Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07

not nearing his tlreescore years of age.
Now, methinks, when this insurrectlon
started, David lost all his moral back
bone. can almost hear him sOllOquiz-
Ing something like this:
what IL the use Of my fighting?
am an old man. IF were young, as
in the days when I fought Goliath.
l could fight now; but, old and worn
out. there Is not much Use. think I
had better abdicate. re will only be n
few years at the most. and then must
die" But Joab had none of this non
sense in him. He came TO the king and
practically snld: "Your majesty, your
best days IRE ahead. Get up out OF this
room and go to work. Your last years
Of reigning over Israel are to be your
best years" My friends, my middle
aged or white haired friends. bring to
You Joab's salutation. "Your best days
are ahead; up and out" That Is what
your motto should be. 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 TO push you to
the wall? Don't you let them do It.
Things have not been going right In the
home and in the church. People say
you are an old fogy and that YOU look
at things through Anticipated spectacles.
Don't you let them push you aside.
Who ought to be so we'll fitted to lead
and mold the world as the mature mid
die aged and white haired teachers or
ministers or merchants OF church men,
bers? 1t Is u 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 Joab;
"Give us older men for our leaders
Give us older men in the pulpit and In
tho pew and in legislative hall" The
best days of King David were his last
days. The best days of your earthly
life, o aging man. are ahead, al
though at the present time, as with
David just after Absalom's death. con
dtions may seem to be black and al
most hopeless. And say this with
the greatest confidence because I be
lieve that the blackness and hopeless
ness Of your present troubles will driv,
you closer and closer to Jesus Christ
who alone is able to At you for service
for your fellow men.
How black the world seems at times
even under the brightest of conditions
A short time before Henry Irving. thu
greatest nctor Of his day, passed ava!
H. ii. A1,o
plause of the theater still ringing II
my ears. with the memory Of knt
faces emhlazoned on my memory, will
the consciousness that I have won tn
affections Of multitudes whom canno
meet in person, have often gone hom
from the theater feeling utterly desc
late and alone. yearning for the init
mate human companionship which fat
has denied me-
AS Henry Irving was yearning 70
an intimate human companionshi
you, on account Of your troubles, hav
. been yearning for Christ. Thus in clos
ing l commit you unto the hands O
any Saviour. He is the Christ who wi
Lead you if you let him. He will lea
you out Of your troubles Just as he le
/ the king Of olden times. He may nc
, read you to throne Of earthly power
. but he will lead you to n throne G
heavenly glory. Into the Saviour
E hands l commit thee today. o Kin
l David, ns declare again: THY he,
2 days are ahead. Thy best days of cart
e and heaven are ahead If YOU will Il
: David's God lead you as he WILL"
0 Copyright. 1905. by Louis Klopsch.l