New-York tribune., 1881-03-28
TOPICS OF THE PREAcHERs
CARLYLE's MESSAGE TO THIS AGE.
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The Rev. r. Heber Nowton preached yesier.
day morning at the Anthon Memorial Cbnzea q
Carlyle's Message Age His text was Matthew
III. 1. 2, and 10.
who tear to pieces old truths well az those who dis
cover new ones. The destroyer always pfecedes tbt
creator and you will Ind that every epoch has s John
the Baptist Carlyle was tue neB who perfonned mi.
duty In our age and WHO snote evefy iie. II h,s
great peeuharily that be bad aways an unwecyms
truth o. tell. Another great writer VINO has Secenig
died reelected in ner INHERENT tendencies of ths
age Carlyle lived in m rent sphere from ms epnem-
porares and he boldly faced the cnfrens Of tue aes
HIS mission was 70 show the vragnesses ana lmper
fectons Of the nineteenth century ciyizaon 9hs as
Of people receives that which been handed down q
1t trom the past uDhrsitatlHxy.
What was Carlyle's ncssarei In TIN civilization q
to-day he saw, all tbi6gs, deepseated malady
II had ont9rowo in all directions the forms by vi IN 4
wasgovei ned States governed BY eoustiIatiopg
hes had long outgrwn TDey were living 10 tie ,miJ'
clothes Of Guild when they had er wn 70 tbe stature
c0mpelept explanations Of The great problems OF lie
while society guided BY equally anlqaafed prcccpts
He was NOS lconociast Bnt se saw fhst.
man WAS clinging TO the dead past HI saw he iau,s
knew that guvsrnment meant many t0ts vpy
mis-g0yrnmeDG governments at all The eonditien
There ee Is 10 10 my nIod but that Il win ssrs
10 go through another aposacy. Look at tue ~ r
think we need surprised at more OF bese N tue
fuiurr. ID our democracy We bave aiready seen the
In sety there are the same The eraer mag be
Russia to-day. but Will make itr appearance else.
wher the wOrkIngneD In the Unied esa 60 are being
tsnGnI from day 10 day revolutionary g'spe wnich.
II carried out would overiurn ail existing forms Wth
form Of an end Of all old forms But did hs tell
Of the orIer tnat was TO .suec edi veiy ltte,
must confess rlyte SI1lson rather than an
Orpheus HIS was the thunder aud lightning preceding
The storm. In the stsle nc tsvorcd he;scchy gov
men TO 8nd out drs what right aud Lbeg do H. he
favored organization Of labor uniting o. the inserssA
,zed coons and omigrsuon. In religion no held 70
a hrD aad nndOubang bxisf In God. wElcn wouid lead
man safely through every DANGER
THE ALL-rMPORfANT QUESTION.
The Reu. r DsWm Tssmsgs at re sreoksss ni'sTrass
The services in the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Yesterday morning were more Usually iong bat the
congregation, which aed tse onding In every part,
ssowed DO sgus Of wearBess. Alter the prayer thes
WAS the installation Of the elders, nine in number Be
tore the sermon Mr. Tamage read che names of thirty
eight persons who hid joined the church since the pre-
vious Sunday Speaking Of the revival ne ssd
The revival interest deepens dy BY dsy. and Of this
stage OF u there been conversions than IN any
revival In which I have ever toiied About I40 havs
uven evidence change of heart, aud ninefy-two OF
Them have. during tbis month. connected themselves
with our church. But We feel that enIy In no
beginning OF she work Philip Phillips. the seging
evangelist Will assist every night this week. except
Saturday, when service will De held
Mr. Talmage said that the subject Of his sermon was
"The Question Of Questions" HIS text was Acts xvi.
81 "RIrs what must 7 DO to be savedf" The
preacher described imprisonment Of Paul and etas
and the destruction Of the prfsOo 10 was the prison
keeper whO midnight, when tho walIs were falling
about him. asked Paui and Slas, IN the words OF the
text, the question OI quesft5ns The question was
courteous OnP and by IL the jaer recognized the man.
hood OF his prisoners mission. IL was piae
teal aso II I'm regard To his present ana
eternal safey Toe question Wis personal to himself
aud it OF Incompatible Imp0rtsnee % him. Every
other question OF his life was hushed mp, subnegrd
fprgO ten ninllated n the outcTy, What nst 10 10
BE- saved Z" Yet pressed out by crushing msfor-
tune IL was the earthquake that rOnsed up ms
o. Xeties and Is II not the Oss OF your nends. the
and tho fall OF your earthly prosperity that compel to-
day from hundreds Of this audience tAe question,
speled our and aud heartbreaks. "What
must I do 10 saved ~ Tne question put BY tie
prspn- keeper the 10 hssty and immediate.
lie had no time his apparel And so IL must
be with you. You have tine Co spare. II shOud
swing back OF the tomb and fot wOrt OF
warning this world, and then could utter eniy one
word II you'd sounding out like the howl OF tho
everlasting slOrn Now p
White Phiiip Phillips and his a@n sang :" sespel JDyi
tatOn" baptlstery vas prepared -Four women and
were Immersed number OF others WAS bap-