The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-23


mere law, by operation OF mere physical force can
this great population of our continent be integra,ed
and perfectly harmonized. This will be accomplished
only when tho Christian feeling mas spread universal
sympathy throughout the land
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
SERMON By THE REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE
TO THOSE WHO TOLL WITH THE HAND AND
FOOT.
Mr. Tamage preached yesterday morning q sermon
OF to those toll with the hand and
foot His text was taken from Isaiah, xiii, 7So the
carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that
smootheth with the hammer HIM that snote the
anvil" You have often seen in factories, said Mr.
Talmage a piece OF mechanism passing from hand to
hand and from to room; mechanic will
smooth II, another batter II, another chisei It and
another polish il until the work is DONE SO the
prophet describes tho idols OF oden times as being
made, some by one hand, some by another Now, If
mon who in q bad work encouraged each Other,
why could not men who engaged In honest work
encourage each otherY The popularity OF great
many men Is that in their own particular toll they
hardshps and trials while they recognize no hard
ships or trials any other mans toll In other
words every mans burden is tho heaviest and every
mans task Is the hardest. hear In all kinds OF
toll say they wish they were doing some
thing else. Now the beauty OF religion
is tha, we know God looks down upon all the
occupations professions, and while cannot
understand your annoyanccs. and you can't
understand nine, God knows them all He knows ali
about the troubles OF those mentioned in my text,
and He encourages all. The question Is, Is the toll we
are engaged in honest toilf II We may expect
blessing from the Lord God Now, ! thought this
morning would speak OF the trials OF mechanics and
then would speak some encouragement Part OF the
subject VIII somewhat sad and the rest OF the sub
jcct very cheerful
TofLERs' TRIALS.
One great trial that you ee is physical exhaustion.
There arc athletes who go their work O'Clock
IN morning and come home at night as fresh as
when they started; that's the exception. have no.
tced that when the factory bell taps for O'Clock
hard-workng man YEARLY puts his arm into mis- coat
sleeve and for home He sits down hts house
resolved make himself agreeable to his family, but
In hve he is last asleep. He Is tagged out.
He IN the morning hall rested from hts toll. In
deed, he will never have any perfect rest until he
that one narrow spot which is the only perfect
human resting place IN this world. | think they call
ii grave. Let HIM listen 10 the voice OF an all SYM
pathetic God, who says:-'Come unto me all yc that
labor heavy laden and will give you rest"
Let him remember also that there's a great holiday
coming wonder how many tired people there
in this church. II there are any people in
this world who excite my commiseration 1t is
the sewing women OF our great cities "Oh,"
you say, "thcy have iabor-saving machines
now, and sewing machines. and tho trouble gomez
/ No 1t pn't | see a great many women wearing them
selves out the hardships Of the sewing machine
May God comfort all who toll with tho needle ana have
compassion on every broken heart that is borne down
under the atigucs OF this life. Another great trial IS
privaton-privatlon OF taste and sentiment and good
Christian feciing. great many people Of our coun-
try living crsmped abodes and struggling in
great hardshrs | don't know OF anything more pain
iul than to have fine taste Tor music and painting and
sculpture and not to be able TO get dollar Tor the
oraiorios 20 buy picture; to have taste for
scenery and to be able 10 buy ones way into the
country 10 look at the setting sun or the bright
heavens while there are men IL great afucnce who
have round them every kind oil luxury and every
beauty OF art without beng able to appreciate them
There multitudes OF refined, dolicaic women who
are born artists, and who shall reign IN the kingdom
OF heaven artists, who unable to get pic
turc piece OF music oh, let me tell them TO look
| up and see the things God has reserv I'd Tor them
But have no ZINE longer TO dwell on the hardships
ana trials of the toers cannot even dwell upon tho
fact that often the pay is disproporoncd to the
amour, OF work ha. lney are subject necessarily 10
! the whims Of others must now 20 on to oner you
| some great and glorious encouragcmcnts.
ToILEKs KNcoURAGEhESr3
Tho first encouragement IS that hard work aud plenty
to do the greatest safeguard against evil There
few men with character strong enough 10 endure
consecutive idlencss. Sin is an old pirate that bears
down vessels whose sails are Tapping easily in the
wind. The arrow OF sin has hard work to puncture
the leather OF working apron Your work Is shelter
Another encouragement for workingmen is tnat their
amies gong have tho very best opportunity for
development and usefulness The children OF fortune
are very apt to turn poorly In out OF
ton BY Twelve OF age the child finds out that there
toll Tor him, and he makes no struggle and lilo
without struggle goes into luxury or dissipation:
| There thousands Of men ioiling-w what for 7
| To get enough money 70 spoH thcr
! children. The father was hfiy years III
getting his property together; how long VIII u take
| the Boys TO get thai awayS About i've years You
OF great fortunes gong out OF the world
| lame and dyspeptic, while the son OF the porter who
kept the gate learns his trade, achieves high moral
cuaractcr stands In tho front rank OF Church and
State Who are tho mightcst men in churches and
cabinets and legislatures Many OF them ate out or
an iron spoon. They have lived forced march, Tney
never had any iuxuries. until after awhile God gave
thom afliuencc usefulness and rcnowu "a reward
| for the. persistence. Remember that though you
| may have poor surroundings and not much means
your children are starting out In better condition than
| those OF the rich. The scdgc hammer doesn't hurt
the that II knocks INTO shape. Trouble Is hone
that sharpens very keen razors. The son 81 every
moral power II he will only trust God and keep busy.
| you have so many opportunities OF gaining knowledge
ana information. You may buy more than Benjamin
! Franklin knew tor hily cents A hard working
| home and secs an elegantly bound volume IN
the shop window and says, "Oh, 1 wish ! had that
book few months later and that book, which cost
50, comes 10 him IN cheaper form Tor my cents
Tho high vail round the well OF knowledge rs being
broken down and Is open 10 all, come with costly
vessels and some with pewter mugs 10 dip up the
waters. Take twenty philosophers of ages ngo and
put them one bench and take twenty children from
tho common schools OF Brooklyn and put them on an
other, and the children could examine the philosophers
In your chair at home By the evening lamp, you
look over all nations ana SEQ tho descending morn OF
q universal day. One more encouragement and that Is
your tolls this world only intended be dlsci-
pine by which you Will be prepared for heaven. Christ