The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-20

1t was not n5ated by the news from elsewhere an.
Sounclng tne demands upon various savings banks
The Panic In the Pulpit-Rev. r. De
Witt Taimage ON the Disaster and It's
Lessons.
AT the usual weekly prayer meeting Of the
brooklyn Tabernacle congregation last evening
Mr.. Talmage made the panic and it's lessons the
subject OF his lecture. The lecture room was
densely crowded. 900
Mr. Talmage said :-Trinity church. standing at
the head Of Wall street, is very good illustration
OF tho fact that the Church Of God and the kingdom
of Christ ought to oversee all worldly transactions
and weigh them and regulate them and adjust
them. This week has been one OF great excite
ment in commercial circles. No intelligent Chris
tian man has right or any disposition to neglect
the study OF these occurrences. 1t was formerly
expected that every twenty years there would be
Q commercial disaster. At those periodic distances
misfortune Came. The whole land was Frustrated
by commercial trial In 1917, then in 1887, then in
1857, and by that rate Of progress in financial dis
there should be no great commercial disaster
until the year 1s7f. But the wheel Of
fortune has got turning now SO rapidly there are
temptations to extreme hazard, that we have come
to have q financial disaster every autumn. 1t is
expected now just as much as We expect the
return OF September or October or December. hit
does not arise from one quarter then 1t arises
the minister Of Christ, coming to Interpret
Providence and to scrutinize the affairs OF men, as
a. the close OF these autumnal mlsfortunes to
choose some such text as this :-"As the partridge
stitch on eggs and hatcheth them not SO riches
got by fraud, q man shall leave them in the midst
almost all the cases 1t has been that the gold
gamblers, corrupted until there is no
reached, have caused great financial disasters. But
A. ~ dinerent now. The lesson to be learned
to-night Ia far different from that which we have
learned In any other autumn or In the midst OF any
other commercial excitement have ever known.
The chief man connected with the deialcations Of
There are very few men like him-men VINO
have had large worldly prosperity, but did
Christian devotion ihose Of us who have lived in
Philadelphia know some thing OF the zeal OF that
grand and Se caess
appealed to him for sympathy and help 1t found
sympathy ana hep He mad way o. continuing
Of Jesus Christ that have been maintained
lived, near the city Of Philadelphia, he man tanned
q large Bible class and IN the plainest and most
men, and has accomplished . work in Christian
circles the vastness Of which will never be esti.
mated In this world. In the state Of Ohio his ma
retreat for ministers OF the Gospel who could
NOT afford summer recreation in any other place,
and year after year they clustered there from all
denominations OF Christians, himself being an
Epscopalian, but giving no preference to that
rest. He said to friend Of mine, ''You look pale
you had better go out to OHIO to the Minister'S Re-
get Wo1 ot b Sp very w sa sad
could get out there, but really have
PS' ae Rsy e NJ sSs Ie,sd
got there, really would not have the means to
come home.m he sa:d;-"Then II! pay your
Kindness and benevoence, perhaps not just the
thing 10 mention on ordinary occasions; but
when
THE WORLD CRIES OUT
against man who loves God and serves Him,
ike to cry out IN his behalf. 1t is very easy to
ought to know better come down with severe con.
excels in charity, in kindness. in benevolence IN
loneliness, in all that constitutes Christian cnarac-
ter then think 1t is time for those who appreci-
ate such attributes of character to express their
admiration. Now the lesson which comes to us to-
ni2ht is not the lesson which we draw from lrand,
nom deception from overreaching, from eX.
travagance, from double dealing from maltreat-
ment OF men, from opposition to the cause of
Cnrlst-the lesson we learn tonight Is that the
wisest and the best have security of earthly
fortune, and tnat II men with such large acumen
reputation for integrity In business terri
Bile disaster, what is the use Of men Of ordinary
build anything from out this treacherons and de-
ceitfu, and changing world II Jay Cooke
could ne not fact 30 SSq ss eS a cannot SnS 90
and mortgages, and notes Of hand, and indentures,
ana government bonds and certificates OF stock
are not security, whatever you may call them.
..Riches take to themselves wings and ny away
Men put their money in safety deposits, and
they 1nd it has an leaked out into the
specuatons Of Wall street. Men OF large bust
ness experience lay out plans Tor the
accumulation OF $4,000 and lose the last
cent Oh, this world is most uncertain portion
There is always at such at a time q lesson Of
sympathy If death come to mans household we
pray he may be sustained in the trial. II some
Islander pursues him we pity him extremely and
commend him to God in prayers but
when mans fortune fails we hound
him out Of respectable circles we
can, and there is not one Christian in o
hundred that ever offers for such man q prayer,
and yet. II there Is any class OF persons in COM
munity who need the prayers OF Gods people and
OF unfolding Christian sympathy, it is the COM
mercal men of this day. II the Church OF God in
such times have no helping hand where Will 1t
come fromY The banks viii not help him. The none
tary companies will not help him. The influence
OF public opinion win not help him. II Christian
men clustered together in their prayer meetings
have no solace, what Is to become OF themp DO
you wonder that SO many Of our business men, I'M.
helped of the Christian Church in their times of
trial, rush out INFO disspatons or fall back into
the madhouse-the world against them and the
church against them.