The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-02
THE INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL. MONDAY NOVEMBER 2,
WORKERS AND WINNERS
MAN WHO Is IDOL OF TODAY MAY
BE FOOTBALL OF TOMORROW.
Thought Outlined by the Rev. Albert
Hurlstonc i'm His Sermon at Rob-
erts Park Church.

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Dr. Albert Hurlstone preached at Rob-
erts Park M. h. Church yesterday morning
on Sam, Xxx. "a. But his part is that
goeth down TO the battle, so shall his part
be that tarrieth by the stuff; they shall
part alike He said in part: This is one
OF the most interesting chapters in the life
of David. the kingly son of Jesse; in it we
see his strength and tenderness. Return
Ing with his men from Philistia, flushed
with joy at the thought of happy greetings
at nome, they come to Ziklag and are
greatly disappointed to find the town heap
OF smoking ruins. The Amalekites had
smitten and burned the city and carried
captive the women and children. Instead
OF the sound of voices welcoming home the
noble soldiers of David, they found silence.
desoiation and ruin, and we are not sur
prised to read that they lifted up their
voices and wept until they could weep no
more" These men who were not accus-
toned to turn their backs upon the foe are
completely overwhelmed with grief, and
then by a sudden revulsion of feeling they
imagine David was to blame and they turn
upon him. His loss was as keen as theirs.
doubtless he had suffered more than they,
but they are ready to stone him How
true it is that nothing in the world is
uncertain as popularity Ministers and
politicians need to know this. There is
solid anchorage in popular feeling. The
man who is the idol of to-day may be the
football OF tomorrow, and people who are
ready to die for you one day Will be ready
TO sell you the next 1t was the same
crowd that We hear crying, Cruelty him
Cruclty nlIn! tnat on the previous SAP
bath had greeted the son of man with cries
of 'Hosanna TO the son Of Davidr
David had learned where to go for
refuge in the time Of storm. Like Joshua,
Gideon, Havelock, Gordon. Stonewal Jack
son and Howard, he was praying soldier.
| He received marching orders; moved his
forces to overtake and punish the enemy.
Two hundred of his men were unable to
go with him; he leaves them to guard
the baggage, and with 400 smote his enemy
and recovered all that had been carried
| away, and David took the spoil On their
return David greets the men who had been
| left on guard, and proceeds to divide the
spoils with them This gave rise to COM
plaint, some of the surly, wicked-minded
men who went with David said, Because
| they went not with us we will not give them
out OF the spoil that we have recovered.
But David said: That is not my way; ye
| shall not do so, but as his part is that
| goeth down to the battle, shall his part
be that tarrieth by the stuff; they shall
| part alike
| TWO TYPES OF CHARACTER.
| dIS tWO typcS VI CudidCtel hCiO,
those who work and those who whine. The
fighters and the grumblers. Discomfort is
the mother of rebellion. Whining paralyzes
| effort. 1t spoils the effect Of good clothes,
spoils speech, spoils good temper, spois
good looks and good habits. The complain
ers represent a class Of people who greatly
hinder the Lords work. Difficulties cause
brave men to take heart, but furnish fuel
~. har
great men and retard good work. Achan
was as nothing to Joshua, but he brought
disgrace and defeat. These winners
brought David much trouble. The man
| who does not use his own dollar wisely Is
| usually the one who could use the other
mans millions to such good advantage.
| Are you a wilmer a worker? A helper
| or a stumbling block? Religious grum-
| blers are said to be the worst The relig-
| ious devil Is the most cruel. The enemies
of Jesus were so religious they would not
| allow his murdered body to remain on the
cross over Sabbath. They must keep the
fourth commandment even If they did
| break the sixth. We this in the men
who stoned Stephen and in the leaders Of
the Inquisition. Men often steal the livery
of heaven to serve the devil. Complainers
have been in the ranks ever since David re-
buked these narrow-minded people. They
complained when Mary anointed the feet
of Jesus and to this day are as thorns in
the sides of those who are trying to do
good. Let us keep our bitterness for sin
4 ana our SWORDS IOr the eDefny. w miners
are in all organizations. In the church
these magnified personalities imagine they
are the only people the pastor has to serve.
In the home they constantly distract and
disturb the peace and harmony. Let us
guard against this spirit of complaining.
i would commend to you the sound philos-
ophy of the Cabbage Patch story If you
are one of the murmuring Israelites in the
church of to-day. If you want to be cheer
full, Jes' set your mind on 1t an do it. Can't
none of US help what traits we start out in
fFa hut II halra that and
with When things first got to goin' wrong
with me. says. "Oh. Lord. whatever
comes: keep me from gitun .. sour II
pie pears to enjoy bein low-sperrited-it
was fer the Children an Mr.. Wigs. Since
then I've made 1t a practice to put all my
worries down in the bottom Of my heart,
then set the lid on an smile How hard
| constitutionally hard-it is for some folks
to believe that cheerfulness Is usefulness.
TWO KINDS OF SERVICE.
Much complaining arises from the fact
that people overlook the two kinds of
service noted in this text. Those who
stay by the stuff and those who go to
battle are alike doing good. Milton in his
blindness learned that They also serve who
only stand and wait God needs the fight
ers, He also needs the watchers. The
active type of service and the contem-
plative watchers, Peter, the bold, outspoken
underestimate the service of the contem-
plative watchers. Peter the bold, outspoken
|, impetuous disciple, may not see the great
!, | value to the cause of the meditation and
reflective work of the loving and lovable
, John The man In the quarry may create
much more, but the careful placing of the
finished stone, without sound of tool or ham
mer, is no less important The soldier does
the lighting, but the base of supplies must
be guarded. Luther faced opposing devils
and men in his effort to reform the church
but the scholarly work of Meancthon is nc
less important. Who shall tell how much
we owe TO men like Jerome and Erasmus
and Tyndale, who in seclusion translated
the Holy Scriptures for the church OF to.
day. Wesley and Whitfield stormed the
enemy's Notifications in the eighteenth
century, but less truly did Butler an6
Paley write their defenses and evidences
| and analogies to strengthen the founda-
tions of the faith. In the life of to-day
Gods varied type of service aims to use
all In the church. The minister in the
pulpit the Christian business man In the
world the mother in the nursery. Teach
ing, praying, almsgiving. sick waiting
: teaching little ones, binding up wounds
| &t,a al ad Coz