Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-21
INSURANCE As A MEANS OF
GRACE.

Flre-pr00f religion ~ not new
thing by any means, but Brother Tai.
mage, Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
whose inventive mind is never at rest,
has patented a new variety, TOR which
he begs the patronage OF the public.
He preached on last Sunday TO the in
surancc men, bis text being the words
recorded in Genesis "Let Pharaoh
appoint officers over the land and take
up the fifth pan of the land of Egypt
in the seven pienteous years" Joseph
was the man who gave this order, and
Talmage said Joseph was President OF
the first life insurance company the
world ever saw. 1t was divinely or
ganized, and IL had all the advantages
OF the endowment plan and other good
plans. Paul preached repentance, faith
and baptism. The apostles theory was
well enough so far as il went, but Tai
mage has added new condition for
salvation it is insurance. If we do
not pay the premium, said Talmage,
we have no right to expect mercy; we
are worse than infdels. After the GER
tificate OF death has been made out
and the thirty days of grace have pass
cd, and the officers of the company
pays down the hard cash, that officer
and that company are performing q
religious rite. Three-fourths of the
sermon under consideration was de-
voted to an elaborate argument in ia
vor OF life insurance as Christian du.
ty which the congregation should lose
no time IN performing; tho man who
neglects it is in danger of eternal dam.
nation.
This is country of religious liber
ty, and il il is Talmage's purpose to
establish new church, one of the
tenets of whose faith shall be that a
life insurance policy is essential for
salvation, that is his concern and the
concern Of those who choose TO build
upon the same rock. In these days OF
n multiplicity of sects, when thou.
sand things that the founders Of our
religion never dreamed of are made es-
sentials to good standing in the church,
while solid scriptura, corner-stones are
considered OF secondary Importance,
Mr.. Talmage'srights cannot be denied
and we have no doubt that his new
faith only needs to be taught to gain
converts. A large class of men are IN.
terosted in this matter of insurance,
and therefore deeply interested in the
spread of such a gospel. Only let it be
understood that promptly. paid premi.
ums will open the avenue to Ia brighter
world, and now the languishing bust.
ness of insurance will soon begin to
wear n levelier aspect. New compa-
nes will be formed, new afllccs created
and new agencies established. The
soliciting fcnd will walk the earth
once more with quick pace aud glib
tongue, consoling his victims with the
reflection that, although they may
never yet get their money back on
this side of the grave, they shall lay
lup treasures in heaven. In view Of
recent occurrences many people have
lost confidence in the earthly value Of
such investments, and inducements
like these held out by Talmage arr
| just what IL needed 10 make the insur'
ance companies prosperous once mors
at the expense Of n crcdulous public
Every insurance agent will become !
lpreacher Of the new gospel, and with
such persuasive powers at work thl
conversioa Of the whole world would
be but matter Of time.
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