Telegram-herald., 1888-09-17
TALMAGt'S SERMON
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vs. -. sf2ks q caa.a Hs s@lI.
A. school zcd id c1.s1e. Ga aanoi13rlng
tas asecaan ca nsasFs. ~s z .lE .dsd tae ever,
t-s pllsY -As ilclined rlaas. t-s screw. "a
axe sad tie shssl. bl5 ~ ts1s cas- ~ -
sgIaF ' no pli oscphg n the chAln Use
hnEs q asetas o1s with Another attracted
t1s ed Bible sgfaSrs. aa4 ~ bear the caala
Tsrtls 1ad So IL COZ ali tae aaY E1Fough
from Geness . hegei-f.oa. flashing as an
sa0rnmeat ~ restraining IS ID captivity, or
hoi1ng Ia con l4netioa. a. in eass % n9a-
chiaery I9 90 Hln honor. Fasraon hung q
cna.n - god ahogs s1e neCz n joseph. ard
Resaazzar ere about ths nack " DsnieL
se high press bad o. rs brsastpiase two
ehA.as u go.A GA tls caIae.s nsclLs. as
tas ishmaei-ss drove up % Gideon. Jlngied
ci-aias ol gold
The Biols refers % ths church a. having
s1ca sArtsrinI s4grnments. SAYING; Thy
uecx is cogsely with chains of gold" On ths
tia psaluis1 e1u.ts that poNer hsd been
given over bis enemies. no biad -hs.r klars
with chains Ths oil missionary apostle
cries o1s. "For toe hoDe ~ Israel ! am
bound With this cnain. In The prison where
Peser u incsrcerated you hear one day
.7-st crash at lhe falling OF Il hls CHAINS 81.
john saw IA angel ecAls down fFol.l heaven
t3 manacls the powers Of darkness. and
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fallen anseis are represented Is reserved IN
everlasting chains, while ia uy taxi soT he
arrest ard Limitation u tho iniquity OF his
tine. Ezekiel shundsrs cat. Make . chain"
What wish 70 impress upon myself and
upon vou i ths strength IN right and wrong
directions. og consecutive forces, the superior
power Of chain u influences above one IN
eaence. the GREAT advantage OF conser.es
os Hnks asovs ono linz. and in al family
government snd in az Effort co rescue others
ard in sll attempt % STOP inieuity. take TIE
suggestion of my text and make . chainl
That which contains the greatest import
sncs, that which aaclosas the moSt tremend-
ous opportunities. that which OF earthly
things Is most watched by other worlds, that
which has beating againsr its two sides all
tho etsrnities. Is The cradle Tho grave Is
nothing in iraportancs compared with il, FOR
that i only a cully that We step across in a
second, bat ths cradle has within it a new
eternity. tns. born and never 20 cease When
thres or four years ago the Ohio river over
flowed iss banks and tho Wild freSaets swept
down with them haryests and cities, one day
was found foating on the bosom OF tie
waters a cradle with a child IN it al unhnrt,
wrapped up snug and warm, and is blue eyes
looking into the blue Of tie open heavens. IL
was mentioned a. something extraordinary.
! Bu. every cradle IL with its young passenger,
aoasing on Jhe sw Il current OF the centuries,
deep calling - deep Ohios and So. LaHrencss
and MisslSlppis of influence, bearing IL on
ward. Now what shall be done with this
new ufs recently launchcdl Teach him an
evening prayerl Tna5 is impoTlent, bat not
enough Hear him as soon as lie can recite
some gospel hymn or catechisul That IS inn
p0rtans. buE not enough. Every Sabbath
aftarnoon read MIN Bible s-Oryi That is
important. bit not enough. Onc5 IN a while
a lcsscn. once in n while = prayer. oncc in
while restraining infueucsi All thess are
important, but not enough Each one of
thcss Influences Is only linz, and il will not
hold him IN the tremendous emergencies OF
life. Let it he constant instruction, constant
prayer. constant application Of good inau-
encss, . long line OF consecutive impressions,
reaching from his first year 70 bis fftb, and
from his frth year to his tenth, and from bis
tenth year 70 his twentieth. make
/ chainp
Spasnodsc education. parozTsrnal disci-
pine. occasional fidelity. amount 70 nothing.
You can - easily bold a. anchor ny one link
a. hold a child 70 "a right BY isolated and in
tsrTaiteent faithfuinsss. Ths example must
| connect with the instruction Tee conveT-
sation mus. combine with the actions. Ths
v'osk day consistency mus coujoin with the
sunday worship Have family prayers BY
ali means. hg, ia pesulant and incotslstent
and unreasonable IN your household. and
your farsliy prayers will b \ bi-spLemous
farce. 50 grec. n our times are Tho temp
tati1us II young men to dissipation and
young women 20 social foihss, that Il is most
important that tie FIST eighteen years OK
their lie be charged With religious power
that vii bold them whcn tbey get oct 81 tho
haro0r of home into tho stormy ocean
Of active iife There Is such thing as
irnprsssi1E children 80 powerfully With good,
that nxtY years vii have 20 more power
- sfTace it than sky minutes. What a rough
time that y9urx man has in doing wrong,
carefully nTrcred as he vast His father and
mother have been dead Tor years. CT over in
Scotland or En=iasd CT Ireland. out Trey
have stood in the doorwsy u svETy dram
shop taas hs entered. and under the chande-
lsr u every hou-e of dissipation. saying.
MY son. this is no plsos FOR yosl. Have yo1
forgotten toe old folkzi Don't yori recogui1s
these rr.akles sud tbs stooD IN the shoulder
ard tass trsrnuious hand Cfo home. ny boy,
t 20 homef By tao God 20 whom ws CONSERVED
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the grass Erowr. graves ia tho Cd country
csurcnysryi. By the heaven waars ve baps
vee 81 nest yoa. = bouaI Go houie. ny boy.
20 houla~ And some Sunday you VII hs
SURPRISED 70 fins that young nan Suddenly
skkinx for tbs prayers = he churvh. Scr1e
SUNDAY you viii So hin a. tae sacrament
ard perhaps drinking from the saae KIND q
cbsice that he old folks drank oat q ysars
sgo whs1 t6ev counerorsssd the s1fTeriuSs
/ ~ the Lord yss nv lad. Yo1 b. net have
snch ffn IN SIN sS Tvu SEEM - have know
What spoils your I'm You csnrot SHAKE ct
thc Influences 4 thoss praysrs Iong aEo o.
f.red. Or u these sind sdrnonitiors You
cannot make th-rn e s~sv, snd vou fee Ike
savinx. "FstA~r. ~hat 80 Vcu dong herei
Mstsar way dc ysr hctscr nss With suT-
zsztions q thoss sidsn tirssl Fat thsv
VII rot a. sw.v FhsT vl1 psss
y-n hsck frcn YEAR evl psths. thcu~h
thav have ~ cuu'e do~n frcns their
81 aiag hc-nez iu heaven Ard s.zaI ia
tte very xates ef be-. ssa taeir hacks
s-r-rlei - t1s ferry 3 ass. ard ~.ss taer
hsna ~ vcur shoulder. ard rreir breath on
{ v.siir hrs~. s.d thsir sTes lockr< sr-si-h.
into reura thsv vin ssT. We lave csue -
T tsss v.sa ho--r. CO. s0n - many snsiesies r
/ AZ lass thas ~ornS mar fsrrs through tss