The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-11


mode OF God N iustfyinR man. and In expressing
hts confidence that these prOphes and apostles
snS suDncance stsnpinS 70 tie roni or the plat.
| Josm:-"I shall meet them there, shall 90 there
You cannot put me In he'll"
TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE.
WHOLESALE ExTRAvAGANoE IN THE TWO CITIES
scATHINa REBUKx TO wAsrEFUL MEN AND
WOMEN.
The extreme cold weather did not materially
decrease tile attendance at the Tabernacle yes
to Gay forenoon, all the seats being occupied
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage preached, resuming the
thread OF his series oil disc0urses public iniqui-
ties HIS text was taken from Isaiah, wherein
the prophet threatens judgment for the pride OF
she woman-t. e., Moreover the Lord saith be-
cause the daughters OF Zion are naughty, and walk
with stretched-iortn necks and wanron eyes.
walking and mlncing as they 60, and making q
tinkng with their feet. In that day the Lord will
take away the bravery OF their tinkling ornaments
about their feet and their cauls and their round
tiaras ike the moon. The chains and the brace
let's and the mufners, the bonnets and the orna-
mems OF the legs. and the head bands and the
tablets. and the earrings the rings and nose
Jewels the changeable suits OF apparel, and tue
NANTES, and the wimples. and the crisping pins,
the glasses aud the tine linen, aud the hoods and
the veis."
Az soon as this text was read and fully COM
pretended there was gigge among the fair sex
OF the assemblage, who Judged each other, much
to the amusement OF the sterner members OF the
congregation. The reverend gentleman, in be-
ginning discourse, sald that 1t Is through this
WINDOW OF the text that We look In upon tne vO-
tiou, win very little variation, Ii as appro.
pirate to New York and Brooklyn as 70 Jelusa
lem and Tyre. One might think that Isaiah had
be ore him the fashion plates and the head
dresses anu The jewel caskets and the dancing
ent day, and that he actually foresaw saratoga
ana ignton and Long Branch we also SEQ the
masculine extravagance ana dissipation d, wnlch
| Woman may have greater variety oil apparel, but
| she lives quleter lie, and therefore, may nave
the great varieties and luXuries OF dress without
| impeachment. Men would have just as much If
they knew how without interfering with their
are inlDical to mans dragging Il dress trail two
Yards in length or pending from his ear dla.
mond cluster. In Inc time OF The text as well as
In all ages OF the world
THE TWO SEXES ARR ALIKE IN MoRALIr1Es
or in immOralites While II may be wei, accord
ing to paror sentlmentalltles, that men defer TO
women and women deier TO men, IN the presence
bot ms sexes are alike. They are equal under tue
law OF Iod they ought to oe equa under the law
caliy depicted the scene on the promenade IN
Jerusalem where the vain glorious Of the fair
years scG We're wns seen as .ns m
Vanished. Where are those gay streets
A vERAiN CovBhED POPULATION PASS THROUGH
THEN.
Where are the hands, and the necks and the
toreheads, and the shoulders, and the ieet that
| Is absolutely necessary that we draw line be-
tween tnas which Is the lawful use oil beautiful
source OF 80 much crime. wretchedness
and abomInatlon In our day, That Is SIM
sans your when rss aS
rignI for iuo may 90 wrong for another. That
"su 0 rnst .sea may Ss
! economy Tor you with larger income may be
squanderlng Tor me with smaller income. But
wnen men and women cross over the line which
separates between what they can pay for and still
Keep euIliciency to meet moral obligation, on the
one hand, and, ou Tic other hand, that extrava-
they have passed rom the Innocent tnto toe Gull
pable Across that llue have gone multitude
ought to nave W what other people have Tbere
are families hardly able 10 pay their rent and in
sport apparel inapt lor their circumstances, and
run so ncur the shore that the first misfortune IN
them inlo pauperism. There are thousands OF
families moving from ncignborhood TO neighbor.
hood, staying long enough IN each one to ex-
Suddenly iade ind o1t that The neianSorhood
is unhealthy, and they hire cartmaD, whom they
never pay, TO take them to a part OF the city where
all the druggists and butchers and bakers and
grocers will be glad to see them come IN, sending
to them the best rounds OF beef uotil toe slight
SUSPICION comes into their brain that all inc
pay they win ever ge1, from Their Gust .mer is the
ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND SUCH THIEVES IN BROOKLYN
There are circumstances where men cannot
meet their Obligations. IS es honest Tor sumo
men to iall as 1t Is other to succeed. they
DO their best, and through the mis- Ortunes OF lie
they arc thrown and cannot pay thclr deOts. That
is one thing; but when you 20 and pull cnase an
article Tor which you know there is no
PROBABILITY Of y0ur ever wny making Won recon-
the time OF the merchant and the expense OF
an accountant ior himY Wny don't you go down
some day to his store, and when no one Is looking
shoulder the ham or sparerib, and iu modest
silence lake them along with your tLaughter.l
MOI only the merchaht's goods, but you get his
time ana you rouse his expeci atoms. tLaughter.)
damage to the trader. Society has TO oe recon.
sructed on THIS subject. IL IS not the absolute
81 we Cod ao naru Us 30
but not o mansion. In thus world; and raiment
but not ch,ncnilla; and food, but not canvasoack
ducks; 80 long as we have enough to meet the
positive necess tics OF life We ought TO be content
until we can AFFORD the supernuitles; but Just as
soon as you see a man deliberately consent that
his outgO shall excel his incOme you may know
he has started ON
THE BROAD ROAD TO BANKRUPTCY
and moral ruin. This wholesale extravaganza
accounts for great deal Of depression In our ma
tionai 0nances. SO long as one.naIt OF the people
oil this country are IN debt to the other naif You
Cannot have healthy financial condition IN this
country The theatres OF New YorR cost tmat Guy
We spend In this country s9S, o0oo every year
for cigars and tobacco In the United states we
por tation oil Dreadstuffs FOUR times what you nave
now, ana an importation OF gold Jour times what
perity until people could quit tneir slniui lavish
ment and learn honest economy. TO TINS
widespread extravaganza IS also chargeable
much OF the crime. II Is the source vi SO
many abscOndings, bankruptcies. defacatlous and
knaveres The store on Broadway and the once
on Wall street are swampsd Dy the residences on
Madison square. THIS widespread extravaganza
also accounts for most oil the pauperism. There
are q great many families who nave every luxury
IN lfe yet exDend every dollar that comes in, and,
perhaps, lev dollars more, not even TAKING the
common Christian prudence OF having their lives
insured. II you, with every comfort In life, are