The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

twenty years OF It's existence. Dr. Hals congregation
he claimed, is tho legitimate successor Cedar
Street Church
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
THE BATTLE or LrFE-sERMoN BY THE REV.
T. DE WITT rALMAcE.
Mr. Talnage preached yesterday on the baltic OF
lie. His text taken from Kings, xviii, 6:-"And
the brought bread and hesh In the morning snd
bread and flesh in the evening. !"
The ornilhology OF tho'Bibe, said Mr.. Talmage. is
very interesting study-the stork which knoweth her
appointed time, tho sparrows teaching q lesson Of
Gods providence, the ostrich OF the desert by caro-
less incubation illustrating tho rcckcssness OF parents
who tako enough pains with thor children, the
eagle symbolizug riches which take wings and ny
away tho pelican cmbleniising solicitude, the bat
a fake OF darkness, tho nghthawk, the osprey.Jay
the cuckoo the lApwing and tho osprey, by the CON-
mand Of God Levticus dung out Of the worlds bill
OF fare.
THE BATTLE FOR BREAD.
What wonderful creatures OF God tho birds arei l
don't know whether aquarium or aviary Is tho best
altar to worship God from. but there an incident
In my that battles oil the archaeological wonders
Of the earth. In the cave by the brook Cheruth sat
Elijah waiting Tor something TO cat He sees q flock
Of birds approaching BY their harsh croak he Knew
them 10 DO ravens They brought him bread and
meat Some say they were not ravens; some say they
wore Arabs-anythng but admit tho Bible 10 BIO true.
Hew away this miracle. Go on with tho depicting
process but know, my brother, that you arc robbng
only one man. that yourself, OF one or the most
comfortable, beautiful pathetic and triumphant lessons
all the ages There is one passage VIII whisper IN
your eur. III man shall take away from the
words OF tho prophecy of this book .Gtvs
shall take away his part from the Book
OF LILO and from the Holy CITY," II should ask
you where is the TO-DAY you would say the
Danube. No. that Is comparatively small connict;
tho great conflict to-day IS on Tho Thames, the Hud-
I'm Ma. sin n
tie Hoang-Ho II is u baltic that has been going
Tor thousand years IL IS Inc battle for bread Sent.
mentasts say this world Is great scat OF avarice.
| DON'T believe IL II II were not Tor tho absolute
necessities occasion ninetenths OF the stores,
factories shopa and banking houses OF tho land
| would be closed tomorrow Tho great question with
the majority oil the people to-day Is not whether
President Huyes treated South Carolina and Louisiana
| as lie ought not whether tho Turkish Sultan or the
Russian Car ought 10 DO helped IN this conlict-the
great question Tor every IS, how 70 support his
ianily pay rents 10 got lood education and cloth
| ing Tor those dependent on him.
THE RAVENS FEEDING ELIJAH.
Notice. in the irst place. the birds IN the text
came 10 Elijah directly IRON God. That Is The same
God gong to supply you. You have plate nt
his table ard you are gong be waited unless you
| act like q naughty child and kick scramble and
pound saucy tue plate or try 10 upset the things You
arc uono 20 be served II you will only wait your turn
Il may not be Just the kind food and apparel you
would prefer but II Is the most suitable Those ravens
ddn'l bring Elijah pomegranatcs; they brought him
bread aud meat God cent this PLAIN 1000 because u
| WHAT THE RAVENS BRING.
| III.
vcns didn't allow Elijah hoard up any surplus They
didn't bring enough Monday 10 last all the week.
They came twice day anu brought Just enough Tor one
| Island Bank than you have III tho bank or
Heaven. If IN tho morning your family
eat up all the food Ia the house don't sit down and
cry About seven O'Clock, instead Of Edgar A.
Poc's insane raven lighting on tho chamber door.
| only this ana nothing more,'' you will had Elijah .
/ TWO ravens bringing breuu. They are your plumcd
butcher and baker II you have IN your despohdcncy
put God ON trial and condemned Him as guilty Of
v "A
biography or your lie Is ever written, and written
correctly, will tell you what the first chapter, the
mide chapter and last chapter will be. Tho irst Will
be mercy, tho second Will be mercy and the lust Will
be mercy-thc mercy that lowered over your cradle,
the mercy that Will hover over your grave and
the mercy that Will cover all between. Again, this
story the text mpresses me that recf came ~ this
prophet from the unex pccted and seemingly
small COW II II had been robin rcdbreast
| or musical meadow lark that brought tho 1000
1t would not have been SO surprising II WAS BIRD
so ncrco and inauspicous that VIC lave lash one
oil our most harsh words out Of It's name-ravcnous
| So your supply IS coming TO you from unexpected
| sources. God will open the heart oil some Shyock 10
you. Here IL where wc mako a great mistake, and
that regard to the color OF Gods providence.
white PROVIDENCE comes to US and say, Oh, u Is
| mercy! ana a black providence comes 10 us, and we
say, Oh, it is disaser Then you begin 10 pray Inc
black providence brought you salvation, the white
providence There rs child born IN your house.
one day there comes oil the three scourgos oil
cnildrcn-scarIct fever Group and iphthcria. Asthe
great ricnd OF children stopped down aud leaned TO-
ward its cradle, ana took tho little one IN HIS arms
and walked away with It into the bower OF eternal
|
been following Him ever since, aud instead oil think
ing OF heaven only week, AS you used to, you
are now thinking OF II all the time. The dark shadow
OF the child's grave brought you TO repentance That
was black raven. Wnne providence doesn't always
mean advancement; black providence doesn't always
mean rctrograliou Oh, you chlld Ut God, get up out
OF your dependency The Lord never had SO many
ravens He has tuis morning put II ia the bold.
est shape, possibly. am wiling 10 risk my eicrnny
Oh IT, ask God In tho right way tor what you want,
and you shalt have II II II Is best Tor you God has
gwen lood thrcc times day, never missing v ou'
once and then was lost IN the mountains, but Thai
very night met the ravens
THE RESULT oP TRUST IN Con.
Look down and you nothing but your spiritual
dcormities look back and you nothing but wastet
opportunities Cast your eye forward, and you nave
the fearful look OF the judgment. but took up. snt
you behold the whipped shoulders OF an iniercedni
Christ and the face OF pardonlng God anu the IRA
diatIon oil IN opening heaven. hear the whiri o
their wing Don't feel the rush OF the air on you
cheekg Ravens Ravensl There Is one questions
10 ask you-llow many Of this audience are VIII
ing God Tor the supply OF their bodies, ana
trust the Lord Jesus Christ Tor the redemption o hoi
immortal SOULS Amid the caItcr oil the hoofs an
clang OF the wheels OF thu judgment chariot ~
whole matter Will be demonstrated. Oh, that thi
whole audience might surrender themselves now y
God! on, the Lord God, merciiul aud gracious!
commend you to HIM, ana the work o HIS erucc. Ma
neip you, may q cd comfort you, may God let th
light HIS countcnance alI upon you, and give yot
pcacei