Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-11-10
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/ SERMONS
BY
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THE TRAGEDY OF The ONE TALENT
MAN


tltude, IS up on the brow Of the
Mount Of Olives. Jerusalem and the
temple are below them, blazing III all
their glory in the hot afternoon sun
Christ has Just foretold their annihila-
ton. He is now about to tell the
cause of that future ruin. No nation
had ever received such a trust as had
| the Jewish people, Their talent was
large. Would they use it or bury it,
as they did their Lord in Joseph's
tomb? Back Of the many colored syr-
ian turbans the Master looked through
the haze Of the coming centuries. He
who gives beauty to the stars. fra
GRANGE to the flowers and life 10 the
child gives to each mortal some varie-
ty Of endowment. each according to
bis ability" Only few are ten talent
men-most Of us are one-and we are
apt to discount that one! To us this
1 short text is like a galyanic shock
But to the story:
/ The Talent Committed.
1 There's hustle and hustle in that
eastern house. The master is of for
a long trip to a far country. He calls
his three chief stewards. They stand
with glistening eyes. Eight thousand
| dollars or more viii be committed to
them Such a fortune doesn't grow
on every bush. What a chance to
| prove themselves! Now he's off.
There's a waving Of hands Many sa-
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dust Of his chariots and camels as it
| disappears into the horizon. But, say.
| brother, push the clock hands around
| 1000 years. Wake up! Rub your
eyes! Not Palestine in the orient, Out
the occident-your town, q. s. A.
| Talents are no longer gold and silver.
| but faculties, mental, physical and
spiritual. How big is your capacity?
Five bushels or one bushel? Can you
make horseshoes, sing tenor and pray
in public? Then you are that three
talent fellow. Just make horseshoes.
nothing else? One talent only. Ma
poleon had five talents; Elias Howe
one. Which would you rather? Get
some books; add horse doctoring to
the horseshoeing. Now your sign
reads carrier and Veterinarian"
You are a two talent man now And
you, Miss Modest, you've been leading
the young peoples meeting lately: add
teaching a Sunday school class down
at the mission. One plus one are how
many? Who said "a thousand forests
lie In one acornY" Sounds like amer
son. Your prayer seemed feeble com
| pared to old Brother Saintly'sr"
Doesn't matter. The moss at Santa
Barbara isn't jealous Of the big trees
at Mariposa. The hen needn't envy
the eagle nor the sugar corn the rose.
The Gifts OF God.
Our gifts, musical ability, song, ora
tory, craftsmanship, any power, come
from God. Say, that's thought-God
has confidence in us. Needs us in some
way. Has left certain worlds work
for us-to build bridges, dig tunnels,
watch teakettles boil, fly lightning
kites, try air currents with m0n0planes
and biplanes-indeed, pours the treas
ures of the universe into our laps,
gives US a handful Of seed and then
steps back, goes into "a far country, =
It isn't yours to criticise either the
work or the tools he gives you 4
National league ball player has just
closed three year contract at $4,000
a year. It evidently pays to t.play ball"
The average salary Of Methodist minis
tiers is S400. Is one ball player worth
twenty-five preachers? Yes, on the
ball field But don't try to reconcile
comparisons. Your task is to make
your talent larger. The place to make
money is where others are letting it |
60. To get trade find the need Of q
community and supply it. TO 60 to
your work fresh, to love your job. to
cultivate that peculiar psychic buoy |
ancy that makes the winning Splinter
cross the line smiling and easy, to give
the best that's in you to the common
place, is the magic that increases your
talent-the gift Of God within you.
The Talent Neglected.
Look at that steward. What's he |
doing? Actually burying his one talent |
In the ground. Let me Whispef-nof |
In "a napkin,'-that's another story.
What's he mutter1ng? lizard master .
mot going TO bother my head J Rec
ognize his picture? The church IS full |
Of him, and the world too. Smiths
out hustling for the firm, gets new
trade; he's a rising man. Black |
watches the clock, steals maps. reads
a cheap novel on the sly. One day be
gets the blue envelope and be is out |
Of a job. Hear him rail at the tyranny
Of capital. He's the improbable serV-
anti Catch the idea2 Powers must
be used-and increased. We are re-
sponsible not only for what we. have,
but for what we ought TO have It's |
use or loss. "Oh, that's an old story
Yes, SO is sstWice two are four,'-but
its mighty true Don't you try to
count 1t three IL you want to keep out
OF the poorhouse, nor i've il you want
to keep out Of prison. Does your