Connecticut western news., 1902-01-30
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usual standpoint Dr. Talmage In this discourse looks at the duties and trials which belong to the different decades of human life; text, Psalms xc, 10, "The days of our years are threescore years and ten"
 The seventieth milestone of life is here planted as at the end of the jour- ney. A few go beyond 1t. Multitudes never reach it. The oldest person of modern times expired at 169 years. A Greek Of the name of Stravaride lived to 132 years. An Englishman of the name of Thomas Parr lived 152 years. Before the time of Moses people lived 150 years, and if you go far enough back they lived 900 years. We'll, that was necessary, because the story of the world must come down by tradt- tion, and 1t needed long life safely to transmit the news of the past. If the generations had been short lived, the story would 80 often have changed lips that it might have got all astray. But after Moses began to write 1t down and parchment told 1t from century to cen tury 1t was not necessary that people live so long in order to authenticate the events of the past. If in our time people lived only twenty-five years, that would not affect history, since 1t Is put in print and is no longer dependent on tradition. Whatever your age, will today directly address you, and shall speak tc those who are In the twenties, the thirties, the forties, the fifties, the sixties, and to those who are in the sev enties and beyond.
 First, then, I accost those of you who are in the twenties. You are full of expectation. You are ambitious-that Is. if you amount to anything-for some kind of success, commercial or mechan- lcal or professional or literary or agri- cultural or social or moral. If find some one in the tWenties without any sort of ambition, feel like saying: My friend, you have got on the wrong planet. This is not the world for you. You are going to be in the way. Have you made your choice of poorhouses? You will never be able to pay for your cradle. Who Is going to settle for your board7 There is a mistake about the fact that you were born at all." Advice to the Twentiea.
 But, supposing you have ambition, let me say to all the twenties, expect every thing through divine manipulation, and then you will get all you want and something better. Are you looking for wealth? We'll, remember that God con- nols the money markets, the harvests, the droughts, the caterpillars, the To- custs, the sunshine, the storm, the land, the sea, and you will get wealth. Per haps not that which is stored up in the banks, in safe deposits, in United States securities, in houses and lands, but your clothing and board and shelter, and that is about all you can appro- priate anyhow. You cost the Lord a great deal. To feed and clothe and shelter you for lifetime requires a big sum of money, and if you get nothing more than the absolute necessities you get an enormous amount of supply. Expect as much as you will of any kind of success, If you expect it from the Lord you are safe. Depend on any other resource, and you may be badly chagrined, but depend on God and all will be well. It is a good thing in the crisis of life to have a man of large means back you up. It is Il great thing to have a moneyed institution stand be- hind you in your undertaking. But 1t s mightier thing to have the God of heaven and earth your coadjutor, and you may have him. I am so glad that I met you while you are in the twen- ties. You are laying out your plans, and all your life in this world and the next for five hundred million years of your existence will be affected by those plans. 1t is about o'clock in the morning of your life, and you are just starting out. Which way are you go- Ing to start1 Oh, the twenties!
 Twenty" is great word in the Bi- ble. Joseph was sold for twenty pieces of silver; Samson judged Israel twen- ty years; Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities; the flying roll that Zechariah saw was twenty eubits; when the sail ors of the ship on which Paul sailed sounded the Mediterranean sea, it was twenty fathoms. What mighty things have been done in the twenties! Rom ulus founded Rome when he was twen- ty; Keats finished life at twenty-five; Lafayette was a world renowned soldier at twenty-three; Oberlin ac- complished his chief work at twen- ty-seven; Bonaparte was victor over Italy at twenty-six; Pitt was prime minister of England at twenty-five; Calvin had completed his immor. tai "Institutes' by the time he was twenty-six; Grotius was attorney gen. eral at twenty-four. Some of the mightiest things for God and eternity have been done in the twenties. As long as you can put the figure 2 before the other figure that helps describe your age have high hopes about you Look out for that figure 2. Watch its continuance with as much earnestness as you ever watched anything that promised you salvation or threatened you demolition. What critical time the twenties! While they continue you decide your occupation and the principles by which you will be guided you make your most abiding friend ships; you arrange your home life Tou fix your habits. Lord God Al tiighty, for Jesus Ctirist's sake, have mercy on all the men and women il the twentieSi
 The Waiting Age.
 Next I accost those in the thirties You are at an age when you find what a tough thing it Is to get recognized and established in your occupation oI profession. Ten years ago you though1 all that was necessary for success wal 10 put on your shutter the sign of phy sician or dentist or attorney or broker or agent and you would have plenty of business. How many hours you sa and waited for business, and waited In vain, three persons only know-God your wife and yourself. In commer riaF fife you have not had the promo lion and the increase in salary you an hcipated, or the place you expected t occllpy in the firm has not been va