The New York herald., 1877-10-15
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

BKOOkLIN IAbEhNAOLE.
THE ANNoYANcEs OF LIPE--sERMoN By THE
Rev. II. DE WITT TALMAoE.
Mr. Tamage preached yesterday morning on "The
Annoyanccs OF Life," taking his text from Deuter-
onomy vi,. Zo-.And the Lord will send tho hornet"
1t seems, said Mr.. Talmago, a. If the insec'ie world
were determined to extirpate the human race II Is
bombarding the corn fields and the orchards and the
vineyarda Tho Colorado betto, the Nebraska grass
hopper, the New Jersey locust tho universal potato
bug. seem to carry on tho war which begun ages
ago when the insects buzzed and droned out OF Noas
ark as the door was opened. In my text the hornet
flies out on its mission. This burning insect stung
out the Hivtes and Hittites and Canaanilos from
their country My friends, when we are assailed by
great bchcmoths OF trouble become chyalric and
assan thcm and If God bo with US we come out
stronger and botter than we went in but, alas for
those nsectc annoyances Of life, these things that
have avordupos weight the gnats. the midaes. the
flies, the wasps the hornets In other words, IL
is the small singing annoyances OF lite which
up.
now THE ANyoYASCHs CoMg.
These small anuoyances may como In tho shape of
sensitive nervous organ zaton People who pros
tratod by ,yphsid fever with broken bones get
plenty of sympathy, but who pites anybody that is
ncrvousP ANY one OF 10. 600 annoyances opens the
door for the hornet. The fact IL that the majority
or people in this country are ovcrworked and their
nerves are shattered These sensitive persons speak
OF have bleeding nervousness; like the people spoke
OF IN the context they have very thin covering, and
arc vulnerable at all points.
Again. these insectle annoynnces come In tho shape
OF friends aud acQuaintances who are always saying
disagreeable things There are some people full OF
cheer and comfort, then thsro others whom you
can't be with 1--WE minutes without feeling miserable.
tnatt tn M fhaU Qlsn0
you to the bone. They gather up all the differ
ent criticism about you and make your ear
tered the ministry looked very pale for
years. and every year Tor four or nve years
hundred times year was asked y ! hadn't the con
times heard people sigh and say, "Ah. not long Tor
this worldl" tLaughter.) ! resolved in those days
that | never conversation would say anthing DIS
paraging and with the help Of God, kept the rcso-
srANLrY AND THE DouprrSG TnoxAsEs
These people Of whom speak bind and reap in the
great harvest full OF dscouragement II Is astonish-
ing how people prefer 20 write and say disagree
able things SO much Is that the that when, four
or i've years ago Henry NJ Stanley returned from his
magnificent exploit OF finding Dr. David Livingstone,
and when Mr. Stanley stood before the sdudss OF Eu-
rope, and many Of the small critics OF tho day
under prctence OF getting geographical Information
asked him doubling and insulting Questions no folded
hornet at very time when you would have thought
Stanley would have been receiving tho applause Of all
decent mon. And at this time, when that man
sits down ON the West Coast OF Africa sick and worn
out, there small critics all over the world buzzng
buzz ng ana carIcaturng and derding him; and alter
n " he he viii got the London papers, and as he opens
them, out Will lily tue hornet.
Tho small annoyances OF life sometimes come In tho
shape OF local physical trouble, which does not amount
to a positive prosiration, but which bothers you
when you want 10 feel best, like sick headache
shape OF domestic Irritation; the parlor and the
kitchen not always harmonious. Marthas
70 scoa Mary are a
women dying stung Ia death by these pestiferous do
nestle annoyances. Perhaps these disturbances como
in the shape OF business irritation rheTe are many
merchants hero who went through the panic OF 1857
and the oath OF September 1869, who are every day
uuhorsed by little annoyances 1t is not the panics
that kil the merchants-they m come only
or twenty years--it Is tho constant dram OF these
small annoyances which sending so many OF our best
merchants into nervous dyspepsia or paralysis.
OF ANNoYAScEa
have noticed IN the history of some OF my congre-
CATION that their annoyances are muplcd thoy used
TO have hurdreds where now they have thousands
Naturasts tell US that The wasp sometimes breeds
family OF 10000 BY the help OF God today want to
set counter NaturaIsts tell us that wasrs
great deal Of good by killing spiders and clearing
tue atmosphere believe God sends these annoy.
TO kill the spiders OF the soul and to clear the
atmosphere OF tho skies Those annoyances
sent TO wake Us up from our ieth-
argy; There IS no'ning .na. makes !, man
And think these annoy intended to persuade
that this is not world TO stop In II we had all
that was perfect would not want u heaven. these
annoyances come on us to culture our patience; It
can't be cultured In fair weather- 10 the child tho
time TO culture patience is Wncn you are
lied about and chea ed and sick half dead. When
you stand chin deep IN annoyances Is time TO swim
out toward the great headlands Of Christian attain
ment IL takes just much trouble to fit US Tor
ulncss and Tor heaven. The only question IS whether
will take II IN bulk or pulverizod or ground. Tho
majority OF people take theirs IN piecemea IL
Is better to have five aching teeth than one broken
jaw better ten blisers tnan one ampulation better
twenty squalls than cyclone There may be a
difference OF opinion us to alopathy aud homnopa-
thy, but would prefer the small pills OF annoya
rather than some knock-down dose OF calamity. Now,
my friends Wouldn't you rather have these small
drafts o annoyanccs ON your bank oil aith than some
all. staggering demand upon your enduranccr
IL bad my way with you would give you all pos
sibe worldly prosperity-the four quarters OF the
world would pour their uxuries on your table;
would have each OF you 1--we TO be $50 years old
(aughter)-and you should not have pam or an ache
10 the last breath. But DeLlink myself, God is
wiser. 1t would make fools OF us ull II each had his
own way God meant TINS world to be only the vesti-
bule OF heaven. II we had all want IN this wori
we wouii want no heaven. Aged people are so willing
60 OF THIS world because they ieel seventy years
OF earthly trouble is enough Tor them They would lie
down In the soft meadows oi THIS world forever, but
the Lord sent the hornet My irlonds shall not
have preached this morning In vain II shall havo
shown you that the annoyances OF this lie may be
made suoservient TO your eternal advantage. In
heaven you Will acknowledge the fac that you never
had one annoyance too much, and throughout all
eternity you will be grateful that this world the
Lord mad sent the hornet
MASONIC TEMPLE.
THE IMPERFEcrIoN or MAN-sERMoS by REV.
o. u. FRoTHINGnAM.