The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
A PLEA FOR PEACE--sEgMoN BY REV. 7. DE
WITT TALMAGF.

WITT TALMAGF.
In the brooklyn Tabernacle Rev. Mr.. Talmagc
preached TO his usual large congregation from tho
text s.And they shall beat their swords into plough
shares lIsah. H., A. The text said MIR. Tamagc, IS
a prophecy OF tho triumph OF agriculture over war,
the ta-sel over battle pumes. wheat racks
ammunition wagons. cottages over batteries. know
there not seem 10 be any prospect OF Tho immc
diato iuIh,ment Of this prophecy. Tor this mo-
ment, While speak, tho nations OF Eu-
rope seem TO be planning how, ~ oppo-
silon to my text, they may beat til. ploushsharcs
into swords auu sharpen the pruning slives Into
spears. IL seems 10 that all Cbrtstan people 10 all
Iands ought 10 be IKE JoEn Bright the great English
reiormtr, announcing war aud advocating peace.
(Applausc.) AZ Tits time Of the year, wncn We are
accustomed TO strcw nowers on the graves oi the
soldier dead, ana when naturally revert to tho sui
icr,ngs OF our awiui civii war, would be use lu IL
could stay You against thus CRIME ts Is aficlug all
nations. Christian men should DC hcarl GU TINS sab
ject
be annual decoration OF the graves Of the fallen
soldiers vi The Sortn and the south has tendency 10
work peace. The tim. Is not far distant the
same day the graves OF tue North aud tho graves OF
tho South VIII DO decorated. no time wl De when
III the scars OF war Will be covered Win no~crs
You must give ~ your rrudges lI.oua mp
piausc) navc during these I.st lew
years travelled Inucn al the North and tho
South ana ,cil you that there Is only thing that
tan bring complete harmony Detw ecu the North ana
the souih. ana that Is the funeral OF those polcans
VINO want 10 be President Applause ana iaug tcrD
WISH all the flowers Of tue Northern ana sou,hcrn
graves might be iiited and vised into chain, each
garaLd into a Ink aud with ths chain this whole
land DO bound together. That Is the only KIND OF
chain Americans viii ever consent " wear, the
sooner they put ~ on tho better
EIGHTEENTH SrnEEr M. L. CHURCH
JONAH AND THE WHALE SERMON TX REV. Mr.
HATFIELD.
Tho Rev. William Hatfield delivered his last sermon
before his departure Tor Europe IN tho Eighteenth
Street Methodist Church In tho cvesing HIS subject
was the story OF Jonah and tho wnalc and an appro-
pirate text was taken from Jonah l., l. q He sa,d.-
The history Of Jonah Is bric Jet crowded with extra
ordinary events, the most extraordinary Of which was
his being swallowed by whac. jonah was prophet
and, being prophet, had mission to iulni and tina,
mission TO go 10 NLcvch, tho capital Of Assyria
and rcprove the people Tor thor idoaircs Cod had
OF aoing MS duty he leaves homo and hastens to a
seaport town called Joppa There no takes passage
Mediterranean. But suddenly a terrific storm arises
aud all tho sailors fail To praying TO tho gods IN
tho sleeping JONAH besesching MIN TO pray 10
hts God 70 avert the threatened calamity. Hut tho
sailors cast lots 10 SEQ by whose sins tho storm had
been aroused, ana the lot cli ON Jonah, WHO there
upon confessed hts guilt aud begged 10 be thrown
overheard The sailors hcsitatcd for somo time aud
then grained his request. As Jonah was cast
into The sea, We are told, calm settled down upon
the troubled waters. nnd great nsn swallowed the
orring prophet. wnile IN the body OF the nsh Jonah
prayed 70 his God, aud his prayer being heard 10 was
released from MS confinement after thrco days and
three nignts aud thrown upon tue shore. Some Of
you will say, "fbat is the Digsest nsh story ever
hcard.u But does u seem any more incredible than
tue account q me Hood, or he WONDERFUL things
which Cnrist du IN Paesline2 fLcse we're
miracles. anu was tue whales swallowing
JONAH aud casting him forth on ary land You asx
me VI bsievc ~ 10 DO iruc, aud answer yes Nor is
u whit more improUabo tnan tho tclcgrat h aud tho
telephone and tue phonoiraph would have seemed
many years ago. inc latter invention, lcar. viii
huGer rather than bastcn the progress the Cnufcn
NY making possible Tor psopic 70 Sltoua. that 10 10