The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEw-sERMoN DY
REV. T. LIE WITT TALMAGE.
Dir. Talmage's sermon was on "The Old Year and
tho New" The text was taken from Psalms, xc., r.
$50 teach us to number our days that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom" In Germany said he, they
have beautiful custom New Years Day. If pco-
pie have been estrangsd during the year they ehake
hands on New Years Day. forget the past and start
Let US pray that Fathers blessing may come
down on all our friends and enemies-a happy new
year. There is but small portion OF the years of
life In which put forth q Christian effort
save ana bless How are VIC to count these
years9 The prayer which the Psamist uttered SO
long ago seems especially appropriate to the first
Sabbath OF the new year. find a great
many people counting their years by their
qualifications There Is no war between the
Gospel and merrment but no Is very
foolish man who measures his life by II.
his life is the first step on Tho ladder which mounts
the skies the first step tho road which plunges
into the bottomless abyss put to You the tre-
mendous question, Which will DO your destiny? 1t
canuot be that an Intelligent man with these consd
eratons VIII measure his lie on earth by JOKE.
put, laughter or the wassaiL great many people
count their years by their SORROWS and annoyances
aud disasters. any one Of ten thousand ways
trial and disturbance and anguish come upon US;
there is exception TO this But Is he not very
unwise who proposes count his years oy these
mlsiortunes? Because death has taken your darling
child do you forget how long God spared II to YOU?
Because your fortune has gone down tho breakers
do you forget your years OF prosperity He
unfair man, uDgrateui man, dishonest man, and,
most Of all, an unchrstian man, VINO counts ms
years by his misortunes. Again, l observe many
who count their years ny their worldly accumula-
lions. 1t Is foolish In tho pulpit TO mako TRADE
against money. 1t Is refinement and culture ten
thousand are the uses ot money. But that man
makes a mistake who makes money the emf OF lie
instead OF The means OF life.
RIGHT COUNT
am glad to notice that u great many people are
counting their years by thor amount OF spiritual
attainment There Is no egotism In that There Is
cgotsm IN saying you are better men now Than you
once we're. ! congratulate you upon II. Many
counting their years by the amount OF good they can
DO. There are men whose whole life Is 10 the right
direction, wit, ingenuity, enthusiasm, all for Christ.
you make wrong conclusions. They have lived
thousands OF years. The Lord has work Tor you TO
do. IL you have means consecratc Them TO Christ;
eloquencc, use It OH the sido that Paul used his !;
learning put into tho poor box OF the worlG's
support If you have no wealth. nor learning,
position, you have sc;ilc to cheer tho
weary, irown for inquiy aud word
has calculated his years by divine arithmetic aud
who has calculated them by human arithmetic,
who Is the happier 10 10 out OF this wordy This
world is q poor god anu II consumes with the very
blast With which IL accepts your sacrifice This wheel
OF time has turned again, and we have been launched
another year. Can you tell why? canuot. God
must have some good reason Tor sparing us. IL Is
there will DO persons out OF this audience eternity.
Soon all years Will be gone and eternity Will be
upon We cannot recall the years past, vet
there Is no gloom In such subject. / congratulate
you that you nearer your fathers house. Another
year gone, another mile nearer home