The New York herald., 1878-09-23
SCRIPTURE LESSONS.
1.-The Battle Of the Ages. the
Battle for Bread"
RELIGION AND SCIENCE.
The Dispensatons Of Providence Surpass
Mans Daily Need.
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

COMMUNISM AND THE WORKING CLASSES
SERMON BY THE REV. T. DEWITT TALMAoE.
Tho subject OF Mr. Talmagc's sermon the Brook
Iyn Tabernacle yesterday was communism" The
widespread interest In such question at the present
time made clearly manifest by the unusual crowd
that attended The services Four policemen and
sergeant held guard outside tho Tabernacle, while
twelve policemen In czens' clothes were distributed
throughout the interior of the building
THE CONDITION OF THE WORKING PEOPLE
Mr. TaImage's text was taken from Marx vi, 81
els not this carpenterf BY ono stroke. he said,
nv text sets forth dignity OF labor suggests
that whether man tolls with hand or oo, shoulder
or BRAN, no has the Lord Jesus Christ q loving
sympathy. speak TO you to-day not OF Christ as
God but OF Christ the carpanter. Speaking OF the
working people and the right and wrong
attempts at alieviatng these troubles. ieo that
have a rght 10 speak. ! am workipgman, born OF
parents tho lived TO seventy-eRht or eighty years,
Earning their livelihood oy the sweat Of their brow.
II does seem that man has the right 10 discuss
these questions unless he has had the ordination Of
blister on the hand or ON brain caused by hard
work. Tbe who mas never tOicd or felt fatigue
kn ows nothing about the sorrows OF the working
glasses The great battle OF the ages has been
battle Tor Tho sorrows OF The working classes
are penuno and tremepaoux Tnore II ali The traI Of
nhysical exnauslion. Tho Iaoorer mus, rise before
bumber bahed fatigue from his weary limbs and
of on another days WORK. ne gets no perma-
neut rest until goes down into unepding sleep into
the narrow bed OF the grave. God help him II there
hundred questions for aud against laosr to De
voted and hundred ballot boxes, would put one
hundred into the hundred boxes In behalf OF
the laboring man. Great applause
THE LABoRxRs' TRIALS.
There is another trial. which Will call the sup
preston their best astesof their aspirations Tor
nned tastes and exquisite appreciation, without the
OF grsiy ing them. while there are msn Of vast
WIN every thing beautiful art buying their library
books by the quare loot and not knowing the differ
uictonary (Laugnter.) cannot tell how dispropor.
tomato sometimes rs the work'pgmen's pay 70 the
work they are given; 10 be under The government OF
Qaeruous, harsh and unreasonable people; 10 work
pershable Materials wnile the soul longs Tor the
imperisnab.e, nor tho greater agony OF many tnai,
notwith sta nding Nil their search, they can lind
nothing TO do Will this morning and next Sabbath
orth tho aeviaons ol these troubles nrst speak
log OF tho propositions which suppose WIZ OTiug
only the working classes ana destroy instead
oi saving them; then WIZ speak OF the sources
whence they may expect deverance.
history COMMUNISM.
great many people say, ''Let US try Commun-
.siI % ,nis by W sooins what Communism has ooue ior
Dther nations Unless our American people mud out
It's true character day will como whom there will
be icades across our Streets which will
with the blood OF our best citzonS Instead OF being
The Ir end Of the working elias ses IL their
Inc preacher then dweit aI length on the history
C<inmunsm in France, from tho days OF the nrst
fetolutcn In 1892 when ''indiscrminate and whole
sale cut-throatory began, 10 tho last revolution,
when the Archbishop OF Paris was murdered.
Not until the worlds dissolution, he continued,
ist tell you, my iriends tha. the mighest barrier
against the march OF Communism IN TINS country To-
day is the priesthood OF the Roman Catholic Church.
There 10 convent or monastery or cathedral on
cartn, not person that Of Leo ut Rome 70 the
poorest Roman Catnolic servant girl IN your Kitchen
who can forget the heartess heaven daring mas
sacre OF the Archbishop oil Paris. Applause
COMMUNISM OPPOSED THE WELFARE OF LABOR.
Communism anti-marriage. IL declares that
marriage cannot be tolerated. II Is antiart II 10
desires the SUBSTITUTION OF science Tor
iath OF human law Tor dvine Carl Marx, is chief
exponent forth that the possession Of property Is
. crime. Some say that all properly should 60 into
tho hands of the government fsr distriDutton. Do
you NIX the politicians would make just distribu
ion? Would not the polilicans at Albany and WASH
Ington aud Harrsburg be- likely 10 dstrtbuie
Il among themsevesf daughter and applause
The that Communism proposes 10 steal what
can't get any way. II there IL any right that
God gives right 10 have what he earns
whether IL Is u dollar hundred dollars n mill
ion. (Applause.i What did Communism do tor the
working people OF Parish II paupsrxed them. What
did little touch OF II we had ~ PittsburE dor II
threw thousands out OF employment. imposed taxes
the people could not BEAR aud lis heaviest touch came
down the working people. Communism docsn't
want It's share IL wants somebody sise's share In
this country ought TO dispute every inch oil It's
progress. Let all politicians understand that u
any party-rcpublican or democratic or greonoack-
shall per with Comm u will 20 aown TO the
bottom of The OF national contempt and maiedic-
tion. loud appiause) Communism can never holp
the working people.