The New York herald., 1877-08-27
Discourses from the Various Pulpits
Yesterday.
REASONS FOR CONFINEMENT
The Goodness of God and Glories
of the Gospel.
8JERRlNG ON THE WAR IN EUROPE
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
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WITT TALNAGE.

WITT TALMAGE
Mr.. Talmage preached yesterday on "Contcntment," "
taxing his text from Hebrews kill. 5-"Bs content
with such things as ye have" II should ask some
ore. said no, Where is Brooklyn to-day? he would
ray at shelter Island whore is New York today ut
Long Branch; where is Philadelphia? at Cape Nay
where Is Boston at Marthas Vineyard; where Is
Virginia? at the Sulphur Springs; where are a great
multitude from all parts OF tho land? at Saratoga the
modern Bethesda where tho angel Of the waters the
angel of health. is stirring the waters. But my
friends the largest multitude are pt home, detained
by business or circumstances; among them the news-
paper men, the hardest worked and the least compen-
sated: the city railroad mpoyes. the ferry masters
and the police and tens OF thousands OF clerks and
merchants waiting Tor their turn Of absence, and
households, with nvaids that can't bo moved, and
other mutudes by the stringcncy OF the times him
dercd from further expenditure, and agroat multitude
OF we-to-do people who stay at homo because they
like home better than any other place, refusing 80
away merely because 1t IS the fashion to 60. Now tho
genuine American is not happy until he is going
where, and this fashion is SO groat that there are
Christian people with their families detained in the
city who come the house Of God, trying to gvo
people idea that they out of town. leaving the
doorplate for the reason, and tor
mouths keeping the front window shutters close q
while they in the back part OF the house with the
thermometer at ninety. There is great deal OF COM
mon sense Paul's advice to the Hebrews, "Be ye
content with such things as ye have" To be content
is be in good huinor with circumstances, not
picking quarrel with our obscurity or our poverty or
our social POSITION There are four or five reasons why
we should DO content with tho things we have
REAsoys FOR CONFINEMENT.
Tho first the consideration that the poorest
of US have all that is Indispensable in life. We mako
great ado about hardshps, but how little do we
talk Of our blessings. Health oil body which IS gwen
in largest quantity TO those who have never been
tpda andg ad n
course. The grandesl luxury God ever gave man Is
health. lie who trades that for all The palaces OF
tho earth Is infinitely cheated. "Oh, says some one,
ait is not the grossest pleasures that crave, but
is the qualification OF the intellectual tase-love Of
fine arts aud pictures Why, you have The originals
from which these pictures painted. There Is a
great deal OF aaectaton about fondness for pictures
among those who never appreciate the originals
Another consideration is the tact that our happi-
sun.sHss. You Sc. vsops happy and Ss
family where the last loaf is on the table and tho last
stick Of wood the fire you sometimes find cheer
ul confidence IN Cod while IN hne palaces you VIII
ind hospitality freezing TO death in n cheeress parlor
rhe heart rgnt toward God and man, we are happy;
lhe heart wrong toward God ami man. and we are un-
happy
Another reason why should come to this spirit
lncuca,ed in the text Is the fact that al the differences
Of earthly condition are .ransitory Persecution never
knocked al the door OF the grave, and coffin made
out of fine boards just as good resting place as ono
made out OF silver mounted mahogany or rosewood.
The Egyptian guano thrown on the 1elds to benefit
The soil is the dust raked out OF the ombs Of ancient
some of those mighty men, If they had been told that
Alter ashes would be used and would be
called Egy ptan guano
what is best Tor all ms creatures can tell you why
you have not been largely atuent and greatly success
uI. 1t IL because you can't stand tho temptation. II
your path was snoothed you would have depended on
yourself. but God roughcned IL so that you may have
TO take hold OF HIS hand. Would to God we could un
dersand trials tho very best things for
Another consideration leading us to the spirit OF the
text IS tho assurance that The Lord Will provide some
hO
now in some other way and by natural laws. II is
high time that you should understand that oath of
the Almighty involved IN tho iact that you are 10
have enough to eat and TO wear
Again remark the roigion OF Jesus Christ is the
grdudcst influence to make man contcncd, an in
demnity against all financial and spiritual harm. IL
spirit, dwindes the earth INTO nsigndcance
anu solaces tho soul with The thought oil heaven.
commend you tins morning to me warm, hearty,
practical, common sense religion OF Jesus Christ
DISCONTENT.
