Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-09

ticlc. how true. how true. The sue
ccssful merchant is not the merchant
WHO has perfect clerks. hut he takes
his clerks rs they are and drills them
anl keeps OH drilling them until In
spite Of themselves they are compelled
10 do his bidding. The successful cap
tain j. II man who. like Paul Jones. can
inspire u mixed crew. made up Of all
different nationalitics. 10 night his bat
ties aS though they were made out OF
the stun of heroes. And the strong
man for God Is not the man who sits
down and repincs over the weaknesses
of his fellow men. He is like Joab.
ready To slut his eyes To other mems
faults and out of mems weaknesses
build up his own towers of strength"
Even u lion can bc Siraueiod TO death
with Spiicr webs II you can weave
enough of them together into one rope.
The SlInbcams can change u ships hull
into Goals Of fire il YOU can only focus
the SUMS rays upon II by powerful
burning glass.
what Gladstone said.
But must not close without drawing
your attention To one other fact. The
awakened king was not n young man.
He was not even middle aged man.
think his hair was white and his step
was becoming shower with age and he
knew IT, William l.. Gladstone said
just before he gave up his English pre-
miership. Il feel that the sands OF my
life are running out" King David
must nave felt his sands of life running
away also. Ills grown children proved
II. AhSalOm must have been n grown
man. No mere boy could have had the
brains or the power 10 raise the insur-
rcction which he did. Absalom was
evidently fully developed man. This
meant that David. aS the father. was
probably past the iifiieth milestone II
not nearing his thrccscorc years of age.
Now. mcthlnks. when this insurrection
started David lost all his moral back
bone | can almost hear him soliloquiz-
Ing something like this:
What +, the use of my fightingf |
am an Oil man II were young. as
III liN hHNN Wll'u ! lhtEli ''plliAh.
could Eight now: hut old and worn
out. there is not much use think
had better ahdicatc. 1t Will only be a
few years M the most. and then ! must
die" l:ut .Ioab had none Of this non
sense IN him. He came To the King and
practically said Your majesty your
best days are ahead Get up out Of this
room aud 90 Ia work. Your last years
Of rcigmlig over Israel are 10 he your
best years My friends. my middle
aged or white haired friends. bring TO
you Joabs sautatinn Your best days
are ahead; up and out" That Is what
your motto should Ice. Yea, up and out
now
You are discouraged. like David.
Things have not been going right IN
business. have they; The younger men
In the partnership want Ia push you To
the wall: Don't you let them do IL
Things have not been going right IN the
home and In the church. People say
you are an old fogy aud that YOU look
at things through Anticipated spectacles
Don't YOU let them push YOU aside
Who ought to be so we'll fitted 10 lead
and mold the world as the mature mid
die aged and white haired teachers or
ministers or merchants or church MEM
bers: II Is sad cry which the world
is calling today Give Us Young men.
Let us have only young men," The
voice of the church and the voice OF
the world should be- the voice of .Ioab:
GIVE uS older men for our leaders
Give us older men In the pulpit and In
the pew and In legislative hall" The
best days Of King David were his last
days. The hest days of your earthly
life, aging man. are ahead. al
though M the present time. as with
David Just after Absalom's death. con-
ditions may seem To be black and al
most hopeless And say this with
the greatest confidence because / he
licve that the blackness and hopeless
ness Of Your present troubles will drive
YOU closer and closer TO Jesus Christ
who alone Is able 10 III you for service
for your fellow mon
How black the world seems at times.
\ short time before Henry Irving. the
greatest actor Of his day passed away
he made This statement: with the APP
plausc of the theater still ringing In
my ears. with the memory of kind
faces cmblazoncd on my memory. with
the consciousness that have won the
affections Of multitudes whom cannot
meet In person. have often gone home
from the thcater feeling utterly desc
late ana alone. ycarning for the init
mate human companionship which fate
has denied me-
As Henry irving was ycarning for
nm intimate human companionship
you. on account of your troubles have
been ycarnIng for Christ Thus IN clos
ing ! commit You unto the hands Of
my saviour lie Is the Christ who will
read YOU II you let him, lie viii lead
you ont Of your troubles Just as Tie led
the king of uldcn times. He may not
lead you 90 throne Of earthly power