The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-12

ING TELEGRAPH N
The first of series of sermons ON the ahovc
subject, by Rev. I. De Witt Talmage, was deli.
vered in the church. Seventh and Brown streets
last evening. As early as quarter to O'CLOCK
the church was nearly filled, and by "A not seat
could be obtained. Benches, chairs, stools. and
every available means was called into use but
notwithstanding every effort, a great mauv
were compelled to depart minus the great lite.
rary treat. 1t Is estimated there were about
sixteen hundred persons present. Previous to
the sermon the hymn, ''Watchman, tell us of
the night" was sung, the audience all standing.
The splendid effect OF this simple and beautiful
hymn would have called forth manifestations
OF appreciation, had not the prophecies of public
worship prevented After the singing the
preacher proceeded with the discourse, announc-
ing the following TEXT
rs THIS your Joyous city, whose antiquity is
OF ancient daysp-Isaah xiii, Z.
Pride of city is natural to men In all times 70
they 1--we or nave lived in metropolis noted
1or dignity and proves. Caesar exulted in the
mention of his native Rome. Lycnrpus of
Sparta virgil OF Audes Demoslhenes OF Athens.
Archlmedes of Syracuse, and Paul of Tarsus'
You would suspect a man OF base-hear,edness
VINO carried about with HIM no feeling OF COM
placency III regard to the city of his residence
VINO glorled not in its arts or arms or Christian
Dehavlor, who looked with no eXultatlon upon
its schools and churches, and artistic emhellish-
ment and scientific attainments. Men never
like the place in which they have behaved badly.
| do not think that Swarthout liked New YorS
nor DR.. Parkman Boston; nor do the peopls
VINO take their morning ride in The CITY van
like Philadelphia. When / see Argos Rhodes.
smyrna, Chios, Colophon, aud several other
cities claiming Homer, conclude that Homer
was well behaved.
Our citizens will never be condemned for q
lack OF interest in their place of residence. We
are often tod IN other cities that Phlla iephians
are proverb,ally proud. They say we never get
tireo of talking about the "Mlnt" and "Inde-
pendence Hall' and "Glrard Colleee.p Thew
THINK we are the most intensely satisfied people
in all the world, and many a brilliant neriod
about Faneuil Hall and Boston Common. or
Central Park and Madison Square is rounded off
W WIN graceful lamentation about the fact ths!
Phuadelphians aIe SO very proud of their citU
Ihey say We are iDcorrigible, and never will he
cured OF white shutters and marble steps
now we stop to make no retort. But in this
course pi OF sermons on the denominations of
Philadelphia," which will make a verv dark
picture, want at the outset 10 show YOU that |
am not wanting in appreciation OF the adyan.
IageS OF the place in which we live. No CITY
ever had more eventful history. In the one
hundred and seventy-iour years of its eyistence
1t has passed through many changes. 1t has been
smlled upon OF prosperity and shadowed with
auVerslty, blessed with order and crossed with
riots, reused up to great commercial activity
ana stunned by the blow of financial disaster
advanced oy architectural ingenuity and swept
UVer oy all-deslFoylng conlagratou. But In
the mann ITS maTCn has been upward
a stout Englishman looked up into the face
oi MS king, and said he would worship God in
ms; ms own way. Forthwith, storm of perse-
ashore among the Indians at Blue Anchor
Tavern. The laughing.stock of MANY who
mocked at what they considered a foolhardv
ria1 uinaeT5a5ng, and denounced of klnely autho,
rity, william Penn lays down the beginning of a
clty by the banks OF the Delaware-a city as
iee6le in its infancy as Moses sleeping In hui
rushes by the NIle-and, like Miriam. there
HS - ; s.ook ana watched 1t. The royal spirit of
American commerce came down to the water to
paine. and there she found 1t. She took n in
her arms and the child grew and Waxed strong
ana the ships OF foreign lands brought their gold
and spices to its feet, and stretching itself I'm
into the proportions of metcopolis n hos
looked up to the mountains and off uoon tbe
ca, one OF the mightlest OF the energies of Anne:
rican civilization.
Now the character of the founder of q citv
VIII be seen for many years in its inhabitants
komulus impressed his lite upon Rome: the
II Holianders still WELD an influence over New
! lork; the Pilgrims relax not their hold of tha
cities OF New England; William Penn has left
this place an Inheritance of integrity and fair
1eallng, and any day you see all about Won in
manners, and customs, and principles, his tastes,
nls nat, ms coat, his Wlfes bonnet, and his plain
Other cities may lift more glittering domes
nto the sunlight and show streets of grander
architecture, and turn out longer lines of dash.
ng equipage, and tempt richer cargoes to their
but Notwithstanding all this
you look In vain upon the map OF the world, or
he pages of history, for any city that has main
aimed higher reputation Tor morals and phi.
anthropy than your own. What Southern
horoughfare was ever smtten of pestilence
where our physicians did not throw themselves
lpon the sacri6ce What distant land has cried
)ut in the agonles of famine, and our ships have
lot put out with breadstHhs? What street Of
Damascus, or Beyrout,. or Madras has not heard
he step OF our missionaries? What struggle
or national life in which our citizens have not
oured their blood into the trenchesY What
ave not hung their pictures? What denart
lent Of literature and science to which our
;holars have not contributed? What city holds
n its historic scroll more lustrious names than
iLtenhouse among astronomers, than Fitch
nd Fulton among inventors, than Decatur
nong heroes, than Robert Morris among
nanciers than Bishop White among ecclesiase
cal worthless, than Lindley Murray among
than West among painters than
ush among physicians, than Girard among
than Kane among explorers
nd tnough our slowness and caution have
'meumes been caricatured by our sister cities,
stlll rejoice In the fact that Notwithstanding
uch IN our city that ought to be rectihed,
le has never yet disgraced herself by sending
brawling, netarious pugilst to Congress.
need not speak to you OF our PUBIC Schools,
hlch have now under their Denedlctlons about
ghty thousand children, ana expending In
eir education between six and seven hundred
ousand dollars per year, and the High Schools
here, to revel in the loftiest sciences, the
lildren of the cordwainer and milkman and
ass.bower 60 up to stand by the fattered
ms of our merchantprtnces; or speak of the
avail Asylum, where the old servant Of the
" weary with tossing on the sea and snutinS
e smoke OF battle, comes to lie dOwR
the soft couches, and wander under the
ees and among the grass-plots On the
Dks Of the schuylkll; or OF the