Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-06-30
TALMAGE OUT WEST
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE PREACHEs
A SERMON AT WINFIELD. KAN.
"The Constellation of the Redeemea"-
Christians win Live On Groups In
tieaven, and Some Of These Will
BE Larger Than Others-The
Efficacy Of Prayer.

| Christians win Live In Groups On
fleaven, and Some Of These win
| Be Larger Than Othess-The
Efficacy Of Prayer.
WINFIELD, KAN, June 24.-Uncounted
mui,ituies were present to-day at great
out doo, meeting held In this place, where
the Rev. T. Dewitt T,lmage. ID. d., was
the preacher. Not only this but the nd.
joining States. were represented In the
congregation. and the occasion will be
long remembered. The text was They
that turn many 10 righteousness shall
shine as the stars for ever and ever
Daniel xii. :, and the subject: THE Con-
stellations %. the Redeemed" DIR. Tai
mage said
Every man has thousand roots and
tl,uhsan,l branches. Ills rnis reach dOwn
through ali the earth: his branches spread
through ali the heavens. he speaks with
voice, with eye. with hand. with fmt. Ills
silence often is thunder, and his life Is an
anthem or tloxology. There is No such
thing as negative influence. We are all
positive in the place we occupy, making
the world better or making Il worse, on
the Lords side or ON the devils. making
up reasons for our lblesse,lness or banish.
ment and we have already done nigh.
" work In peopling Heaven or hell. I hear
people tell Of what they are going TO do.
A man who has burned down city might
as well talk Of some evil that he expects
TO do, or man who has saved an empire
might as well talk Of some good that he
expects to do by the force of :y0nr evil
influence you have already consumed In
finite values. orkpu have. by the power OF
a right infiuent won whole kingdoms
for God.
II would be absurd for me 10 staEd here
and by elaborate argument prove that the
world Is off the track. You might as well
stand at the foot Of an enlnnkment, amid
the wreck Of acapsized rail1rain. proving
by elaborate argument that something IN
out Of orier Adam tumblcd over the en-
bankment 90 centuries ago, and the whole
race, in one long train, has gone on tumb-
ling In the same direction. Crash crash!
The only question now is, by what lever.
age can the crushed thing lie lined. by
what hammer may the fragments be re-
constructed?
want to show you how we may turn
many To righteousness, and what will be
our future pay for so doing.
CHARM Or A RIGHT ExEMPLE.
First: We may turn them by the charm
Of right example. A child. coming from
a filthy homo, was taught at school to
wash its face. Il went home so much i'm.
proved In appearance that the 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 neighbors happen
Ing in saw the change. and tried the same
experiment, until all that street was puri.
fed, and the next street copied its exam.
pie, and the whole city felt the result Of
one schoolboy washing his face. That IN
fable. by which we set forth that the best
way TO get the world washed Of It's sins
and pollution Is to have our own heart and
life cleansed and purified. A man with
grace In his heart, and Christian cheerful
ness In his face, and holy consistency In
his behavior Is a perpetual sermon and
the sermon differs from others In that Il
has but one head, and the longer It runs
the better. 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, ami, by q look,
help the broken bone to knit, and the ex.
cited nerves drop 10 calm beating. There
are pure men whose presence silences the
tongue of uncleanness. The mightiest
agent of good on earth II a consistent
Christian. I like the Bible folded be-
tween lids of cloth, or calfskin or moroc.
co, hut like II better when. In the shape
0f man, Il goes out into the wOrld-a
Bible illustrated. Courage Is beautiful 10
read about, hut rather would sec o man
with all the world against him confident
as though all the world were for him.
Patience Is beautiful to read about hut
rather would see a butieted soul calmly
waiting for the time III deliverance. Faith
Is beautiful to read about; but rather
would md man In the midnight walk.
ing straight on as though he saw every
thing. oh how many souls have been
turned to God by the charm Of a bright
example!
When In the Mexican war, the troops
were wavering u general rose In his stir.
rups and dashed into the enemy's lines,
shouting "Men follow :" They. seeing
his courage and disposition. dashed an
amer him aud gained the victory. What
men want To rally them for God Is an ex.
ample TO lead them. All your commands
io Others to advance amount Ia nothing
so long as you stay behind. To effect
them arigh, you need to start for Heaven
yourself, looking hack only TO give the
stirring cry of Men. follow"
EFFIcAcy az PRAYER.
Again; We may turn many 10 right.
eOusness by prayer. There Is no such de-
iectiye as prayer. for me- one can hide
away from Il. Il puts It's hand On the
shoulder of man 10000 miles oH. II
alighis an ship mid Atlantic. The little
child cannot understand the law of elecirl.
city or how the telegraphic operator by
touching the instrument here may dart .