The New York herald., 1877-09-03
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
TIE TRIALS OF LIFE-sERMoN By THE REV.

THE TRIALS OF LIFE-sERMoN BY THE REV. T.
DE WITT TALMAGE.
Before the sermon Yesterday morning Mr.. Talmago
referred the death OF Brigham Young, and prayed
that the Lord from the face of the earth
the iniquities Of Mormonism, Mohammedanism aud
pagansm and let Jesus reign. MIR. Talmage preached
'rhe Trials Of Life" taking his text from SAM
uel, xiv, 4-"There was sharp rock on the
one side and sharp rock the other
side" Yonder the Phiistines on the rocks, said
Mr. Tslmase, and here Is Jonathan, with his body
guard In the valley, tho one side is the rock called
Bozez and tho other side IL the rock called Seneh
Between these two rocks Joshua must make his way.
These two men, Joshua and his body guard drove
back and drove down the Philstines and opened the
camp Ign which completely demolished the enemies
Of Israel. Ny friends you have been this CRISIS Of
the text II "a meet trouble he can 60 through
II, but the VINO has trouble TO the right OF him
and trouble 10 the lett OF him Is to DO pitied.
TRIALS
In this crisis OF tho text is that man whose fortune
and health fail at the same time How often 1t is that
physical ailment comes with financial embarrassment
Poverty slde and sickness on The other are
Buzez Senen and they nterock their shadows and
drop them upon the poor mans way. God help himl
What Is such man 10 do? Do as Joshua did-ciimb,
climb up INTO the sunlight OF Gods iavor and consoia-
ton. II you have any idea that sound digestion,
steady aud plenty TO eat are necessary to make
a man huppy you niscalcuiated. Again that man
III Of the text who has home trouble and
outdoor persecution at tho same lime certain
amount oil persecution is II tonic and IN inspirations,
but too much oil II becomes rock Bozez, throwing a
dark shadow over mans life. What Is To DC doneY
60 home YOU saw Good advice ,hat; home is just
the place ior u man 10 when the world abuses hum.
Blessed be God Tor our quiet, sympathetic hOmes ana
The Lord pity the man who has not one. But there
Is many who has the reputation oI
having home that has not one. There are
many matches made that ought never to have been
made The officiating parson Is not tue one that uhtes
tue parties, God Almighty unites them. Many home
possesses unselilshness or sympathy ana no goou
cheer Sometimes men have awakened TO lind on one
side Of them the rock OF persecuton and on inc oher
tho rock OF domestic inielicity. what shall such
one co? Do as joshua did-cllmO, get up lnao tne
heights oil GoL's consolation, from when you may
look down in triumph upon outside persecution ana
home trouble.
woxANs TRIALS
Again. that woma II stauds IN the crisis OF the text
who bereavement and the struggle for liveiihood
at tho same time Oh, II Is hard tning tor woman
make honest living, even when her heart Is not
troubled and she has fair cheek and the mag netsm
OF an exquisite presence but now tue husband or the
ather dead the expenses Ut the o0sequies have aD-
sorbed all mat Lett IN the savings bank and wan
ana wasted with weeping and tears she goes iorth.
her existence aud tue existence OF her
children. When l see such u battle as that
oi open the spscIacle NY Mon sit with emoroldered
slippers and write hcartless essays about womeh's
wages All that question Is made up oi 'ears anu
blood, and there moro blood than tears On, givo
TO all the realms where sho can get
liveiihood from the telegraph Office 10 tho pulpit,
let mems wages be cut down bei0re herS are cut
down Men have iron in their souls and can stand II.
May God put into nand the bitter cold cup o pri-
vaton and live In wind0wess nut lor shel-
ter many years rather than alter am dead there
should 90 out from my home into the ptess world
wonau;s arm to ught the Gettysburg The Austsrltz
the Waterloo Tor bread And yet how many women |
there are sitting between tho rock oi bereavement on
the one side the rock Oi dostuon on tho other,
BOzez aud Seneh, interiocking their shadows ahd
them upon her miserable way. What are |
such women 10 doa Somehow let them climb up into |
the heights Of the glorious promises. y ye sewing
women starving wages! y ye widows thrown out
from a bountiiul home, anu ye female teachers
kept niggardly siipends! ye desparing |
women seeking for work. wandering along the
docks thinking TO throw yourselves into the East |
River last nignt! ye women of weak nerves aud |
acnny sides and short breath and broken heart. We
need sonethi ing than human sympathy, ye need
the sympathy Oi God CimD up into His arms. he |
knows II all, anu He loves you moro Lnan father or
lover husband ever could ever dd and instead of
sitting wruging your hands IN despair you md
better begin to climb Thcie are hegnts Of cOnsOla-
ton lor you aud mountains OF comfort
SINNERS TRIALS.
Again. that man Is IN the Crisis OF the text who has
q wasted lie the side aud unumined cter-
nity on the other man may be ali his lie cool, de- |
liUerate and self but II he gets that posi-
tion his self possession Is goae. There are all the
wrong thoughts OF his existence, all the wrong deeds,
all the wrong Words strata above strata, granite,
ponderous, overshadOwlng-l Will call that rock
Bozez-on the other side all the retrbutious OF the
future the thrones OF Judgment the eternal justice
nsercd with his long defiance ped up concentrated
tween these two rocks Lord Byron perished and Alb
salon perished and herod pershed, and Ten thousand
times ten thousand persons pcrished. man. immor-
tai man. redeemed man, bloOd-boleht, climb up out
oil this shadow, Climb up by the way oil the cross, have
u wasted lie forgiven, an eternal liie srcured