Yet, my friends, Notwithstanding ull these induce
ments to the spirit Of contenment, have to tell you
this morning that the human race Is divided into two
casses-those VINO scold and those who are scolde'l
Everybody would De happy II lie only were somebody
else Everything is upside down, or going TO be- All,
nv friends YOU never make any adv through
such that you can't ret yourselves up, and
you may iret yourselves down. Mid ali tbis grating
OF saws strike this string OF the gospel harp goodli-
ness with conentmeDt rs great gain. We brought
nothing into the word and IL Is very certain
carry nothing out; having halt a raimcnt let us be
herewith content II this morning. IN review Of all
vour circumstances you can't think OF ything else
to praise God for cal upon you today TO thank Him
If we arc Christians We are gong after while. no
matter what our circumstances are here, TO have a
glorious vacation.
TWENTY-FOURTH ST. NJ. +. CHURCH.
THE GLORIOUS GosPEL-sEBMoN BY REV. sELAH
W. BROWN.
Rev. seah W. Brown, of Saratoga county. preached
Church, yesterday morning, "rhe Glorious Cos
pel. - III. Corinthians, w., l.
Wo hear u good deal nowadays, sad Mr.. Brown
about 'one.dead" men. The expression is gene, Q "
used snccrngly. and is meant to imply that the per-
son denominated is about half crazy But OF
The noblcst men who ever lived were of idea.
The idea which possessed Newtons mind was
science; the one idea OF Howard aud wibcrforcc was
philanthropy; OF Napoleon Bonapartc ambition, and
that vas a bad one; OF Garibadi, the unity of tho
States OF Italy aud. thank God, has at last been
cured; Kossutn's idea the freedom OF Hungary,
lna zee how ho labored for 1t The idea which
took possession Of and forever cid the mind and soul
OF Paul was the Gospel OF Christ aud Christ cruccd
In an epstlc to the Galatians he says, 'll any man
preach any other gospel let him he accursed;''
und again If any angel IRON Heaven preach apy other
gUspei lot him accurscd.' He calls 1t "the glorious
gospel" and now want to ask why 1t IS called glori'
Gus and If II rightly called. say that II Is; II rs
glorious because 1t is iounued by glorious author
bccauscis doctrines are glorious and because orngs
glorious consoations FIRST, Its author Is glorious
True, II, was born in IA manger; but wise men came
from aiar 10 worship HIM. and the heavenly angels sang
songs oil triumph. true, He was called carpenter
but voice from Heaven said, This IS my beloved
Son, IN whom sm wei pleased" True, He was hun
cry aud thIrs.cd; but he fed 5000 people with two
lIshcs aud nvc oavcs OF bread. True lie wept over
the dead as nave DONE but He called Lazarus back
10 lie. Truc he was tempted 10y Satan Tor orty days
but devils lied Lcforc HIM. True lie wore no silkcn
aud costly robes; but tho hem o his garment he i!ed
"a suffering Hu trod not upon velvct
carpets but be walked upon the raging sca; liz hung
lepu ID
ms sde he SAID 40 day thou shalt be With me IN
heaven" Few iuourncrs stood ABOUT his corpse; but
the earth and the DackeGed heavens shcd
tears Of woe. HIS po1y was laid III The tomb; but Tue
thrd day agau. And his 10 Tie glorious author
oil our Gospc-be bright and NJ star, the chei
among ten thousand, ono altogether lovely. The
lougcr 1--we Tue more my gospel and my theology
come Gown To this ouc wUrd--Jcsus.
Tbcu the doctrncs OF THIS Gospel ere SIcrious FIRST
the ul Coz. lyou hadn't tis Gospel What woad
you KNOW oi limY Then tho idea OF pardoD. How are