The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
TALMAGE'S SEARCH FOR SIN.
THE FOTR GATES TO HELL THROUGH
HHICH he TOOK 4 PEEP.
Sights Ina Gambling uouae--A Young Nnn who
Lost An-Describina the DissoIute Dance
GODS Red Hot Truth" TO the Rescue.

Lost AII-Describinn the DIs.olute Dance
Gods Red Hot Truth" 10 the Rescue.
Like one Of the gods who annoyed Tanta-
lus. Mr.. Talmnge holds out. every sunday the
grapes OF his vicious experience only to wink
and withdraw Thorn syy the instant that his
| congregation has purscd up IFS mouth for their
reception. Repeatedly with three conspicuous
police officials and two deacons he rolls through
the moonlight in magnificent carriage on his
way to tho Gates Of IIcll but having reached
his destination. instead Of answering expecta-
tons and describing what his audience is wait
ing for he nimbly slips around the corner Of
the emergency. and devc'os the rest Of hie SER
mon to we'll worn gener. tiles and the combined
praise Of Anthony Comstock and the Brooklyn
police. The advance and retreat Of the pastor
OF the Tabernacle were yesterday almost stimuli
taneOus. He went up to the Gates like lion
only Instantly to whisk away from them like a
lamb
" The gates OF hell shall not prevail against
it," Mr.. Talmage shouted 10y way Of text
g. It's only 10 o'clock said the officer Of the
law. ns we got into carriage for the purpose Of
pursuing our midnight explorations. It's
only 10 o'clock. and too early to see anything In
tho haunts Of vice. for the theatres have not yet
let out What do you meanT mean that
the places Of ini1uity are not I'm fun blast until
Hlf l'dU'H nitNt lfl OUT. Dhl. lfnulilR me
close OF the theatres the ofilcor Of the law tells
the driver 60 stop in front Of one Of the cosiest
and most brilliant gambling places in the city
Tho front Is dark. the blinds are down. and tho
door IL guarded but. after a little whispering
between the officer Of tho law and the door
keeper Mr.. TalmaRe is allowed TO enter into
hall. and then into raror. There eight or ten
men, IN middle life and well dressed. are gath
cred about gaming table. All is quiet snve
The noise iunin NV the rNttltnK plipg and nv tho
revolving roulette ball in another pariOr. Some
Of Ties" men had served in state prison some
were bankers and ship brokers. and some were
going the first rounds Of their vicious career.
There was something awfuly solemn in the 81
ing fortunes on the board. A mans life. de-
there, unless protected by the police If 1t should
J." supposed that he had come on a mission II
CHRISTIAN observation" Smiles from some in
tho Iapernacle. young man came In. put
money down on the roulette table, and lost lie
Iut down more money. and lost. More. and lost
Feeling IN his pockets for more money then.
and finding none. he turned his back in severe
silence, ana passed out
The literature about the costliness and mag.
nihcence Of these places Mr.. Talmage said was
untrue. Men Keep, their hats on and smokr I'd,
and there was nothing in the upholstery or fur
Mr.. Talmages moral for gamesters TO resort
10 the suicides revolver In gambling pro-
cases, was his ante-elimaA. fl2JlVO,OUOUW
change hands every year
AT II O'Clock Mr.. Talmage passed out into the
sr.ct The bury guard slammed the door.
and they went down To- tho carriage and rolled
away toward the Gates Of He'll" Heaven rs
every body knows. has three gates on each side.
MI male out u solid pearl. 1eirs gates are set
in sockets ~ dcep and dreadful masonry and
arc very high. 81 that people may not get ont.
u IL safe To 10 where God tells YOU God told
Mr.. Iamage 10 70 and SOC and report. and"
Mr.. Tam4ge sail, nm here 10 sketch the
Gates Qi Hell. With the hammer Of Gods truth
| shall smite upon thor brnEnn panels and
with the lantern ~ Gods truth shall flash the
mem upon Their shininE hinges.
was bad literature. Anthony Comstock had
sei2"d twenty tons - bad literature yet not ali
bad literature wns gr.ppei 10y the ldw. Parurs
and libraries Wei. full Of H. and children retire
ani rend i with the gas joy swung near 10 their
liluW~. II exists under the title Of scientific
Information. and under this guse one wonder
OF AN infamous book. selling them all to wo-
mon. shame. cried Nj. Talinase' :!on
nation from the family physigia wade chi
deep IN ahomination Tx" tins. BE not deceived.
York and Philadelphia publishers. they ali come
hot from the neither world" As for novelties
could keep either integrity or virtue. He
pursued presently. 100000 men and women
III thr nit,l iN"ir.Es, To- lay are reading them
gathered NJ catalogues Of girls senlluaries and
boys schools and sont their circulars ~ death
one who hcar- M" said Mr. TalmaGs Who
htsn nad offered 10 MN OF her "A bad book or
Gate second was the dlssolute dance. Mr.
Iamago said that there was dies lutte dance
which was pursued both IN the hRunts II death
and In elegant mansions. " You know" he
cried. what pastures and motions are sug-
gested by the devil He continued that the
dissolute dancer slid into the disc lutte dance
over an inclined plane swiiter and swiiier and
wilder and WI der. until with speed ~ light he
whist!cd oN the edge Of a dissolutc life int a
ncry future ~ one had right 10 tako a posi-
uon 10 music which he would be ashamed ~
take without music. No Chickering grand Of
lily parlor" was Mr. Tamases climax upon
this Gate. or fiddle Of mountain picnic can
cOnsrcrate that which God hath cursed %
Cat" third. indis rect apparel. Mr. Talmage
mad been told that there WAS n new fashion
coming from Paris which WAS shocking to all
righteousness. Multi'uios ~ men owed their
eternal dainnaIion 10 tho bO.dncss u female
attire.
Gate four alcoholic beverage The CAPTIVE o,
tho Wine cup was also the captive Of all other
vices. which went in fooss Ike carron 81 rvs.
So that when You saw that bcnk ahead You
Courts and Legislatures swung wide open this
cracking. stupcnduus gate Of Tia" lost
In the coming war to he wag' d against the
Gates Of He'll. Mr.. ralmage said ti.d the Chris
tian press was 70 bc the hatisriug ram. that the
pulpts wer" TO he arranged in sturiuing line.
md that Gods rcd hot truth was 10 Ice tho iiy-
Ing ammunition of the contest"
Thus Mr.. Ialmagc came only e. The Gates
and left the wonders Of the interior still unrX-
piOred.
SOCIALISTS ~ IHE FIELD.