The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-17
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
SAFETY OF YOUNG MEM SERMON BY THE
REV. T. DE WITT TALMAaE.
Mr. Talmage preached in the Brooklyn Tabernacle on
safety Of Young Men, taking his text from II. SAM
uel xviii. 49, The two great characteristics of Absa-
lom, said he were worldly ambition and splendid hair.
BY the first he was debased by the second hanged He
was bad boy and broke his old fathers heart. He
wanted to get his fathers throne he goes out and
stirs up instruction. Is the young man Absalom
safe? Oh no, he not safe. He had been riding on
a mule-a mule is the meanest thing earth to
ride on; it has a tough mouth and is stubborn
necked and it is uncomfortable and will not
to the bit-and riding on the mule he came under a
tree and his splendid locks caught in branch and
the mule. true TO its characteristics would not STOP
but went on and left Absalom suspended. So he
died, and to the question of the text there
awful negative. The young man Absalom was not
safe.
Ipropose this morning to speak about the safety
Of young men. There circumstances in life
where man seems to get along quite well without
any religion to help. guide restrain him; but
there are four five great passes in life when
young man needs the grace of God. and shall give
kindly warning to our young friends against under
taking life without religion The first great pass III
"
when he chooses his occupation or profession 1t is
q serious moment when young man gets through
with his schooling and leaves his fathers house.
There are tens of thousands of men who get on the
wrong track and they are able to correct the
mistake There 500 businesses in life; but there
is only business for which you are fitted. young
man; and IL you blunder without any divine help
in your choice of occupation or profession four
hundred and ninety chances to you will get
the wrong business.
FATAL PLUMBERS.
Blunder here and you have Numbered forever.
r1,O anon f1ir,ad lanfl,
worlds simply because they got into the wrong kind
of business. The second great pass in life whe. o
young man wants divine direction is when he csab
fishes his own household. When man builds his
earthly home he decides his eternity. know that
afiancing is usually looked upon as something to be
merry instead OF something to BIO prayed about
but what step is there fraught with such veal
woe? Is it not strange that affair charged with
such temporal and eternal import should depend on
within or a glance? do not think put the case
too strongly whom say that when young man mar
ries he marries tor heaven or hell Build not your
home the color of a fair cheek or the sparkle of
bright cye for life is not gay romance, but ire
mendous reality. and there will come time in your
house when you will want not so much pet or
tsry as a heroine There have been Christian women
who have so had their domestic troubles sanctifcd
to them that they could get more music out OF
Wheeler Il Wilson sewing machine than ever before
in their life they could get out OF Chckcring grand
a Steinway.
The third great pass In life in which young man
wants religion is in the time of his first success. You
WILL young man, after while get through with the
drudgcry of business, and some afternoon you will
strangers looking at You will know something pleas
ant has happened What makes you so happy that
day? That is the day in which you have had your
first business success. That is the crisis where
thousands of men upset. Some of them rush into
designations; others take on an arrogance intoler-
able, q whole caravan of camels going through the
needles eye of their meanness. have known men
before their success kind and humble and loving
and genial and useful and obliging and positively
Christian and who, after their SUCCESS, became
hard and cruel and overbeariny and infdel. have
men coming to sudden fortune get into their
1np1 N,,t arta .aAfa ctar md hay
dashed the steeds; 1t eight miles an hour, and
ten and twenty miles an hour, and thousand miles
were by fiery hoofs of eternal disaster that
came Gathering down on the pavements OF hell.
FIRST SORROW.
he needs the grace of God is whom he comes to his
first sorrow. There is no need OF my prophesying
for these young men smooth things. They know
that lifo cannot be bright all the way. You might
we'll send out ship captain without any carpen or
or tools extra cordage. My young brother, the
way you get through your first sorrow will decide
whether you endure the other SORROWS of life.
1t il the first blow that sends mon to drinking to
drown their troubles that knocks the fire out of
them until the'rest Of their days they 30 cowed
down.
all co. my hearers and that is the last hour Of life.
l suppose all want TO die at home. We want our
friends and kindred in the room when our soul is
launched. When leave this world the last object
want to see il not the SUM- or moon. or the pic
lures, the beautiful works of art it is the faccs
Of my friends. But we want divine friend IN such
into the dark. But some one says:--"l don't care
anything about that. i have started in the path of
sin and am going to keep on" Oh. my brother.
on down into the rapids of an awful and eternal
plunge. Put back !! 1t may require some energy
and force of resolution and laying hold OF the
strong arm of Lord God Almighty; but put back
Angels of God from the balconies of light look down
upon the struggle. You have not moment to spare
with this awful tide against you. Lay hold of the
oar with both hands and pull-and pun till the
blood start, if neod be. Now is your last chance for
heaven. 1t is here; it IL salvation there 1t Is
death here; IL is life there.