, 1880-08-09
TANNER

SERMON 1r THE REV. 7. H. sTnounlpuB.
"Lessous from DR.. Tanners Fust" wns tho
rNshnr taking title Of tho f1oy. T. II. Stro-
bridEo's sermon last oyoutng ut tho Park Aye-
nue n. s. Church. md, spite Of tho sizzling con.
dltion Of humanity, a large audience gathered
TO bear bin, Tho reverend geutlcnan'a Script
uraf warrant Tor treating tho late experiment
from tho pulpit was found In tho following tort:
"Aan doth not live by bread only, but by
orery word that proooedeth out OF the mouth Of
tho Lofd."-Dtut., UlN,, 3.
After commenting on tho ciscumstanccsu under
which tho words OF tho text wpro spoken, tho
roverend gontloman proceeded To aay that tho
passage distinctly recognized tho exIstot.co Of
bread l!fo and spirit llfo. Whito man lived for
timc, no should nlso live for eternity. Thore
was man In New York, Dr.. Tanner by nnn1c,
who bud been trylng d certain experiment for
tho last forty days, the unfolding Of which had
been telcgruphed all lover tho country,
Everybody. waa astonishod, mud several ladies
had Eono 80 fnr rs 10 propose
marriaRo. because the Doctor WITS mcroly living
on little water, aud refusing food, In violation
Of oil natural laws. lf,to live OH 0nd's Word
Wot as necessary TO our vitality az IL was y liye
must be presented by tho taduvero,,s spirits,
tho starved souls, who wero living not only forty
aass' G@t forty mouths Or forty years without
ncr, besides himself" a wave Of indIRna-
~ hs hHys sy s%sps @ Ssns eye ns en
Inhabitants were told that q father bud becn
systematically starving an infant until it
and 1ones. snl would s. exceedingly intalor.
able II men were forced To 1.-Two IN e,unlty against
uod.-Hbiiscd not 70 partake Of His word and
stsrsS lfe SSs n" ' Tanuces eaaea ease ,So S
fasting was se!t-tmposcd, and il thrre
6nd nsss & hayo
out fCedinE OIL Gods Word, II would Ge u ulattur
Of tholr own nnd not Of 'the!r nelylbors. Tho
ai,d Dr. Tanners experiment / had I'd showii bow
,inbeoakAblc was thu Inv. As tho body needed
foot: 80 lid tho soul need tho kies Vi God. II
could blam1. God for havlng givrn him II
stomach s., mud put tM' II i do,nand for
f1S s erosted TIC sS Ssynt saf nssnE sE
orgun might b0 slstalnctl. il wns foolish to cry
out agaiast tho dcnni,d of tho s&onlnch for food,
What M Eopt tno World t ovaa W.T. VI
lnado hin, IS be ia, fur ho ha1 also provided u
provided for Us wants. ' '''''' '@''
,h1 Rs Hners ~ e5per,snt seewsd =, smon4 other
tlat which sustained him iuring Ills Torture, aud
i wns the VIII that nude men e!thor saints or
bey1s; na he seckosy put OF TIC tine fSr
foai diat6. Hut oven then ho would bayo boom ecn
attsr day monta attos l.onth. year atler ycer
TAnnor could ,hurdly ,havo felt, when Ills
kneos Maro .shnkingss h!s limbs slnkug,
and his ribs Bhlnlng through his sides, tllut l0
grund public banquet, Nor could man viOlata
tho laws Of God nnd in rlEhtcolancas and beauty
qf character cxpOct to appear with tho htHelH ut
tlaia KreAt fenst Tho great lesson OF DR.. Tan.
nor's fast came homo IT, men in tho form OF an
inJunotlon 70 live on tho Word of God while
tho Ytawi,l9 oxcclcloe and beauty of chlruutcr,
and when they canl0 to ata,id In tho presenco OF
aod, !n tho preo!1us Invitation, Enter Into tho