The New York herald., 1878-10-14
INNOCENCE ABROAD.
DR.. Talmage Visits the Elephant
and Records His Impressions.
NIGHT SCENES IN NEW YORK
A Valuable Lesson to the Good
People OF Brooklyn.

side Of City Lfe - by the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage,
D. D., begun In the Brooklyn Tabernacle yester.
| day morning. Tho sermon had been nnounced on
| the Sunday previous ana during the week. This,
coupled with pastor's plan of first exploring all
the OF inquisy before preaching about them,
drew together a larger audience than the church had
ever held before. Every seat nlled; tho aisles
blocked With camp Stools the vacant
| the galleries ana behind the rows of psws were
| crowded with standing auditors, and even the win
sills ratings inside the church afforded
! for late arrivals The building bold seven
| thousand persons, while surging crowd Of
| two thousand more blocked up Schermerhorn
/ street In front Of tho church, preventing
vehicles from passing A great proportion OF the
audience Composed Of young men, and 1t was to
them especially that Mr.. Talmago addressed his
| mon. But II any thero were who won't hear any
apology for vice any gliding OF its allursments they
were utterly disappointed. The preacher dealt rather
In generalities, and rarely descended 10 detail Ho
portrayed tho awful consequences OF sin In some Of
| the most vigorous word painting OF which he is
capable. His voice clear ana loud, SO that he
could bo easily heard by the crowd in the Corridors
and occasionally those outside could catch portions
| OF the sermon. M
After the usual preliminary exercises, during which
the immense blaae sang with vigor the hymns,
Revive us again" and .Jcsus, lover OF my soul:"
and after ArbucKe haa played the usual cornet solo
| Mr. Talmage arose and began his sermon.
RESOLVED TO EXPLORE Me
The text was taken from EzeKiol viii, 8-"Then
said He unto me, OF man dig In the wall,
when had digged in the wall bsheld a door, and
he sand, 60 in and behold the wicked abominations
that they do hero. SO went in and saw, and behed
every form Of creeping things and abomiaabls
beasts" lst@
So this minister OF religion, Ezekiel, said Mr., Tai
mage, is commanded TO mako exploration OF sin
OF his day. He did not stand outside guessing what
It was. He did not say, 80, Lord, dare 60,
please let me of, but ne won't and saw and re-
ported l, as . minister Of religion, felt l had
divine commission to explore the iniquties Of our
cities, 80 went in, saw and behed. nsas
As Mr.. Taimage said this hc outstretched his arms
before the people, as much as TO say, .'And here
am, to tell you all about it." causing great laughter
and applause. pef@tt liNN
Brought up In the country. he continued. I had
never seen the hiding places or niquity until this
autumn. By the grace Of God defended have never
sown any wild oats. (LaughteED ! somehow
boon able to tell from books something about the
iniquies OF great cles and TO prsacn against them
Butt thought there must be in atuation about
them that had never been spoken about, and said,
al viii explore" Isaw tens OF thousands OF men
going down. ana II there were q spiritual
conclusion well a physical concusslon
the whole air would bs alled with the
crack and rumble and ihunder OF tho demolition. /
found the gate OF the cemetery where osl souls
buried and said, ~ will explore" an officer OF
the army OF Jesus Cnrist went this battle 1sd II
you have like ssmtnission, 60; II not, stay away.
answer. yos; just AZ the description of the yellow
fever In Grenada would lead people TO go there. /
iaintest blush fairsst cneek will kindle the
cheeks OF many man into conaagration and will
that the papers are critics,ng your say yes and
DO you know how fesl about III tLAuRhtsr.)
