The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-10-15
DR.. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
az THE REV. FRANK De WITT rALMAeE. o. q

T os ANGELES, Cal. October SIN
this sermon the preacher shows how
IL the divine voice is constantly speak
Ing to man and how we may recognize
and obey it, The text is | Samuel, NJ,
o. Speak. Lord, for thy servant hear
eth"
How the mighty men and women Of
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. At five
years he appeared in public at the Uni
verslty of Salzburg. At six, with his lit
tie sister Marianne he was travelling
about Europe in a concert tour, the pet
of kings and queens and the wonder and
establishment of the musical world. But,
though Wolfgang Mozart was born to
music, most of our great men and wo-
men live years and years before they
recognize their spheres in life. Some Of
them try four or five different lines of
work before they place their feet upon
the lowest steps to mount their thrones
of power Some, like Odysseus, the
Homeric hero of the Trojan war, had
to be bound hand and foot to the masts
of duty else they would have 1eaped over
board and followed the false wooing of
the sirens song.
George washington did not wish to
be a soldier, but a sailor. A British
man-of-war came to Chesapeake bay
when he was young man. He wanted
to enlist A midshipman's commission
was obtained for him by his elder brother
Lawrence. His trunk was already packed
and placed on board ship. But his wild
owed mother could not bear to let her
baby" boy leave her side. For her sake
he turned his back upon the quarter
deck of British warship and thereby
paved his way for the wonderful career
which has made his name the most IA
nous In American history. Oliver Crom-
well wanted to emigrate to America.
He and his family were down at the
dock with their tickets In their pockets
and had berths engaged when a royal
command forbade HIM leaving the king s
country. Frederick w. Robertson came
from long ancestral line of British Off
GERS. He wanted to be a soldier. Indeed,
for time he did wear the soldiers uni
form, but physical infirmity made him
forego camp life. He entered Edinburgh
university. When he became pastor OF
Trinity chapel at Brighton he found his
right position, which nightly influenced
his own generation and will also infiu-
ence the English speaking race for all
time. Thus many of our most famous
men and women have been compelled to
grope and struggle along, sometimes for
years. for their right yocations in life,
Just the same as you and l have done
In the past or may be now doing in the
present. Where there Is one Mozart who
was born a child genius there are a
thousand Frederick w Robertsons whose
intellect and material life have developed
gradually. First came the seed, then the
sprout, then the blossom and then the
luscious fruit.
The First Calls.
rule fall Upon unheeding ears The
first call of the spiritual life in the same
way usually fall upon unheeding ears
When God first called to Samuel in the
midnight hour, Samuel, Samuel the
lad leaped up and iran to the old priest
Eli, supposing that it was he who called
him, and said. Here am l." Then Ell
answered: my son, | have not called
thee. Go back to bed" Again Samue
heard Gods voice, and again he nistool
1t for a human voice. Samuel, Samuel"
What is it, Eli?" asked the boy. Here
] am. ! am always ready to wait upor
thee" Again the old man answered
my son, l have not called thee Their