New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-22
SABBATH THOUGHTS.
THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
The Rev. r. De W.T. Talmaos D. at the Brooklyn fubendek
(PyesbWertrnD

The Rev. r. W.T. Talaos D. D. at the brooklyn fubeaek
(rresbgertah)
The Rev. DR.. Talmage, who preached to the
legal profession yesterday morning. announced that on
next Sunday would bo to the members OF the
medical profession and then he would preach In order 70
merchants merchants clerks commercial travellers ana
on until he had preached to the members OIL al tue
leading occupations His text yesterday was Titus ILL.,
49, "Brlng Zenas, the lawyer" lie sad In substance:
Tho legal profession has often had for It's members
ardent supporters Of Christianity, rs Blackstone winner
force the emancpator Frelinghuysen. Benam r. but
Ter, former Attorney General Of New-York; Charles
Chancey the leader OF the Philadelphia bar; Chief JUS
tces Marshall and Campbell, and Sir Thomas More who
died for the truth the scaold Among the mighest
pleas which have made in the forum have been
pleas in behalf OF the Bible and Chrstlanity as wheh
Daniel Webster In the famous Girard Will case, de
education that did not n0ursh the moral sent
ments as low deism and infdelity; as when Edmund
Burke impeached Hastings in the name OF the
House OF Commons, in the name Of the people OF lhdia
and in the OF human nature. Yet notwithsandhg
all these pleas in behalf OF God and righteousness there
DOWN Of prejudice against this profession
Lawyers compel men to pay debts that they don't w'n'
to pay; and as hong they do this-and tboy always
will-theIe will be glasses of who will affect to
despse this profession. have had long and wide ac-
quaintance with lawyers have found them In all my
pashes tarrcd three years in the Office OF one, ana
have yet to find class OF men more generous ana
straightforward than the legal profession Tnere are
men In this profession there In ALL who are 0bnox-
ious both God and But II was ON tral Tor my
integrity my lire would rather have my case SUD
mted 20 Jury OF IL lawyers than to jury or l2cer-
gymen The legal profession have keener sense OF jus
tice than Is found in the sacred calling ii Is hard fo an
one side Lord Brougam says 1.-THE innocence or guilt
your client is nothing you save your client at any
hazard" but no rght-nndcd lawyer would adopt sucn
sentiments. On the Otner band Cicero says, " Never
plead the Of bad man., forgetting that the great
grand 10 hear Erskine defend Thomas Paine, while he
abhorred Paines religious sentiments Goa only can
plcan and he get an answer IN an hor III You ask
me to cite an authority quote IRON tdo pr him as
OF God, who gveth to al men LITERALLY and upbiadet9
not" What scene is the office OF BUSY attorney! Bad
offer large fees 70 HIM TO sever solemn marital rela
tons ~ help them fail advantageously to escape ther
scores have gone down Every attorney wants the
tanning power OF the religion OF Christ "Bring ZenaS
There are two or three forms Of temptations TO which
lawyers peculiarly exposed The first the tendency
others Ii is Incidental or accidental but with them 1t is
perpetual They have little chance Of getting the iaith
Republican party In the last campaign Ii the foe OF Christ
and lie wrote book on the trst page OF which he put
man." skopcisIn is the mightiest temptation OF the
legal p9s The man Who i bold e1S gS. to resist s
Mclean, deserves congratulation and encouiln men
OF the legal profession let ino beg you to stop
and believe in Christ. II you do not become Christian
az little child, man or the legal profession, you VIII
never become ono at all. only believe =" Bring Zenas,
ing. What you can't do without working on Sunday
Oddoesnt want you to do and you need - 6our OF SAP
bate The lawyer who surrenders ore day In seYen
robs thIee-God, his soul, and his client quote
from the highest statute book OF the universe Renen
the Sabbath day to keep Ii holy Ine observance OF
the law of God pays IN hard dollars Another tempta
ton is to the use Of artificial stimulants. only
those who have addressed audiences know
the nervous exhaustion that follows such eff
forts Another temptation Is to allow tie absorbing
duties OF the profession shut out all Thoughts 0I God
ami The future But the time VIII come when you VINO
have tried others will be tried Death viii procure
a writ OF ejectmtnt and put you oil OF these oaltly
premises There he wrf; OF cerorari 10 higher
court All the trials OF this world will be as nothing 10
the great in which you aud shall appear before the
Judge OF the quick and tic dead. lon can plead no
statute OF limitation. You can't turn States evidence
Their, can be no motion for "a nOn-sut You Will then
need an advocate Have you selected onei The Lord
Chancellor OF the Universe "lt any man Sin we nave
an advocate with the Father" Ii is uncertain wlen
your will be called. :. BE ye.asO ready" Behold
He comes, judge the Judge! The clouds o; Heaven
the judicial ernme The great white thrOnc the judicial
bench The arcIangcl, the crier OF the cOnit! Inc
pound OF the last hundcrbO the falling OF the galGws
Come We blessed depart We cursed The acintta-tne
condemnation. " the dead, bOth small ana great
stand before God, and the books were opened