The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-17
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A. 7. STEWART
SERMON BY REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGK.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle crowded at the lore
noon services yesterday Alter the regular notices
had been read Rev. T. Dc witt Talmago preached tax
ing his text rs follows from Psalms, Xix, lois
'.Be not thou afraid when is made rich, when the
glory OF his house incrcascd for when he dicth he
shall carry nothing away his glory shall not descend
after him. Though while he lived lie blessed his soul;
and will praise thee when thou doest well TO thy
SELF" The reverend gentleman d:--On last Mon
day as the business OF the secular week OPEN
ing, ana the cooled wheels Of New York life were
warming up in their first revolution, n telegram
startled Wall street, thrilled the bouse, felt at
London, Berlin and Vienna and stunned the
ciai world "a T. stewart dead IL the mansion
Thirty fourth street and could call out
the monster Death neither cub you successfully resist
him. II all
THE WEALTH STEWART, AND RoTHscnILDs
had been put IN one coin, and that coin had been
offered as bride, Death would have taken the coin
and up in the palm o his hand then let IL
drop carcicssly through his skeleton fingers, crying
out.ssI don't that, Tor you, and, rub
bling his hands over the eyes they would close and
IL would stop "Thcy that trust IN their wealth and
boast themselves the multitude OF their riches mono
OF them can by amy means redeem his brother, nor
give TO God ransom for HIM that he should 1.-Two for
ever and not see corruption" "The wise man dieth
and likewise the fool and the british person and leave
their wealth 10 Others
realized before standing in the presence of
that caafalque that when man goes INTO the next
world he cannot take hs money with him. This
merchant prince carried not much into the eternal
world as he brought wnen young man from Ireland
to this country. He has not 50 much money to-day
IN those days when he was his own crraEd boy, book
keeper and saIcsnan and lived his store and made
one room do Tor kitchen, bedroom and parlor The
his 500 0OG, 600 to pay It, II all tho old
ago. having during lie managed the wealth OF
that great city, should back they could not
out OF their present resources enough together to
tara lnI latrp 1tept- Nan 1xs.iu inf
stewart lies arched brick chamber, ten feet
square. What is the usc Of your struggling Tor that
man OF great fortune who had just dica:-"How much
did no lcavcy" The reply was, EVERY dollar!"
Girard aud William b. Asior and a. r Stewart wanted,
and that was 'more and that's what is Fostering the
life OF some OF YOU. Oh quit this insane chase
alter riches. How anxiousy we all waited to see
THE OPENING STEWARDS WILL
l said to myself beforehand, His two children
dead. He will provide Tor the orphans of great null
ti;ude OF hep.css he will be eyes the blind he will
be feet 10 the lame; he will be intellect TO tho imbe-
cc said '.Now We shall see SUCH generosity as has
not been witnessed the days OF George Peabody
Well, we were somewhat disappointed IN seeing that
this whole matter had been lett to others. Perhaps
they may meet the duty Of Christian generosity fairly
and successfully. Perhaps. The only safe thing Tor
you and 10 do is To be our own administrators
and executors. l ask you 10 belong TO the generous
Christian class. aud that small class IN our
churches who, under the disguise OF economy, will try
10 cheat even the undertaken out Of the
nails on their own collin lid. laugntcr.) oh, for
large hearted Christian generosity! All the future
depends upon spiritual character and upon none
tary surroundings. When see this merchant prince,
nj his deccasc resgning his millions and thon leaving
body IN cedar box IN ST. Marks Cemetery, say,
II he had to leave all these things behind. how about
his souly Well, give no opinion am not called upon
TO give any. lndlscrimnate cuiogy OF the dead -
cheap, and maligning OF the dead, the other
hand, when the man cannot speak for himself, Is SO
easy that will do neither do not believe IL is the
duty Of every minister Of the Gospel preach all the
people into heaven. 1t Is business to assign
men for tho great future; but this have right TO
say:-"This merchants money gave hun no immu-
nifty for the future II all his wealth had becL In
golden kew ~ would not have unlocked the gate Of
heaven. Ii his sins were washed by the blood OF tho
Lamb OF Goa nc was saved and II not he was lost and
that the test 10 which you and have got TO come.
Mr. Talmaee, referring to tho merchant prince,
aid:--How still he lies. The BRAN that planned tho
two sorchouscs in Now York, and kept the factory at
Belfast and packed the goods Manchester aud con-
tiosicd tho silk works at Lyons, and governed tho
great establishments in PARIS, and made Thbet and
Peru aud Hong Kong and Madras contribute 10 his
gallty, still IN death or tho =, 200 employees
that moved slowly by his caskct not one OF them
he command He has signed his last draf, gwen
his last order, departed from his store for
the last time. That manson Is tho possession
OF broken hearted Tho story Of fifty years.
struggle gam ended and all that magnificent
private residence and tho two great storcs-the
wonder Of the mctr0pols-God has written these
words:-"Ihcy that trust In their wealth aad beast
themselves in the multitude o their riches none OF
them by any redeem his brother, or give to
God ransom for him that he should not corrup
ton. The dieih, likewise the fool ana tho
british person perish and leave their wealth 10 olhcrs