Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-04
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
TEXT FROM zAcHAalAH: "AT EVEN
ING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT.
The beautiful Evening That Dosoends
Upon the Chrisiian's Life OF Toll
CnIinAess aud Glory OF the Closing
uour--Barkness swept Away,

Copyright 1902. by Louis Klopsch, ~ "
Washington, FC!. 9.-ln this subject
DR.. Talmage puts a glow OF gladness
and triumph upon the passages OF life
that are usually thought to be some
what gloomy; text. Zachariah xiv, I,
AT evening time it shall be light"
When might" in all languages is
the symbol for gloom and suffering, it
Is often really cheerful. bright and
Impressive. Such nights the sailor
blesses from the forecastle and the
trnpper on vast prairie, and the be-
lated traveller by the roadside, and the
soldier from the tent, earthly hosts
gazing upon heavenly and shepherds
guarding their hocks aneld, while
angel hands above them set the silver
bells a-ringinG, GLORY to God in the
| highest and on earth peace; good will
toward men"
What a solemn and glorious thing is
night in the wilderness! Night among
the mountains. Night on the ocean!
Thank God for the night! The moon
and the stars which rule 1t are light
houses on the coast toward which
hope we are all sailing, and blind
mariners are we II. with so many
beaming, burning. flaming glories to
guido us. we cannot find our way into
the harbor.
My text may we'll suggest that, as
the natural evening is often luminous,
80 it shall be light in the evening Of
our sorrows OF old age. of the worlds
history OF the Christian life. at
eventimo 1t shall be light"
This prophecy will be fulfilled in
the evening OF Christian sorrow. For
n long time it is broad daylight. The
sun rides high. Innumerable activities
go ahead with a thousand feet and
work with a thousand arms, and the
pickax struck a mine, and the battery
made discovery, and the Investment
yielded its 20 per cent, and the book
came to its twentieth edition, and the
farm Quadrupled its value, and sudden
fortune hoisted to high position, and
children were praised and friends
without number swarmed into the
family hive, and prosperity sang in
the music and stepped in the dance
and glowed in the wine and ate at the
banquet, and all ths gods of music and
ease and qualification gathered around
this Jupiter holding in his hands sc
many thunderbolts of power But
every sun must set, and the brightest
day must have its twilight Sudden.
ly the sky was overcast. The fountain
dried up. The song hushed. The
wolf broke into the family fold and
carried off the best lamb. A deep how
of woe came crashing down through
the joyous symphonies. At one rough
tweng Of the hand of disaster tn,
harpstrinGs all broke. Down went thC
strong business firm! Away wen
long established credit! Up few {
flock OF calumnies! The new bool
would not sell! A patent could not b.
secured for the lnventionl Stocks
sank like lead! The insurance com
pany exploded How much" say
!, tho sheriff, will you bid for thi
, piano? How much for this library
How much for this family picture
How much? Will you let it go at les
than half price? Golng-going-g
VIII the grace OF God hold one up Il
such circumstances? What has becom
Of the great multitude of Gods chill
dren who have been pounded of tn
fail and crushed under the wheel an
trampled under. the hoof? Did the
lie down in the dust, weeping. wailinl
and gnashing their teeth? When tn
rod of fathcrly chastisement struc
them, did they strike back? Becaus
they found one bitter cup on the tahl
Of Gods supply. did they upset th
whole table? Did they kncel down q
their empty money vault and say, "A
my treasures are gone? Did the
stand by the grave Of their dead, say
ing, '"There neyer will be resurrec
tion?"
Did they bcnoan their thwarte
plans and say, "The stccks are down
would God | were dend?" Did th
night of their disaster come upon thel
moonless. stan 'ess, daak and howllni
sinothering and choking their life out
No, no! At eventide it was ligAt Tn
eternal cancellations. from their eli
cult about Gods throne. poured dow
an infinite luster. The night bloomin
assurances OF Christ's sympathy file
- =. all the atmosphere with heaven. I'll
soul at every step seemed to start u
from its feet bright winged joys, warl
ling heavenward. 1T is good that
% have been afflicted" cried David. "Tf
If Lord gave. aud the Lord hath take
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