The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24
TALMAGE AT THE ACADEMY.

Jesus Christ the Only Cemforter-The
Victims or Islander and Abuse-Is the
Preacher Rebuking His Critics .-The
Emigration from Time Into Eternity.
Mr.. Talmage preached to an immense congrega-
ton, as usna yesterday morning. Every seat was
occupied and those who came late were provided
with accommodations in the orchestra. Mr.. Post,
the precentor, who had been absent for number
OF Sundays, in consequence OF severe cold, re-
turned yesterday, having almost fully recovered,
and led the singing Among the announcements
made by the pastor previous to the sermon was the
fact that the grand fair at the Academy, for the
benefit Of the rebuilding fund, would open on Tues
day night and continue day and evening until Sat
urday.
Mr.. Talmage preached from the text, "And His
disciples went and told Jesus being q statement
OF the action OF the disciples alter the beheadng
OF John the Baptist by order OF King Herod. The
disciples were thrown int grief and dismay by
this event. and their grief must find expression.
Jesus could understand their grief, and He imme-
diatey soothed 1t. In the first place the preacher
commended the behavior of these disciples TO all
those In the audience who were sinful and unpar-
dsned. There came time In almost every mans
history when ne felt from some source that he had
an errlng nature. The thought might not have
such heit as to tell him 1t might be only IKE the
naSh IN an evening cloud just after very not sum-
would
sTlMuLATE HIMSELF WITH ARDENT SPIRITS.
another would seek secularities: but sometimes
man could not get rid OF this impression. The fact
was that when man found out that his eternity
was poised upon perfect uncertainty and that
the next moment his foot may slip, he must do
something violent to make himself forget where he
stood or ny for refuge. Driven, perplexed and
harassed as you have been by sin, Ego and tell
Jesus" ''Oh," but man said, INSTEAD OF curing
my wound you want to make . wound OF cOnvtc-
tion." Have you never known surgeon to find
chronic disease, and then, with sharp caustic, burn
IL all out and the health come againY so the grace
of God comes to the old sore OF sin. IL has long
been ranking there, but by that grace II
Is burned out through these fires or conviction,
1.-THE nesh ceming again as the flesh OF little
child" With the ten thousand unpardoned sins
Of your life go and tell Jesus.r
| commend the behavior OF the disciples to all
who are tempted. have heard men In midliie say
they have never had temptations. II they
have not 1t is because they have never tried to re-
sst and have not tried to DO right. man hop
pied and handcuned, as long as he lies quietly he
does not test the power OF sin; but when he rises
up and with determination resolves TO
SNAP THE HANDOUTS
or break the hops'-, then he finds the power OF the
iron. AS long a. we 90 down the current we seem
to get along smoothly but when we turn and head
the other way toward Christ and heaven,
oh, how we have 70 lay TO the oars
IL Is all folly for one man to say
he could not be tempted as another is. The tenn
permanent decides the style OF temptation; but
sanguine or lymphatic, you will have temptation
What are you to der Tell everybody OF III An,
what silly man yon would bel with al y0pI