banker :, He has has money IN n his Is
exacting and says must have my interest,
and by and by must have my principal.
Everything he has Is loaned. You must
sessions and possibilities. He says invest
and multiply.
There are very few possessions on earth
| that people can do with what they like.
A woman has child. The child is the
thing into which God has put his immortal
SOUL He has put it here to school. This
| his college 1t is Gods school. She neg
| lects 1t. The Board Of Public Guardians
steps in and says. Woman. you cannot
neglected it, And 1t is taken from her.
| She cries, Give me back my child: must
| have my child But they say, You cannot
You cay. TT is severe / think it is. But
| you say, 1t is just think it is. If people
can't use and use rightly, people can't
keep"
DR.. ouayle referred to the punishment
| which should be melted out to certain peo-
| ple saying: II am no lover of the whip
| ping post; no lover of ii in the home. But
| / do stand for this: l stand for laceration
| for the right man. l find that people are
| full of mercy and sympathy. but always Tor
the r9ng bin hn make R an c ans
| react upon himself"
Referring to legislation. he said: when
| an honorable body of men is honorably try
| ing to solve some of the difficult problems
| that confront every community, they are
| worthy of dignified regard.
| Brief comment was made upon noted rul-
/ ers whose authority, together with their
/ possessions, had been taken from them
| because of misuse or nonuse OF the tai
| ents given them by God, and that the par
1 ables or history dare not be disregarded:
| IF you don't use your talents, God Will
/ say, Hand over what / gave to you God
is loaning everybody enough.
| DIR. Quayle drew az length word picture
| OF how talents had been given to man; how
one man built child's playhouse. then a
| watchman's shanty, then cottage, then a
| mill: 1t was not much, but he was rewarded
| for he had done his best; he had done
| enough. While another man who had been
given the same sort Of tools had buried
them, leaving them i'm idleness until they
| could be broken because OF the rust.
There Is such thing as taking things
which is not thieving If man robs him
desolate If man robs himself Of truth
| he must not think it strange If other people
| think him truthless. One lesson L wish &c
| impress upon you. Have care how yot
use the talent of affinity. / think 1t is 9
| beautiful thing to have the art of getting
| alcng with people. Some peoples honor IL
their gift. Lots Of people have it. DOM
your AFFINITY so that It will not die
so Fo9 thinks of your pe6 talent
made unhappy by the misuse or nonuse oil
this talent than any other. think womer
could not r9 possibly get aoPg %th the neS
| they have married. IL you do not use
aoaptability it will go from you.
| IL wish TO remind you of another talent
| that was given to us TO use--a priceless tai.
| ent. / do not know how much Ii is worth
| 1t is worth more than all the treasure OF
| the world. 1t is the talent of religion. Mar
| is not the only animal that lives. The low
| er animals think. Man is the only animal
that prays; the only animal that knows
God. Did You ever hear. child pray? DID
| you ever hear a little orphan pray? Didn't
| he pray so as to almost break your heart
and make your two hands come together
as they did when you knelt at mothers
| knee? Everybody has the gift of prayer.
tell you men and women that it is not
superfiuous gift. 1t is the sweetest. gift
| that ever was given to us to use and yet
people won't use it. Were you never taught
to pray? Yes. Do you pray now? No. Yor
| can't keep the gift of prayer unless yoJ
use it. You love other people. Do you Low,
| God? You are generous TO others. Why are
you not generous TO God? You are honor.
able to others. Why are you not honorable
toward God?"