Telegram-herald., 1889-08-05


LIVINGSTON. y ?. Aag. 4-Rsv r De
Wut 1alnags, D. d. of brooklyn. p y
prcacAsl here today. taxing for his sutjS,t.
''Oll ttsi ~ tns World Hs took for bis
te4t z. Luke xvi, 5; The children Of this
wor' 3 are ia their generation wiser than The
cal.lren oi Light" and delivered the follow
ing discourse:
That IS alo-Asr way of saying that Chris
uaus ass no- 50 skillfll IL t1s manipulation of
SPIRITUAL affairs a. worlti-ngs are skliiful ia
TIC r,anagasnent Of temporaiitles. ! sec all
around ae people who are alert. earnest. con
cen,rate1 and skiilfsl Ia Iaoastary matters,
who, Ia tie Affairs OF tho soul, are iaggerds,
iaane, inert
COMMON sSSSz ~ RELIGION WANTED.
The great want OF this world Is more COM
mon seuss ia matters Of religion. II one
half OF TIE skll and forcssulnezs employed Ia
hnaaclai atf0irs were employed IN dlssemi-
nauog tie truths Of Christ, and trying 70
make the world better. within ten years the
last juggc-naut would fall, the last throne OF
oppression upset. the last iniguity tumble,
and the anthem that was chanted over Beth
lehem On Christmas night would bs echoed
and re-ecAOei from al nations and kindred
and people: Glory 10 God ia tho highest,
and on earth peace, good VIII 70 men"
Some years ago, on a train goiug toward
the southwest, as the porter Of the sleeping
car was making up the berths al tho evening
tide, | saw man knsel down to pray.
Worldly people IA tho car looked on. az much
as 70 say, What does this llean:' ! suppose
the most Of the people in ths car thought that
man was either insane or that be was IA
a. l.. -
and Be disturbed no one when hs arose. In
after conversation with him found out that
be Was member of a church in my own city,
that he was seafaring man, and that he was
on his way 20 New Orleans 10 take com
mand Of vessel. l thought then, rs l
think now, that ten such nel-rnen with
such courage for God as that man had
would bring the whole city to Christ; a
thousand such men would bring this whole
land to God; ten thousand such men, in a short
time, would bring the whole earth into the
kingdom of Jesus That he was successful in
worldly affairs, found out. That hs was
ssillful IN spiritual affairs, you ere well per-
suaded. II men had tho courage, the pluck,
the elegtness, tho acumen, the industry, the
common senss in matters Of the soul. that
they havo in earthly matters, this would Boa
very different kind os world TO live il.
TaE BUILDING AND CONDUCT OF CHURCHES.
Ia the first place, wo want more common
sense in the building and conduct Of churches.
The idea OF adaptiyencss is always paramount
in any other kind of structure. II bankers
meet together and thcy resolve upon putting
up bank, the bank is especially adapted to
banking purposes; if manufacturing COM
pany put up building, it is 10 5e adaptel 10
manufacturing purposes, but adaq.iveness IS
not always the question IN tie rearing OF
churches. Ia many of our churches we want
more light, moro room, more ventilation,
more comfort Vast sums Of money are ex-
pended on ecclesiastical structures, and mea
sit down IN them, and you ask man how he
likes the church. he gays: Il Ike il very
well. but l can't hear" AS though a shawl
factory were good for every thing but making
shawis. The voice Of the preacher dashes
against the pillars. Men sit down under the
shadows OF Tie Gothic arches and shiver and
feel they must DO getting religion or some
thing elss, they fecl 81 uncomfortable.
. my friends, We want more common sense
in tbs rearing Of churches There Is 40 ex-
cuso for iac1 OK Light when the heavens are
full OF IL; no excuse for lack Of fresh air when
the world xwirns ia it. Il ought to be an cx-
preston, not only OF our spiritual happiness,
bu, OK our physical comfort when We say.
How anai2bls arc thy tabernaclos, 0 Lcrd
God Of hosts \ day il thy courts is better
than q thousaud"
We MUST CONCENTRATE
Again remark: We want more common
sense il to Obtaining OF religious hope. All
ulsa understand that IL order to succeed IN
worldly directions they must concentrate
Thoy think On that one subject until their
mind takes Gre with the velocity q their
own thsugAtS All thear acumen. al their
strategy. oil their wisdom. al their common
sense, they put ia that one direction AID they
succesd But how seldom it IS true II the
matter os seeking after God. While no man
expects 20 accomplish, anything for this world
without coacent ration Gad enthusiasm, how
many there ara expecting after awhile 70 get
into tbs kingdom Of Col Without the rsc Il
any s1ca means. miller In California,
many years sVo. bsii up a sparkle 81 god
untiI it bewitchoa Ratioris. Tens oi thousands
Ok people left tbeir homes. They took their
blankets aad thair p.ckaxes ard their pistols
and went 20 tie vilds Ct California Cities
srranz up suddenly on the Pacific coast. Mer-
GIANTS p1t aside their elegant apparel and
put CD tse miners caro. All tse land was
fuu of tae tax 9 bon. gold Gold ia tLe ewes,
gold in tbe ears. gold ia the wake Of slips.
r9II in the sereots--3.l. gold. gold Wori
comes 10 us tbat the mountain Of Gods love
is fau cs bright Treasure. that men have
been digging there. au1 have brought up
gold. snI auiatlys4. ard Ca-caacls, ald js.s-
PER. anl sars.8uv<, al c.lryso-r-s'1s and al
ta, rrsct1-.s stoass ont * which tae walls z
heaven were hrui3eL W9rl conx u man