. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . rong, but one is weak, the chain will be in danger of breaking atthat one weak link. We may be strong in a thousand excellencies, and vethave one weakness that endangers us. This is the reason that we see menaround us, distinguished for a whole round of virtues, collapse and go down. 99 100 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK The weak link, in the otherwise stout chain, gave away under the pressure. The bridge of character may be built up of mighty links strong enoughto hold a mountain; but if there be one weak spot, that one po
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . rong, but one is weak, the chain will be in danger of breaking atthat one weak link. We may be strong in a thousand excellencies, and vethave one weakness that endangers us. This is the reason that we see menaround us, distinguished for a whole round of virtues, collapse and go down. 99 100 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK The weak link, in the otherwise stout chain, gave away under the pressure. The bridge of character may be built up of mighty links strong enoughto hold a mountain; but if there be one weak spot, that one point, overlooked,may afterward cause the destruction of the whole being. And what multi-tudes have gone down for all time and eternity, because in the chain-bridgeof their character there was lacking a strong middle bolt! He had but onefault, and that was avarice, hence forgery. He had but one fault, and that wasa burning desire for intoxicants, and hence his fatal debauch. She had butone fault, and that was an inordinate fondness for dress, and hence her own. DR. TALMAGE AT HIS DESK IN THE CHRISTIAN HERALD OFFICE and her husbands bankruptcy. She had but one fault, and that was her quicktemper, and hence the disgraceful outburst. What we all want is to have putaround us a strong chain of good influences. Christian association is a membership is a link. Scripture research is a link. Faith in God is alink. Put together all these influences. Make a chain. For many of the circumstances of life we are not responsible. For ourparentage we are not responsible; for the place of our nativity, not responsible;for our features, our stature, our color, not responsible; for the family relations DR. TALMAGES PHILOSOPHY 101 in which we were born, for our natural tastes, for our mental characters, notresponsible. But we are responsible for the associations that we choose, andthe moral influences under which we put ourselves. Character seeks an equilib-rium. A. B. is a good man. Y.
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