The Yale expositor., 1902-02-14
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
TEXT FROM ZAcHARlAH: "AT EVEN
ING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT.
Tho Beautiful E~enlnE THAT Deseends
Upon the Christians Lifs OF Toll
Caimness and Glory OF the Closing
uour-Darkness swept Away.

Washington. Feb. 9.-ln this subject
DR.. Talmage puts a glow OF sladness
aud triumph upon tho passages OF life
that are usually thought 20 be some
what gloomy: text. Zachariah xiv, q
AT evening time Il 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 forccas;le. and the
trappcr 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 iiocks ahcld. while
angel hands above them set the silver
bells a-ringing. GLORY 60 God in the
highest and on earth peace; good will
/ toward men"
What solemn and glorious thing Is
nigh, Ga the wilderness! Night among
the mountains! Night on the ocean!
I Thank God for the night! The moon
and the stars which rule Il 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 10
| guido vs.. we cannot find our way into
/ the harbor.
hy text may we'll suggest that. as
/ the natural evening Is often luminous.
so II shall bc light In the evening OF
our sorrows OF old age. Of the worlds
history OF the Christian lie. AT
eyentime Il shall be light"
This prophecy will be fulfilled in
| the evening OF Christian sorrow. For
a long time Il IS broad daylight The
sun rides high. Ianumerable activities
so ahead with q thousand feet and
work with a thousand arms. and the
/ pickaX struck 4 mine and the battery
made q discovery. and the Investment
/ yielded It's 20 per cent. and tho book
came 20 its twentieth edition, and the
farm quadruplcd SIS value and sudden
fortune hoistcd 90 high position. and
children were praised and friends
without number swarmcd into the
family hive. and prosperity sang In
the music and stepped In the dance
and glowed I'm tho wine and ate az the
banquet and all the gods o. music and
ease and qualification gathered around
this Jupiter holding IN his hands so
many thundorbolts OF power. But
every SIM must set. ard tho brightest
day must have its twilight. Sudden
ly the sky was overcast. The fountain
dried up The song hushcd. The
wolf broke into the family fold and
carried OF the best lamb. 4 deep howl
OF woe came crashing down through
the Joyous symphonies. At one rough
twang Of the hand OF disaster the
harpstrings all broke. Down went the
strong business FIRM Away went
long established credit, Up Few q
flock OF calumnics, Tho new book
would not sell, patent could not Do
secured for the invention Stocks
sank like lead, The insurance com.
pany exploded How much." SAYS
the sheriff will you bid for this
plano? How much for this library
How much for this family picture.
How much? VIII you let II go NJ less
than half price? Going gcing-Cone.
VIII che grace OF God hold one up n
such circumstances! What has bccom,
OF the great multitude OF Gods chill
dren who have been pounded OF th,
fail and crushed under the wheel nm,
trampled under the hoof? Did tho,
lie down In the dust. weeping. wailing
and crashing their teeth? When IN,
rod OF fathcrly chastisemcnt strucl
them. did they strike back? Becaus,
they found one bitter cup on the tabl,
OF Gods supply. did they upset a.,
whole table, Did they kneol down a
their empty money vault and say. al
my treasures are goae? Did thcl
stand by the grave OF their dead. say
Ing. There never will DO resurrec
tom"
; Did they bemoan their thwarte,
plans and say. The stocks are down
would God ! were dead" Did ca
night OF their disaster come upon then
moonloss. starless. dank and bowling
smothcring and choking their life out
No. no, 81 cyentide g. was light. Tn
eternal considerations. from their cir
cult about Gods throne. poured dow
an Infinite iuster The night bloomin
assurances OF Christ's sympathy nllo
all the atmosphere with heaven. TIA
soul az every step seemed 20 st.rJ u
from its feet bright winged Joys. warn
ling heayenward. 1T II good that
have been afflicted" cried David eth
Lord gave. and the Lord hath take
away?" exclaims job. ".sorrowill. "a
always rejoicing" says 81. Paul. An
God shall wipe away all tears froI
their eyes," cxclaims John In apoca
lyptic vision. At cventime II was llgh
| Light from the cross, Light from th
/ promises! Light from the throne
Streaming. Joyous. outgushing. ever
lasting light
Again. the text shall End fullilmor
in the time Of old age. II Is gran
thing 90 be young. 10 have the slgf
clear and the hearing acute aud th
step elastic and all our pulses marol
ing on TO tho drumming OF sto,
heart. Midllfc and old age will be d'
| nfed many of us but youth-wc a