The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-12

The Necessity for Rest-Scrm0n by the Rev.
De Witt Talma.e.

The Necessity for Rest-Scrmon by the Rev.
De Witt Talmase.
The sermon or the Rev. De Witt Talmage, Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, in Schermerhorn street. yeser
day morning, was listened to with marked attention
by large congregation, every part OF the large
building being crowded to repetion. The reverend
gentleman took for his text the rollowing:-.Come
unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and |
will give you rest'--Matthew xi., 2s.
The great want of the mind was rest-rest from
sn rest from sickness, rest from troube-and where
should that rest be iound We all wanted pillow
on which to rest our aching heads, and for this rest
looked mp TO the Lord Jesus Christ, who stretches
out His hand 10 aid u.s. aud says ali tenderness and
sympathy, Come unto Ne all We that labor and
are heavily laden and viii give you resl.n The
greatest.
WANT OF THE WORLD
was rest. There were troubles which came down
unon the daughters OF our race and All that was
beautiful IN the soul was despoiled. There was no
deep IN the mount ain that II could shield us
After the battle u gettysburg he went int The hos
ptal, and the only well person he found was the
servant There indeed was suffering ana weeping.
a heavy heart, for there was sickness in his own
household. He felt more like having sermon
preached 10 him than he did like preaching one.
lie would commend The text to those whose hearts
were heavy. Some on these occasions cndeavored
to drown their troubles by drink, but when man
finds that he s -
STANDING UPON PRRCIPICE
down which he may at any time be hurled he must
10 something 10 save himself. They would never
find any comfort except through the Lord Jesus
Christ. He was always ready to give them comfert
and rest; ready with the beam OF HIS own cross 10
crush IN the prison door. There was no need to
carry that burden VI sin any longer, for
He would relieve them OF 1t II they would
but 20 10 Him. IL was for them to say
whetDcr they would name tins Christ OF NOT
w0ene, tsey would accept the promise OF the text;
aud tins promise was TO all who had been tempted
to SIN. IL man lies down quietly ON his chains he
never knows their strength. IL Is only when he
gets up aud tries 10 break away from them. And 50
It was with the sin which
CHAINED HIN 10 THE WORLD.
lie hated to hear men say they could not be
tempted 10 do % sin. they should not 70 about
c,asting 81 then power lest they, like the lion who
watched aad laughed at the foolish fish for being
caught anon line, should step backwards ami drop
directly into the trap set by the hunter. lie would
like TO see a man who had never had any tempta
lion, anu he believed there were Just as many temp
tations Tor man OF sevcntyiye years there were
fer man OF twenty-llv We should all live so thar
IN The cad we should moi fear to die. A man was a
coward who was AFRAID TO die.
THE Big ORGAN.
AT the close OF the sermon the reverend gentleman
stated that tley had the sum OF 900 10 pay on the
bic orgao, and he hoped they would contribute lbe-
rally towards making up the amount For his part
he would give dollar for every member OF his
family, and there were seven: then he would give a
be would give dollar iur bose VINO were aple 10