Connecticut western news., 1879-05-14
IN THE PULPIT.
BALSAM FOR wOUNDS-FRoM A SERMON BY THE REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE, D. D.


 BALsAM FOR woUNDs-FRoM A SERMON BY THE REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE, D. D.
 MT. Talmage preached in the Brook lyn Tabernacle on the subject "Balsam for Wounds, taking his text from Mat thew xiv, 12-"They went and told Jesus."
 An outrageous assassination had just | taken place, said MT. Talmage. To ap- pease revengeful woman King Herod | had ordered the death of that noble, self-sacri6cing 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 pas tor, am going to gather all your griefs into 8 bundle and set them on fire with spark from Gods altar. The prescrip- tion of the text which healed the sor- rows of the disciples is just as success full to-day and will heal all your sorrows.
 In the first place commend the be. havior of the disciples to all those who feel themselves sinful and unpardoned.
 
 when he wakes up to the appreciation of sinful nature. Men must somehow get rid of their feeling. One man flies to prayer, another to ardent spirits, an- other dives deeper into seculiarities. If you are oppressed with 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 and foot to sin and have never made the attempt to emancipate yourself. There is not person in the house but has been tempted, whether he realizes it or not. You may be free from certain kinds of temptation, but there are others after you. Temptation seems at one time to be worn and weak,
 but give it the throne and it becomes 8 tyrant to grind your soul into ruin. The ; wisest thing for you is to go and tell Jesus.
 Again commend the behavior of the t disciples in my text to all those who are slandered and abused and persecuted. Every John has his Herod. There are 3 people that don't think very much of B you. Your misfortunes would be honey , comb to them. They hiss at you through 5 their teeth and misinterpret your actions, I and would be glad to see you upset B They would be the most submissive Q mourners at your funeral. Every one comes during the course of life to be pummelled. Some islander come to you horned and tusked and hoofed to tramplt = and gore you, and you think you ar,
 peculiar in that respect. No; all thos. who live godly in Christ Jesus mus a suffer persecution. If you are able t, g say "I have not an enemy in all tn . world, it is proof positive that you hav' I not done your duty, for when mai l. does his duty he challenges all earth ano t hell. That challenge will bring agains
 him opposition and persecution. Dr q Johnson called White6eld mountebank Good Christian John Foster writes o '. Robert Hill, saying, "He is a mer a dCGOE, duu Wu0u u0 GaLKS aDOuG Q6aV0 F, the smile on his face is the reflection c V his own vanity" John Wesley was car 1t featured, yet his name is mightier tha d any other name except the name that J. above every name-the name of Christ n Gan you expect to escape islander? Yo st will not. Are you going to hunt up tn o slanderer You will only come out il .s riated and exasperated. Take counse v of the text, "Go and tell Jesus."
 Again, go and initiate those disciples h you who are bereaved. That emigratio ia from earth to eternity keeps three .s fourths of the families of the world i Il desolation. Our friends sympathize e but they cannot understand our grie h Blessed be God, Christ knows it. Fl n has been all through the trouble. G q and tell Jesus.
 Is If you try to cover up your sins you
 life will be failure, your death dis g aster and your eternity calamity. Yo it are all to be gone-gone from the church If gone from business circles, gone fol IT. ever! Whither2 Whither?