The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-27
TIE TEMPTATIONS IN CITIES.
TALMAGE KOTIN0 THE EVILs or THE
TOWN AND THE COUNTRY.
Ana Making Them Out to Difrrr OnIy In de-
Erce-IIow n Metropolis Anccts the Mer-
chant, the PolitIeinn, and the Christian.

Ana MAILING Them Out to DIHer OnIy In de-
Erce-uow n Metropolis \ fleets the Mer-
chant, the Politician, and the Christian.
"Thc city Ia no worso than the country"
was Talmagc's opening sentence yesterday
morning. ut the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and then,
in pursuance OF his previous promise to be-
moro sensational than ever" he continued:
" Tho vices VI the metropolis ARE moro evident
than the vices OF the rural districts because
there are more persons to be bad. II they wish
to be-. Tho merchant is ma good ns the farmer.
There is no more cheating In town than out Of
town, and not worse cheating. only il s on n
larger scale. The countryman sometimes pro-
varicatcs about the age 81 his horse that he
sells or the sze VI his bushel measure; or as
to whether the poachcs at the bottom OF the
basket are ae large ma they ARE at the top; about
tho quarter OF beef being tender when II Ia
tough. The countryman. in short. prevaricntes
about his goods to ae bad an extent ~ the citi
ZEN does about his calicocs. silks. and hardware.
"As TO villages. I think that in some RESPECTS
they are worse than the cities. because they copy
the viccs of tho cities In the meancst shapes.
As to gossip. its heaven Ia country village.
There are always half n dozen women who have
their sun bonnets near. 90 that at the first item
of news derogatory to anybody they can fly out
and cackle 1t all over town" lLaughterl
Gain WINS the founder OF the first city. II
takes a city n long while to escape from the
character Of its founders. IL will take centuries
| for New York to get over the good influences Of
| its pious founders. whose prayers went NJ in
The streets where now banks discount and bro
| kers rave. whore companies declare dividends
| and importers swear Custom House lies and
auctionecrs shout. while all worship the al
| mighty dollar. In other days men gathered In
| cities Tor defence. Only the poor who had
| nothing To- he stolen lived In the country Now.
| when Christian civilization makes II safe To live
| anywhere. men live In cities for the SAX" Of
| rapid gain. Tho cities are the centres NJ civ
! iizntion, and in them popular liberty first
| raised its voice. ne witness Genoa. iisa, and
| Venice. After the death OF Alexander the Grent
| among his papers were found extensive plans
| Of cities with ANEW to the communicating and
| differentiation ~ different populations. IL IL "A
| strange thing that SURPRISES my comprrhcn-
| sion why there should b. chickering's and rival
| caturing Phindclpha; Philadelphia must stop
| picking at New York. The continent Is large
| enough for ST. Louis and Chicago.
| The city with the large forehead is Boston
| that with the deliberate step and calm manner
IL Philadrlphia;. that with pocket full Of
money is New York appausel going along
with "A rush that shake tho continent is st.
! Louis or Chicago; and the city that takes its
wife and children along with it IL Brooklyn.
are distinguished for some one thing: for
professional ahilit .eflucnce. fashion. hut not
| one can bee spared Whatever damages Boston
| Common. Injuries Washington square. Laurel
hill and Chpton avenue weep over the same
| u
| MISREPRESENTATION New Orleans.
| - While they are different in some respects,
all these cities teach US three or four important
lessons One lesson that ought To impress It.
self upon every intelligent Christian man, If
the fact that this world Is scene OF trial and
struggle. Watch the countenances Of men in
the busy streets OF cities. and there is an init
nation that they nre on errands which must b.
executed ut the earliest possible moment In
the woods. whore the eternal shadow Is never
| lifted or on the seRshore amid the whirlwind
and tho tempest is the best place To study God
If n kHr al n a. ~ tlf
cities Ii the place to study man.
A magnificent field for Christian work Ia
than in the country, for there are 10000 persons
with none to help" Mr., Talmage told story
| of boy who. when asked II he could read and
write replied that God does not want me o.
read and write. because never gut the chance. II
and then he continued: How many OF the chit,
dr"h Of the great city have sought to walk and
have got up from their hands and knees only q
put their feet on the road to despa-a- Chris
tiaus are too particular what ina 81 work they
are called upon to do for Christ. Don't spend
so much time IN tying our cravats when We can
be saving the souls o. men from death.
| "Commerrial life Is full Of temptations. A
| contete with the Shylock@ those men who's,
| consciencrs are such that II they hal ono hon.
cst principle " would dieo loneliness. Laugh
| ter Those Shyl,cks d,st,is. God while thnN
| honest man asks himself. How can ] gct oT
unless do Just ~ the others dor Are there
violent and urging2 Are there not In all oui
cities commercial temptations Of which n thou.
| HAnN men now present nave lfll iut pressure
| Although they may have resisted. have mo-
these men required the help OF God 20 maintair
their intrgrityf | know u man. n bookseller
| who started business, saying hc would never
| sell book over his counter that he would no
be- willing 20 have rad in his family. fiv,
| years passed on. and saw books on his shel
that were as bad Hs bad could be- | said to him
How is Il possible that you can sell sucl
hooksY He replied, Oh. have got over tina
Puritanical notion. Ii YOU had been in business
as long as have you would lind out that mar
can't do business unless he does IL Just as othe
men do A little while passed and he lost hi
property. he lost his morals. he lost his intel
lect. and went into the mad house. In othe
words He that casteth on God God casts hin
on There is no success. even for this world
unless you take God as your guide and try 10 d,
"The cities havo their temptations OF poltl
cal character. How many men 90 down undo
the pressure of politics Some men 40 int
| politics to reform them. and II a man does tina
honestly politics will not hurt him. But gen
orally when man steps into politics the news
papers try to biacken his character. and after
while instead OF onsidering himself an hon
orahle citizen. he Ii lost in contemplation OF tn
fact that he has been 30 long Kept cut oil Jai
lLaughterl