The New York herald., 1873-09-15

God has provided for His people hereafter The
text was from Joshua, xv., l9:-''Thou hast given
me a south land; give me also springs OF water.
And He gave her the upper springs and the
neither springs" The fact Is, said the preacher,
that as Caleb the father gave Achsah the daughter
south land, 80 God gives us this world. am
very thankful He has given 1t to us; but am like
Achsah in the fact that am not satisfied with the
portion Trees and flowers and grass and blue
skies very well in their places. but he who has
nothing but this world as portion has no portion
at all. 1t IS mountainous land, sloping Off tow
ard
THE DESERT OF SORROW.
swept by fiery siroccos it is Ia south land"-a
poor portion for any man that tries to put his
trust in it, What has been your experience
What has been the experience of every man, of
every woman that has tried this world as q por-
ton queen Elizabeth, amid the sur.
Ss paner setcRes too Rutey tne
wrinkles on her lace, and she Indignantly cries
shadows" Hogarth, at the very height Of mis-
artistic triumph, is stung almost to death with
tns KnS Goes not seem 70 be-
George il. cries out, "who is this HoearthY Take
a Ss a
for his last words, ~ am absolutely undone."
Walter Scott, lumbling around the inkstand to
my room. There is no rest for Sir Walter but
in the grave" Stephen Girard, the wealthiest
slave. When l arise in the morning my one enort
is to work so hard that can sleep when
gets 70 Be night Charles tanS 1
jumps, says :-"Do you remember, Bridget when
we used to laugh from the shilling gallery at the
IRON the boxes" But why go so far as thats
need to go no further than your street to find an
TEN SUCCESSFUL wORLDLINGs-
and you know what l mean by thorough world,
me out ten %s one ns nns Sapp
Care drags him across the ferry. Care drags him
back Take your stand at two O'Clock A. az tiie cor.
OF Canal street and Broadway, and see the
agonzed physognomies. Your bankers your In.
your retailers, as a cass-I speak OF those who are
supremely w0rldly-as class, are they happy? NO.
Care dogs their steps, and making no appeal to
God Tor help comfort, they are tossed hither and
thither, while
from Central Park to the Battery How has IL
been with you, my hearers9 Aave you not had
more care and worrment since you gained tina tnat
we have spiritual blessings offered us in this
world, which l shall call the neither springs;
ss sna t sHss sae uppeT Hi p1ss bess es%s
present satisfaction OF religion; on o nsag neither
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the world. what satisfaction there Is here In re-
gion don't you thirst after it al did Achsah after
ss watef una the spTns dumS sing 6 u
my Father, l thank thee for the upper springs In
heavenl 1t Is very fortunate we cannot see heaven
until we get into It, Oh Christian man. If you
could see what place 1t is we would never get
yoi back again TO the oflce or store or shop. am
glad shall not see that world till enter 1t. Sup
pose we were allowed to go on
AN EXCURSION INTO THAT GOOD LAND
and nd heard the song and looked at the raptured
faces. and mingled In the superb society, we would
cry Out:-"Let us stay Why take the trouble OF
going back again to that old worldY We are here
now, let us stay" And it would take angelic vio-
there. But as people who cannot afford to pay for
an entertainment something's come around 1t and
look through the door ajar or through openings IN
the fence, SO we come and look through the crev.
ices into that good land WHICH God has provided for
us. We can jlst catch glimpse of We come
near enough to hear the rumbung OF the eternal
orchestra, though not near enough to know who
blows the cornet or who fingers the harp Upper
springs of light and gladness! Upper springs OF
love. It Is no fancy Of mine. l would
Saviour divine. pour into our souls one Of those
anticipated rapturesl Let us place before our
vision those fountains Of God ranbOwed with eter.
nal victory Hear IT. They are never sick there
Lord!D7or neuralgia twnge, or or rheumatic
and see us, and say "Poor things away down in
that worldl" And when some Christian is
HURLED INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT
they cry, "Good, he Is comingr' And when we
stand around the couch OF some loved one whose
strength is going away they cry, II am glad he Is
worse. He has been down there long enough.
There, he Is dead! Come hOmel Come home"
Mr.. Talmage then exhorted all to prepare for the
great eternity, and in conclusion said:-"I am no
alarmist. | simply know that II man does not
repent in this world he never repents at ALL Oh,
put or this matter no longer. Dom: turn your
back Jesus Christ, who comes to save you, lest
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