The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-20
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
GENERAL DAKIN-sEnMoN BY THE REV.

DE WITT TALMAGE.
Mr.. Talmage preached In tho Brooklyn Tabernacle
on General Dakn. taking his tex. from l. Chronicles,
Kit, 33-"Fifty thousand which could keep in line"
The military scionco Of the Biblo he said Is pro-
foupdly interesting. Cain and Abel were tho nrst
combatants, and all tho disputes between individuals
aud families and nations have been only tho echo OF
Cams club What grand thing Il would be II in all
occupations and professions we know how to keep
rank Nearly all this last tho flags OF our City
Hall have been at naltmust Major General Dakin,
walking our streets on Sabbath night, Mon.
day morning dead-his body lying In state at
our City Hail. Muittudcs Hooked there TO look
upon that form which, only little while ago, rodo
macstically at the front OF tho troops He camo 10
city mere boy, all his baggage a bundle on his
shoulder, his entire capital MY cents, yet. fighting
his own way on and up until Mt his obscques there
seemed to DO more sympathy than ut any otner's
within tho last ten years Tho foremost rneman Of
tho world, man born TO command, by his gcniality
winning multtudes OF friends; patron OF beautiful
neid sports, by hand and foot and voce dong more
than any citizen TO enlarge tho number OF those who
according to the words OF the text could keep rank
My friends We don't keep rank without practice and
constant drill How many men thore are not willing
to submit to this drudreryl They want to come out
at Doilymount ana pick up rifle, and. without
practice, stand beside General Dakin and scorc
SOL points, Because they cannot be Christian work.
crs a. oucc they arc discouraged. Tho OF tho
text had prowcss In battle. II Is comparatively easy
to keep rank on parade day, but not In
day oil battle. The great bother OF tho Church OF cd
In this day are towards who do splcndidy on m.
radc, but break ranks at the Grst shot sceptcism
We confront the enemy. We have opened the battle
against aud and TO- We nd on our side great ma
people hat DO not try opay their debts. great
In the Lords army would ike 10 go out into campaign
with satin slippers aud holding umbrellas over
their heads TO Keep OF the heavy dew ald having
rations oi canvas-back duck ana lemon custard. II
they cannot have that they want to 80 home. They
think " rs unhealthy to be among so many bullets
tLaughter.) Wo want more men In all Christian de-
partmenis.
Ny sermon rs made tho moro earnest by tho rovI.
dcncc Of this last week. Tho whole city was thrilled
with this mans sudden departure and Is la mourning
He had his yetucs; no was a generous SOU; no ono
ever asked him Tor friendship but got u. Had no HIS
faults? Let him that Is without sin cast tho nrst
stone. tApplausc.) like him Tor two thrcc
things. like him because he was the patron OF our
national games. what We want Ia our theology lit
eraturc and commerce is moro open air exercise Tho
hearty and enthusiastic friend OF all this style OF rccu.
poraton carried out last Thursday through sun
shine and laid amid the foliage ana vcrdurc and aroma
OF Greenwood, that homo Of tho doad ike this
man. also. because BIO was on tho side Of law ana
order 1t must DO maintained by ell means II all
other fail then the point OF the bayonot IL
Is very neatnful Tor the rouehs In ali oios
dcrs,and that behind tho police and the constabuary
iorcc there are military companies. drilled and ready
at snort notice TO execute tho law and defend tho
safety Of our homes Ii such crisis had como within
these past fcw years tho rdarlcss black horse that
was led out last Thursday IN the process Ion would
have had two.quick feet planted IN the strrups. |
Ike this man. also. because he was sure marksman
WHAT oupnt W oo uono ~ ~ ouRnt 10 nc done wcll
We are apt TO aim too high or too low. From the
new made grave in Greenwood we may all learn a
practical osson. The picked teams OF The Australian
aud the Canadians aud tho freshmen and the Eng
lish and tho Americans who contcnded with
that man IN 1876 nj Croodmoor wcro astoundcd
when they beard OF tho closing Of that kceu eye and
the folding oil that skilled hand over the silcd heart
Last Monday morning an old afencr, with an aim
more sure than any seen at Doliymount, pulled back
tho arrow hsrd against the string and then let bolt
ly through he heart o the great rinsman. Death IL
the best shot. There was one word that sprsng 10
cverybody's hps--suddcn. Fivo minutes before
there was source OF apprehension. Forty seven
years climbing the heights ~ public avor and thon
surrendcring nll IN an instantl
What would have been tho eternal result IL you and
/ had been called away as quicklyp Right under tho
drnpcd rotunda OF tho Cay Hall last Thursday an
officer who stood watching the dead took my arm and
whispered into my ear and SAID "Thc great thing IL
TO DO ready" Arc We keeping rank with our duty
and our high privilcgof