Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
Caln,aSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae, d. d.


sermon the preacher deals with one Of
the familiar evils OF our social and
business life the curse OF ungovorn-
able temper. and shows how the mis-
directed energy Of those who are vic
Tins OF the habit may be transformed
into a blessing The text is Proverbs
xvi, 30, "He that Is slow TO anger IL
better than the mighty and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a
city"
Popular enthusiasm IL most easily
kindled when the admiring multitudes
are allowefto bend the knee before a
human idol clothed In n soldiers uni
form. The most inspiring call for the
common people is the bugle blast
sounding ~ cavalrymans charge.
IT'S true. the most beautiful monument
Of Edinburgh Is the one erected to Sir
Walter Scott. the writer and In Lon
don it is the one erected TO Prince AL
bert Queen Nictoria's consort and in
some respects the most conspicuous
monument in Brook lyn is that erected
TO the memory Of Henry Ward Bcecher,
the prea cher. But where there is one
monument erected in prominent cities
TO the memory Of statesman. sci
enlist, n popt or an artist there are five.
ten, twenty monuments erected TO the
memory Of military heroes. II is right
TO honor tho heroic deeds of these
chieftains. but the heroes Of peace
should be honored also.
King Solomon recognizes this fact in
tho words Of my text. He is not depre-
ciating such triumphs as that of Cyrus,
who 200 years later laid siege to the
rity OF Babylon and captured it by
turning the Euphrates river from its
course and by marching under the city
gates by night. when the king and all
! his courtiers were bcmuddled at a
drunken carnival. He il not sneering
| at military genius such as was display
| cd by Titus. who captured Jerusalem
| in 70 A. D.. but he is exalting the noble
work Of a man Of God who can cap
ture the citadel Of his own heart and
! bold his will and life in subsection TO n
/ higher law. SO today I want to show
!
! for n successful life and why che that
! is slow to anger is better than the
mighty and he that ruleth his spirit
than he that taketh city
The mgovcrnahle temper IL 10 he
dreaded and feared. For the time be-
ing 1t undermines mans thinking and
reasoning powers. 1t may even be-
| 1n1 IL III
uncnviable position of fighting against
md destroying himself. AS snake
when leased by nm enemy it cannot
reach will in its frenzy bury its poi
sonous fangs In lis own body. SO the
slave of ungoverncd temper becomes
the victim Of his own rage and "hagrin
Dependent on Each other.
Tho brain in its action "a very sim
liar 10 the organs of the body. All its
different parts are interdependent. as
the heart. the brain, the kidneys, the
lungs and the stomach act and react
upon each other When the heart stops
its regular steady pumping. then every
other organ langushes on account OF
this weakness. Then the water Of Tho
dropsv sets in. When the lungs refuse
to do their work. then the digestive ap
paratus is affected. stomach trouble
can cause nervous prostra ton, once
got the nerves out of tune and yol
may have nervous dyspepsia The or
cams of the body are like the under
stones Of great arching bridge. Take
t1,n tl,ctn 1.
whole arch tumbles into q ruin. Sucf
is the intcrdepcndence OF the differen
parts Of the brain. Lot tho will pow
cr once lose its grip and the rea sonint
faculty. or the scat OF Judgment, j
gone Then man In his actions an,
words becomes like a runaway hors'
taking the bit in his teeth. lie is jus
as apt TO smash up against a ston'
fence or TO leap Il precipice or to dasl
before the onrushing locomotive as b.
is TO keep the straight road of safety.
At such times man will do some
thing on the spur Of the moment whlc|
he is apt to regret all the days of hi
life. lie is like drunkard drawing
knife in saloon brawl lie is lik
l StHeIdI ll'IeutlItu III Soii' iiipieShh
, ble Gibraltar who deliberately open
the gates and makes "A foolish sOrtie
He is like an army which goes off an
leaves it's fortress unGunrded TO b
pounced upon by waiting foe.
Now, life under the very best OF cor
ditions is such an awful and a clos
} struggle that you and | cannot affor
! 10 make any mistake on account of n
: uncouquerab temper When we ar
. in conflict with a skilled foe we car
t not afford to let our contempt get tn
better of us. as did Goliath when h
went forth to attack David. IL 70
do. Just as sure as you live you wi
place yourself at the mercy of you
antagonist. When you are preparn
for life's work because something zoe
| wrong or an injustice has been don
you have no right to lose your tempe
as did Philip H. Sheridan at Yves
Point when he thought n sergeant ha
: inSuted him. so fiery was the yOuu
r lrishman's temper at that time that h
made an attack upon his officer wit
: a murderous bayOnet and by that AZ
r was in danger of being expelled frol
q the academy and his glorious service
A to his country would have been los
. Because some enemy has been unr
i lcnting in his attacks you cannot a
u ford, no matter how great or little yo