The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-08
SOMB NEW rooms.
Tho Rev. r. nc win Talmaur and HE Fourth
Voipmc Of sermons.

VIZ itlHidgt tNttir 10 u lNC a. tNt' ~ l't lut
Scripture aud gri vance against the Igl,sh
mn9I 90. aud ia" prrnta no opportunity Tor
wreal NJ hl, vengeance upon either the word
oi Goa or hs mutncr tongue to piss upin-
proved. liis pcrVersinn- IT Scripture ora al
ways ifrey, rent and sometimes hilsphemous.
lie halutuolly mi-quOtcs, di=toris. AM catird-
lures the sacred text n the re idcr VIII turn to
l. sam. xviii. and read the acc unit there given
of SWIl's visit to the witch Of Endor, ani ~ The
raielng " Samuel from the de "a. and the Inter-
view between the resurrected prophe' and the
Departing King. and then compare that simple,
affecting. and dgniaed narrative with nr. Tai
msges travesiy ~ II Wagcs 81 anI 81, lie
will have some notion, though an inndequ te one.
of the ofcn'ivc manner Ia which the aui hor Of
these scimons habitually treats the word Of
God. WoGuote sample:
S3u nnl his servants aft wy lie reach tho
village and they say. "1 wonder If thia l. the
house - and they look In. aud tney soc the ha =
card, weird. and shrvelled M spiritual medium
sftiuJ by the HIGHT. aud on the table seal 1tur ii
imtg. aud dlviuin1 rods, and poisonous herh,,
ahd uu'ilei' ana vase. They saw, Yes, this
must hc the place" one loud rap brings the
woman To the door, aud a. she stands a. re-,
huldinI the candle or lamp above her head aud
pcnring ont into the darkness. sho save. " Woo
l. hcrrr The tail king informs ner that he has
como iu have his furtuur told. Wncu Size he lra
that. she trcmhiss ana almost drops tao HINT,
for size knows there is NJ rhance Tor fortune
teller or spiritual medium in all tue Tam. Bat
saul having sworn that no harm shall come 10
her, sue save. " Wei, whom shall bring ~
from the deuuf' saul saws, Bring ~ Samuel DIV
ihut WIS the prophet who had died a hattie
wHilc before. ! SEQ her waving a " ma. or s,ir
ring up some poisonous herbs In cdl,ifou. or
hear her lnnttering over some inchntI-
tiun@, or stamping with her foot. rs she
cries out 10 the realm Of the dead. "S IA
u"ll Stmuel.' 10. tue frc"ling horror ipc
h'or Of the tenement opens. aud the Crny hairs
u Iat up; and tue forehead, the eyes, tue ltp,.
the sho tlurri, the nrns, the feet. the entire
body of dead mue wrappcd IN sepuicurd
robe, am. ar to the astuuishel gruuu, who ~ r.
ger back. and hold fast. and catch their breath.
and shitcr with terror. Tue dead prophet.
White aud Nful from the tomb. besiustu move
his a.hcn lirs. and he einfo- upon King ennl,
and cries out " mat did You bring me up Tor
why did you bre NY long sice'G what do
You mean. King SAUL saul, trying TO COM
pos ana control himself mlkes this sttrmtr-
INK and anughtcd mtteriuce' az ne SAYS TO
tue dead prophet, " The !. ri h. again. me. AMI
have come to you Tor help. what snail dor
ihe neAd prophet stretched form his lHger 10
Is ng saul. aud said, Die to-morrow! Come
witt me into thc sepulchre. | am going row.
