The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

THE DEMANDS or THE AGE UPON PROGRESSING
MISREPRESENTATION ny REV. 7. DE WITT
TALMAGE.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle was crowded during tho
forenoon services yesterday. Row. I. Do Witt Tai
mage took for his text, .'who knowcth whether thou
art como to tho Kingdom tor such time s''-
Esther, w., IL The reverend gentleman said:--ln
order 10 meet the especial demands OF this age upon
you you need TO be an earnest, unmstakabe, ag-
grcsslve Christian. Half and halt Christians,
don't want any OF them. Tho
Church of Christ will DO better without ton thousand
OF them. They are tho chof obstacles to the
Church's advancement All tho appliances for your
becoming an earnest Christian at your hand this
morning. You may havo come IN hcre the bondsmcu
the world and yet before you 60 Of these door
you may become princes OF tho Lord God Almighty.
You remember what excitement there In thia
country years ago when the Prince OF Wales came
here, and how the people rushed out by actual millions
10 SEQ him. Whys Because they expected some day he
would SIT upon tho throne OF England But what all
that honor compared with the honor when God calls
you this morning. TO DO sons and daughters OF tho
Lord-yea. to be kings aud queens unto God. They
shall reign with HIM forever" You need also to DO
aggressive Chrstans those who spend their
lives huggng their Christian graces and wondering
why they do not make any progress. How much
robustness OF health would man have II bo hid him
self in dark cosct9 great deal OF tho picty OF the
day Is too exclusive IL hides itself; 1t needs moro
fresh more outdoor exercise. There many
Christians who giving their entire life to sofcx.
animation They arc feeling their pulses to SEQ whni
Is tho condition OF their spiritual health.
How long would man have robust physical health II
no was continually feeling his pulse instead OF going
out into active, earnest everyday work. There
great many people In this day just pulling then
Christian experiences what thorc is in them
and there is nothing LETT OF them. This selr-examna
tion is danger instead OF an advantage to their Chris
tian character. II you want to have stawart CHRIS
tian character just plant II out or doors in tho great
field OF Christian usefulness and though storms may
nfnn mn hnl n trim mn
try to consume II, II will thrive until II bccomci
great tree, in which the fowls OF heaven viii have
their habitaon have not patience with these flower
pot Chr stians They keep themselves all under the
shelter and all their Christian experience small
elusive circle when they ought To plant It in the great
garden Of the Lord, that the whole atmosphere
could DO aromatic with their Christian usefulness.
CALCULATION.
Time is going by rapidly cannot afford TO DO
idle. recent statistican says that human life now
has an average Of only thirty two years From these
thirty-two must subtract all tho time you
give TO sleep and the taking OF food aud recreation
that Will leave you about sixteen years From that
time must subtract all tho timo. that yos
necessarily engaged the earning
a livelihood, that will leave you about eight years.
From eight years you subtract ali years
that spenJs in sin before no becomes servant
OF God; that leaves about two years From those
years you must take all tho days aud weeks ali ha
length OF that passed sickness leaving you
about one year in which TO work for God state " "a
simple fact that all the time the majority oi
Will have for the exclusive service Of God wall be
less than year! Never snco tho fell upon
the earth has thcrc been time when 1t suoh
unwise such crue and awful thing for the Church 10
sleep.
You must avoid reckless iconoclasm tho one hand
and the other hand not stick too much TO things
because they old. Yes full OF plans projects
theories OF government, new thcologies, and am
amazed TO SEQ how many Christians want only
novelty In order TO recommend thing TO their CONT
dcnce ohcy vacatc and swing % and fro, and they
arc useless and unhappy. DO not take hold
OF thing merely because II This
churches Of Jesus Christ In this day do not reach
the grcat People say "the world to be
converted; you must be patient" Never, unless the
Church OF Christ puts moro speed and energy. In
stead OF the Church converting tho world the world IL
converting the Church. There is work for you aud
thcro work Tor that this morning, this whole
audience might feel that the Lord Almighty put
ting upon them the hands of ordination tell you
every one, go forth and preach tho Gospel You have
much right to preach as have, any has
Only find tho pulpit where God viii have you preach
and there preach. 60 preach this Gospel You may
say you not licensed In the name Of the Lord Al
mighty this morning, license you. Go preach this
Gospel Woe be unto you IL you preach it not