The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-19
Brooklyn, FEB. Sat the Tabernacle
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The sons Of men are waking,
In penltentIal tearS."-WATTs.
9u Following is verbatim report Of DR.,
Talmage's sermon:
SUBJECT -"THE COMING RELIGION"
TEXT Kings 1921: Sand the chill
dren of Israel pitched before them like
two little hocks of kids"
With thirty-three Kings intoxicated
in one tent, this chapter opens. They
were allies, plotting to crush the Lords
Israel. You know when lion roars how
flock of kids will shiver and huddle to-
gether You know that one lion can
conquer thousand kids Agreat battle
opens the army of the Syrians, under
Gen. Ben Hadad, vast multitude, strong
as lions the army of Israel, under Ahab
few and weak, "like two little focks OF
kids" Who beat2 The lions, of course.
No, the kids. After the battle was over,
there lay dead on the field 100000 Syri.
ans, and $1,000 Syrians having fed along
by a great wall, the wall topples and
crushes them to death, 50 that what the
swords could not do the bricks did. So
in every issue, everything depends upon
whether God is on the side of the lions
or the kids. Which was the mightier
weapon, great Goliath's sword or little
David's sliDgP All David's ammunition
was FIVE smooth stones from the brook,
and he had FIVE times more ammunition
than was needed, for he only used cne Of
these stones in bringing down Goliath,
and he had four weapons left for any
other Kings that might attack him. So
in this great conflict between Christian.
ity and its enemies, it all depends upon
whether God is on the side of the shep.
herd boy or the giant.
There are those in this day who tell
us that Christianity is falling back, and
that in twenty-five years it will be ex-
tinct. These men found their opinion
on the assumed fact that the Bible is not
as much Of book as 1t used to be, and
many chapters Of it, they say, are repul-
siVe to the people. answer this by ask.
ing which of our publishing firms is pub
fishing the Bible with a single chapter
or verse left out2 Are not our publish
ers intelligent men2 If they found the
Bible an unpopular book, would they,
against their own financial interests, con-
tinue it's publication as it is? When
6nd the fact that in Christendom there
are hundreds Of printing presses pub.
fishing the Bible from Genesis to Rev.
elation without one verse left out, con.
clude that the Bible is still the most pop.
ular book on this planet. Suppose that
Harper, Appleton, or Ticknor should
publish a Bible with a chapter left out |
They would not sell ten copies in ten |
years. The Bible unpopular! will 90 |
through all the Court-rooms of this land |
and wherever l find Judges bench and |
Clerks desk, find the Bible. What is
there else to swear by? What book is
there apt to be ON the table amid the
brides presentsP The Bible. What
book is almost sure to 60 in the young
mans trunk when he starts for city life2
The Bible. More Bibles published in
this country in the last decade than in
any decade since the world exists. Vol.
taire wrote: "The Bible in the nine
teenth century will be an obsolete book"
Well, we are pretty well on through the
century. Has the prophecy came true2
Is there any prospect of its coming true?
Are you aware Of the fact that in the
very room where Voltaire wrote that
prophecy in regard to the Bible, not long
ago there was q great cargo OF Bibles
packed from floor to ceiling-in that
room, Bibles for Switzerland? Suppose
the Congress Of the United States should
pass law against the Bible being print.
ed and read in this country If there
are thirty millions men and women in
this country, then there would be thirty
millions armed against such law. If
law sh )uld be passed by the Congress
Of the United States, prohibiting the
publishing or reading of any other pop.
ular book Macaulsy's History or Glad.
stones Tracts-could you rally thous-
andth part Of that arny2 When find
there are more Bibles being printed and
read in this age than in any previous
age, conclude that Christianity is not
falling back in this country. Ii
"But," say these men, "the Church of
God is losing its power" Is it2 The
one denomination-the Methodist-is
dedicating on an average one new church
every day Of the year. Three hundred
and sixty-hVe churches in one yearl
And there are being built in this count
try, by all denominations, about one
thousand new churches every year. Does
that look as though the church was fail
ing or falling baCkP Around which of
the institutions In our communities do
our most ardent affections clusterP The
Postofice, Courthouse, City Hall or the
churches? Why, when our former Tab
ernacle was burned down, on that cold, II
Wintry day, there were thousands OF I
men who never attended church, stand. |
Ing in the streets, the tears rolling down
their cheeks2 Itwas because the church
stands nearer the sympathies of the
people than any other institution, Peo. !
pie caricature the church, and talk about
its being great collection of hypocrites,
but when their children are swept away
with diptheria, whom do they send fof2
--the Postmaster, Alderman, or the pas.
tori And then, If the private house be
too small for the obsequies, what build,
ing do they soliCit--the Art Gallery, the
Academy OF MusicP No, the church.
And II they want music do they select
National BongS2 No. They want the
hymn with which we hushed their old 4
Christian mother into the last sleep, or
they want TIE good old 9unday.school
hymn that was sung by their little girl
the last Sabbath afternoon she was out {
before she was seized with that awful
sickness which broke father's and moth.
er's hearts. The church Of God to-day
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