a;ain opens. and the feet o; The deal prophet
disappcar, aud the arms ana the. shoulders and
the forehead. The Il Dor closes. y hing j. lnit
Ia the room hut saul aud tie Two so ryanta. and
tina spiritual medium. AMI the scIlpturel
images, and the diyinng rod, aud the bottles,
ana the vases. 4 d the poisonous herb. Oh
TIA; was au awful setnce
DID any Other man ever so thoroughly degrade
solemn e"riptuFal scenes into vulgar molodraml
OF the lowest BoWery rhcatr, typc7 We shrink
from giving Mr. pamage's most blasphemous
and most char ctoristic misqIOtations, distor-
lions, porycrsons. ID tfaye ties OF the : tcr,l
Scriptures. wherein he usually Substitutes him
self for Clrist, and seems to Glnr, in degrading
the word OF Gnl iGtO Vulgar TAmaeesc. lie
evidently h either ignorant Of or ei.e dcnes, the
solemn declaration OF God In watch lie de-
cluss: " For testify unto ever man that hear
eth the words Of the prophecy oi this book, II
DIt II al ..I I.u1
aid unto him the plaques that arc written in
this book aud II any man shall take away from
the words OF the book OF this prophecy. God
shall take away his part out OF the bOoS Of life,
and out OF the holy city, aud from the things
which are written in this book"
Ii a clergyman Is c1reless and uncons ,i,ntiou3
IN his treatment OF the Word Of G1d, he will 81
course be careless and uncons 'ientious in other
matters. This fact Is Abundantly veriHed In the
case Of Mr.. Thmage. when he wants story
whcrewith TO illustrate a point IN a sermon, be
does not hesitate to make one up on the spot;
but bis ignorance always betrays him add rcve ais
his diingenuousness. As an illustr ,tion and a
proof Of this fact, quote from page IL! OF Mr..
TalmaGe's fourth volume Of sermons:
was reading this morning Of a sailor vhoh
Just Got ashore. and was telling about his last
experience At SEA. lie SAID "rhe Last time
eros ed the ocean W. had a terrible time Alter
We had been out three or four dlys, the mf-
"hinerv got GiStirau-td, and ihc steam. began 10
e-ctpe. amt the c. Tain. gatlrrn- the people
and the crow on the dock salt; Unless sDiur
on shall 90 down aud Fnut 30 That sfcun ma
az 4usc III & uilrhiuer, ~ th" pt-i Of his hf,.
we must an hr dcs'royei.' Ho was not willing
To- 80 q WI uiu.c {. No ono seemed villa. to
steamer waiting for their tate. 1i- Capt iin
scit, give Nvu i,st " trnlug. IL thc4oi Is uo
one here willing - iupvril his liIc Gul 20 down
and nN THAT 70 achinerV. ". mus al ha lost 4
p.ain sAii 'r aid IA ~, sir;' ami lac wrapped
himself "a a rgdrs" piece Of cIuyls ant went
GOWN ihd wa gone uhi lev mumeuis, when
the e-cairng steam stopp 1t, and the machinery
WIS cprre'fcd. The Cartain cried out 10 the
pas myers All saved Let vs. 40 down below
md see what has become OF the poor frllo -
They went down. There he lay dead. Vicar 1us
suffering. Died for AL! OH do YOU suppose
that those people on the shlp ever forgot, ever
can forget that poor fellow NOR they sav:
IT WIS through ms sacrifice that got ashore "
Its amazing rha, man Of even Mr. Tamages
limited Intelligence should have the hAriihood
10 tell such apreposterous story. lis iupos.
sible for such a state of thi rs as he describes
TO have existed on any ,.eancr al Il ever tlDated
upon the ocean. Maen the machinery Of an
ocean steamer gets out II order, T., Is In eugi.
neor anf his assistants who rep ir Il aud ii the
work Is hcyond their skill, no plain sailor" can
successfully come To thu rescue. Nor do can
tnns OF ocean steamers, 10 - time Il suc1 tx
eos.lyc peril, behave In sucl al absurd and COW
atdl' manner - Mr. rlm1-a describes. Nor
could an escape Of steam wnicn "nlain sailor
could sGut ~ la "a tow momrnts," enlanror
the safety ola steamer. 1cclull anyhply bnt
ralnase d. cIilty OF tr,in- To palm uG uponn
congregation surh a silly story. every sep.r.t,
clause Of which bears the uum tahable imnr
Of Ignorance ana f,lschool.
II is not 10 be expected that man SO dosti.
tute Of In cli-chcc and understanding a. Mr.
lAlmare h., shpIid oc alosllln. Bltit isnsa