, 1879-01-13
Ta1mage Replies to His Critics
in an Autobiographical
Sermon,
A Discourse by Prof. Swing on
the Subject Of lib.
erty,"
The Ter. Robert CollJcr Exltor's All
Men to l!eWnre OF Extravaganza
.and ray Their Debts.
The Mission Of the Park-AVenuo Il, Z
Church--A Sermon by Dr..
Mc0hssnoy.
TALMAGE,
his tEt't.Y TO tTlR t.RlTir5.

his HEri.T TO tIis CRITICS.
!7arrtn' nt+pafrA 10 Tas 7rthnne.
NEW YonK, Jan. t2.-Mr. Ta'magc preached
a remarkable sermon this morning In reply in
his critics. Ills text WAS Mark, KILL, 81, ia
every man his work." liz satd thcrc urc tu tls
world f,5s, OK, 600 fields Of usefulness, oae IA
every tntltsilual, md that no Que cun 10 ,hr
work Of any one else. lie regarded this slay !,
double anniversary. 1t waR nearly lou yeat1
since he first became pastor uf tho pre.co,
congregation, and Oh Wednesday last he wa.47
On Ills nccollnt, The audience should not b. .ur.
1rtfed II he were somewllAt autoblopraph!calL !
f1e started from an old fashioned Christian lam.
fly. Hc never saw his father cry but onrc; That
was when tho lid wus screwed tn tits mother.
colin. "Thcrc were twelve Of til cllilascnn
he continued, talk Of whom are now In liesYea,
started for tho legal profession with m ID.
mtratton never cooled, hut God converted til,
soul, and put me Into tho ministry, for With
think him.
1KNow ABOUT 5000 MINISTER'S, PERSONALLY.
mud they are "a near perfect as human nature
ever gets to be. III not hide tho fact TINT m,
chief ambition has hccn to amply ihc ministry ot
6,000 years ago 10 tbs present. found tt.
religion wautcil Ia the Garden Of Ettcu, w|,ets
It was promised won,an'a foot should brulse ths
So FNhk bIAAt uhfV 6lM{IGA Ott y tlll9kinn 10
bruiss the scrpent's head. hate him. nes.r
see his head but I shrow something ot #,
(langlltert and lave always found
THE MAMpER lie WAS nIr, rIta LOUDER m
uissnp.
Hitherto harC 0ot,e for lin With but one foot
Hereafter | propose tn use hath feet. Between
US there shall be no truce, no comnrumts,.
When atn dead, ask hut for one thing,
want 10 alab, no urapc.l church, no oratian.
plain box will be enough, IL my clters Wltl gar,
'He :tnver compromised with cgil'
don't forget mr. style OF preaching has been
severely criticised By clerical brethren. Il
has como TO be understood that at installation,
am TO bc served up N an nwfut exama!e,
ll.auRhter.l Three words arc principally used
to describe me. They arc mountohank, sena.
tIonalfsrn, and buiEooncry. taugtscr.] TIL.
only shows that some oE
MI CLERICAL H1RsnnKy ARE NOT nArpr.
have nrTcr assafiel them. On tic consrasy,
"'ah the dear souts alt the good pussIble-lasge
congregations, 9l5,0o0 salaries, houses full oi
children, and Heaven to boot. fLnu9h.ez]
No one ever heard me s,Y
anything agafnat any Chrtsstsn worker, anl
no ono ever will. I an so busy assau!t!ne til,
powers of darkness that have no time to stab
members Of my own regiment Ia the buck. /
might answer these gentlemen, bnf would tbst
nd-anec our holy rctIRloni LIT t}1cm 20 Oh; I.
relieves them and don't hurt mo. advise s|,cm
to remember what osury laymsn knuws--shat
no one can ever build himself up By TRYING to
pull anybody down. Load applausc.] In ttY.
Ing this, my dear Christian bretllrrn
FAIL IN TWO NasrEcrs.
They don't build themselves up, art theY
don't pull me down. When you assault mc,