Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-23
TALMAGE'S SERMON.

ROMK, Nov. 10.-The great Brook
Ign divine preached to a large con.
gregation from the text, Acts xix, 81 !:
81 must also see Rome" After re-
ferring to Paul's desire to see Rome,
which he said was largely due to the
natural curiosity to one OF classical
tastes, he spoke ofhs interest in the
city and of his intended journey to
Jerusalem.
lie said: So / must see Rome.
| want you to show me the places
connected with Apostolic ministry.
| have heard that, in your city and
amid its surroundings, the apostles
suffered and died for Christ's sake.
My common sense tells me that peo-
pie do not die for the sake of a ialse-
hood. They may practice a decep-
ton for purposes of gain but put
the sword to their heart or arrange
the halter around their neck, or kin
die the fire around their feet, and
they would say my life is worth more
than anything | can gain by losing
it. hear you have in this city
Paul's dungeon. Show it to me. l
must see Rome also.
eyes, l have an unlimited curiosi.
ty about all religious things. and as
this city OF Rome was SO intimately
connected with apostolic times, the
incidents of which emphasize and
explain and augment the Christian
religion, you will net take it as an
evidence of a prying spirit, but as.
the outbursting of Christian curl
osity when | say | must also see
Rome. ..=..-
"Onr desire to visit this city is
also intensified by the fact that we
want to be.confirmed in the feeling
that human life is brief, but its work
lasts for centuries, indeed forever.
Therefore, show us the antiquities of
old Rome, about which we have been
reading for a lifetime, butnever seen.
"Another reason for our visit to
this city is that we want to see the
places where the mightiest intellectS
and the greatest natures wrought
for our Christian religion. / want,
while in this city OF Rome. to study
the religion OF the brainiest of the
apostles. want to follow, as far as
we can trace it, the track of this
great intellect Of my text who want.
ed to see Rome also. Re was log
ician, he was a metaphysician, he
was an all conquering orator, he was
a poet of the highest type.
." am glad to know that Christ
has. in the different ages of the
world, had in his discipleship a MOI.
art and a Handel in music; Ra-
phael and, a Reynolds in painting /;
an Angelo and Canova in sculp.
ture; Rush and Harvey in medi.
cine a Grotius and a Washington
in craftsmanship; a Blackstone, a
Marshall and a Kent in law; and
the time will come when the religion
of Christ will conquer all the observ-
atories and universities and philoso
ply will, through her telescope, be.
hold the morning star of Jesus, and
in her laboratory see that all things
work together for good and with
her geological hammer discern the
6 Rock of Ages
"Oh, instead OF covering and shiv-
erlng when the skeptic stands before
us and talks of religion as though it
were a pusillanimous thing-instead
OF that, let US take out our New Tes.
lament and read the story of Paul
at Rome, or come and see this city
for ourselves, and learn that it could
have been no weak Gospel that actu
ated such a man, but that it is an all
conquering Gospel. Aye, for all ages
the power of God and the wisdom of
God unto salvation