Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-07
,...IIipsnt Bargain Makers Are Jften
v.,y Lax in Matters Pertaining to
the Souls on
r,cuot Take Possession OF th
Earth SD Hold 1t Through
All Eternity.
.v That Has Ever Owned thf
gorld Hss Had Trouble with 1t.
a Great Sermon.
.,., n the Gazette.

'n.oovIYN, n. T., May 6.-Ine hSV.
M witt Talmage, D. D., told the
l. ~ ,egstion at the Tabernacle to-day
coL mslicious falsehood had gone
w. .rgh the country, saving that st re-
mn msstiug Ct the ofi;ers OF the Thir-
S 'san,b PIGMENT at bis house, he had set
49,. them four kinds Of wiae. He said;
W ,riIl nav $1,000 to any charitable insti-
n.n IN csn be proved that one drop of
Iu.isr M .ny other intoxicating liquor was
Ts,.od IN nv house that evaDng. The
el srtv FIVE gentlemen present may be
I MI uDon for testimony. Any three re-
ossncs.hle cIergymen or lawyers or de-
s sp nav be selected; they also to
. ua.ISs what charity shall hsve the money.
.sk the newspapers all over the land,
sbich have been mislead By the falsehood,
I" The opa~irg hymn of the service be.
gins; ,
IRIS pleasure to our ears"
n, TaImsge announced as tho subject
=, .ss sermon "Loss and G4in." and his
.s,s wss, WWhst shall ii prCfis man, II
no shall gsiu the whole world, and lose
Ms own soui?"-MaTk viii, Sc.
lam accustomed TO, Sabbath by Sab
b,th 10 stand before an audience Of bar
o.in.mskers. There may be men in ell
ec,ups.ions sitting before me, yet the
v,st msiority Of them, am well cWare,
are engsged from Monday morning to Sat-
nrd.y nigat in the store. In many of the
families Of my congregation, across the
b-e,kfas.taole and the tea-ta5le are dis
cussed questions of loss and gain. You are
every dsy asking yourself: "What is the
v.lue of this? What is the value of that?
YOu would not think of giving something
NJ greater value for that which is of lesser
value, You would not think of selling
that which costs you $40 for IS. II you
hsd property thst WAS worth SIS, 1000,
YOU would not sell Il for $4,000. You are
intelligent in ell matters of bargain max
ing. are you IS wise In the things that
pertain to the matters of the soul? Christ
sdspted his Instructions to the circum-
stances OF those to whom He spoke.
When he talked to fishermen, He spoke of
the Gospel net. When ne talked to the
farmers, He said: ga sower went forth
TO SOW" When He talked to the shep-
herds he told the parable of the lost
sheep. And am I not right when speak
ing this morning to an audience made up
Of srgGins-mAkers, that address them
in the words Of my text, asking: "What
shall 1t profit man If he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own soul?"
II oppose, as far as possible, I'd esd-
mste and compare
THE VALUE OF TWO PROPERTIES.
First, have to say inst the world is q
very grand property. Its flowers are
Gods thoughts in bloom. Its rocks are
Gods thoughts in stone. Its dewdrops
are Gods thoughts in pearl. This world
isGod's child-a hayward child, indeed:
II hiss wandered off through the heavens.
But about eighteen hundred and eighty
eight years ago, one Christmas night, God
sens out sister world to csll tnat wan
dsrer bsck, and 1t hung over Bethlehem
only long enough to get the promise Of
the wanderers return, and now that lost
world, with soft feet CT light, comes
teading back through the heavens. The
hills, how beautiful they billow up, the
edge OF the wave white with the foam of
eroCuses! How beautiful the rainbow,
tie arched bridge on which heaven
and earth coma and talk to each other in
tears, after the storm is over! How nim-
Die the feet Of the lsmp-lighters that in s
lew minutes Sc. all the dome of the night
aolazs with brackets of fire! How bright
Inc osr OF the saffron cloud that rows
scroSs the deep sea of heaven! How
beautiful the Spring, with bridal bios.
SONS In her hair! wonder who 1t is
maj beats time on June morning for
!ae ord orchestra. How gently the hare
Dell toll: It's fragrance on the nlrI There
msy De grander worlds, swarthier worlds,
higer worlds than this; out think that
'nls Is most exquisite world-1 migao-
aette on the bosom of immensityi "On,"
you say, take my soul! give me that
world! l am willing to take il in ex-
Gaanse. sm ready now for the bargain.
Is SO ossutiiul q world, SO sweet q
world, SO grand worldl"
But let US look more infinitely into the
NIue Of this world. You will not buy
property unless you can get
A GOOD TITLE
70 IT, After you have looked at the
properly and found out that it cults you,
you send an attorney to the public office,
anl ne examines the book of deeds, ana
;as DOCK OF mortgages, and the book of
judgments, and the book Of liens, and he
ueclues whether the title is good bsfore
y NJ Will have anything to do with it.
=; tuere might be splendid property, and
- eVery wsY exactly suited to your want;
SSs you can not get good title, you
VIII NOT take it. Now, l am here this
:lnhg to say that it is impossible to
SEQ good title to this world If settle
1--WE 1--WE upon it, in the very year I go settle
1--WE 1--WE upon 1t as permanent possession,
A. may oe driven away from it. Ay, in
,bs s minutes after give up my soul for
~ World may have to psrt with the
r "Tiiui and what kind of q title do you
I Ia s1slf There is only one way in which
i Na1 mold an earthly possession and that
si,s through the senses. ALI beautiful
~ uss through the eye, but the eye may
tS,o U.U1eo out; ell captivating sounds
eo.S sn IN ear, but my ear msy DE deaf
vi,S, I'll lusciousness of fruits and
nsr MUS = through my taste, but my taste
cri,r Ue destroyed; all appreciation OF
Int, Int and Of art through my mind, but
thenS lose my mind. What frail hold,
Ia nave upon any earthly possession!
Nan O og OF law, il you want to get
lin aa Oh property, you must serve upon
ain . Nv, Siit Of eisc;ment giving him s GER
Hhsn NJ. 70 Vacate the premises; but