The New York herald., 1878-09-16
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

coNEY Island AS SUNDAY EsoRr-sER.
MON BY THE REV. MR.. TALMAoE.
The text taken by the Rev Mr. Talmage the
words of the EvangeIst:-"rhe Sabbath made
Tor man, and not man Tor the SaDbath''
In other words, said the preacher, you make
Ihe coat 10 1T the man, and not tho man to dt the
,oat; you let tho sleeves out because they too
short, and do cut of tho arms because they are
long. In his emphatic and fsrvid style the
preacher reminded his hearers that the Jews lost
Jerusalem because they would defend II on tho
Sabbath; but thero Is no danger that this country
will ever be ruined in that way.
BLESSINGS GOD.
Tho grandest thing tnat has happened in this group
sf cities is the Improvement made resorts
by men OF we'll known enterprise among the comm u
niiy, aided oy secular newspapers who approved of
the work. Manhattan Beach. Brighton ana such
places blessings sent from God. Many childr m,
mon ana women would have Deen In Greenwoo long
ago but for the Aid Of the great puracr and invigor
a1or-the sea- The work Is bound to go on I'll THIS
cluster OF cities will have its Cape
May, Nahsnt, Martha's Vineyard and Long Branch.
Then Cincinnati, Canada. Chicago and the interior
pities viii come aud kneel the Leacn, chanting thus
litany :-"rhy way, God, Is In the sea; Tiny path
tho great waters" IL depends ON mans Infections
COOS on a religious MISSION Dsnt all rsnt; but II no
goes Tor pleasure Then let him not GO.
III he mas an Invalid vile or SICK child, his going De-
comes q necessity. Some will say that man ought
not to engage In such business as would prevent his
dcvotng time In the week days to 90 10 the bosch All
there are tears OF blood IN that question, In the
problem OF getting any occupation at all IL Is wrong
TO 60 Tor mere sporiuness and amusement Tor rois-
tcring and drunkenness. No, yeu must not 70 Tor
that IL l say "Leps 80 down aud have some fun and
examine the style oi bathing dresses IA ttor among
the congresationL tnen would you be wrong TO 90.
There nine ~ mine Of every hundred VINO get
from their work TO the ssashore IN nash, anu back
In lash who can leave their occupations at
atri luu lppkl M nj
moonlight on the sea aud be back In
good time. II the father has seven oranges
gives six TO his VINO tbon steals tue seventh,
the LORD gives SIX days and we steal the seventh.
A. Versailles the preacher could not see the wonder
tul waterworks unless tie went Oh the sabbath AS
he intended 20 there TOR pleasure he would not 30
~ all.
THE AMERICAN SABBATH GONE
Boston, Chicago, san Francisco. New orleans, have
surrendered TO the bad haDit OF kihg the Sibbath,
and Brooklyn and New York are about 10 surrender
also The enemies vi society attempt TO XIII sunday
and bury " under wreath oil the target companies.
The grand sunday concerts, OF wbich peop nave
heard so much, nave had comic singing. rope dane
ing and trspezs performances ~ them pot these
amuseincnts must all nave mad holiness We near
much about the peoples rights, but the Lord has
some rights also, and, whether popular or uupopu-
lar, nov declare that the people have no rights
but what the Lord God gives them. DO not bring
the italian, the spanish or the French Sabbath here
Many oi you have bad experience OF Partisan Sab
oath All the venices are out Tor a holiday, balloons
nyiDR, balls rolling Punch and JUDY playing pedlors
vending their wares, ha.d organs grnding aud cyn-
bas beating-thsre is great gull stream OF humanity
going anu coming On the way home look
ting at the women, these looking cross at
men, aud both are looking cross on dren. The
preacher contrasted this with the quictness OF an
American sunday aud asked the people 10 choose be
tween the two. The sabbath came over to this
country In the MsyHower; u would 20 away 10 tue
ARK Of national obstruction II ~ did 60. Tue preacher