The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12
TALMAGE SEES THE CLUBS
HE TELLS OF SOME DREADFUL
RESULTS HAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
Rules to Test the Legitimate and Legitimate
CIubs-SOme All Good, and Some All Bad
Tho Weaving Of an Imaginary Rope.

Mr. TalmGge preached Sunday week on 1.-THE
Clubs OF New York" The attendance was larger
than could be accommodated with seats Mr.. Ar.
buckle played, II cannot sing the old songs." The
text was from samuelIT,: the young men now
arise and play before u.s."
Mr.. Talmage drew from the story 10 which the
text refers the inference that innocent things may
be made destructive. He described the gatherings
which for ages have been called clubs which
have existed for political, social artistic and lit
erary purposes, Of the Kings Head Club, Ben
Johnson Club, Brothers Clnb, Bolingbroke Club,
Jacobin Club and others Of historical significance,
The club he says, thrives on American soil. ItB
10000 members attest that fact But who shall
tell how many unorganized clubs exist where
young men combine 10 support their own domes-
tic establishments skeIching rapidly the organ
iEation Of the Union League Club, with 1900 mem
bers, he spoke OF the Manhalten Club the Union
Club the Century Club, the Army and Navy Club
the Yacht Club, the Jockey Club the Travellers
Club, the Blossom Club, the Ballad Club, the Wo
mans Club, the Liberal Club, the Commercial
Club, the Stable Gang Club-of clubs as good as
good can be, and clubs as bad as bad can be, He
drew picture of the elegant club with all It's sur
roundings of refAementin furniture and appoint
ments in art and literature an5 all its prestige Of
enchantment where those who are opposed by
one black ball cannot get in, and those who gam
ble get drunk, or are guilty Of misdemeanor are
left out.
The next picture was Of lower order Of clubs
where young men with flushed cheeks and angry
words were handling the gambling chips. Here
was a young man repayiDg the fOndness and gen
erOsity of his parents with dissipauonl Here, al
so, was young married man who had made,only
o few months ago, promises OF tdelity 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 thai ever en-
tered fathers door--a drunken sonl The club
men could afford to make contract with Infer
no to provide 10000 victims year FOR twenty
years. .,,,,- r.,. 49,, .
"a theological club, base ball club and TWO lite
rary clubs l got from them physical reJnVena
ton and moral health. What shall we dUY God
helping me, will lay down three principles by
which you may judge the club where you are a
member or to which you are invited, 10 show you
which is the legitimate and illegitimate club
house.
"First-Test the club by its influence upon your
home-if you have a home. have been told that
three quarters Of club members are married men.
That wife soon loses all her influence who nerV-
Ousy and frOwningly looks upon evening absence
of her husband as an assault upon domestlctty.
How are great enterprises Of art, literature or ben
ehcenoe to be carried on II man Is to have his
world bounded on one side by his front doorstep
and on the other by his back Window There was
an instance In this church where wife complain
ed that her husband was giving too many nights
to Christian service. She systematically decoyed
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 as cheerful as angels at the Club
house-but IS cool as the snow at home Laugh.
teri They can spend money for fast horses, but
are stingy about the wies dress and the children
shoes lLaughterl A man who gets married to
his club and neglects his wife is guilty of moral
bigamy There are thousands Of houses In Brook
lynand New York being dubbed TO death. Laugh
ter and applause. There are clubs where mem.
btrship always involves domestic Bhipwreck. Tell
me that man is yet member Of that club after
while and l will write his history His wife is
broken hearted and prematurely old his fortune
gone, or reduced, and his home name In direc'
tory .,
Mr.. Talmage, In conclusion, land weave them to-
gether 10 make astOut rope, will make thread OF
the memory Of your wedding day a thread oflaUgh.
ter, a thread Of love, thread OF music, thread
of banqueung, o threat of congratulaHOn. These
/ will bind together in one strand
"Then will take thread Of the hair Of your
hrst-pOrn child, thread Of the beautiful scRrfh
little child used to wear when she went out to
greet you thread Of the beautiful dreesin which
you laid her away, and will twist these into an
other strand,
Then will take q thread from the robe ol
Christ the Savior, a thread from the white rameni
that your loved one wore before they laid her In
the grave q string from the harp Of the CheTub
and q string from the harp Of the seraph, and
will twist them together into another strand
Nov l will take the three strands and twist
them together and make rope, and one END
will fasten around the cross Of a pardoning and
gympathizlng Christ; the other end throw tc
you'll Pull for heaven !"