Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-18
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE PRooKLYNs DIVINE srN
DAY SERMON.
Subject: Power OF r.ssinoay.-

sutlsts proved eouciuxiveiy that q railway
tram could never be driven by steam power
sslrresscalY and without peril; buf the
rushing express trains from Liverpool .
Edinburgh AMI from Eiinhurgi % London.
eave made all the nations wirne<sss Of the
Splendid achievement. Machiniz1z and
naVlgators r-ovei eOuciadv-iy that =
steamer cocd nevE crC~ the Atlantic
Oc-an: but No sooner kai they s1cressfuliy
proved the tupossihility Of such m under
taxing than the work vzs done, and the pas
senZyrs On the Cunard and the InmAn aud
the National and the why-- Star knes are
witnesses There went up . x1fsv ot wise
laughter n. Professor Aorse's proposition u
make the lightning Of heaven his errand
boy, and It uss proved conciusivefy that the
thing could never be done. bus now ali the
news Of the wide world, By Associated Press
put n yuur hands every rlcruirz and night.
has made all nations witnesses
So IN the tine Of Christ is vas pro<ei
conctESvely that il was impossible for Him %
rise from the dead Il was shown lo-Raffy
that WIEN a man wxs dead ne was dead and
the heart and the liver and the lungs asvirS
ceased 20 perform their Offices the hnha
would BE rigid beyond all power CT friction
II aruusaL They sho~sti Il 70 be an absolute
sbsurSilty that the dead Christ saOuld ever
get up alive; but no sooner dai they prOved
~--~' @A-@-~ @A40 N@rsxAA
1ples heheid Him. heard HIS voice ADD
talked with Him, and they :ook the witness
stand b prove that 70 be true which tha
wtseacres Of the day had proved 20 be in
possible, the r-,rUrd Of the experiences AMI 1t
the testimony Is IN the taxi: Him hath God
raised from the dead, whereof ve are wit
cesses'
Vow let ne DIay shs sr@pti- f1r l1msns
There i no Col Ays the sxepeic. '-tor
have never seen Him VITA ny physical
eveslxht. Your Bible IS 4 pack OK consrI-
tlctlous. There nsver was miracle. LAx-
arls was noe raiSc fr11u the dad AMI WI
ter was never tzrusi lnto wine. Your TO
hslon = an imposition On the crstuiIty OK ths
ages There Is Al Aged man moving over
yCn6er as though be would l6. 20 TespSud
Hers are dunirstis ct peopls with faces 4
httis rusn@t at these aanpuacanentH Alt
al through thfs assembly there Is a sup
pressed feeling which HoIli hks ID speak
Gu; n behalf cC the truta Of cur glorious
Christianity. as in tn DAYS ot the ssxr, cry
Eg out w e are wIEnesses'
Tes fact Is that II this world IS ever
erough- % God Iz VII not be through ArSa-
ulsnt, but through testimony. Yca ntxnr
cover the Whole earth with apologies t1r
thr'>slsns-T lni senrnat rrsatIses II defense
OF reslytcu-gCu would Mt couvert sCui
Lectures On TIE harmony besEssn science
aud reflS,ou are beautiful mental discipline
a1f have never snT-t q sc1i and newer xili
1ve 0uL Put man It taa world sEd a
g the church A-ainzs each oshsr and the
nan Ok 1hs world VI! In al probability get
the trf1mph. There are a Thousand
things IN our religion TIA seem lI1gi-
cal ID TIE world AMI alvays viii
Seem illogical Our ve.pou N tais cou1ict
s faith. not Io-ir, faith, not m.saphySics.
faith> roc protuniIty, fafth. ros Scholastic
exPinratlon. Bu. then IN orJser - have fazk,
: We must hava testimony. and u Hve hundred
ren, or one thousand men. or Ave kHHiI-asi
thousand Esn, or Ave 1lIliiUu zen &C up and
seAl zcs that sksy have teis the religion ct
( Jesus Ch-ls: poy. comfort n aaip an ~
/ ptFzf+1n> am ocuns1 as q sar ninztst zzA1 -
aceeps their testimony. | wanE Just 7ow :,
/ put before yuu three propositions. the Truth
{ ot whscn think this a1tisnca vii attest
with ovsrwhsIning unIainity-
/ The n-st proposition $; We are vltn=ses
that tns rshgon Of Chriss Is aba % Gun
( vert soGL The Gospel Iay have bad .
