The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-13

H. De Witt Talmage, ID. d., preached al
the Tabernacle today TO a vast conrega.
ton, who sang with great effect the hymn
beginning;
My soul be on thy gunrd
Ten thousand foes arise,
And hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
His subject was "a Poisoned Dinner, "
and his text III, Kings w., 40; 80 they
poured out for tho men to eat. And it
came to pass, as they were eating OF the
pottagc, that they cried out, and said, o
thou man OF God, there is death in the
pot And they could not eat thereof"
Elisha had gone down TO lecture to the
students in the theological seminary at
Gileal. Ilc found the students very hun
gry, as students are apt TO be. II is very
seldom the world makes large provision for
those who give themselves TO intellectual
toll. In order that these students may DO
prepared TO hear what Elisha says, he first
feeds their hunger. lie knew very well
it was useless TO talk, to preach, to lecture
with hungry men.
SO Elisha, recognizing this common
sense principle, which every Christian
ought 20 recognize, sends servants out to
get food for these hungry students. They
pick up some cool, healthiul herbs, but
they happen TO pick up also some colo.
quintida, bitter, poisonous, deathiul
herb. They bring all these herbs, they
Put them into the boiling pot, they stir
Them up, and then u portion OF this food
is brought TO the students and their pro-
fessors. Seated ut the table, one Of the
hungry students begins Immediately Il
eat, and he happens TO get hold oil some
OF the coloquintida. lie knew II by taste.
lie cries out. poison, poisonl q thot
man OF God, there Is death In the poil
Consideration Is thrown over the Who'll,
group. What a fortunate thing II wa
that this student 20 early found the colo
Quinlida IN the mixture at the table! lot
will by reference find this story is pre-
ciscly rs have mentioned Il.
Well, in our day there are great caldron'
OF sin and death. Coloquintida Of mighty
tempiation IL pressed into IL. Some dip IL
out. and ta-c, and reject it and live. OH
cfs dip Il out, tasto Il, keep ON and die.
And Il il the business Of every minister ol
religion and every man who wishes well to
lINN human raw NlAAA WIN NfhA w nv
the world back from IL iollics aud is sui
icrings, 10 cry out "Buwartl poison,
poisonl Look out for this caldron! Stand
back Bewarc!'
SIN has done an awful work in our
world II has gone out through ull th,
ages, II has mixed up great caldron OF
trouble and suffering and pain, aud tie
whole race Is poisoned poisoned in body,
poisoned IN mind, poisoned IN soul. But
blessed be God that the Gospel ol Jesus
Christ Is the antidolc, and where there
was sin there shall be- pardon and where
thorc was suffering there shall bc comfort,
and whore there was death lhor shall bc
life.
Some time ago, you will remember, !
persuaded YOU OF the importance OF being
charitable In judgment oi others. At the
same timc | said To YOU briefly what this
morning wish 70 say with great Gun
Vhasis that while We sympathiEe with the
sinner We must dcnouucc the sin, that
while We pity the unfortunate We must bc
vehement against tunssrcs,ion. sin is a
Jagged thing that needs Ia BE- roughly
handled. You have no right TO garland
IL with fine phrases or lustrous rhetoric.
You cannot catch buffalo with silken
lass0.
A group Of cmigrants settle IN Wild
region. The next day q Wild beast comes
down from the mountain and carries oil
one OF the children. The next day Wild
beast comes down from the mountain and
carries of another child. Forthwith alI
the ncighbors baud together, and they y,
ont With torch in one hand and gun la Ola,
other TO hunt these monsters down, e
find their hiding place, 10 light up an.
~nslck the clyofns aud 90 dcstto
the invaders OF their houses $
wn want nov not merely 90 inl
about the sins and lollIcs Of the world
wo want 10 10 behind thcm, back ,
them. Down into the caycfns where the
hide We need b. go with the torch Of God
Word boo ono hand aud the sword OF Cod
eternal Spirit la the other 90 hunt out an
tiay these iniqultos la their hiding place
COR, 10 como back 10 the figure sulg'stc
hy my text, No want TO hnl what art III
Caldf0ns Of sin and death from which th
impurities Of society arc dipped out.
I. In the first place. ! remark th
unhappy and undislplincd homes are q
callruns ct iuiguity ru'cnis harsh 1901
cruel 0u the one hand. or on the 9th
hand iUusc iu their government, wicked
l0O-e boz their government, are raising {
generation of yipcn. A home who
fc0lding and ifctiulncs arc dominant
blood relation to the gallows and the D.
itpnuafy pctuIancr b. serpent tl
cruw,s up iuto thc family nuucry s1m
times and brushes everything. Wi
There arc parents who even mako rcliFi
disgusting to their children. They sC,
them Tor not loving Christ They have
,yaspcftUng way Of doing their du
Tho house u foil II the war whoop of e..
tgnuon, and from such place husbl
and Fuus sl out " die.
oh, ihgr llngar leading away Il
nal into ihr desert a. De- smillun Oi /
ihiri md plrchcd Of the sand3 ~
tolCmu birth hour voice loli 90 thee ir
tho throne Of Cod saying Take d
child aud nurc ID luf me. aud will =
thee ihy wages" At oven timr, vii
the angel. ui God hover over d
home, DO ihcy hear the children lisp
tlu name of Jnusl Oh, traveller for 81
niiy, Your little unpT gathered under "
T0bcs, av You leading them on The nl
road. coz are you taking them out on
dangerous, winding birdie path, oft Vh
their inexperienced feet may slip HHl
which come tho hoNUuF ui the vol
the sound NJ lou anrl lulF, and umhI
avalanche lilr.cd d. ihc amiiy altar
which the children kuccl. Hctud is
cradle in which the Christian mot
rocks the Christian child blessed h
song the little ones sing ut nlghtiall wi
flccp D. closing the pyu. and loUscuns
hand from the toy on tho pillow Bic.
j. that mother whose every heart thfo
prayer for her children welfare.
The world grows old aud the f,au