Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-05-23
SUNDAYS SERMON.
&c OF REV. DIR. TALMAGE'S
STERLING DIsCoURsES.
snbiect: "A Poisoned Dinner"

at Ana ~ cuHc 70 ptSo. 10 lucy OcFt
Iiiaq Of nc pottage, that they cried o'it,
| " aid. o thou man Of God, there IS
N h the pot And they could not eat
|sg,oi.r-H Kings ", 40.
risba had gone down to lecture TO the stu
- N the theological seminary at Gilgal.
8 \ forDd the students very hungry, as stu
=. are apt to be. 1t is very seldom the
m makes large provisions for those who
- Themselves to intellectual toll. In order
.stbese students may be prepared to hear
~ Elisha says, he first feeds their hunger.
4. new very well it is useless to talk, to
,..eb 10 lecture with hungry men.
= Elisha. recognizing this common sense
lnerle which every Christian ought to re-
.-Ti5e sends servants out to get food for
- hungry students. They pick up some
n Leaithful herbs, but they happen to
Il up also some coloqulntida, a bitter pol
.ans deathful herb. They bring allsthese
~ they put them into the boiling pot,
- stir them up, and then a portion
this food is brought to the stu
- and their professors Seated at
\ totle one of the hungry students begins
-,,sdately 70 eat, and no happens to get
"A # one Of the coloquintida. He knew
n tbe taste. He cries out: Poison,
,sni o thou man of God, there's death in
srotin CONSERVATION is thrown over the
M gronp What fortunate thing it was
N t6is student 50 early found tho colo
-ir.ids IN the mixture at the table You
n by reference find this story is precisely as
bsye mentioned it.
Vsl IN our day there are great caldrons
IN and death Coloquintida of mighty
limitation Is pressed into it. Some dip it
and tast1. and reject 1t and live. Others
font. taste it, keep on and die. And it
IN business of every minister of religion,
N every man who wishes well 10 the
man race and who wants to keep the
rrn back from its follics and its suferings,
en- out: Beware! poison, poisonl Look
n ior this caldronl Stand back Bewarep
Sn has done an awful work in our world.
lss gone out through all the ages, il has
r1si 10 a great caldron of trouble and
sgring and pain, and the whole race is
Sued-poisoned in body, poisoned in
mi poisoned in soul. But blessed be God
M the Gospel of Jesus Christ Is the
utlote and where there was sin there shall
mrlon. and where there was suffering
Sgs shall be comfort, and where there was
aih there shall be life.
Ssme time ago, you will remember, 4 per-
usdsl you of the Importance of being chari-
ia IN Judgment Of others At the same
Incl aid 70 you briefly what this morning
rsh to say with great emphasis, that while
eHupathize with the sinner we must de-
rnce the sin, that while we pity the unfor-
mate we must be vehement against trans
tSSon Sin is a Jagged thing that needs to
roughly handled. You have no right to
BRAND il with fine phrases or lustrous
AiOnc You cannot catch buffalo with q
Den asso
Agoupof emigants settle in wild region.
aneIt day q wild beast comes down from
L mountain and carries off one of the chill
ben Ihenext day q wild beast comes down
Ion tbe mountain and carries off another
bid Forthwith all the neighbors band to-
Fihg, and they go out with torch in ono
nl and gun in the other to hunt these mon
fn down, to find their hiding place, TO
glt up and ransack the cavcrns, and
destroy the invaders Of their houses.
Ec want now not merely to talk about the
and lollies Of tho world, we want to go
k1d them, back OF thom. Down into tho
VEINS where they hide We need to go with
torch Of Gods Word in ono hand and tho
pad Of Gods eternal Spirit in tho other to
mt ont and STAY these lniquities in their
Ling places, Or, to come back to the fig
suggested by my text, we want to find
at are the caldrons of sin and death from
ia the iniquities Of society are dipped
the FIRST place, / remark: that I'M
llg and undisciplnod homes are the
foE Of great iniquity.
Parents harsh and cruel on the one hand.
On the ether hand loose in their govern
o. mekedly loose in their government.
falsns up generation of vipers. a
ne where scolding and fretfulness are
anant is blood relation to the gallows and
Pnltentiary! Petulance is q serpent
y GaWk up into the family nursery
1eiins and brushes everything. Why,
e ae parents who even make religion
gHtng 10 their children They scold
n lG not loving Christ. They have an
eqaatng way Of doing their duty. Tho
4; siau OF the war whoop of contention,
lllgm such place husband and sons go
M there Hagar leading away Ishmael
nFfesart TO be snitten of the thirst and
II 81 hesands In the solemn birth hour
iell 70 thee from the throne of God,
4 axe this child and nurse it for me,
hln give thee thy wages At even
'en the angels of God hover over that
y % they hear the children lisping the
Jssuss o traveller for eternity, your
nes gathered under your robes, are you
~ ihem on the right road, or are you
mem out on the dangerous wind
ulals path, off which their in
esleei feet may slip, and up which
ae bowling of tho wolf and the
loosened ledge and tumbling
81 he Blessed is the family altar at
- '4e children kneei. Blessed is the
" " which the Christian mother rocks
tristan child. Blessed is the song the
eas sing at nightfall when sleep is
ne eyes and loosening the hand from
Y ea Inc pillow. Blessed is that mother
aesry aeart-throb is prayer for her
Hsas Welfare.
World grows old and the stars will
Illuminate it, and the waters to re-
.Naal Inc mountains toguard it, and the
~ n q oYerspan it, and its long story of
~ SHAME and glory and triumph will
~ q ashes; but influences that started
- nome roll on and roll UP through
~. blooming in all the joy, waving in
4@nph, exulting in all the song. or
~ 49, oaek into all the darkness. Faith
~ - which way are you leading your
Al ~. : ooS fire and the owner was very
sel all his furniture out. He got
oookS out and he got all his
ous and he got all his valuable
~ uat ne forgot to ask, until it was
n. are my children safeYi Oh, |
- Earth shall melt with fervent heat,
ountams shall blaze, and the seas
sIsa ana the earth shall blaze, will
~ I Ti, be safer VIII your children
unhappy and undisciplined homes
y Sa u, OF much Of the Indebtedness
b, snere are exceptions to it sometimes.
ar S5,'s sn and beautiful Christian home