The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-09

of this life, have buit tor this life have
nave you that you have learned the words
possibilities OF the spirit lite, so That you are at
home in the light OF HIS counenance2 You have gone
through all the schools OF morals Is IL time tor
| you to enter tho last school-the school Of spiritual
morals and prepare your soul for that compared with
Oh. refugcn faith Oh, this uniathomaole heart! Oh,
this love power! VIII you do nothing for tbcscg Is
the highest grace tho MODEST part? is that all to
be forgotten? Is that to be left uncared for! put IL
you sensible men, you doing justice to your
| souls?
| BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
WALL STREET FROM A CHRISTIAN STANDPOINT
| SERMON BY THE REV. T. DE WITT TALL
| MAGE.
| Mr. Talmagc preached yesterday morning avail
| Street, Looked at from Christian Standpoint" His
! text was from Jeremiah, xviii, 2-"As the partridge
stitch on eggs, and hatcheth them not so he that
getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in
the midst OF his days, and at the cnd shall be fool"
| Ailusion is made, said Mr.. Talmage, to the well
known fact in natural history that II partridge
quail robin brood the eggs OF another species
bird the young will adhere to the that hap
pens have brooded them, but will, with the first
chance they get, consort with their own speclex So
q man may gather large estates II they belong to
somebody else they will leave him
WALL STREET PAST.
Across the island OF New York, In 1885. wall OF
stone and earth, mounted erected to keep
of the savages street laid along by that wall
and the street took the line Of tho wall It was
properly called Wall street. 1t is short, narrow
and unarchitectural, but unique in history, and,
excepting Lombard street. OF London, the mghtiest In
the world. The history Of Wall street would DO q
large part OF the history Of this country financially,
agriculturally rcgiousy. II stands for the most
tagonistc opposites- integrity and tip top
Thn nd 1,a
found there l would like put the plough in at tho
curbs,one Of old Trinity and drive it clear down to
Wall Jerry, and it shall go II the horses
strong enough to draw plough In the first place
Wall street stands for tried integrity the band
and tho most outrageous vllany on tho other. II
wanted to find integrity bomb proof would seek it
among the Wall street bankers and merchants such
things have been done there sometimes that bad men
have almost gwen reputation to the street. But IT
you start look at the names on the signs you will
| lind that there are moro upright men in the same
space that street than any businessdong street
OF all The Board oil Brokers, which Is con-
sidered by most people an aquarium OF
sharks, has record for financial accuracy
equacd by moneyed institution IN the
world. But have to say also that in that street
there the financial desperadoes this country
has These the spiders that are waiting
| for the innocent flies These are the men who last
week attempted to throw country into the parox
! ysms 81 1869 and 1S73--who wanted TO make black
Monday backer Than any Black Friday. do not own
a dollar in Panama Pacific MAIL or dollar in any
other stock. but last Thursday when l opened the
paper found that broker had been
able to make contract good AM another had been
rnagnan mousy helped by his friends iet grateful
God want 10 say 10 all men whose principles not
settled IN business, ..Keep out OF wall street, that is
place Tor men whose principles culver in the blast
Of temptation. Remember jim FISK, whose splendid
success could of his adulterous rides in Gem
Park the face OF decent New York, and who by
his example Wall street, mas blasted the futures Of
tens oil thousands OF honest young men"
KINDS OF SPECULATION.
man has as thorough n right to deal in New York
Central stocks or Toedo and Wabash or western Union
Telegraph he has TO deal in iron or coal or dry goods
| Stop legitimate speculation in this country and you
stop the factories, the banks, tho raroads-al tho
great financial prospcrities In the country. But here
| must draw very careful line between lawful spec
uiation and stock gambling. You, the stock gambler
sell $780, 900 worth OF nothing and get paid Tor 1t you
Eteal from that man just 50 much money You say
u contract on time, but the man who buys II don't
want It. Seller thirty daysyou buy hundred shares;
you give Tor them $40 000 it be delivered
in thirty days Ii the end OF that time you get
the scrip Tor $4,000 then you make 81 900; Il you
have pay 81 900 then you have lost $1,000. That
| Is trailckinG chance-that is betting chance
That IS certainly as much gambling as when
bling bells. |. is against this that / warn
young men. BY such means fortunes gathered in
forty years are lost IN day. OIL is IL any wonuer
that these sometimes lose their rcason--lhat
oil them have suddenly put pistol to their lore
heads ana ended the Tragedy? Against TINS stock
gambling enter my protest. 1t has been tho OF
every Christian country and every Christian age
Mr. Talmagc here made long aggression from the
subject of his sermon, giving instances OF the craving
for speculation ia different countries The tulip
mama IN Holland in 1885. John Laws Mississippi
scheme in France In 1916 aud the South Sea bubble in
England, wero spoken OF AT length He also spoke OF
the petroleum excitement in this country in 1864 He
SAID that respectable men and ministers OF religion
often joined in such speculations People said, con-
tinued Mr. Talmage there can't 90 any mistake about
~ good Deacon So-andSo Is director oil this COM
pany aud the Rev. Mr. So.and-So OF that. Joining
tho Church. Poor foosl They didn't
know that when professors OF religion 90 into
stock gambling they all lie like sin laugh
teri Igvo you these illustrations TO show the Young
men what fools anu Knaves 1t Will make Of the people
what aud contagious passion IL IS, ana also
that the Lord God hates II, always has punished
II and always VIII punish II. On mon oil Wall street
and Of all streets stand back from nciarions prac
Az the opening OF every day your brokers' Offices,
in your stores or your banking houses, utter silent
prayer Tor Gods blessing, and when the days
work done pronounce on II bencdction Let II be
sounded IN the of the young OF this country
what George Peabody said in address IN 1856, when
he visited his native place and was speaking to his
townsmen. lie said:-.'Though Providence has granted
UNMARRIED and unusual success in the pursuit OF
tune in other lands, am still in heart the humble
boy who left yonder unpretending dwelling. achieved
nothing that Is impossible 10 the most humble boy
among you"
THE LAST CALI.
Some day, when you leave your Office go to the
bank or start on your way home, Just look up Mt the
clock ON Trinity Church sleepe and BY the motion OF
the hands be reminded OF fact that your business
lie is rapidly going away and before tho throne oil
Gods scrutnizing judgment you give account
for every days work OF business since you entered
Wall street. For the stock gambler there viii be a
break at the first call No smug-i ling into heaven
| colaterals on winch 10 trade your way IN Through
Jesus Christ you enter or you forever thrust
wish you all prosperity IN business. stand close by
Christ and Christ stand close by you. BY SO much
as your temptations may be great your reward viii be
magnificent God iorUid that when your business on
earth Is done the pastor who ociatcs your funeral
should think as the most appropriate Tor your
funeral Grafton :-'As the partridge sittcth eggs,
and hatcbcth them not he That gettcth rches and
not by right shall leave tnc In the midst OF his days
/ al a tha