The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24
Rev. DR.. Talmago's Sunday Sermon.
Worldly Philosophy and Christian
Philosophy Put In Contrast.
Biblical Statements Verified by Ex-
perience and Investigation.
=" Tho Voice of Christ tho Mightiest
of All Voices"
Tho Principles OF Christianity Every
whore Mnnifoot-The Enterprises
OF tho World Coming Out on
tho Right Side.

the Right Side.
BROOKLYN, n. V, Juno 23.-The Rev.
I. Dewitt Talmagc, ID. H., preached at
the Tabernacle this evening on "The
Mightiest Weapon Is the Gospel" His
text was |. Samuel xxi, 8: There is
none like that give It me-" The preacher
said;
David fled from his pursuers. The world
runs very fast when it is chasing good
man. Tho country is trying to catch
David, and 10 slay him. David goes into
the house Of priest and asks him for a
sword or spear with which TO defend him
tcli. The priest, not being accustomed to
use deadly weapons, tells David that ho
cannot supply him; but suddenly tho
priest thinks OF an old sword that had been
carefully wrapped up and laid away-the
very sword that Goliath formerly used
and he takes down that sword, aud while
hc Is unwrapping the sharp, giltering,
memorable blade II flashes upon David's
mind that this was the very sword that
was used against himself when he was in
tie fight with Goliath. and David can
hardly keep his hands OH II until tho
priest has unwound H. David stretches
ont his hand toward that old sword, and
says There is none lhc that give II
me" In other words, 81 want in my own
hand the sword that has boon used against
me, aud against the cause of God" so
II was gwen him. Well, my friends, that
is not the first or the last sword once used
10y giant and Philistinc iniquity which is
10 como into the possession OF Jesus Christ,
aud OF his glorious church. | want, US
well rs God may help me. to show you
that many weapon which has boon used
against the armies OF God IL yet TO be
captured aud used on our side; and only
initiate David when stretch out my hand
toward the blade OF the philiiline, and
cry "rhefo Is none like that give IL
me I"
remark, first, that this Is true In regard
to all scientific exploration. You known
| that the iirrt discoveries In astronomy aud
| geology and chronology were used 10 hat.
tic Christianity. Wotllly philosophy camc
| out OF is laboratory and out OF its obsafv-
! aiory, aud said: Now, We will prove, by
the very structure Of the earth, aud by the
movement Of tho heavenly bodies, that
the Bible IN lic and that Chrisliauiiy, as
We have II among men. Is a positive impo-
siton.' Good men tromblcd The tclc.
scope, the Lcydcn jars, the electric bat
tcrics, all Ia the hands Of the Philistines.
Hut one day Christianity, looking about
ior some weapon with which TO defend
itsgli, happened to see the very old sword
that those athcistic philistincs had been
using against the truth aud cried out:
There Is none like that; give II mel" And
| C0pvrncuS, aud Calico, ahd keplcr, aud
lsaaC Newton came lOnh aud told the
world that, Ia their ransacking Of the cfrih
aud heaven, they bad found oycrwhclln-
| ing presence oi the God whom We worship;
| aud this old Bible began Ia shake itself
lrom tho Koran. aud shnstcf, aud Zcnda.
ycsia with which II had been covered up,
aud lay on the desk OF the scholar, and in
the laboratory oi the chemist, and in tho
lap Of the Christian. unharmcd and nn.
answered, while the towers Of the mid
night heavens struck sll,cry chime In 10
praise
Worldly philosophy SAID. "Maltcr Is
eternal. The world always was God did
not make IT," Christian philo. ophy
piungcs III crowbar into rocks, aud finds
that the world was gradually made. aud II
gradually made, thcru must have been
some point ut which the process started,
then, who started ii7 aud ~ that objection
was overcome, and in the first three words
Of the Libc We hnd that Moses stated a
magnificent truth when lac said: In tho
beginning
Worldly philosophy said. "Your Bible
Is most inaccurate book. all that story In
the Old Testament, again aud again told,
about the army ui the locuis-il is pre-
pUsicfous. There IL nothing In the com.
ing of thc iOcusis like nn army. An army
walks lOcusis ily. An army goes In order
aud procession, lUcusts without ORDER"
"Wai!' sail Christian philosophy; and In
1858, In the southwestern part Of this
country, Christian men went out 10 exam.
Inc lho march oi the locust There are men
right before me who must have noticed Ia
that very part Oi the couulry the coming
up OF the locust like au army; and II was
found that all the newspapers unwittingly
spoke oi them as an army. Why2 They
seem 10 have commander. They
march Ike host They halt like a host.
No arrow over went with straighier flight
than the l1cusls come-nOt even turning
aside iof the Wind. II the wind rises, tho
locusts drop and then rise again after Il has
gone down. taking the same line Of msrch
not varying foot The old Biblc right
every time when II speaks Of locusis cola.
ing like l,n army worldly philosophy
wong.
Worldly philosophy said "An that
story about the light turned as cluy to the
seal is simply an absuriity" Jld tmo
worldly philosophy said: "lhe lghtcomes
straight Christian philosophy said.
"Wait a little WHILE" aud iigocs on aud
makes discoveries and hn.s that the at.
mosphero curves and beads tho rays OF
light around the earth literally, as tic
clay to tho seal" The Bible right again,
worldly philosophy wong again. "Ah,
says worldly philosorhy AL that Illusion
Ia job about the foundations OF the earth
lssimply mn abaurhlyI Where wastthou,'
says God. when I set the foundations Of
the earthg Ths earth has no foundations"
Christian philosophy comes aud finds that
the word. ne translated, foundation" may
loo better translated "sockois.' 20 now
see how Il will read Il Il is translated light
"Whoro vast thou when | set the sockets
of the rtrth9 Where Is the HockeR 10
Ia thc hollow OF Gods hand-a socket
iarro enough ior any world to turn in.