Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-22
Talnnage.

attracted an immense crowd to the Tabernacle.
in New York. A largo number Of ladies were
present. Mr. Talmage condemned the New
York police and said they were brlbed. lie.
however, praised the Brooklyn force and gave
the officers choice seats yesterday. The dis
course contained some very strong points, one
of which is that the worst Vlcas OF this city are
DOT monopolized by the young and dangerous
classes, but that men of reputation and social
position arc debasng and destroying themselves
in vile haunts, robbiug their families 10 order
to crafty their depraved taste. Talmage said
powerful! police officers were with me Whea
visiting sinful places in New York. and l a!s)
asked two elders Of the ohnrch to accompany
me, not because they were better than any
Others bu. because they were moro muscular.
and was resolved that 10 any case where any
thing moro than spiritual dcfences was requir
ed, 10 refer myself wholly to them. This was
said 50 slyly that there was great laughter) l
believe in muscular Christianity. l Wish
the theological scminaries instead OF send:
ing ou! 80 many men with dyspepsia and
liver complaint, who are all out OF breath
by the time they have climbed the pulpit
stairs, would, by the use OF gymnaslums.
send into the pulpit physical giants. as
we'll IS spiritual athletes. Il noticed, TaImage
said, that the hauats Of vice were supported
by men of means; by men who come down from
the avenues of New York and cross over from
the finest mansions Of Brooklyn. could call
tho names Of prominent men IN this cluster OF
three cities, who patronlze them and may call
many names before get through Judges, dis
tinguished lawyers, pulpit orators, standing on
republican, democratic and greenback, plat.
Ill, oho,, Io1 pI m nOtH
you might suppose thom to be evangelistS. ex-
nectipg thousand converts a night. Call the
roll in houses of iniquity. and the answer will
be stock brokers from Wall street, importers
from Broadway, lawyers and merchants from
all about. say could call names and may
call names even if the whole fabric OF society
should tumble into the wreck. l prefer that
heathenism which wallows in filth to that
which covers up its putrafactions under camers
hair shaws and point lace. riding IN $4,000
carriages, livericd driver ahead and rosetted
Aunkey behind. tell you We want fifty An.
thoDy Comstocks to 90 about and disclose tho
denominations of fashionable life. For eight Or
tee years thcro had stood on the side OF
the most fashionable Now York drive.
moIoch tomple, brown stone hell
on earth, which neither Mayor no Judge.
DOR police dared touch when Anthony Com
stock, Christian man Of rather less than the
average physical stature, With cheek SCARED
by the knife of desporado he had arrested.
walked into the palace on Fifth Avenue. and
10 the names of the eternal God, put an end to
it, the priestess presidiog at the orgies retreat
ing by suicide into the lowest world, her bleed
ing ca.c1ss found 10 her own bath tub. NeveI-
thelcgs for tho existence of haunts OF sln meo
we're moro to blamo than women. u lllt,
cried MIR. Talmage, "one half OF the burden OF
maledicion from the uDpitied head OF unoi~-
Tending woman and hurl it on the blasted pate
of offending man." Outburst. l give 1t to
YOU as my opinion that the Eternal perlition
OF all sinners will be heaven compared to the
punishment Of that man who, turning bis back
on the woman ho has sworn to cherish, goes
forth to seek aGecional alliances elsewhere.---
Fer such man the portion will be fro, hell.
tempest, woe, darkness, blood. anguish and
despair, forever, forever, forever. II Wish.
the preacher hoarsey pursued. that there
ui ight be police raid lasting long tlme. to
20 down into the hsunts Of sin aud carry these
men, followed by twenty reporters, to take ths
sinners name and put them in full oapitals 10
the next days paper, and Id like to 90 along.
Applause aud laughter. 1t is not so much
the young men who need to be looked alter as
! it is their fathers and mothers 10 speaking
of New York police, Talmage said: Mot loog
ago scaudaous masquerade was heidi which
| the men and women who frequent these places
took part, and tho police danced at the ball
and presented the PRIZE. Then having au-
nouuced a hymn, the preacher held Ms ijio
Gnger alcft, Sing like Heaven. Ihe parody
was perfectly we'll understood aud the Iaberns
clio buobled as Mr.. Arbuckle mouoted the table
and through his silver trumpet sent Wild notes
ALLOWING. Next Sunday Mr.. Tslmage promises
to talk Of specific sin.