Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-25
TALMAGE IN KANSAS.
HE breaches TO A LARGE AUDI.
ENcE AT WINFIELD.

He breaches TO A LARGE AUDI.
ENCE AT WINFIELD.
The Consultations OF the Redeemed -
His subject-Christisn Workers Shall
Reign Forever and Ever-we Shall
Choose Our Associates in Heaven.
WINFIELD, Kan, June d -Uncounted
multitudes were present today at a great
outdoor meeting held in this place. where the
Rev 7 DE Witt Talmage, D. D., was the
preacher Not only this but adjoining states
we're represented in the congregation and the
occasion will be long remembered The text
was: "They that turn many to righteous
ness shall shine as the stars forever and
sver. daniel xii, s. and tho subject: "The
Consultations of the Redeemed" Dr.. Tai
mage said:
Every man has a thousand roots and q
thousand branches. His roots reach down
through all the earth; his branches spread
through all the heavens He speaks with
voice, with eye, with hand, with foot His
silence often is thunder, and his life is an an
them or doxology. There is no such thing as
negative influenza We are all positive In
the place we occupy, making the world better
o. making it worse, on the Lords side or on
DEVILS, making up reasons for our blessedness
or banishment; and we have already done q
mighty work in peopling heaven or hell l
hear people tell OF what they are going to do.
A man who has burned down city might as
well talk of some good that be expects to do,
or a man who has saved an empire might as
well talk of some good that he expects to do
By the force of your evil influence you have
already consumed infinite values, or you
have, BY the power of right influence, won
whole kingdoms for God.
Itwould be absurd for me to stand here, and
by elaborate argument, prove that the world
is off the track You might as well stand at
the foot of an ernbankment, amid the wreck
of capsized rail train, proving by elaborate
argument that something is out Of order.
Adam tumbled over the embankment sixty
centuries ago, and the whole race, in one
long train. has gone on tumbling in the
same direction. Crashl crashi The only
question now is, By what leverage can the
crushed thing be hftedi By what hammer
NAV the fragments be reconstructedf
want to show you how we may turn many
to Righteousness, and what will be our future
pay for so doing
First-we may turn them by the charm
of right example. A child, coming from a
filthy home, was taught at school to wash its
face 1t went home so much improved in ap-
pearance that its mother washed her face.
And when the father Of the household came
home, and saw the Improvement In domestic
appearance, he washed his face. The neigh
bors happening in, saw the change, and
tried the same experiment until all that
street was purified, and the next street
copied its example, and the whole city felt
the result of one sehoolboy washing his
face That is fable, by which we
set forth that the best way to get the world
washed of its sins and pollution is to have
our own heart and life cleansed and purified
A man with grace in his heart, and Christian
cheerfulness in his face, and holy consistency
in his behavior, is perpetual sermon; and
the sermon differs from others in that it has
but one head. and the longer it runs the bet
ter There are honest men who walk down
Wall street, making the teeth Of iniquity
chatter. There are happy men who
go into a sick room, and, by a look,
help the broken bone to knit, and
the excited nerves drop to calm beating
There are pure men whose presence silences
the tongue OF uucleanness. The mightiest
agent of good on earth is a consistent Chris
tian like the Bible folded between lids of
cloth, of calfskin or morocco, but like it
better when, in the shape of man, it goes
out into tho world-a Bible illustrated.
Courage is beautiful to read about; but
rather would see man with all the world
against him confident as though all tho world
were for him Patience is beautiful to read
about; but rather would see buffeted soul
calmly waiting for the time Of deliverance
Fa..h is beautiful to read about; but rather
would find a man in the midnight walking
straight on as though he saw everything
Oh, how many souls have been turned to God
by the charm of bright examplei
When, in the Mexican war, the troops were
wavering, general rose in his stirrups and
dashed into the enemy's lines, shouting,
"Men, followT They, seeing his courage
and disposition, dashed on after him and
gained the victory. What men want to rally
them for God is an example to Iced them
All yom commands to others to advance
amount to nothing so long as you stay be-
hind. To affect them Alright you need to
start for heaven yourself, looking back only
to give the stirring cry Of "Men, followr
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