The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-04
DIR. TALMAGE'S DEPARTURE.
Farewell Sermon to his FIOek.

Farewell Sermon to his Flock.
DR.. Talmage will leave for Europ,
next Wednesday morning, by the
steamship Galha, of the Cunari line
taking with him part of his family
His friends among the congregation
have organized an excursion to &C
company their beloved pastor down
the bay. The boat Grand Republic
will leave JewelFs warf, Brooklyn al
nine o'clock. The steamer sails al
ten o'clock. During the services
yesterday Governor A. Fl Colquitt.
and wife, with Mr.. and Mrs. II. G..
Smith, whose guests they we're, at.
tended the Tabernacle and occupied
Major Corwin's pew. A baptismal
cermony was first reformed, in which
eight baby boys and seven baby girls
were received into the church. They
bore the service bravely, only one
breaking into little cry,
During the announcements DR..
Talmage said :-"Next Wednesday
at ten o'clock, with part Of my fami-
ly, 1 shall take my departure for
Europe. I shall be absent for three
months, taking my summer vacation
in Great Britain and on the Conti-
nent. / shall be in my pulpit the
first Sabbath in September. What.
ever of interest see and hear will
be brought to this pulpit. l say to
these people and to the newspapers
accustomed to publish my sermons
that next autumn 1 propose new
chapter of my ministry-a chapter
characterized by more Industry,
more stirring interest and more
catholicity. have always been
somewhat hampered by desire to do
things as much like other clergvmen
as was possible to me. l shall here,
after take my own way, looking only
to God for direction. (Applause.) 1
take the scenes through which have
recently passed as a new ordination
to higher and better work than have
done" Iu announcing the excursion
to accompany him down the bay DR..
Talmage said that be would be very
we'll pleased to have everybody come.
Indeed, 1 should like to have q
steamer chartered and take you clear
across" Mr., Arbuckle then played
the aria Farewell" by Angelina.
The sermon contained some gen.
eral reflections on death and depar.
ture, the text being-II. Timothy,
iv.. 6-"The time of my departure
is at hand" The way out of this
world, said Mr.. Talmage, is so block,
ed up with coffin and hearse and un-
dertakeTs spade and screw driver
that it is almost impossible fer a
Christian to think as he ought Of the
most cheerful passage in all his his.
tory. We hang black instead Of
white over the place where the good
man takes his departure. The whole
subject Is odorous with varnish and
disinfectants instead of being sweet
with mignonette. L am glad that
in my. text Paul takes that old word
death" away and substitutes the
word departure" Departure i'm
plies a starting place and a place Of
destination. When Paul left this
world the starting point was scene
Of great physical distress. One
sharp, keen stroke and Paul goes TO
the banquet and dimes with the King.
On the right hand of God is Christ.
but on the right hand of Christ is
Paul, the second great in heaven.
It would not do for God to trust us
with resurrection power. There
would be a great burglary in heaven.
There is great suggestive joy ia
this subject for all those who have q
holy curiosity as to what is beyond
the earthly terminus. 1 want to go
over into that good land some day
and see for myself. Not now; no
healthy man wants TO 60 now. God
has given Us all this natural love of
life. But at our departure we shall
go on q voyage Of discovery which
will bring iAte our view the eternal
continents Of heaven. Exit from
this world is to the Christian simply
explanation, demonstration. irradia-
ton, sunbu-st. When q man leaves
this world ho goes into the best soel-
ETY. 10 the universe. Oh. wish I
could take that old word death aud
grind it opieces aud substitute the
Werd departure,