The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-03
THE DAY WE LIVE In.
DR.. Talmage on the Need OF Ag-
gresslve Christianity.
Robust Spiritual Health Ono OF the First
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Faith That
Truth wilI Finally Triumph and
wieksdness Be Ovorthroun.

omsnts--UAboupded Faith That
Truth VIII Finslly Triumph and
wioksdness Bs overthrown.
Rsv. T. Do Witt Talmage recently
-rsach Cd In the Brooklyn Tabernacle on tho
subjects "Tho Day We 1--we In." The
text was from Esther w., III "Who know
eth whether thou art come TO the Kingdom
for such time as thisW DR.. Talmags
said;
ESTHER
Esther, the beautiful, was the wife OF
Ahasuerus, the abominable. The time had
come for her 10 present q petition 10 her
Infamous husband In behalf OF tho jewish
Nation, TO whom she had once belonged.
She was afraid 10 undertake the work, lest
she should lose her own life;ibut her uncle,
Mordecai, who had brought her up, en-
couraged her with tho suggestion that
probably she had been raised up OF God for
that peculiar mission. "Who knoweth
whether thou art come TO the Kingdom for
such time as thisW Esther had her God
appointed work; you and have ours. 10
10 my business TO tell you what style of
men and women you ought 10 bo In order
that you may meet the demand OF tho ago
In which God has cast your lot
II you have come expecting 10 hear abb
stractlons discussed or dry tschnlealitlss
OF religion glorined, you have come 10 tho
wrong church; but II you really would
like TO know what this age has a right to
expect OF you as Christian men and wom.
on, then am ready In the Lords name 10
look you In the face. When two armies
have rushed into battle tho officers of
either army do not want a philosophical
discussion about the chemical properties Of
human blood or the nature OF the gunpow-
der; they want some one TO man the bat-
terles and swab out the guns. And now,
when all the forces Of light and darkness,
OF Heaven and hell, have plunged into tho
light IL la no time TO give ourselves 10 the
definitions aud formulas and technlcaltles
and conventlonalities Of religion. What
we want 10 practical, earnest, concentrate
cd, enthusiastic and triumphant help.
But, my friends, you need TO be aggressive
Christians, and not like those persons who
spond their lives In hugglng their Christian
graces and wondering why they do not
mako any progress. How much robustness
OF health would man have II no hid him.
self In dark closotY A great deal OF tho
piety OF the day 10 too exclusive. 10 hides
itself. II needs moro fresh air, more out
door exercise. There are many Christians
who are giving their entire life 10 self-ox-
animation. They are feeling their pulses
TO see what is the condition OF their apirit-
nal health. How long would man have
robust physical health II no kept all the
days and weeks and months and years OF
his life feeling his pulse, instead OF going
out into active, earnest, everyday work.
AGGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY NEEDED.
In tho first place, In order 10 meet tho
special domand OF this age, you need 10 DO
an unmistakably aggressive Christian. OF
half-and'half Christians wo do not want
any moro. The church OF jesus Christ
will DO bottor without ton thousand OF
them. They are tho chief obstacle 10 tho
church's Advancement, am speaking OF
another kind Of Christian. All tho ap-
pliancos for your becoming an earnest
Christian arc At your hand, and thoro Ia a
straight path for you Into tho broad day
light OF Gods forgiveness. You may have
como Into this tabernacle tho bondmon OF
the world. and yet before you 20 out Of
theso doora you may become Prlncea OF tho
Lord God Almighty. You remember what
excitement there was In this country years
ago whom the Prince OF Wales came hero,
how tho people rushed out by tho hundreds
OF thopsAnds TO 500 him. Whyp Because
they expected that Somo day ho would ait
upon tho throne OF England. But what
was all that honor compared with tho
honors TO which God calls you---to DO aons
and daughters OF tho Lord Almighty, yea
to bo Quoons and Kings unto God "Thoy
shall reign with Him forever and forsvsr.n
MORBID EXPERIMENTATION.
was once amid the wonderful, bowiteh-
Ing cactus growths OF North Carolina. I
was never moro bowlldorod with tho beau.
~ Of flowers, and yot whom would tako
up ono OF these oactusos and pull those
leaves apart the beauty was all gone. You
could hardly tell that ID had over boon
flower; and there are great many people
In this day Just pulling apart their Chris
tian experiences 10 500 what thoro Ia In
thom and thoro 10 nothing loft In thom.
This style OF sclf-oxamlnotIon ls a damage
instoad of an advantage 10 their Christian
character romombor whom was boy
j used TO have n small pioco In tho gardon
that | called my own. planted corn
thoro and ovory fow days would pull 10
up TO SEQ how fast II was growing, Now,
thcro arc great many Christian people
In this day whose self examination moroly
amounts 10 tho pulling up OF that which they
only yesterday or tho day before planted.
o, my friends, II you want 10 have n
stalwort Christian character, plant II right
out Of doors IN the great aold OF Christian
usefulness, and though storms may come
upon II, and though tho hot sun OF trial
may try 10 consume ID, II viii thrive until
u becomes great troo, In which tho fowls
Of Heaven may havo thor hAbitatlon. I |
have no patience with thcso nower.pot
Christians. Thoy keep themselves undor
shelter, and all their Christian experience
In 4 small, exclusive circlo, whom they
ought 10 plant 10 In the great garden OF the |
Lord, 30 that the whole atmosphere could |
DO aromatic with their Chribtian useful |
nous What wo want In tho Church OF
GOD 10 moro brawn OF pioty. Tho century
plant 10 wonderfully suggestive and won
isrfully beautiful BuO never look at 10 |
withoutthinhng Of Ia parsimony. II lots |
whole generations 90 by before u puts
'orth tho blosaomi 10 have really more
,eart-felt admiration whom / SEQ tho dewy |
oars IN The bluo eyos Of tho violetp, for |
hoy como ovory spring. My Christian
'rionds, time 10 going by 30 rapidly that
We can not afford 10 DO Idle.
TINE 10 30 SHORT.
A recent statisticlan Gays that human
ife now has an average Of only thirty.two
yoars. From those thirty-two years you
must subtract all tho tlmo you take for
loep and tho taking Of food and recrea.
Ion, that will leave you about sixteen