The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-14
BALSAM FOR WOUNDS.
Sermon by the Rev. L. De Witt
Talmage, ID. ID.
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DR.. Tatmage preached in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle on the subject
"Balsam for Wounds" taking his
text from Matthew xiv, 12-"They
went and told Jesus"
An outrageous assassination had
just taken place. said Mr.. Talmage.
Toappease arevengeful woman King
Herod had ordered the death OF that
noble self-sacrifcing man John the
Baptist. The disciples went and
told Jesus. He was ready to listen
to them and assuage their grief.
This morning, as your pastor, am
going to gather all your griefs into a
bundle and set them on fire with a
spark from Gods altar. The pre-
scription of the text which healed
the sorrows of the disciples is just
as successful to-day aud will heal
all your sorrows.
Ia the first place l commend the
behavior of the disciples to all those
who feel themselves sinful and IN
pardoned. There comes a time n
every mans life when he wakes
up to the appreciation of sinful
nature. Men must somehow get
rid of that feeling. One man flies
to prayer, another to ardent Spirits
another dives deeper into seculari
ties. If you are oppressed with a
sense of your sinfulness go and tell
Jesus. The great business of Christ
is pardon.
In the second place I commend
the behavior of the disciples of the
text to all the tempted. If you
! don't know the power of temptation
it is because you are bound hand aud
foot to sin and have never made the
attempt to emancipate yourself.
There is not a person in the house
but has been tempted, whether he
realizes it or not. You may be free
from certain kinds of temptations,
but there are others after you,
Temptation seems at one time to be
worn and weak, but give it the
throne and it becomes a tyrant to
grind your soul into ruin. The
wIsest thing for you is to go and tell
Jesus.
Again, l commend the behavior Of
the disciples in nay text to all those
who are slandered and abused and
prosecuted. Every John has his Herod
There are people that don't think
very much Of you. Your misfor-
tunes would be honeycomb to them.
They hiss at you through their teeth
and misinterpret your actions, and
would be glad to see you upset.
They would be the most submissive
mourners at your funeral. Every
one comes during the course OF life
to be pummelled. Some SANDER
comes to you horned and tusked
and booted to trampie and gore you,
and you think you are peculiar in
that respect. No; all those WHO
live godly in Christ Jesus must suf-
fer persecution. If you are able to
say Il have not an enemy in all the
world" it proof positive that you
have not done your duty, for when a
man does his duty he challenges all
earth and he'll. That challenge will
bring against him opposition and
persecution. DIR. johnson called
Whitefeld monntebank. Good
Christian John Foster writes of Rob-
ert Hill, saying. HE is a mere &C
tor, and when he talks about heaven
the smile on his face is The reflection
Of his own vanity" John Wesley was
yet his name IS mightier
than any other name except the
name that ia above every name
the name OF Christ. Can you ex.
pect to escape slauder? You will
not. Are you going to hunt up the