The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-19
WATERING PLACE DANGERS
TEMPTATIONS THAT LURK IN SARA
TOGA's LEAFY GROYES
Brother Talmsse Telling n Brooklyn Couere-
cation what is done at the Springs
short Cut at 2,4O on the Road 10 HE'LL"

Brother Talmsse Telling n Brooklyn Couerc-
cation what is dene at the spriugs-"A
short Cut at 2i40 on the Road 10 He'll"
The announcement that DIR. Talmage
would preach on the dangers and temptations at
watering places had the eneot OF drawing
large congregation, who filled the entire church.
Though Arbuckle was absent with bis oorDet,
yet the singing was spirited, and the reverend
gentleman, who was very sarcastic, was fire.
quently applauded. The text was John ", -.
Just outside OF Jerusalem, said the preacher,
there was a sanitary watering place, the popular
resort for invalids. To this day there is dry
basin OF rock, which shows there must have
been a pool 800 feet long 100 feet wide, and rs
feet deep. 1t was surrounded by nne piazzas. or
porches, or bath houses, where the patients
tarred until the stirring Of the waters so far
as roinviRoration was concerned, II must have
been a Saratoga Long Branch, Brighton. or
Margate on a small scale. We have come to
season OF the year when our railroads and steam
boats are laden with the exhausted and worn
out business mon and our pleasure
loving community. who are Fastening
away to the mountains and watering places.
These fashionable watering places were the
ruination OF a vast number which no man could
number and therefors he must utter warn
Ing, plain, earnest, and unmistakable.
the frat temptation that Is apt TO hover 10
this direction 10 the fact that they leave their
religion at home. While they cared Tor their
cats and dogs. and other pets, they left their re-
ligion stretched Oh the rug. and when they
plus OF religion at watering places. Even min
isters were inclined to take day to them:
selves, and join in the sunday excursions. And
when they did preach II was apt to be
"picked " sermon, calculated to excite admira-
tion. rather than an exposition Of the old gos-
pei. Four puny souls stand Ia the organ gallery
and squesl a song that nobody knows, ana peo.
pie worship with TWO thousand dollars worth OF
jewelry on tho right hand, while they drop .
penny into the collection box.
Another temptation was horse racing. We
ali admire the horse but this taste should not
be cultivated at the expense OF human degrads-
tion. The Bible intimates that man 10 better
than sheep, and suppose he Is better than
| horse, though, like Jobs stallion, bis neck be
| clothed with thunder. The races were called
summer meetings, agricultural fairs, &C., but II
and arunEenness and vsgabondage. They drove
| In their sporting coats and handsome teams,
| dsshine along by short cut at 2tO on the road
| to hell. Three weeks before the race IL was
| settled who should win, and there we're the men
| and women. knowing nothing Of this, spsculat-
| in their excitement, while jockeys and gamblers
and foul mouthed men md trashy women were
"fatteDing" on their unsuspecting victims.
| Another temptation tue sacrificing physi-
| cal health. People VINO retired early at home
| seidom tn went to rest before dnieht. Balls par-
ties, Sc., were all the rage. Another ten ptation
was from hasty lifelong alliances. There were
| nineteen blanks to one prize. The graceful
| step and tue long tram sometimes settle the
| matter, but what poor exch snge they are for
common sense. Then there was the conceited
| ape, who was perfumed until the air was actu-
| ally sick, spending his summer talking iuunites-
| NAL sentimental trash. 1Dding his delight In
| lavender KID gloves and flaming CT vat. II
| would take hve hundred suoh specimens to
make Tablespoonful Of calves feet Jelly.
| Another temp. alton Is 0anefu literature.
| There are more pesfiferous tracts read III these
holidays tnan 10 all the other ten months OF the
| year. 1t Is saiI We must have some lisht Intel
| lectual reading. Literary poison Ia as bad in
| August rs III september. Therefore do not rest
your digestive organization by dose of strl CHI
books with you In your hours OF idieDess which,
n at home, you would not read in your family at
| a hundred dollars n line.
Another temptation Is the intoxicating hever-
age. II 10 becoming N ore ana more fashionable,
1 am told, for ladies' to drink. And not a long
time ago "A lady in this city went out visiting,
| and after taking few glasses Of wine, was ar
rested aud taken to tue police station, and
| thence to her degraded home care not how
| well she Is dressed, she Is drunkl sue may nave
| twenty 1ve hundred dollar carriage, aud nave
| she's drink Sue may be a graduate Of the
| 7 .cker Institute, ana the daughter Of some man
| nominated for the Presidsncy-she's drunk !
She may be called couvivial, merry, festive, out
YOU cannot, with all your vocabulary. cover up
the plain IA that IL Is an OLD fashioned case OF
drunk. IL you want to drtnk, drink from the
wells OF salvation, from which, II = man drink,
| he will never thirst again. Ho, every one tnat
| tntysteth; come ye 10 the waters, ana he tnat
| natn no money, come We, buy and drink" Come
to this spiritual Bethesda, and dip in It's healing
| waters, that you may be cleansed from your
| leprosy even rs Naaman the lep.r.