Milford chronicle., 1905-10-13
CalnaQe
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaee. D. D.

Audh anu now we may recognize duC
obey it. The text is l Samuel III, 8
''Speak, Lord. for thy servant heareth.
How the mighty men and women o.
the world found their callings in life
would make very interesting reading
Sometimes a genius, like Mozart is
born. From his cradle his parents
knew what vocation this child would
pursue. At three years of age, with
his little chubby fingers, he could make
the piano speak with the touch of a
master. A five years he appeared in
public at the University of Salzburg
At six, with his little sister Marianne,
he was travelling about Europe on a
concert tour. the pet of kings and
queens and the wonder and astonish-
ment of the musical world. But, though
'Wolfgang Mozart was born to music
most of our great men and women live
gears and years and years before they
recognize their right spheres in life.
Some of them try four or five different
Zines of work before they place their
feet upon the lowest steps to mount
their thrones of power. Some, like
FOdysseus, the Homeric hero Of the
Trojan war, had to be bound hand
and foot to the masts of duty, else they
would have leaped overheard and fol
slowed the false wooing of the SIRENS
song.
George Washington did not wish to
be a soldiep but sailor A British |
lman-of-war came to Chesapeake bay
when he was a young man. He want
ed to enlist. A midshipman's commits
sion was obtained for him by his
elder brother Lawrence. His trunk
was already packed and placed on
board ship. But his widowed mother
could not bear to let her "baby' boy
leave her side. For her sake he turned
'his back upon the quarter deck of a
British warship and thereby paved his
way for the wonderful career which
has made his name the most famous
in American history. Oliver Cromwell
wanted to emigrate to America. He
and his family were down at the dock
with their tickets in their pockets and
had their berths engaged when royal
command forbade him leaving the
kings country. Frederick W. Robert
son came from long ancestral line OF
British officers. He wanted to be
soldier Indeed. for time he did wear
the soldiers uniform, but physical in
frmity made him fOrego camp life. He
entered Edinburgh university. When
he became pastor Of Trinity chapel at
he found his right position,
which nightly influenced his own gen.
sratiOn and will also influence the Eng.
ish speaking race for all time Thus
many of our most famous men and wo.
men have been compelled to grope and
struggle along, sometimes for years,
Tor their right vocatiOns in life, just
he same as you and have done in the
past or may be now doing in the pres.
INT. Where there is one Mozart who
vas born child genius there are a
thousand Frederick w. Robertsons
whose intellect and material life have
developed gradually. First came the
iced, then the sprout, then the bios
om and then the luscious fruit
The First Calls.
4nE AAGA EelAAn VI lAG tGlAA DUA al MT ar /
rule, fall upon unheeding ears The
irst calls of the spiritual life in the ;
anne way usually fall upon unheedine
ars. When God first called to Samuel
n the midnight hour, samuel, Sam ,
Ielv' the lad leaped up and ran to the :
Id priest, Eli, suppOsing that it was :
e who called him, and said, Here am
I
ave not called thee. Go back to bed.
Again Samuel heard Gods voice, and =
gain he mistook it for a human voice
Samuel, Samuelr' "What is it, Eli?"
sked the boy. "Here l am. l am al '
rays ready to wait upon thee" Again :
ne old man answered, MY son, J.
ave not called thee" Then a third =
me God called, and old Eli said to n
amuel: MY son, it is not calling :
Zee, but God When God calls to :.
lee again do not run to me, but an :
ver, Speak, Lord, for thy servant y
eareth. Thus young Samuel was =
ught to listen to the voice of the u
ord in the midnight hour. Thus l :.
Ould beg you to heed Gods voice =
ueu ue speaks 10 you III lue silent ~
aces of life. God generally calls US -
our higher spiritual life in the "si y
Mt places" as he called Samuel to be =,
me the prophet of Israel in the still -
iss of the midnight darkness.
Where are these 'silent places in ~
hich you and 1 can hear the voice OF ~
e Lord? In the first place, l would "
ate that God calls us in the hours D'
darkness. He calls to us as he call
Samuel after the first sleep of the ID
yht is over, and we suddenly awake ID
d feel that some one is very near to u
and speaking. We cannot see him, ID
t we feel him and hear him. We w
i his presence and hear him just the Id
ne as we used to recognize our ii'
,ther's hand and her kiss and her De
ood night my boy" when we were Gu
ldren and she would come and take 1iu
asst look at us to see that we were ~ ~
right before going TO bed .
when Most People Die. ~,
'nrhanq the reason WHY Cod IL able tN