The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-06
THE MINISTRY OF TEARS
Comfort of Christ's Presence
Loaves and Fishes.
TRIALS OF THE POPE.
Visiting Pastors in Holy Trinity and
Plymouth Pupits.
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
THE MINISTRY OF TEARs-sERMoN BY TH

REV. T. DE WITT rALMAGE.
Mr. Talm mage returned from his summer VACATION
st week. and yesterday preached bis nrst ser LOT
the season His subject 'The Ministry oil Tears,
tho tcxt being taken from Rev., VII. l7--"And God
shall wipe away all from their eyes" The tears
of the Bible said Mr. Talmage, are not midnight
storm but rain pansied praries in Gods sweet and
golden sunlight God makes them, God shows them
where 10 TALL God exhaes them. A census is taken OF
them. and there 10 a record us to the moment when
they arc born and as the place OF their grave They
are falling all the time-tears. tears, tears What Is
the use of them, anyhow? Why not substitute
laughterf why not make world where all the people
are eternal strangers to pains and achesl Bring all
your dictionaries and all your PHILOSOPHERS and all
your religions and help me this morning explain
tear.
WHAT TEARS ARE
The chemist will tell you II is made up Of salt and
dine other component parts, but he misses the
chief acid OF q sour lite, the viper and
sting Of bitter memory, the fragments OF broken
heart Will tell you what tear Is: II is agony IN so
luton. Hear me- then THIS morn ING, while discourse
To you OF the ministry OF tears and OF The end OF That
ministry, whom God shau wipe them all away hrst
remark that It IS the ministry oil tears 10 keep TINS
world from being too attractive something must DC
done TO willing 10 quit this existence. ii IT
were not for trouble, this world would be good
TO stay here God must somehow create wish to get
out OF these surroundings Here Is where trouble
ne s.As w. am sady 70 he used
10 read the hrst book Of the Bible, chiefly now he
reads the last Why has he changed &c Genesis na
this world ~ made, but now he Is anxious to know
about next That Book Of Revelation Is tho pros
pectus OF tho country which he Is soon to emi-
crate The thought or that blessed place this morning
came over overpowerlngly while you were singing
the last hymn. declare that II this Tabernacle were
ship aud you were all passengers ABOARD II and ono
hand could launch that snip into heaven should DO
tempted 70 Iunncn you ali into glory holding to
sh ftS fha l.uaf nnti gel
yet there people here this morning u whom this
world rs brightec than heaven We'll. dear souls,
don't blame you, but after while you Will be
ready, IL the ministry OF trouble
70 make this world less and heaven more
of trouble to make feel complete dependence on
God Men think they can do everything until
Cod shows them they can 40 nothing wssou. ms
by his enemy, but when the lance struck him opened
great that Threatened his DEATH aud ne got we'll
II the arrow OF trouble that lets out the great
swelling Of pride. are all children along this road
OF lite; we iiEe to drive; It looks big, but after
while we meet some obstacle and nave TO turn out and
then willing God should take the reins and
drive. But my ireuds, We get upset so often because
We don't hand over the reins soon enough; II man
has had trouble, prayer Is with him the taking hold OF
the OF God. IL is the carnestness oil
prayer that makes it beautiful tell you
and naked soul wades into the boundess
rhclteress bottomess ocean OF eternity. 1t s trouble
that makes feel our dependence on God and II Is
contemplate in that catch hold OF God only
after everything else ails. God s wiling at our call
70 Uy Us IN any or vt s
and when you can't get any help, then you come 10
God
J. TEARS AWAKENING SYMPATHY
remark again, It Is the ministry OF tears TO capac
tate us Tor sympathy When We are IN prosperity VIZ
like to have great many young people around but
when we have trouble we like plenty OF old folks
round. A mother, seventy years old, is almost
omnipotent In comfort IN trouble. WHY She mas
ia the world Is an old Christian woman.
Ii takes those people who have had trouble 10 comfort
Others In trouble. When man has gone through the
cu ricuum OF trouble he qualified for the work OF
sympathy. When began to preach used 10 write
y, some there was IauS verse but God Knocked the
blank verse out OF them long ago and ind out that
can't comfort people except US myself have been
troubled But must now speak briefly OF the ending
OF these tears. You Say, will the soul always weepy
answer the soul shall not always weep the storm shall
be Gained God Will wipe away all tears IRON our
eyes On" says some critic in the audience. "ihe
Bible contradcts ITSELF nt!mates that there Will be-
no tears Ia neaveu how them 1t possible, that God
NH wipo them away" Have you never seen child
sfyIhg aud then laughing that some OF the tears re-
main OH his iaces so think that after the heavenly
rapturcs come upon US there may be the marks OIL
some earthly grief, anu God will wipe them all away
HIS step Is softer thau the step OF the dew. 1t Will
not be IKE ,yrant bidding the lncarcerated wretch
TO hush up his bowling. IL will be like ather taking
you IN his arms and wiping away all tears from your
eyes Why should wish 10 hnser IN the world when
Thou arr waiting, Father Tor Thy child? Have you
appreciation OIL the good and glorious times your
iriends having IN heaven . the difference be
tween the funeral on earth and the runpn III heaven
the parting here, the reunion there They are all
together IN different rooms oil house. the
house OF many mansions. / never appreciated that
thought mucn The DAY before astw laid away
In last slumbering place my sister sarah. Standing
there IN the village cemetery looked around and saw
The graves oil father, mother, grandaLhe and grand
mother, whole family circles togethor IN the grave,
together glory am 50 Impressed with the thought
shat don't think H. is any fanatcism wncn some
Is going IRON world 10 the next 10 make hun the
bearer Of dispatches, saying, "Gve my love 10 my
Friends anu tell them will join them after while"
believe message viii be delivered and that 1t will
increase the gadness before the throne. What Is the
OF fretting on the way 10 SUCH II contamination
about anything What exhllIration IL ought to be
in Christian work. OBJ let be busy Tor the days
that shall remain for u.s. | put TINS balsair on the
recent wound IN my congregation. Death has swung
n SHARE keen sword through this church since have
been gone not here 10 comfort you them try
comfori you To-Day Rejoice tho thought OF what
your departed friends have got rid OF anu that you
have prospect OF SO soon making your own escape.
Bear cheeriully the ministry OF tears