. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . e sympathetic, and they cry out: Is it possible that ourgreat hero who shot Ahab, and around whom we came withsuch vociferation when he returned from victorious battle—can be possible that our grand and glorious Naaman has theleprosy? Yes. Everybody has something he wishes he had not—David, an Absalom to disgrace him; Paul, a thorn to stinghim; Job, carbuncles to plague him; Samson, a Delilah toshear him; Ahab, aNaboth to deny him; Haman, a Mordeoaito irritate him; George Washington, childishness to
. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . e sympathetic, and they cry out: Is it possible that ourgreat hero who shot Ahab, and around whom we came withsuch vociferation when he returned from victorious battle—can be possible that our grand and glorious Naaman has theleprosy? Yes. Everybody has something he wishes he had not—David, an Absalom to disgrace him; Paul, a thorn to stinghim; Job, carbuncles to plague him; Samson, a Delilah toshear him; Ahab, aNaboth to deny him; Haman, a Mordeoaito irritate him; George Washington, childishness to afflicthim; John Wesley, a termagant wife to pester him; Leah,weak eyes; Pope, a crooked back; Byron, a club foot; JohnMilton, blind eyes; Charles Lamb, an insane sister; and you,something which you never bargained for and would like to?^et rid of. The reason of this is that God does not want (530) LEPEES. 531 this world to be too bright; otherwise, we would always wantto stay, and eat these fruits, and lie on these lounges, andshake hands in this pleasant society. We are only in the. vestibule of a grand temple. God does not want us to stayon the doorstep, and therefore he sends aches and annoy-ances and sorrows and bereavements of all sorts to push uson, and push us up toward riper fruits and brighter society 532 LEPERS. and more radiant prosperities. God is only whipping usahead. The reason that Edward Payson and Eobert Hallhad more rapturous views of heaven than other people hadwas because, through their aches and pains, God pushedthem nearer up to it. If God dashes out one of your pic-tures, it is only to show you a brighter one. If he sting yourfoot with gout, your brain with neuralgia, your tongue withan inextinguishable thirst, it is only because he is preparingto substitute a better body than you ever dreamed of, whenthe mortal shall put on immortality. It is to push you on,and push you up toward something grander and better, thatGod sends upon you as he did upon
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