The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-30
TAIMAGE'S SERMON.
The Weekly Discours, OF the Crest
Brooklyn Prea?han
sub.ic st. "a Poison ra Diuner."

TEXT; $50 they poured out 70, the men
to eat And IL came TO pass, as tAey ,oers
s sad"s go q s PS sS Sac mat 81 syya ersa r out
death IN Che pot. And they could not eat
hereof"-II Kings iv.. 40,
Elisha had gone down to lecture to the stu
dents in the theological seminary at Gilgal.
He found the students very hungry, as stu
dents are apt to DO. 1t Is very seldom the
world makes large provisions for those who
| give themselves to intellectual toll. In order
that these students may be prepared to hear
what Elisha says he first feeds their hunger.
He knew very well it is useless to talk to
preach, to lecture with hungry men.
SO Elisha, recognizing this common sense
| principle which every Christian ought to re-
cognize, sends servants out to get food for
these hungry students. They pick up some
good healthful herbs, but they happen to
sonous, 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 to the stu
dents and their professors, Seated at
the table, one of tho hungry students begins
Immediately to eat, and he happens to get
hold of some OF the eoloquintida, He knew
it by the taste He cries out: "Poison,
poisonl o thou man Of God there is death in
the pot !" CONSERVATION is thrown over the
whole group. What fortunate thing it was
that this student so early found the colo
quintida in the mixture at the table You
vii by reference find this story isprecisely as
have mentioned it,
Well, in our day there are great caldrons
OF sin ind death. Coloquintida of mighty
temptation is pressed into it. Some dip il
out and taste, and reject 1t and live, Others
DIP, it out taste it. keep on and die. And 1t
Is the business OF every minister of religion,
| M ,,,ka,. 1. -. Ill a. Ia,
human race, and who wants to keep the
world back from its follies and its sufferings,
to cry out: Beware! poison, poisonl Look
out for this caldronl Stand backl Bewarew
Sin has done an awful work in our world.
1t has gone out through oil the ages, it has
mixed up great caldron Of trouble and
suffering and pain, and the whole race is
poisoned poisoned in body, poisoned III
mind, poisoned In soul. But blessed be God
that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the
antidote, and where there was sin there shall
pc pardon, 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 chari-
table in Judgment of others. At the same
time said to you briefly what this morning
l wish to say with great emphasis, that while
we sympathize with the sinner we must de
nounce the sin, that while we pity the unfor.
tunate we must be vehement against trans
eression., Sin is jagged thing that needs tc
garland It with fine phrases or lustrous
rhetoric. You cannot catch buffalo with q
silken lasso
A groupof emigrants settle in Wild region
The next day wild beast comes down from
the mountain and carries off one OF the chill
dren. The next day wild beast comes down
from the mountain and carries off another
oil {l,a, tn,,, Loo -
gether, and they. go out with torch in one
hand and gun III the other to hunt these mon
eters down, to find their hiding place te
light up and ransack the caverns, AMI
to destroy the invaders of their houses
80 we want now not merely to talk about the
sins and follies Of Che world, we want to &C
behind them, back of them. Down into the
caverns where they hide we need to go witt
the torch of Gods Word in one hand and the
sword of Gods eternal Spirit in the other te
hunt out and slay these iniquities in theii
hiding places. Or, to come back to the fig
ure suggested by my text we want to fine
what are the caldrons of sin and death from
which the iniquities of society are dipped
out.
l. In the first place, l remark; that un
happy and undisciplined homes are th,
caldrons of great iniquity.
Parents harsh and cruel on the one hand
! or on the other hand loose in their govern
ment, .wickedly loose in their government
are raising up q generation of vipers. /
home where ,scolding and fretfulness ar
dominant is blood relation to the gallows an,
, the penitentiary! Petulance is serpen
that crawls up into the family nurser,
sometimes and brushes everything. Why
there are parents who even make religion
disgusting to their children. They scol,
them for not loving Christ They have al
exasperating way Of doing the;i duty. TIL
> hOnca ic f,11l IF IF
E and from such place husband and sons G
out to die.
Oh is there Hagar leading away Ishmae
into the desert to be smtten OF the thirst an
I parched of the sands In the solemn birth hou
voice fell to thee from the throne of God
saying: Take this child and nurse it for me
e and win give tkee thy wages" AT eye
t time, when the angels Of God hover over tina
home dc. they hear the children lisping til
: name Of Jesus? o traveller for eternity, you
little ones gathered under your robes, arc yo
4 leading them on the right road, Or are 20
taking them out on tie dangerous vino
ing bride PATH off which their il
a experienced feet may slip, and up whic
e comes the bowling of the wolf aud tn
sound Of looscned ledge ,and, tum1b'in
avalanche? Blessed is the family altar q
which the children kneel Blessed is Il,
J cradle in which the Christian mother rocl
the Christian child Blessed Is the song Il
q little ones sing at nightfall when sleep
Q closing the eyes and loosening the hand froi
: the toy on the pillow Blessed is that moths
i whose every heart-throb is a prayer for hi
children's welfare.
!, The world grows old, and the stars wi
cease to illuminate 1t, and the winters to r
It fresh it, and thS E.c--.ains to guard it. and Il
heavens to overapan IL, and its long story
sin and shame and glory and triumph wi
soon turn to ashesS hue Influences that starte
d in the early home roll on and roll up throue
4 all eternity blooming in all the Joy, waving
shr fhf hb Back f Ep Iii fne /" d is rTat
e er, mother, which way are you leading you
u children?
r A house took fire and the owner was yer
: careful to get all his Furniture out. He e
all his books cut, and he got all b
l. !, pictures out and he got all Ms Valliab
q papers out, but he forgot 10 ask, until it W;
too late: "Are my children safeS OF
, when the earth shall melt with fervent hea
u and the mountains shall blaze, and the Sc,
is shall blaze, and the earth shall blaze, wi
II your children be safe2 viii your childre
4 be safe? Unhappy and undisciplined HON
= are the source of much Of the wretche Inc
l. and sin of the world.
, know there are exceptions to it sometime
Il From bright and beautiful Christian hon
: u husband or a son will 60 out TO die. o
% how long yon had that boy in YOU. prayer
He does not know how many sleepless nigh
g you have spent over him. He does not u
y derstand how many teas you have she'd {
u his wavwariness Oh. it is hard after y,
n nave toned for a child, and given him eve
q advantage and every kindness, to have HI
- pay you back in ingratitude
IA one Sabbath morning a father car
Or to the foot of the pulpit as stepped out of
# and said: 20 my son, my son, my sob
= There is many q young man proud Of
mother, who would strike into the dust ai
n man who would insult her, who is at this m
d ment himself, by his evil doing and his b.
habits, sharpening dagger to plunge throu
that mothers Heart. A telegram broug
him from afar. He went bloated and SCARF
into tho room and lie stood by the lifele
form of his mother
a Her hair gray; it had turned gray in SC
he row. Those eyes had wept floods of tea
!, over his wandering. That still white hal
IL had done him many a kindness and had WI
e ten many loving invitation and good cou
Is sell He had broken her old heart he car