Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
Toss and GAIN.
,.Ii,sut Bargain Makers Are often
I'l v.y Lax in Matters Pertaining to
W. The Souls Salvation
,.,no. Take Possession OF tn
Earth aud Hold 1t Through
All Eternity.
THAT Has Ever Owned the
''p sr,d Has Had Trouble with 1t.
A Great Sermon.
the GaZette.

s SanoTYs, N. Y, Msy 6.-The Rev
%. witt Talmsge, D. D., told thu
J. ~ at the Tabernacle to-da!
cog malicious falsehood bad eon'
i isn the country, saving thst at a re-
p VI, meeting Of the officers of the Thir
ss. ",h Rsgiment at his house, he had Sc
h, ,.,e them four kinds Of wine. He said
OTi VII nav $1,000 to sny charitable insti-
,'or n II can be proved that one drop o.
II ,.s or suy other intoxicating liquor wa:
800 in my house that evening. The
. univ i've gentlemen present m,y be
'T W. u1on for testimony. Any three re.
ea s,.bIs clergymen or lawyers or de-
s ...isss msy be selected; they also to
I'd "a what charity shall have the money
G T..E the newspapers all over the lsnd,
Lsinb have been mislead by the falsehood,
v The opening hymn of the service be.
gins:
nssiya;ionl o, The joyful sound,
IRIS pleasure to cur cars"
n, Tslm,ge announced as ths subject
,,tse sermon GLOSS and Gaiu." and his
.eyt was, HWhat shall it profit 8 man, II
No sb.ll gain the whole world, and lose
n. own soul?"-Mark viii, sc.
lam accustomed to, Sabbath by Sab
nth 10 stand betore an audience of bar
S,In.mskers. There may be men In all
scup.tions sitting before me, yet the
nj m.i 2rity OF them, am well awsre,
are epgsged from Monday morning to Sat-
prd,V nigat in the store. In many of the
families Of my congregation, across the
b,e,ktsst-ts5le and the ties liable are dis
russed Questions of loss and gain. You ere
sysrV dsy asking yoursef: "What is the
1lue Of thisI What Is the vaiue.of that?
You would not think Of giving something
Of greater vslue for that which is of lesser
value. You would not think of selling
thst which costs you $40 for SIS. II you
b,d property thst Was worth $4,000,
YOU would not sell It for $4,000 You are
intelligent in sll matters OF bargain max.
Ing. Are you as wise in the things that
psrtsin TO the matters Of the soul? Christ
sdspted bis Instructions to the circum-
stances of those to whom He spoke.
When he talked to fishermen, He spoke of
the Gospel net. When he talked to the
farmers, he said: "a sower went forth
to SOW" When He talked to the shep-
herds He told the parable of the lost
sheep. And am not right when speak
ing this morning TO an audience made up
Of osrgsins- makers, that 1 address them
in the words Of my text, asking: "What
shall i. profit msu if he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own soul?"
Propose, as far as possible, to esti-
mate and compare
The VALUE OF TWO PROPERTIES.
First, have to say that the world is O
very grand property. Its flowers are
Gld's thoughts in bloom. It's rocks are
GUS thoughts in stone. Its Gewdr0ps
ere Gods thoughts in pearl. This worls
. Gods chil5-a hayward child, indeed:
! has wandered of through the he zvens.
But about eighteen hundred and eighty
tight years ago, one Christmas night, God
sent out sister world to call that wan
lefer back aud 1t hung over Bethlehem
only long enough to get the promise OF
ne wanderers return, and now that los.
World, with sof! feet Of light, comes
reading back through the heavens. The
Ills, how beautiful they bi!low up, the
'dge Oh the wave white with the foam of
FOCUSES! How beautiful the rainbow,
ne arched bridge on which heaven
'na earth come and talk to each other in
ears, SITTER the storm is overl How nim-
We the II ct of the lsmp-lighters that in q
sw minutes Sc. all the dome of the night |
ohLe with brackets of frei How bright |
le oar oil the saffron cloud that rows |
Cross the deep sea of heaven! How |
Sauuiu! the Spring, with bridal bios
VWs IN her hair! wonder VINO IL is |
"! Oesls time or June morning for
" osfd orchestra. How gently tae mare
Gu tolls Its fragrance on the air! There
ny DC sfander worlds, swarthier worlds.
", worlds thsn this; out l think that |.
.,s Is most exquisite world-a mjgoo.
sse Oh the bosom Of immensi.yt "0H,"
~ ssH take my souli give me that
,unu! an willing to take it in ex-
4Aase' an ready now for the bargain.
y SO beautiful world, SO sweet 8
1no' 50 grand a worldI"
~. %! let us look more infinitely into the
a.ss Oh this world. You will not buy
lVpefty unless you can get
A GOOD TITLE
d. Alter you h4ve looked at the
, ~ ana found out that it suits you,
"a seuu an attorney to the public office,
- a nc nc examines the book of deeds, and
'S1 uOok OF mortgages, and the book of
,oiiu aud the book of liens, and he
n "hetner the title is good before
Ss.. NAt nSVe anything to do with it
So. highs be splendid property, and
\ % way exactly suited to your wasn't;
N you csn not ge> good title, you
1,,: LUZ take it. Now, am here this
4 ns. % say that it is impossible to
NJ, S N Title to this world. II / settle
,Wn n u upOA It, in the very year 1 so settle
n,, poh II as s permanent possession,
) r, oe driven away from it. Az, in
: Sa Hu'es after give up my soul for :
MA. u may have to part with tue
n ~, snd what kind of title do you
m ,J SOi, there is only one way in which
tl, Io.u On earthly possession aud that {
nv the senses. All beautiful :
through the eye, but the eye may ;
,nnr ms. s out; all captivating sounds
"a. W ear, bat my ear may be deaf {
Nd 81 lusciousIess of fruits snd I
" ha arough my taste, but my taste /,
linz .ess'Toyed; all appreciation OF I
a.y ~ Io aLa OF ars through my mind, but
n. 'tse my mind. What frAil hold. 1
h eor lave upon any earthly possession, s
n ~ sI.'s Oh law, if you want to get a
. = ~ property, you must serve upon 8
4 t,n ",l' Of elec,ment giving him Ger G
su nc Vacste the premises; but i
l!,er I'M comes to Us aud serves q q
d. sctnent, he does net give Us c
z AZ ,S Of forewarniug. He says: O
LIS ais place, You have no right q
h c,s in the possession" We /,
us,oGy out: az gave you g hundred 8
~. dellsrs for that property. h