The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-11

BROOKLYN, N. Y, March l0.--At the
Tabernacle this morning, 5000 voices sup.
ported by organ and cornet, rolled out the
hymn beginning;
Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor once at ease sit d1 gn;
Thine nrduous work will not be done
TIL thou hast got thy Brown.
The Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage, ID,
preached the sermon. His subject was,
"Wrong Uses OF Money" aud his text, |.
Timothy vi. .: They that will be rich
fall into temptation and snare, and into
many foolish and hurtful lusts which
drown men in destruction aud perdtion. "
That is the Niagara Falls over which
rush multitude of souls, namely the do
termination to have money anyhow, right
or wrong Tell me how man gets his
money and what he does with It, and |
will tell you his character, and what will
be his destiny in this world and the next
! propose 10 speak this morning about
some OF the ruinous modes of getting
money.
We recently passed through national
election in which II has been estimated
that $50 900, 900 were expended. think
about so, 900, 900 OF Il were spent in out
and out bribery. Both parties raised all
they could for this purpose. But that was
only on large scale what has been done
on smaller scale for iiily years and ia all
departments.
Politics from being tho science Of good
government has often been hedragglel In
TO the synonym for truculency aud turpi.
tude. A monster sin, plausible. potent,
pestiierous, has gone forth TO do It's dread.
iul work in all ages. Its two hands are
rotten with leprosy. II keeps It's right
hand hidden in deep pocket. The left
hand is clenched, and with liz ichorous
knuckle II taps at the door OF the court
room, the Legislative hall, the Congress
and the Parliament. The door swings
open and the monster enters, and glidcs
through the aisle oi the council chamber
as softly as n slippercd page, and then Il
takes its right hand from IT, deep pocket
and oilers II in salutaiion 10 Judge or leg.
is!ator. II that hand be taken, and the
palm Of the intruder cross tho palm OF the
official, the leprosy croscs from palm 10
palm in n round blotc'E .Uund as n gold
eagle, and the virus spr ads, and the doom
is fixed, and the victim perishcs. Let
bribery. accursed of God HNd mnu, stand
up ior trial.
The Bible arralgns II again and again.
Samuel says Of his two sons who became
Judges, "Ihey took bHbcs and perverted
judgment" David says OF some OF his
punucn, "Thcir right hand II full OF
bribcs." Amos says Of somo men In his
day, They take bribo and turn aside
tho poor In the gate" Eliphaz iorlels
the crushing blows Of Gods indignation,
declaring: Fire shall consume the tabor-
naclcs OF bribery"
II is no light temptation. The mightiost
have lallen under IT, Sir Francis Bacon,
Lord Chancellor OF England. founder Of
our modern philosophy, author Of "Noyum
Ofgnnum," and a whole library Of books,
the leading thinker Of his century, 40 PIE.
cocious that when little child he was
asked by Queen Elizabeth, "llow old are
your ho responded, 81 am two years
younger than your majcsty's happy
reign" Of whose oratory Ben johnson
wrote, THE fear Of every man that heard
him was lest lac should make an end"
having an income which you would sup
pose would have put him beyond the
temptation Of bribery--S3G, 900 year, and
Twickonham Court a git, and princely
estates IN Hcrtiordship aud Gorhambury
yet under this temptation 10 bribery
falling fiat into ruin, aud on his confession
Of taking bribca, giving ~ excuse that
all his predecessors took them; he was
fined 100000 or what corresponds with
our 500, 900. aud Imprisoned la London
tower So also Lord Chancellor Macclcs.
field icll; also Lord Chancellor Waterbury
pcrishod. The black chapter Of English,
Irish, French and American politics IL the
chapter Of bribery. Some oi YOU remember
the Pacific Mail subsidies Most Of you
remember the awful tmgcly Of the Credit
Mobilicr. Under the temptation 10 brib.
cry Benedict Arnold sold tie fort In the
Highlands for S3l .575. For this sin Cor.
gcy betrayed llunglly, Ahthophcl for
sock David and judas kissed Christ.
When | see 40 many OF the ilIuslrious gO.
ing down under this temptation, Il makes
me think Of the red dragon spoken Of Ia
Revelation, with seven heads and ten
horns and seven crowns, drawing third
part Of the stars Of heaven down after him.
The lobhics Of the legislalursol this coun'
Try control the country. The land IN
drunk With bribery.
"Oh," says some one, there's no need
Of talking against bribery by promise or by
dollars, because every man has his price"
| do not believe IL. Even hcathcnism and
the dark ages have furnished specimens OF
incouuptibility. A cldi Ol smyrna had
case brought before him on trial. man
gave him 800 ducais In bribery. Tho case
came ON. The briberha many witnesses.
AZ the close Of the eHse the cadi said.
This poor man has no witnesses, lac
thinks; ] shall produce In his behalf five
hundred witnesses agains, the other side.
And then pulling out The bag OF ducah
from under the ottoman, he dashed u
down at the feet OF the bribcr saying, II
give my decision AGAINST you Epami-
nondas, offered bribc, said: u viii do
this thing " Il be righi, AMI u II be wrong
all your goois-cannol persuade me.
fabriciug. OF tho Roman Senate, was Of
Tered brbe by Pyrrhus Of Maccdon. Ia
bricius answered, "What ma example this
would he 10 the Romsn people, you keep
your riches and l will keep my poverty
and reputation.
The President Of the American Congress
during the American Revolution, Gen.
Reed. was offered 1000 guineas by iofeign
commissioners II he would bciray THIS
country. lie replied "Gcniitmen' am
very poor man; but toll your hing he ~
not rich enough 70 hut me. But why go
70 iar, when you aud I, n We move ~ non
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