10 TO- Tie % newspapsrs s than am. T Ny aaO:ss SosDsss
Is to preach The truth, and the wider audience get
iss ss wd.I my ss As
press OF the United States and the Canadas and OF
England and Ireland, and Scotland and Australia, and
New Zealand, are giving me every week 1900, 900
souls or audience am Indebted the press aay-
hsw. So slash away, xentlemsn. the more q.
merricr. II there s anything despise II is duh
time (I.aughter) Brisk criticism lie the crash Turk
ism towel with which every public maa needs every
Give my love TO all The ediors, full PERMISSION
TO their steel pens clear through my sermon from
Isro rHE VALLEY OF pEArH
II was ten o'clock Of CAIN, csnr. s.arIit night that
our carriage rolled away with from the most beau
tiiul part OF tho city down into inc places where
gambling and crime and death hold dreadfuI carnival
We were practically ignorant Not many signs Of
death. but the dead were there AS moved through
these places said "rhis is the home OF lost souls"
II was Dante's Inferno Many things there were TO
Ill the eye with tears OF pity. There were moral
eorpses on tho starr oorpsss In the gallery, corpses
In Inc garden. Lepcr met Ieper, but no bsndagod
mouth kopt back tho breath felt as though
sitting On an ,sana coast against wpcn Eurecyaon
moment moro bacKened huiks rolled In, and while I
waiting for The going down OF the storm ana tho
ull OF the sea Dcthought myself "rhis is
| lasting storm; these blows always rage" On each
carcass that strewcd the beach already vuture had
alignted-tns long -beaksd nthy vulture Of despair
now pscking into corruption ana now IT'S bacK
wing wping the blood OF a soul. No LARK, robin,
NO chaffncn, but vultures, vultures, vulturesf
Frs, Of all have 20 say tina, the sacred report
the mag o6ccncc OF these naunts niquity Is
ing, marvellous music bewitchug fountains, imperial
upholstery. Masterpiecesf There was not raut-
ing worth 90, laying aside the frame. Great daabs
OF coor--a cross between chrome and splash Of
paint. Musicf the nomsiisst creatures ever saw
tune Upholstery with oharacteristics--rsd and
cheap Tinsel, gewgaws, tawdriness, frppery--seem.
iegiy bought at q second hand furniture store and
never pa,a ior Here there was a peor soul on
which was tho crown OF beauty but nothing compar-
any Gay sec on our great thoroughiarea Young man,
you stark toslU you go TO places OF dissipation
gracious coun,snancss However sres. the pretence
sin Is almost always poor
| have also, my friends, to report that In my mid
night exploration saw what amazed than
can tell. IL will take pain to many far on
cannot comfort them. In all OF these haunts OF
| iniquny found young men on whose check the
ruddy color Of coun,ry health. they had heard how
sayy boat swings on the odge OF the maeisrom, and
mad vcnturcd. ON, my Godi viii fcw weeks
| such awful work Tor young manf I saw suon n
| young man when he nrst confronted evil 1 saw
| MIN immovaos. as much as 10 say, II am migntor
snan sis." Then saw MIN consulting with sin rhsn
| L saw MN doubt and wsver ths shadow OF sad
| reelection crossed his thoughts aud some holy msm-
ory seemed 70 csl BIN back. Goodness ara SIN had
struggle, but SIN triumphed. l saw him surrender
TO dark ness and deatn--an OK to the slaughter On,
my SOUL Is this the end oil all the good auvicef Has
cluster from the country vineyard been thrown
into the great wine press wBere despair aud anguish
and cath trampc. and tho vintage Is vintage OF
bIooaf uod pity the country Iad unsu uspsot ng and
so easily betrayedl young man from tho farm-
| house among the hitis, WY arc you bent
| ktiiing her who gnvs you birthf SEQ some
| thing on your forehead and your hands
aud vour feet. IL 10 red. WHAT IL ~ The blood
mothers broken heart. OF what did she die the
farmers will ASK they No their horses ut tho rnIi
fence tho funeral day. IL was neither Intcrnitcnt
fovcr. congestion, nor old ago In the ponderous
book OF Almighty God viii bs recorded for eyorlast-
| ing ages TO read, "You killed herr
Bcfore give you tho last Item of this mornings
discourse want you to rocoanize how Unfair have
been all inc anticipated remarks about THIS sermon,
how Unfair have bccn AL the suppositions that
| would SO portray stu that IL would be made atrao-