The New York herald., 1879-02-10
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
suNsH1NE-sERMoN BY THE REV. e. DEWITT
TALMAGE, D. D.


The Brooklyn Tabernacle was thronged yesterday
morning. there being more "standees than for
some weeks previous 1t was expected that Mr. Tai
mage would preach in defence OF his peculiar meth
DDS. which appear to have given much offence to
the good brethren of the Presbytery of Brooklyn,
but this point the sermon rather general.
Mr.. Talmage chose for his subject Sunshine" and
announced his text from Proverbs, ill.,. 17-"Her
ways ways of pleasantness" y" You have often
heard. said he, OF Gods only begotteu Son. Have
you ever heard OF His daughter2 She was born in
heaven Ono day sho camo down over the hills of
world. She had queenly STEP On her brow
celestial radiance. Her voice music. Her
name Religion and my text introduces her.
',Her ways ways Of plcasantness and all her
paths are peace" Much has been said OF late con.
eerning my theories of religion. Are they
orthodox or hetcrodox? shall in this and
pther sermons from time to time state my
religious doctrines. The effect of theological
study on mo is different from the effect on some
Every year tear leaf out my theology until it
has become very brief statement. and / have only
three or four leaves left give you page of it to-
day. The first element of my religion is sunshine.
As soon as get into room have passion for
throwing open all the shutters That by Gods help.
] mean to do to-day, We put so much OF the sepul-
chral in our religion. and disposed to close
the shutters and to pull down the blinds that it is
only through crevce here and there that the light
streams want to pull aside the curtain and
food your souls with eternal sunshine. Wherever
get hold of bell mean to ring il. II there bo
those who have made up their minds to hug their
misanthropy they had better 90 before the
fairest and brightest and gladdest boing Of the
universe comes in. Gods Son has gone but his
daughter is here. Give her room; come in thou
queen OF heaven; Make this house thy throne-room.
HALL thou daughter OF the Lord Almighty!
El" THosE WHO LAUGH. u-
/ find much Of the sunshine of religion in Chris
tian society. The most doleiul people have ever
met the perpetual fun-nakcrs. They make tho
world laugh but their biographies aud their auto
biographies tell us that there is down IN their soul
q deep disquietude. Laughter Is sign of happi-
The hyena laughs; the maniac laughs; the
loon among the Adirondacls laughs; the bacchanal.
Prom merely worldly mirth there is dreadful re-
action. Sucn men always the next morn
truly Christian people than any other class. They
have within them the supernatural vitality of the
Christian religion. When man Is filled with the
peace of God he Is not only happy himself, but he
makes all around him happy. Put a dozen Chris
tian people in ono room In social convorsaton, aud
between eight and ten o'clock they will have more
resounding glee more bright strokes wit than all
the worldly parties that will be gathered for the
next 1000 years mean that coming together of
people who invited because 1t IL best under all
The circumstances that they be invited, and who 20
because under all tho circumstances IL is best that
they co. leaving their slawls on the second floor aud
their hats the third. marching in to greet the
gentleman and lady of the household with formal
balutatOn, ana Then spenulng the evening in discus
sion OF the weather and apologies Tor treading on
long trails-laughter-a perpetual effort to keep
the corners OF the mouth up TO the appearance OF
pleasure, aud 90 around with an idiotic "hcC-hce"
about nothing (iaughter)-tl the late collation. is
served. then they return to the paror to resume the
weather topic there. with the assurance that they
have really enjoyed the hour starting home with q
OF relief that is the chief sasIaotion of the
oycning. u4aughterl Young man just como to
New York. take my advice and throw yourself body
and soul into Christian society. Mind you, this IL
not the advice OF misanthrope--the world IL mag
nificent; nor of dyspcpticmy digestion Ia perfect
uanght0) nor OF man who cannot understand u
ioke see the ludicrous. who prefers funeral.
The vicissitudes of our lite sometimes set scnse-
less rigmarolc or contradiction u my ster ions
cipher. But God has key to IL and the Christian
has key TO IT. and though we may have some diffi-
Guilty in spelling 1t out. shall goa enough meaning
out of IL to learn that God IN doing everything for
the very best. Is there sunshine in that?
DEpAITED THE All.
man who rises and leaves the building after the
opening voluntary of a concert has been PLAYED and
before the prima donna takes the platform Or full
orchestra has begun, has good idea of the whole
concert az that has of the pleasures OF religion
We only have the fret note of the eternal oratoro.
Unglove your hand and take mine in congratulation
OF that heavenly scene. feel Ms IL could shout.
will shout 'IIaelujah! Dear Lord forgive me that
have ever complained about anything. II ali that
Is coming, who cares for anything but God and
hesyeng Take the Grape of your door bell your de-
parted are only away for their health in the land
brosia Come on, Thomas Hastings and Isaac Watts
and Charles Wesley, and pick out your best hymns
about Joys celestial. There is no need that post
pone our heaven any longer. Let us begin now
Whoever hath harp let him thrum IL. whoever
hath trumpet let him blow IL. whoever hath III
organ let him give II full dispasons They GROVE