The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-20
PREACHING AS A ST. PAUL,
T1LM1GE'S DESCRIPTION or THE WORK
THAT THE IPOSTLE DID,
And Indirectly tikenina his Own Fortune 20
h-DecInrinR u his Belief that Pulpit sem
hnIlnnnlIsm IL Enr HeiIrr thnn AlnnIhItv.

had promised to rope ut it. another big audience
pleased the eyes of the preacher yesterday.
Sensationalism Va. Stupidity" was the sub
ject that had been announced Mr.. Tamago
sat on his crimson cushioned ebony throne us
the collection was being taken up. looking pnle
and calm. But when the collection was finished
he forsook his scat with energy. and glitter
came in his eye MS he pronounced the text from
Acts xix. 23 There arose no small stir about
that way"
what was tho matter with Paul ?" Mr.. Tai
mage demanded. why" he answered immo-
diately. showing abundnntly in his manner that
he knew somebody Just like Paul. he had been
preaching some sermons that seemed to BE- up
setting everything" Allowing his hearers just
moment to perceive the accuracy Of the paral-
lcl that no was establishing the later apostle
went on TO say that there was no end to the oth-
er's impertinencc He didn't stop with making
n small stir but went on and was about to as
sault the temple Of Diana. which had jasper coll
umns and was capable Of holding $4,000 idola-
tors. Tho shrine Vnkers were crying out,
Great Is Diana of the Ephcsians u but Paul was
laundering against the temple, and running the
shrine makers stock Of trinkcts and spelling
tho medallion business. For Paul was the great
disturbcr Of the age who went 10 Jerusalem and
half dozen other places making sensation.
coriing to Noah Webster. an excited state Of
thought or fcelng. and II that was "a true defni-
ton. Mr. Talmagc knew Of nothing moro valu-
able. The truth was that the term conservatism
had been twisted to mean stupid know nothing
ism. and the term radical had boen distorted to
moan everything that was crrntic and repro-
h nsiNe. Nobody ever did any good 20 Church
| or state without creating sensation; Tor som
| sNiion Wns liiC and stHEuaiion was death.
| From this Mr. Tamggc wen. on o. do'laro
! that as q lyman he hnd concluded Il would ha
| good thing to make church services Interest,"
! ing H. hal noticed TINT in % political oonv NJ
! tion whore Mayor was IN ho nominated tho
! people werc wide awaA . but in church. where
noiont. In nv boyhood's days" Mr. Talmase
! confess sed. Il tried. | remember every nrt TO
| one foot. and was not ungrateiul when occa-
| siunAly | was stimulated by one Of my elder
DT@ners, mSdn s,S win my pm 1R uIf VI i'
| looked up at the deacon's pow In tho old Dutch
ch.!gffch and saw th,s ss,,yen sleepersi lRoars
| is great dormitory. Men and women take
morphine, md chl9ral. and syrup q hops. all
scomplishcs Tho worshippcr puts his head
| on the back Of the pew in front Of him. and
pretends 70 be overcome With devotion; it is
Ggrlrs 10y this time wore playing through
TIE Iab"rna,ie. 50 that the whole place was
and quite faint and Mr.. Arbu 'kle was caught
| with cough that nearly strangled him. With
| all tho artillery Of becven nj hand Mr. Tai
mage said. proudly surveying his work. the
preacher who can't keep his audience awake
aullence waving lis pleased vsage toward ali
parts Of the Tabernaclel. be Ike Paul; make
Mr.. Tamege proceeded TO heap scorn on the
preachers who uee murus 'rlpt, md dropped
s'ruull italian words Immense doubt on the
through thcIr sermons likn worms. tholr only
care not to omit word or los'thc place. H. want
el 20 know whor tn the interest lny when tho
hH-f tho tIInr NM % 'fHT tho brushing