The New York herald., 1877-11-19
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

THE SWORD OF ELEAZAR-sERMoN BIZ TIE
REV. T. DE WITT TALMAaE.
Mr. Talmage preached yesterday morning ON tho
sword Of Eleazar typical of tho earnestncss there
should DO 10 the Christians conflict His
taken from Samuel xiii, 10-"His hand clave unto
the sword" EleaSar, having cleared the field Of his
enemies, said Mr. Talmagc, throw himself down to
rest, but the HIT of his sword had entered the palm
OF his hand SO that he could drop the weapon he
had gloriousy welded. That Is what call mag.
niacent fighting Tor tho Lord God OF Israeli and we
want more Of it. In tho hrst place l notice that
Eleaxar took hold OF that sword with q very
tight grip The fact is in this Christian
conflict we want a tighter grip Of tho
Gospel weapon, the two-cdged sword OF Gods TRUTH
am sick aud tired OF seeing people with only half u
hold, who take part OF Coos Word and let the rest
20. The Pnilistnes seeing how loose their hold is
wrench tho cntIre sword away | like an inhdei
great deal better than one OF these namby pamby
Christians who takes hold OF Goes Word with the tips
OF hngers Just think of II Ia book written 1S00
yeurs ago, and some OF 1t thousands Of years. printed
million year. The Scriptures is book you want TO
keep tight grip Of. Your innuel associates will try
Eieazar's grip hold on to II. He that gives up tho
Bible or any part OF IL gives up pardon aud lie and
peace and heaven.
FoRGErYULNEss OF sxLF.
Again notice IN Eleazar's grip OF tho sword an en-
tire self-forgetiulness He did not that tho
sword was eating down into the palm of his hand.
Now in our Christian work we want
II all the time alrnid we are going to get hurt
we will not Kill the Philistines. Who caros whether
hands hurt not whllo we battling such
u glorious conhictr | would rather live i've years
moro and have tnem industrious and consecrated to
Christ tnan live ity years more and leave them indO
lent or useless. We have all noticed how ambition
overcome physical hndrances when engaged IN
great worldly enterprise What wore aropsy
dore Vanderbilt when he had tho stock Of
the New York Central Railroad to advanceY on,
now little we suer Tor Christ and His cause compared
with those who were drowned, burned or chopped TO
pieces Tor Chrlsts sakel We do not appreciate the
hfty million martyrs who suffered, but 20 10
heaven IN Pullman sleeping Car, our leet on plush,
and the BED made up carly, SO that We can sleep
nearly all day. with the black porter, Death, to wake
up just time enter the GOLDEN city. Agaln,
remark that the looks OF Eleazars hand prove that
he haa done great deal of hard hitting, aud that
somebody had got nurt 1t has long ago been discov
cred that you cannot conquer encmv by rosewater
theories or paper dccrces IS only TO done by hard
hitting There Is inemperancc anu fraud and gambling
ana lust, and 0OOO regiments OF the army OF the
Pniistines iniquy. Sot sermons, ia morocco cases,
laid down by KID gloves, In the presence OF exquisite
audiences, will never do. We have got to expel IRON
our churches the hypocritcs who cut of tho Lords
supper on Sunday AID during the week dcvour
widows' houses between meals. We must, sandal on
ioo helmet on head, brcaslplae heart, Eieazrs
sword Ia the right hand, nt SO hard that the ut
will only seen tn. corpses Of fallen uiuuties
but in the adherence OF the sword to our own nand
care refining our Christian work 30 much that nd
apoiogetic word to siu aud inquity wnen propose
to attack them With sword siiverchased,
by the ladies', We Tide out on white palirey covered
with white housing, and put spurs INTO the charger
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send message delicate as wedding card, ask ing tho
old black giant SIN to surrender. We are trying 10
baptizo tho Church OF God IN this day with cologne
wnen 1t needs baptism oil dre from tho God Pcnte.
cost Again notice how hard IT was for Eleazar 10
| get his haDd ana his sword parted. You and have
seen the same thing many time. There In tho
United States a great many aged ministers who made
| great night IN their days. Put them nov into the
prayer meeting or the pulpit, and II is the old
Gospel ring oil admonon and petition you Will hear.
A SPIRITUAL TONIC.
preach this sermon TINS morning as tonic
i kn N at IN
cradcabc grip that all the forces oi earth can't Loosen
It, and want you to strike the sword go hard that II
will react. Alter battle old soldiers show the
thoy have won, aud when we rise on Resurrcctiol
bay wonder II viii have any scars to prove oui
supernatural bravery Jesus will scnd there coycret
with the the great bate OF redemption
on, that day my hearers what viii be your cuagril
anu my chagrin II IL shall DO told OF the strecls 0
heaven that in thus world snrank back from th
toll, hardsh " and fatigue!