The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-28
Our New York Correspondence.
pocToRs HALL AND TALMAGE.

= DOCTORS HALL AND TALMAGE.
ltAt 4 o'clock in the afternoon we re-
sired to 9Th Avenue Presbyterian
Fnrch To hear DIR. John Hall, who per-
ne occupies the most enviable position
! New York City. lie allows nobody
sav "Dr. Halls church" The build
cost million and Il charter OF dol
and is magnificent structure. 1he
NILE enter quietly There are unmis-
[able marks of culture and reverence.
d ushers move noiselessly about, and
N ali strangers. There is no provision
stenoeraphers. There arc no jokes
4 sensational methods "All things are
ne decently and in order" A pre-
.kator in the organ-loft leads the sing
g. A glance at the pastor secures foI
IN your confidence. You are at once
spressed with his intelligence, honesty
\ sincerity. lie is a man OF massive
me and mind. He takes a strong
I Ina of 'the truth, the whole truth, and
Kthing but the truth, as we under
find il. He is Sc0th-Irish. You are
81. You always hear an excellent ser
sn, often a great one. l on ~orshiE
d You are made to realize that "tht
y Drd is in his holy temple: let all the
: rth keep silence before him.. You &C
av not thinking so much about Dr
I'm Hall as filled with the thought, L an
Ereat sinner, but Christ is great say
L n. The pastor is bold, fearless, but
ader. fatherly, sympathetic.
H , On xyou sally forth
kain, in quest of the Brooklyn, 1aber
kcle. As we had passed over the won
krful bridge in the morning, we o
burse took the ferry at night, the bet
to see the bridge. Its many electrl'
Ights set it of to great advantage. Sc
lajRay up in mid air, it looks lik SOM
ksird object. the creation OF Aladdin
ap rather than a genuine product o
- Csstern civilization. The rush to ant
. 3 of lighted cars, the dancing light
. ION the water, and the murine
the busy throng, most OF then
land for the Brooklyn Presbyterian
abernacle dazzle and bewilder the sense
Il the beholder. To get there, you hav
Bly to 'folIow the crowd" Its seatln
knaeity is about five thousand. w
ERE little late and found the sidewalk
kowded with those who could get n
: kats, and were coming away. w
sessed in and found barely standing
kOm. What sea of faces! such
lass of humanity and whittier tene
As9 The sermon was sound, h0rtatory
Esctieal, based upon Ezekiel 1888
Nake Won q new heart and a new spirit
/ why will We die, Q house of Israel!
almage began by saying that
Oked as if the Lord expected man
{ axe himself a new heart and a ne
ifit, to regenerate himselfi but thi
is was not the trend of scripture g
: .ek. IL 10 and 36:26). That it was III
7 farmer saving to his man, Ha'
, Aea field of wheat here, of buckwhe'
: here, over yonder patch of corn. 7
!. ing upon God to send the sunshli
!. ID the rain. And so here in this e
! rtation, tbs repentance. Make you
: aw heart and a new spirlt-the i'oI
) HIl lend the sunshine of his favor al
md the rain of his grace. he SAID
rs great mistake for US to think Tn
] ertain men rejected Christianity VII
-gt having reasons for their coarsej th
ON their standpoint, not from his, tn
~ ID strong reasons; that men who eoa
I avinee Jury with reasons and carry
j ldge along with them, had their reaso
4 Z rejecting the Christian rellgie
9ae few of these reasons he enumerat
d proceeded to refutes he urg
9m to an immediate settling of ths
aestions. He wanted them to getot
Ae fog of skeptieism. Some years q
= E Avesta ran into the Artlc, on
/, aaks of Newfoundland. WhyI II y
eause of the FOG. he multiplied
ustrations under this head. 1t Yas
- sing, imminent thing. TIE Is r
= SITTING by. Sixty persons viii p
1riSv whilst. / walk thgs, said
one e of .thss rostrnm to
81. His description of time ana
rnity was very forcible. HIS act
khpid, his ntteranee tree, NJ e,,s,.s ksssiss
ton violent. he = trenAellsIoaS-5s s:se,-5
earnest. He bavls with 9lSsgsu ~.
Voice and RACES around ne ~ M !,
himself to and fro and charges 81 g 9
that ereat stare. No danger OF. trlPp
on a footstool. Not q yestlge OF
I, nit Only : small table back, 70 =
B;hle and HYMN hook. Not even 2
of flowers to kick over, or ms long
would he sure 10 find it There = =
ing clerical about his dress q me- -
He stirs the people s ths ,s ~
meeting after the benedlet4son ~ ;..ts :
dred nersons stood up to ask an lnts
In tke prayers Of Gods peopls;
had nraxer offered down below ana
!, tba gaIIerv. j. hymn Yas SUI
called fbeni al to the front q tAe
Mt pFaver- singing, exhortatlon, ). :
fa-...;ss -. sg himself and others on
~ tbe church and By CHRISTIAN e. 9.
Nearly all who calne io5 49, 49, nd
mestfnk Of session 49.l'.s =, :, '',,'sl a.
supposs they were aanlls's1 = -
&c M ~ ,ss.' s;ntIbk s. in tic church seTyl
s.d ~ comet The praise g
~reaf 4 1abl7 IS a.as the VOICE s. 5
ssfe,sl1 There is also : le.a|s' z :. :
The dfshd oz3la has an s
49, Wss=S Is nzath 81 lsdll5
erit;cf,s We went t1eE< ~ ~
God (ana to he.f g 3. s. s'|.
adrankE a ql4z7 - ~ s.
fnr fhs z61l <ezy -. 81
ont sfc1ze' n1 G. IS
br1e.|.s of the eos |.ss'
ne II Site .|-nl g.
rS|.-|I. SstlE1
~S'I|S.S s77 /, l'I1 |a1 .pse
,..'.'.' 4. I5I|1 Z ana Al l''a