The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE RESUMES THE Pull

REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE RESUMES THE Pull
PIT-FIvE THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT.
Rev. 7. De Witt Tamage, d. d., pastor OF the Brook
Ign Tabernacle yesterday morning preached his first
since the summer vacation. For hour pre-
vous the time for the beginning of the services the
in the vicinity Of the Tabernacle crowded
with people, and the doors opened the
spacious edce thronged, 5000 persons being
present At ten O'Clock outburst OF melody from
the monster organ announced that the Talmage bat
teres would be reopened the fortresses Of in
iquity, and in few minutes the preacher appeared
upon the PLATFORM looking brown and robust from his
rustication the shores of Long Island Sound. Mr.
Arbucke, with his silver cornct directed the singing
and assisted Mr.. Morgan, the organis After the pre-
lminary services Mr.. Tamagc preached an eloquent
Sermon choosing his text from Joshua, viii, T.
"Then ye shall rise up from the ambush and upon
the city" There was he said the old city OF All and
Joshua and his men were marching to take it, He had
two divisions in his army. One he sent TO encamp
the west side OF the city in ambush and the other he
led himself The speaker then gave elaborate de-
scrpton Of the straagem used by Joshua in the cap
of the city of Al and the destruction Of its army.
The division in ambush marched down the men OF
Al side and the division under Joshua marched
up the other side, and the men Of Al were caught
between two hurricanes of Israetsh courage and
ground between the upper and neither milIstoncs of
Gods Indignation. The preacher continued in sub
stance as foows;-There is such thing
VICTORIOUS RETREAT.
Joshuas falling back was the first chapter in his sue
ccssful besegcment, and there times in your life
when the best thing you can do Is to run. You were
once in the habit OF taking strong drink. You were
captive it, The dcmohn and the decanter were your
fierce foes. They down you with a greater
fury than the men Of Al upon the Of Joshua Your
only safety is to get away from them. Your disspat-
ing companions will around for your overthrow
FAN back Run for your life Fail back from the
drinking saloon. Fall back from ,the wine
party. Your flight Is your advance. Your re-
treat is your victory There is saloon down
here Fulton street that has been the ruin OF your
soul Then why do you along that street2 spoon
lul OF brandy taken for medicinal purposes by man
who twenty years before had been reformed from
drunkenness hurled into nebrety and the grave Of
the best friends ever had. Turn your back on tho
rank and file OF unbelieC Fly before they you with
their swords and transdx you with their Jayelins.
There are a great many people in this audience who
have been ruined in their souls by the SIMPLE fact that
they riskcd foohardy expedition in tho presence Of
mighty and overwhelming temptations, and the men
OF Al made
Of them. There is also such thing as victorious
retreat for the Church Thousands Of times the king
dom Of Christ has seemed 10 fall back but the days OF
retreat days OF advance and Of victory For
wthstanding all the shocking rcvcrses the Church Of
Christ has suffered we sec to-day 300 900 missionaries
Of the cross heather ground and GO 900 ministers Of
Jesus Christ In this land; ut least Is 600 900 OF
Christians the earth all nations to-day kndling in
blaze Of revival. Falling back yet advancing until
the old hymn OF the Wesleyan collection shall prove
true
The lion Of Judah shall break every chain,
And give us ihe victory again aud again.
But there is marked illustration Of victorious
retreat IN the life of our Joshua Jesus Of the Ages.
Falling back from an appalling height an appalling
depth, from celestial hills to terrestrial valleys from
throne TO mangcr from Bethlehem to Nazareth from
Nazareth 10 Jerusalem, from Jerusalem TO Golcotha
back down over the prccipccs Of pcrdition men of
the pulpit and pen, YOU only tell half the story when
you say Christ came from heaven to earth
The second lesson that the speaker drew from the
text was That
TRIUMPH or THE ~ SHORT
Iou made $50, 900 ut the gaming table; do you OK
poet TO Keep You will die IN tho poorhousc You
made fortune by Ubiquitous traffic; do you expect to
keep ty Your money viii he squandcrcd or
will stay to your children after YOU
dead Call the men who have
prOspcrcd In niquity and how short was their
prosperity. am always Interested IN the building Of
theatres and dssipatng saloons like to have them
built OF the best granite, 20 have the made large
and tho pillars very hrm because God Is going 20 con.
/ quer them. They have got to be yet turned into
churches for the Gospel Of Jesus Christ bo preached
They are gong to change handshcsc stores IN which
fraudulent men do business
THESE srLENDfD BANKING INSTITUTIONS
whore the president and tho cashier put all their prop
crty their wives hands and hcn fail for a hundred
millions Of dollars-a these institutions 10 become
places where honest Christian do business after
while The wicked do not live half their days For