aaru time 10 cunGuer uS We may have
tcught e hack, bus W. vers vanlHiShed
\ Gu say Conversion Is 0aiy Al imaginary
hing We know better We are Wiz
aesses. There -ever vas - great ehangs
IN cur aea-t and Life Gu any other sub isri
IS On this People la11h=t IL the uIrxs;on-
arles In Madagascar oecaIS, they preached
ten years without ons c5uwsre: bGt th -
are 29o0 converts IN Nadagzsscar to-day
People laughed az DR. A1o.ura1 JutsDu,
she BAPTIST uissio1ary. bccalEe hs k-ps on
pr-achElg IN BurInsh Ave yestrs without 4
/ Jingle cunvxrt: bot there are BY coo Baptist
n bUrmah today Peupia hagnet ar Or
A1rTlson- IN China. for preaching ther'
even years without n sln4Sie eonvsrsIou, eG
there are u coo ChEiStlaas u Ch1na to-day
People aughet al the missionaries fot
preaching at TahIsl fifteen years without {
Rngie cpcvsrxicn. ant AZ the missionaries tOl
preaching IN Bengal seTsnseen years withou
single crrverSiGn, vet IN all those AMI
there ars nul-Iruties Of Christians to-day.
But ~hy 20 50 tar - an4 evuisrcs oc th'
Gospels power TO save souls We Ar
witnesses We were 50 proud thai Il
nan could have hunhlet -. W were y
aard that no earthly power cuuid Eav
melted Is, angels Of God wsre all arN1anr
about IL, they cuGld not overcome Is. Bu
1re day. Sc-s:-x IL q Methodist arxl0CI
eas, or az a Presbyterian cssechstical se-
1ure. or at /, huriH. OF On horseback,
oower selzed us> and mlte US xst d1vr, an
rAds rs rrenhbe and made us k1ssel. an
made Us CRY for merry, and ws trlet {
wrench ourselves away frvu the grasp bu
xe could nDr. Il fung ~ fas. ami when w
Arose we were a. much chanSst As GoarZis
The heathen. Who went INTO prayer maetln.
With dagger and gun - disturb the meet
ng and destroy il bus the next day va
found crying: Oh. my gFeas ssnsl O1, N
rrsat SAVIOUR and for eleven year
preached the Gospel ot Christ 70 his tsihou
nnuntsineers tie INST vur;is On hs dyirI
fps being Free Grace" Od, it VIA fre
gT1.ey
There Is man who fer trn years was
e,.F
snt down It's roots aruual the palate III
The tongue. and on down until they wsr
ln-ertinke<1 with ths vtsals OF shs body
mind anu soul: cut he has noe saksn an
nimulants for ten years. What did thai
Not temperance societies. Not prohibition
avs. Noe moral sIasb1u- Conversion ID
6. Why said ona upon whom the xrsu
>hargs had cums, 'xir- I feel j1st 4
sncuxa werr somebody elsen There IS
Ra captain vhn swurs al ths way from We
York 70 Havana. and from Havana 70 Sa
Francissp, and when be was in port he w
scrse than when he WAS on the sea- Wh1
oowvr was Is that washed bis tongue clean {
,rofanifies AMI made him 4 psalm angeI
Conversion by the Holy Sprrit. There n
thousands ot people in this assembiags Co Ia
Who are no more what they once were thu
Q waterIily is q uighcshade, or roruin
lark Is q v1lEure. dr day rs aishE
Nov, IL should dnnz1ad that al tho'
people here prsssns who have feit tine COZ
verting power Of religion should rise, % q
from being ashanet thy would spring
their feet with more ala-risy than they sv'
u,raur % the dance. the tears miugfng VII
sh.ir exhilararinn as they rfe1 we q
wftnessesrr And II they tired % siug q
obj Gospel hymn thsy would break dos,
With emotion BY the time they gus TO g
secund line.
Ashamed Of Jesus, thas daar Friend
Ou whom ny anpss a faaTsH dspsufr
NaI whan ousn, ~ ynis ny shanes
That no more rsvers Els nsalsL
Axain remark that we ars witnesses
Tn, Gospels power 70 -crrf1rs- There
) Christian parents hars VINO srs wiling
testify ID the power oe tas Gospa 70 enf
fort Your son hsi just graailnsed fro
. school or cuibege and was going into buSine'
and tne Lord tDok him Or your taughs
txrs1.