The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
TALMAGE SEES THE CLUBS.
lie TELLS or SOME Dreadful RESULTS
THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
Rules TO Test tho Legitimate md the uIeRitI-
mate CIubs-Some All Good. and Some All
Uad-The Weaving Of III Imaginary Rope


Rules TO Test the Legitimate md the nIeeitI-
mate CIubs-some All Good, and Some All
uad-The Weaving Of an Imaginary Rope.
Mr. Talmagc preached yesterday on The
Clubs Of New York" Tho attendance was
larger than could be accommodated with seats
Mr.. Arbuckle played. " l cannot sing tho old
songs" The text was from Samuel H.: Let
the young men now arise and play before u.s."
Mr. Talmage drew from the story to which
the text refers tho inference that innocent
things may be made destructive. He described
the gatherings which for nges have been called
clubs which have existed for political social.
artistic. and literary purposes. of the Kings
Head Club. Ben johnson Club. Brothers. Club.
Bolingbroke Club Jacobin Club and others Of
historical significance. The club. he said.
thrives on American soil. 1ts 10000 members
attest that fact. But who shall tell now many
unorganized clubs exist where young men
combine to support their own domestic cstab-
lishments? Sketching rapidly the organiza-
ton OF the Union League Club. with its 1900
members. he spoke OF tho Manhattan Club. the
Union Club the Century Club. the Army and
Navy Club. the Yacht Club the Jockey Club, the
Travellers Club, the Blossom Club. tho Ballad
Club. tho Woman's Club. the Liberal Club. the
Commercial Club. the Stable Gang Club-oi
clubs as good rs good can be. and clubs rs bad
as bad can be. He drew picture Of tho ele-
giant club with all its surroundings Of refine
ment in furnitureand appointments. in art and
literature. and all its prestige OF enchantment,
where those who are opposed by one black ball
cannot get in. and those who gamble. get drunk,
or are guilty Of msdemeanor are left out.
Tho next picture was OF n lower order OF
clubs whore young men with flushed checks
and angry words were handling the gambling
chips. Here was n young man repaying the
fondness and generosity OF his parents with
larn nj mn rftI
man who had made only few months ago,
promises q fidelity. every one Of which he had
broken The revelry winds up with two OF the
least intoxicated ones leading TO his home that
most hellish spectacle that ever entered a
fathers DORA drunken sonl The CLUB men
could AFFORD 10 make a contract with Inferno to
provide 10000 victims year for twenty years.
u belonged TO four clubs" Mr.. Talmage
said theological club, "A base ball club. and
two literary clubs. / got from them physical
reIuvenation and moral health. What shall we
dol God helping me. l will lay down three
whore you are member. or TO which you are
invited. 70 show you which is the Legitimate
and the Legitimate club house.
First-Test the club by its influence upon
your home-if you have home have been
married. men. That wife soon loses ali her In In
iiuence who neryousy and irowningly looks
assault upon domesticity. How are great EN- M
tcrprises Of art literature. or benehcence to DO
carried on II man Is to have his world bounded
other by his back window? There was an
instance in this church where a wife COM
planned that her husband was giving too many
nights 70 Christian service. She Systematically
decoycd him away. and now he neither attends
this nor any other church his morals gone;
his money gone; and fear his soul gonel
some men are rs cheerful as angels at the
club house-but as cool as snow at homel
Laughterl They can spend money for fast
and the children's shoes laughter man
who gets married TO his club and neglects his
wife IA guilty OF moral bigamyl There are
thousands OF houses In Brooklyn and New
York being dubbed to death Laughter and
applause.l There are clubs where membership
that man is yet q member OF that club after
while and will write his history His wife
is broken-hearted and prematurey old: his
fortune gone. or reduced and his home name
in directory
Il am going TO take some delicate threads"
said MIR. Talmage in conclusion. and weave
them together to make a stout rope. / will take
thread OF memory OF your wedding day. a
thread OF laughter, thread OF love. thread OF
music. thread OF banqueting. n thread OF con-
gratulation. These will bind together In one
Then will take thread OF the hair OF your
nrst- born child. n thread OF the beautiful scarf
the little child used 10 wear when she went out
to greet you. thread OF the beautiful dress in
which you laid her away. and will twist these
into another strand.
Then will take thread from the robe Of
Christ the saviour, IA thread from the white
raiment that your loved one wore before they
laid her in the grave. string from the harp OF
seraph. and | will twist them together into
another strand
Now will take the three strands and twist
them together and make rope, and one end
viii fastcn around the cross Of a pardoning and
sympathizing Christ; the other end throw TO
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