Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-30
TALMAGE
SERMON
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FRANK Of WITT TAI,MAcr. DID,.
Ra@tor Of Jefferson Park Presley
tsrian Church, Chicago

administers a severe rebuke to fault
0nders. gossips, slanderers and scan
0al mongers and shows by contrast
bow Christlike It Is to be generously
silent rather than censorious in deal
ing with the weaknesses OF others. The
sext Is ii Samuel 1, 20, TELL it not in
Gath; publish II not in the streets Of
Askelon."
SILENCE" once wrote a trenchant
and poetic author. sis only music
asleep" By the grace of God would
prove that gospel silence may be mu-
steal without being always somnolence.
1t is often gospel harmonies wide
awake and in full diapason. The gold
en- lips OF silence can sometimes be
more eloquent in their gospel signifi-
canoe than the silver tongue Of speech.
There is great excitement in the Da-
vidic encampment sentinel sees a
courier at full speed running down the
valley. Coming nearer. he calls out
with painting voice, 'Tidings, my lord
tidings for the new kingr' From the
different tents the swarthy limbed sol
WHO were TtSIuE lIOul tue NOu-
quests over the Amalekites, swarm
forth. They lead the new arrival to
the young commander. There he pros
crates himself upon the ground. He
announces that Saul has been defeated
and has committed suicide; Jonathan
has been slain. The empty throne is
now ready for its new occupant, the
conqueror of the mighty Philistine. Go
Hath What was the result? Did Da-
vid tell his followers to exult over the
fallen king? Did he say to his COM
panions in arm: Good for Saul! His
defeat served him right Divine jus
tice has avenged my wrongs. He had
no business to try to kill me to satisfy
his jealousy. He had no right to drive
me into exile. He should not have be-
come an apostate and defied the divine
power which had anointed him king of
lsraelT' No. David had the silver
tongue of speech. No psalmist ever
sang sweeter than this sweet singer of
Israel But David had the golden lips
OF gospel silence. He lifted his hand
IN warning. He practically said this:
"Do not exult over your fallen king.
DO not advertise his faults to the world
aest the uncircumcised Philistines re-
Joice. DO not sneer at Gods anointed.
Get his faults be buried In his tomb.
Only remember and talk about his good
qualities. Tell ii not in Gath; publish
it not in the streets of Askelon."
Would that we, one and all, might be
as charitable in our comments upon
rr,1
us as David was with Saul. Would
chat we might talk only about the good
qualities of those with whom we come
In contact and not examine n mans
faults with the magnifying power of
q microscope and study his virtues
with the minifying power of the in
verted end of telescope. Would that
we might cease to write our human
commendations in the sands, which
ere washed out by the rising tides in a
day. and that we might rather chisel
our concentrations in the solid rocks
which shall publish them forever.
Golden Lips of silence.
The golden lips of gospel silence
never banquet upon carrion. We know
that healthful physical body has t.
draw its strength from clean provender
II piece OF meat is decompOsed ant
microscopically diseased. ii will max,
unclean any body into which it is alb
sorbed When one of the president
elect, many years ago, was about t.
be inaugurated. his enemies tried t
poison him. They placed poison in tn
food I'm "A certain hotel where he wa
stopping at the time in the city o
Washington. Scores and. believe
hundreds of guests eating at that hote
were poisoned. Some of the guests los
their lives. Many more were doome
to n lifetime Of suffering invalidisn
The president elect did not suffer. bt
cause nj that dinner lie did not TAX
any OF the poisoned food. Only til
ravens and the buzzards could feas
upon the carcasses floating abor
Noah's ark: not the dove with he
wings covered with silver and hi
feathers with yellow gold. What
true IN reference to the physical bod
Is also true in reference TO the mir
and the spirit. II we allow our though
20 feed upon what is depraved in 9th
mems characters. then our though
will themselves become depraved.
we allow our lips TO rpvel in utteriT
the SCANDALS and describing the wea
ncSSrS and he sins OF our neighbo
or friends or enemies then our ov
tongues will become defled
This law hat what we let our mine
feed upon decides what our minds a
60 bc is tri vOcable and all powerfl
II Is go faruaching in its results tn
Jesus IN the gospel OF Matthew, d
clarcS that he will condemn us n
only ful our evil actions but also
our evil thoughts. I'VE have heard til
a. was said 10y them of old. Thou sh;
not commit adultery But ! say uu
SOU that whatsoever loOkeih on a wo
an 20 lust after her hath commit
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