The New York herald., 1870-05-30
CEsTRaL PRESBYTERIAN CEyGuH.
Moral md Spiritual False Balances Sermon
by Rev. Mr.. Tnimadge.

Moral nnd Spiritual False Sermon
by Rev. Mr.. Tnimadge.
Rev. Mr. Talmadge preached yesterday morning
a sermon upon the moral ana spiritual fa.se bal
ances OF the world before very large congregat on
assembled In tile church in Schsrmerhorn street.
The discourse was an eloquent ana telling one, and
partook considerably OF the originality ofsyle which
this preacher Is wont TO infuse into his sermons.
Mr. Talmadge selected his text from Proverbs,
XII, IA false balance Is abominai0n To
the Lordn 1t seems strange, Mr.. Talmadge said,
that He who weighs maintains In scales and the hills
In q balance should stoop to notice whether the
ounce lght on tic counter Is grain e - than an
OUNCE anu whether the bnshel measure on the barn
floor really holds as much as IL processes u hold.
Yet God does There ~ nothing Insignificant 10 Him.
He takes just as much notice OF tie falling OF u
robins wing Of the stroke Of the wing OF arch
angel. Yon from the text what minute observa-
ron He takes Of ihe affairs OF the world, and you
Is aDomnaiion to the Lord IN a great city Ike
Brooklyn how many denominations there must Del
The government had appointed commits 'ioners.
upon weights and measures; but there are
FALSE BALANCES or A MORAL AND SPIRITUAL
CHARACTER
that brought to that test and he proposed
to consider some of them. The preacher FIRST re.
one bad action against thousand good ones ana
made II the heavier. How often II was, after man
had & lived % he conseerated to some grand
society threw him overheard forgeilul OF
the ten thousand gooa deeds. because
man did single wrong thing. This accounted
for the difference OF opinion that people have Of
tain individuals IN the community. That was false
balance that which weighed the Bible against secu-
lar literature and made that book the lightcst; and
this was the kind OF weighing which was going
al the while. There was always 50 much literature
there arose temptation, which every man and
yo woman Nh IN the no noase r, had felt TO neglect
tended as torch to carry in front OF some
festal procession, but II was intended TO be
AN EvEELAsTING LAMP
to throw its light upon our pathway when al other
lights had gone out That was a fase balance which
tne inward meaning. or what use was MI your
church going ana psalm singing, ana all your eccle-
sta astica astuleaes, without aith IN Tie Lord Jesus
CHRISTI Il0t was the thing which was 10 decide
whether you are going to heaven or not The posts
OF the sepulehri gate are not wide enough 10 allow
a coach and four 10 go In. He had more faith IN thar
man who might be 0mewhat erratlc In his theology
but whose life was an illustration OF the truths OF
Gods word than he had IN The man who adopted all
his religious tncOres hllc II life was hostile 10 the
principles oi inc Gospel. He believed mat
MEN Had GONE TO HE'LL
with Heidelberg catcchism III one arm and q West
minister IN the Other, sound In the head but rotten
III the life. Ihat was fase balance which made
present qualification destroy future bliss he had
KNOWN men VINO sold their souls for six cents and
men who for one moments slipping OF glass
destroyed their souls The fountains OF This worlds
pleasure are salt water ana the more you drink the
thiistief you get. Then where was happiness
Wealth exclalms, 'It is not herep Royalty cries
out through The corridors OF the paaco 1T ls not
here Fame answer II stands writlns its name on
giided column at is heicln God only planted itn
the soul Then, for the sake ofwhat tie world could
give, do not sell your soul. IL was u lying world.
It's mountains would fall and IT'S thrones crumble,
aud II you had no hlng but that which the world
gave you you would De
TURNED Otr on THE COMMONS
to die poor beggar. This world would use mans
talent ana energy and then, after he Is exhausted
bansh him. That was q false balance which weigh-
ed present trials against future glory and made the
latter the llghtcsf. 1t was perpexlng question
among theologians why God allowed sin 10 come
into the world. Mr.. Talmadge said he did not know,
nor was he very much Interested IN the discussion.
He simply wanted 10 know how 1t could be
driven out He concluded his sermon with an elo-
duent appeal 10 the people u con1de In the Lord
and become true Christians, and after prayer and
singing the congregation was dismissed with the
heua