The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-29
TALMAGE'S TALK.

BROOKLYN TABERNACLE RINaINa WITH LAUGH.
TER-THE PASTOR GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE
JEWISH QUESTION AND ON MoRMoNIsM.
Mr. TalmaSe began last night his series OF Friday
evening talks on the current topics Of the day. Ho
prefaced the lecture by saying that no ntcnded to
speak OF everyday topics just as he thought of them
and then went on to speak OF the Hton-Scligman
affair, and also to give bis views on Mormonsm His
remarks drew OF laughter from the congregation
and bursts Of applause were frequent
THE JEWISH QUESTION.
Last summer, said Mr.. Talmage, this whole country
was ablaze with the question whether Jews ought to
be admitted to tho GRIND Union Hotel, at Saratoga
Now Gentle is no better than q Jew; no better in
morals--the Gsntilos are in vast majority at Sing
Sing and IN the Tombs; better In prudence in the
profession of the law In banking, In military hfo; no
better statesmen-Disraeli Is Jew. You say they
arc unosan In their habits and smoke cigars
upon the verandasi What charge to
be made by thus smoking, splitting Gentle
nation Hall OF our young men smoking them
selves to death Even ministers OF the Gospel smoke
some Of them smoke themselves into the grave.
1t IL said tho Jews are not ceanly people. | answer
that the weak point Of the Gentle is Washing
much have baptized men by immersion who were
wofuy lack OF ply steal additions, and have
been tempted 10 loave them in tho tank daughter
Jew the other hand Is no bcttor than Gen.
tile There great deal OF religious bosh about tho
Jews being Gods favore people; they once werc but
they not Tho greatest crime OF the universe
Christ.
Jews AND aESThEs EQUAL
In Colossiaus, H., II, VIC ind these words :-"Where
there Is neither Greek nor jew Scythian, bond nor
free, but all In Christ" Ia other words Jew
and Gentle all the other are, In the sight OF
the Gospel, equal Oh, what grand thing that
this country there is no governmental patronage, SO
TINT lar md Gar ila Brofo IA
stand on the same platform While there is
Roman Catholic blood in my VEINS declare that II
the time would come that the humbcst Roman Cath
Ole should be assaied because oil his wish worship
COD IN his own way, there Is mott Protestant In the
United states worthy OF the name ina. would not
Tho cathedras and coRventa
These things being was !. right or wrong for the
watering place hotel 10 exclude any racer 1 answer
that movement was ono OF mere business policy and
not an assault on any mans religion. II Roman
Catholic refuses TO sell Douay Bibo TO q Protestant
has he not the right? What grand place this world
will be whom every man minds his own business
(Applause). II you assail the law Of God ana do an
Ubiquitous thing, then have the right TO restrain
you; but you arc attending to your own affairs then
It Is mono Of my business
Another item OF recent interest is the death OF tho
Mormon chieitan. The world is to be congratu lated
for It's dclivcrance from this burden. His lie WIS q
crime, his Mormonism was crime. He received this
doctrine from joseph Smith, who was n public thief
IibertIne and sot You should have the temple
AS did, and looked round upon the faces there before
you judge OF tho utter EQUALIZATION OF woman.
hood under that syste The Christian religion beau
tnes woman, and the humblest features light up with
beaming supernatural JOY but the hooi OF dishonor
has left tho Mormon women OF Utah q herd OF wild ami
mails lower than the sheep, or goats, or COWS. That
place Ii great American 5odonL Its malaria has
cursed the nation. ], has made the marriage
vow tho laughing stock OF all the unclcan and that
system Hos there among the Sierra Nevadas an un.
buried corpse that Is poisoning the ar Of Chrst1n
dom. Who does not know all about tho Mountain
Meadows massacre and the destroying angels and the
misdscds OF the inst twenty i've years. Aud what
has the government OF Tho United states doneY IL
has acted most oowardly part In regard to Nor
monsm. la 1S49 President Fillmore appointed
Brigham Young, the polygamous monster Governor OF
the Territory lu 1864 insufficient lumber Of federal
soldiers got to Salt Lake City Ia ran when the
Mormons mobbod thcm. ln 1866 President Buchanan
sent 500 troops 10 put down the riots IN Utah. and
sent ~ tho Same time an embassage ROMA by San
francisco 10 make treaty with thom and every body
seemed TO be congratuaory there was al last
peace between the United States government and
Mormonisni. But 10 put an cnd 10 this Organized
wckcdness oil the Latter bay there has never
been ono organized effort La 1867 Congress passed q
law entitled IAN act TO prohibit polyeamy In Tho
territories and other parts oil mo United slateaD
That law s sinned against yet
NOW TIME.
Now, my friends-now, al The death OF the Mormon
chiclian Is The time for tho United states government
u strike. They are less organised than they have
been and less than they will be. II these Mormons
VIII not submit to authority let mucn OF their rich
lands be connscaicd for the wants OF government
rs will be sufficient Tor their subjugation II tho gov
eminent OF the United states cannot stand the OK
Pense ,es salt Lake Guy pay for IT, Applause
Turn their vast Temple into arsenal Set Phil
Sheridan after them. Immense applause.) G'vo him
enough troops and he will teach all Utah that forty
wives snis,y n'ne TOO many call upon the Church
inquity. God grant that sldo by side with the doe
trinc oil the brotherhood OF man may DO that OF the
Christian principles and for The sacred name OF WHO
aud husband and daughter and falher and mother
Perish all fresiovism and Mormonism, and iawiess
divorces systems which arc to-day a. war With shs
ChrtsttQn homoi