The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-15
DEATH IN THE POT.
Rev. DR.. Talmage Preaches a Ser
mon on Temperance.
Unhappy and Undiseipiined Homes the
49,. Caldrons OF Great Iniquity Per-
~ nicious Effects of the Example
of Indolent Persons Upon
the Young.

The subject Of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage's
recent sermon was "a Poisoned Dinner,n
and his text H. Kings iv. 40; $50 they
poured out for the mento eat And it came
to pass, as they were eating Of the pottage,
that they cried out and said, o thou man Of
God, there is death in the pot. And they
could not eat thereof" Following is the
sermon: #br
Elisha had gone down to lecture TO the
students in the theological seminary at Gil
gal. He found the students very hungry,
as students are apt 10 be. It's very seldom
the world makes large provision for those
who give themselves TO intellectual toll.
In order that these students may be pro
pared to hear what Elisha says, he first
feeds their hunger. He knew very wen II
is useless TO talk, to preach, to lecture with
hungry men. H w,
So Elisha, recogn izing this common sense
principle, which every Christian ought 70
recognize, sends servants out to get food for
these hungry students They pick up some
good, healthful herbs, but they happen 10
pick up also some coloquintida, bitter,
poisonous, deathful herb. They bring all
these herbs, they put them into the boiling
pot, they stir them up, and then portion OF
this food Is brought 10 the students and
their professors. Seated at the table, one
of the hungry students begins Immediately
10 eat, and he happens TO get hold Of some
Of the coloquintida. He knew II by the
taste. he cried out: Poison, poisonl O
thou man Of God, there Is death in the
potp Consternstion is thrown over the
whole group. What a fortunate thing II
was that this student 80 early found the
coloquintids in the mixture at the table
You will by reference find this story pre-
cisely as have mentioned IL.
Well in our day there are great Caldrons
Of sin and death. Col0quintida Of mighty
temptation is pressed into IL. Some dip II
out and taste II, and reject IL and live.
Others dip 1t out, taste II, keep on and die.
And 1t is the business Of every minister OF
religion, and every man who wishes well to
the human race, and who wants to keep the
world back from It's follies and It's suffer.
ings, TO cry out: "Bewarei poison, poison
Look out for this caldron Stand backl Be
warep
Sin has done an awful work in our world
II has gone out through all the ages, IL has
mixed up great caldron Of trouble and suf
fering and pain, and the whole race Is pois.
oned-polsoned in body, poisoned In mind
poisoned In soul But blessed be God that
the gospel Of Jesus Christ is the antidote
and where there was sin there shall be par
don, and where there was suffering there
shall be comfort, and where there was death
there shall be life.
Some time ago, you will remember, per
suaded you OF the Importance Of being char
table in judgment Of others At the sam'
time said to you briefly, what this morning
wish TO say with great emphasis, tina
while we sympathize with the sinner W.
must denounce the sin, that while we pity
the unfortunate we must be vehemen
against trgnsgression. Bin is jagged thinl
| that needs TO be roughly handled. You hav'
no right to garland IL with fine phrases O
lustiious rhetoric. You can not catch
buffalo with silken lasso
A group Of emigants settle In wild re
gion. The next day a wild beast comes dow
from the mountain and cayFfes of one OF th'
children. The next day wild beast come
down from the mountain and carries of an
other child. Forthwith all the neighbour
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