New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-09-18
THE DAY is AT HAND.
DE-. Talmage, Having Returned from
Trip, Delivers a Sermon from
His Own Pulpit,

His Own Pulpit,
BROOKLYN N. Y, Special: The Rev. Z. De
Witt Talmage, D.. D., was welcomed home
Sunday by an Overlooking congregation. At
ming
'tWelcome, sweet day of rest
That saw the Lord arise. :"
was sung with fine effect DR.. Talmage's
subject was "The Sunrise and his text
seThe day is at hand.'' Romans, xiii. -. He
said:
Back from the mountains and the seaside
land the springs and the farmhouse, your
cheek bronzed and yonr spirits lighted, !
hail you home again with the words OF
Gehazi to the Shunam mite: SIS it well
with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is
it well with the child?" On some faces | see
the mark of recent grief, but all along the
track Of tears | see the story of resurrection
aud reunion when all tears are done; the
deep blowing of the keel followed by the flash
,of the phosphoresence.
Now that have asked you in regard to
your welfare you naturally ask how I am.
Very wel thank you. Whether it was the
hracing air OF the Colorado mountains,
$4,000 feet above the level ofthe sea, or the
tonic atmosphere of the Pacific coast, or a
bath in the surf of Long Island beach, or
whether it is the Joy of standing in this
great group of warm-hearted friends, or
whether it is new appreciation ofthe good
ness of God, can not tell. | simply know
am grandIy and gloriously and inexpressibly
happy 1t was said that John Moffatt. the
great Methodist preacher occasionally got
fast in his sermon. and to extricate himself
gle would cry "Haelujahl' l am in no such
predicament to-day, but l am full of the
same rhapsodic ejaculation. Starting out
this morning on a new ecclesiastic year I
want to give you the keynote OF my next
twelve months ministry. | wait to set it
so the tune of Antioch, Ariel, and Corona
ton. Some time ago We had new stop put
In this organ-a new trumpet stop-and I
want to put O new trumpet stop into my
sermons.
Che first ray of the dawn see in the grad
afat substitution OF diplomatic skill for human
'hutchery. Within the last twenty-five years
there have been international differences
which would have brought shock OF arms
tiu any other day. but which were peacefully
adjusted, the pen taking the place of the
sword
That Alabama question in any other age
ofthe world would have caused war between
&he United States and England. How was
VT settled? By men-ofwar off the Narrows,
rolf the Mersey? By the gulf stream of the
ocean crossed by a guilt stream of human
blood? By the pathway of nations incarna-
dined? No. A few wise men go into quiet
room at Geneva. talk the matter over, and
telegraph to Washington and to London:
ali settled Peace Peace. England
pays to the United States the amount award
ed-pays really more than she ought to have
paid. But still all thatl Alabama broil is set
ded-settled forever. Arbitration instead of
battle.
So the quarrel eight or nine years ago
saboutthe Canadian fisheries in any other age
would have caused war between the United
States and England. England said: 'sPay
me for the invasion OF my Canadian fisheries -
The United States said: 81 will not pay any,
thing" WE'LL the two nations say: "Iguess
we had better leave the whole matter to
commission" The commission is appointed,
And the commission examines the affair." and
ahe commission reports, and pay we ought,
pay we must, pay we do. Not pound Of
powder burned, not a cartridge bitten off,
no one hurt much as by the scratch of a
pin Arbitration instead Of battle.
So the Samoan controversy in any other
age would have brought Germany and the
United States into bloody collision. But all
Is settled. Arbitration instead of battle.
L find another ray of the dawn in the COM
preston of the worlds distances. What a
slow. snall-like, almost impossible thing
.xould have been the worlds rectifcation
with 1 400, 600, 600 of population and no
sfacite means of communication; but now,
Through biography for the eye and telephon-
be intim acy for the ear, and through ste am
soating and railroading, the 25, 900 miles OF
VIE worlds circum 'erence are shrivelng up
.s1to insignificant brevity. Hong Kong is
nearer to New York than few years ago
New Haven was; Bombay, Moscow, Madras,
Aelbourne within speaking distance. Pur-
,hase q telegraphic chart and by the blue
tines see the telegraphs of the land and by
the red lines the cables under the ocean You
aec what opportunity this is going to give
Cor the final movement Of christianity. A
fortress may be months or years in building,
hut after it is constructed it may do all it's
eEork III twenty minutes. Christianity has
tbsen planting it's batteries for nineteen cen
isuries, and may go on in the work through
sather centuries, but when those bat
steries are thoroughly planted, those
Gortresses are fully built, they may
all do their work in twenty -four hours The
world sometimes derides the church for slow
ness ofmovement. Is science any quicker?
H11d it not take science 1862 years to find
out SO simple thing as the circulation of
Che human blood? With the earth and the
sky full ofelectricity, science took s, 800 years
before it even guessed that there was any
practical use that might be made of this sub
ole and mighty element When good men
ffake possession Of all these scientific forces
and all these agencies ofinvention, do not
know that the redemption of the world will
sbe more than the work ofhalfa day. Do We
mot read the queen 'sspeech at the proroguing
,of parliament in London? If that be so,
lis it anything marvellous to believe that in
,twenty-four hours a divine communication
can reach the whole earth? Suppose Christ
should descend on the nations-many expect
that Christ will come among the nations per-
sonsIy -suppose thattomorrowm orning the
Son OF Cad, from a lowering cloud, should
descend upon these cities. Would
aot that fact be known all the
world over in twenty-four hours?
Suppose he should present his gospel in few
words, saying: II am the Son of God; i came
80 pardon all your sins and to heal all your
sorrow; to prove that am supernatural
being have just descended from the clouds
do you believe me, and do you believe me
now?" Why, all the telegraph stations ofthe