Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-10
DIR. TaImage's Last Sundays Sermon

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DIR. TaImase's Last Sundays Sermon.
f He ciose his text from Genesis, l., 5-"And
the darkness be called night" Two grand d.
visions Of time, said Mr.. Talmsge-one Of SUI.
| light the other Of shadow. l have spoken to
you Of The first and second watches OF the nlg ht
I speak DOW of the third-that is, from twelve
to three O'Clock. The thunder of the city has
rolled from thu air. Slight sounds now Ont the
night With distinctuess that exctes your at:
tentiop. Solemn and stupendous IS the third
watch There are respectable men ABROAD.
The city missionary is going up to that court 70
take scuttle Of coal to poor family. Men
who are forced to toll into the midnight are
fastening to their pillow. But the great mql'
titudes are asleep. The tights are out 10 the
dwellings. The street lamps, standing 10 q
long line, reveal the silence and the slumber OF
the towD. Slupendous thought! a great city
at rest Let the great host sleep; Gods
slumberless eye will watch.
But there are thousands VINO will not sleep to
night. Go up tina! dark court 30 careful or
you will fall over toe PROSTATE form OF drupk-
ard lying on his own doorstep. Look about,
lest you fcel the garroter' 9 hug. Look 10
through chat broken pane. No bread. no light,
DO Gre, no cover. They shiver 10 darkness.
They be2gsd, but got nothing. They had rather
die than 20 to the almshouse. You say these are
yioiou, Door. So much the more to be pitied.
Their last light has gone out. They are 10 bell
now. Whore have ten prayers for the ionocent
have twenty for the guilty. The vicious poor
have bad two shipWrecks- that OF the body and
that Of the soul-Wreck for time and wreck tor
eternity. Pass on through that alley Open
the door. Ii is not locked. They have moth
log to lose. Strike match and iook-beastll'
ness aDd raQel From The corner wild tace
starts cut oflhe straw and moves toward you
Just as your hight goes out. Strike another
match. Here is little babe. Not like those
beautiful children presented this morning ior
bapiism. Ii never smiled; it never will smile.
Strike anothet male5. The face OF that young
woman is bruised aud esshed low. No hope
has dawaed on that scuI for years; hope never
will dawn on it. The match as gone cut. Light
iD not again, for it would seem to be a m0ckery.
P.s, out aod on. There are thousands OF
such aboGcs ia cur cities. An awful gloomy and
overwheln1iug picture is the city IN the third
watch. Af:er miduiyht crime does its chlet
work. During the daytine the villains lounge
about, part CT The time asleep part awake,
| but when the third watch arrives they Will
| rouse up with eye keen, ml1d acute. arms
s!rocg and feet fact to f7 OF pursue. Macy OF
| them have been brougnr up to the work. They
begin by picking boys pockets and now thsy
are prep .r.py to b!ass the gold vault of bauk.
| So long as the childgeu Of the street ore neg
leced there viii oo no lack of desperadocs.
II tho third watch the gambling houses are
in tull blast. Stir up the fires Bring on tho
drinks Put up the stakes! Many till will
spring aoak. Gaming is making efforts to be-
come respectable. a member of Congress
played With member elect and won Sl2O 900:
The old Way Of getting fortune is go slow
Come let's toss up to see who shall have 1t !!
And so it goes on from the Wheez!og wretones
pitchiag pennies to the millionaire gam blers
] ia the stock market Legislators tired of max
ing laws take respite in breaking them. Oh
GERS of The court while away tho time while the
iurv is out. There is no excuse for this crime.
There are 100000 annually lost IN New
York at tho gaining table. The agents OF these
gamicr tables are around our hotels. They ask
a stranger il he would like 10 see the city and
shaw h!u1 What they call the 'iloos' and the
"claphsnts." L2ugh,tr.) II youog man
throueh nocrbid curiosity has seen the 'llons
and tie "elepharts" he will Dever SEQ heaven:
I,ook ous fer those men who move arouoo
hotels win sleek hats and patroniztng alr and
are so unac,ountably anxious about your CO.
, tertsinment. All they want is your money
You are foo! if you can't soc through 1t.
= (Lsughter.)
In The third wetch. also. drunkenness does
. its worst, TIC drinking man will be respect
able at eight O'Clock, at nine be is taikatiVe' a
ten his tongue is thick, at eleven he blasphem
- 90 AZ Twelve his bat falls off, at one De falls tt
!. the Aoor asking for more drink. Drunkennes
: mskos men mad. Oae of its victims came hom
q one night and found his wife had died durlot
. his ats,pce, He went into the room Wner
'' she hsd been prepared for the grave, shoel
- har from the shroud and tossed the body ou
n of the window. =, o.,;.
- radical must bo done. You do not see 10
Il worst If Christiun men and women would
forth among the wandering and the desutut
thew might make the darkest alley or the OH
Eindle with the gladness Of heavco. 10 n(
|s think NOUS counscs will stop the gnaWing
empty stomachs or warm stockingless 1eet'
Take bread, raiment, medicine, as we'll
nrsyer. We want 20 such lnapt Work as tn
of the man who went into an hosplta! ourit
an tho war and gave to soldier who had h
- bo,b his legs amputated a tract on the SIN
IL dsncipg. laughter. Generous, helptal Wo
,u youia bring back thousands. see them COZ
10 ing now. Cry up the news to heaven
;h- | a1 the he]ls ariopiup! Soread the banquet
nd keen the Jubilee IN 7. Herald.
=. Went farther aud Jared verse Is often hea
ID hrt too late could have done much better
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