Connecticut western news., 1903-09-17
TALMAGE
 SERMON
By Rev. FRANK DE WITT TALMAGE. DID,. Pastor of Jefferson Park Presby- ter;An Church, Chicago

a cdTeeT duu pO1HtS OuL Iuc IOlly Ol 'the wrong start" which must end in ultimate disappointment or ruin. The text Is II Samuel xviii, 22, "Wherefore wilt thou run, my sonY'
 Every great movement inevitably finds its specialization in the personal ity of one or more leaders. Soon aft CT Oliver Cromwell died the Iron sides melted away. The monarchical throne was again established. The son of a decapitated ruler was crowned in Westminster abbey as Charles II. When Harold, the last of the Saxon kings, fell at Hastings, William the Conqueror became the undisputed claimant of the English throne, and the. Norman dynasty was established. When Robespierre and Marat and Dan- ton died. the reign of terror" ceased. Mob anarchy" had to bend the knee at the shrine of established law" When Prince Absalom, brilliant men, tally and handsome physically, but de- prayed morally, the interruptions lead. CT of all the insurrectionists of Dayid's Kingdom. died, at once his followers were scattered, and the national up heaval which threatened to demolish his fathers throne was stilled.
 No sooner was this tragedy over than General Joab, the commander of the royal forces, wished to send the news to the anxious king. He wanted to do as other generals have done before and since his time. Commodore Perry, aft CT his great victory on Lake Erie, sent to the president this significant mes sage: I've have met the enemy, and they are ours.' William T. Sherman in 1863 telegraphed to Abraham Lin coin the news that his journey from Atlanta to the sea had been accom- plished So General Joab turned to one of his young men, Cushi by name, and in tones of authority said: ''Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab and ran"
 The Race of Life.
 Hardly was this command given and the messenger on his way when stal- wart young, soldier approached the general. He was a physical athlete. His chest was broad and deep, his eye clear and quick. The muscles of his sinewy limbs were moving in per feet action under the covering of his skin. His name was Ahimaaz. He was the son of Zadok. He was a young fellow of intense energy. He first saluted the commander in military fashion, and then said, Let me, pray thee, run after Cush." General Joab looked at the young man in surprise. He then asked this pertinent question: Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, see ing thou hast no tidings to bear? Why, Cushi will tell the king all he wants to know. All that you can do is to get out of breath. and run and run and run and run, and yet accomplish noth- ing" But the young man would listen to no reason. He again begged the commander to let him run. Then, Gen. eral Joab. impatient to get rid of the persistent suppliant, sharply replied. Run" And Ahimaaz ran. His race was foolish, because 1t was without an object, unless he wanted to outstrip Cushi, the authorized messenger, as the bearer of evil tidings In such race there could be no prize worth the winning, no goal but disappointment. no recognition of the tremendous ex- penditure of energy. He ran as thou sands of young men do who, leaving their proper post of duty, come in eager haste to our large cities, neither knowing nor caring for what purpose they are entering the race of lHe.
 Ahimaazes of the twentieth century, clear eyed and broad chested, it is very important that you get the right start. The stronger you are mentally and physically the more important is it that you direct your energies aright The swifter the locomotives velocity the more essential is 1t that it be under the charge of skillful engineer, for 1t to have . good straight track and to be equipped with a safety brake. The longer the carrying range of rife the greater the necessity of having the bar rel aimed straight before the marks man places his forefnger upon the hair trigger. Therefore the object of this discourse Is to tell young men not only how they are to start, but also how they may have an overruling prov idence to guide them when they start.
 A Pioneer Journey.
 Life, in the first place, can be aptly compared to pioneers journey across the American continent where no white mans foot ever trod before. 1t will be such a journey as John C.. Fremont took in 1S42, or as David Crockett took in 1910, or as Sam Hous- ton took when, on account of domes- tic sorrow, he resigned the guberna- torial cl Ir of Tennessee in 1929 and plunged into the dark forests of the west, or as Lewis and Clark took when they explored the northwest in 18O4-05. It will be a Pathfnder's Journey, be- cause there will always be strange and unknown mountains to climb and freshets to cross and deserts to pass over and quicksands to avoid and clark continents" to explore. Although millions and billions of human beings have lived, there is not one of all those multitudes who has had just the same dangers to face as have you and I. Each man as an individual must be- come free thinking and free acting. He must decide his own course. No other can place himself in exactly bis posi- tion.
 was never more impressed with this fact than in my relationship with my father. I do not believe that a man and his son ever lived closer to- gether than did my father and I for over twenty years. There is hardly a city in the United States of any size which together we have not visited
 Upon the high seas we always occu- pied the same stateroom. In the ho- tels our rooms opened into each other
 When at home many a night have sat up with him in his study talking until after midnight. But, though entered the same profession and was
 his constant companion, yet found out that when a crisis came in my life
 I had to decide 1t by the supreme court of my own intellect, and not with ' clx IT, o1r