The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25
TALMACE IN LONDON.
The Great Brooklyn Pastor Preaches in
 the Worlds Metropolis.
''The Philippian Earthquake' is the Sub feet of Most Eloquent Discourse Be- lieys on the Lord and Thou shaltbs Saved '"

Rev. T. De Witt Ialmage preacheu Tn the city of London last Sunday to very large and most appreciative congregation, taking for his text Acts xvi S1: Relieve on the Lord Jesus Christi and thol shalt be saved" He said:
 Jails are dark, dull damp, loathsome places even now but they were worso in the apostolic times. l imagine, to day, we are standing in the Ethiopian dun yeon. Do you not hear the groan of those incIr- cerated ones who for ten years have not seen the sunlight, and the deep sigh or womeE who remember their fathers house, and mourn over their wasted estates3 Lis ten again It is the cough of a consump- tive, or tue struggle of one in nightmare of great horror. You hsten again, and hear culprit, his chains rat ting as he rolls over in his dreams, and you say "6o1 pity tho prisoner" But there is another sound in that prison. It IS a song of joy and gladness. What place to sing in Tho music comes winding through the corridors of the prison, and in all the dark wards the whisper is heard; ''N hats that' Whats that" It is the song of Paul and Silas. They can not sleep They have been whipped, very badly whipped. The long gashes on their backs are bleeding yet. They lie ndt ul tht AhAI AiNAAA thAiA i'Nb AttN" Ait wooden sockets, and of course they cannot sleep. But thcy can sing, Jailor what are you doing with these peoplei Why have they been put in here' ., they havo been trying 10 make the world better Is that alll Thatis alt A pit for Joseph. A lion S cave for Daniel A blazing furnace for Shadraeh Clubs for John Nesley. An auathema for Philip Melanethon, A dungeon for Paul and Snas. But while we arc standing in the gloom of the Philippiau dungeon, and WIG near tho mlngling voices of sob, and groau. and blasphemy and halleiuiah, suddenly m earthquakei The iron bars of the prison twist, the pillars crack off, tho solid mason " begins to heave and rock tilt all the doors swing open and tho walls fall with d terrific crash The jailer, feeling himself responsible for these prisoners, and feel ing suicide to be honorable since Brutus killed himself and Cato killed himself and Cassius killed himself-puts his sword to his own heart proposing with one strong, keen thrust to put an end to his excitement and agitation, But Paul cries out; stop stopl Do myself no harm. We are all here,a Then l sec the iailcr running through the dust and amid the ruin of that prison, and 1 see him throwing himself down at the feet of these prisoners, crying out; "N hat shall l dol N hat shall l do1 Did Paul answer: Get out of this place before there is another earthquake; put handcutfs and hopples ou these other prisoners lest they get awayl'' No word of that kind Compact thrilling, tremendous answer; answer memorable all through earth and heaven; Relieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be Saved n
 Well we have all read of the earthquake in Lisbon, in Lima, in Aleppo and in Carac, eas; but we live in a latitude where in all our memory there has not been one severe volcanic disturbance. And yet wa have seen fifty earthquakes. Here is Il man who has been building up largo fortune. His bid on the money market was felt in all the cities. He thinks he has got beyond all annoying rivalres in trade, and he says to himself "Now am free and safe from all possible perturbation. But national pan ic strikes the foundations of tho commercial world, aud crash! goes all that magnificent business establishment He is naa who has built up very beautiful home. His daughters have just come home from tEe seminary with diplomas ot graduation. His sons have started in life, honest, temperate md pure. When the evening lights are struck there is q happy and an unbreiSen family circle But thera has been an accident down at tho bench The young man ventured too far out in the surf. The telegraph hurled the terror up to the city. Anearthquake struck under the foundations of that beautiful home. The piano closed; tho curtains drop ped; the laughter hushed. Crash go all those domestic hopes, and prospects and expectations. So. my friends, We have -tAF Fga st, E..T.e trouble, and there was time when we were as much excited as this man of the text, and we cried out as he did: "Nhat shall d0' What shall doln The samo reply that the apostle made to him is appropriate to us Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" There are some documents of Sd little importance that you do not care to put any more than your last name under them, or even your initials; but there are some documents of so great importance that you write out your full name, So the Saviour i'll some parts of the Bible is called Lord and in other parts of the Biblo he is called "sosns," and in other parts of the Bible h. is called Christ" but that therc might be no mistake about this passage, ali three names come in to gethor -'the Lord Jesus Christ" Now who is this Betny that you want mo tc trust in and believe ini Men sometimes come 10 mo With credentials and certih- cates of good character, but l cannot trust them. There is some dishonesty ir their looks that makes me know 1 shall he cheated if l coutide in them. You can not put your hearts confidence in u man until you know what stun he is made of and am 1 unreasonable this morning, when stop to ask you who this is that you want me to trust in No man would think o senturing his ifo on a vessel going out to sea, that had never been inspected, No, yoa must have tho certificate hung amidships telling how many tons 1t carries, and how ioug ago il was built, aud who built 1t. anC all about it And yoa cannot expect me ts risk the cargo of my immortal interests or board any craft till you tell mo what 1t i. made of and where it was made, and whaf it is. When, then, l ask you who this I, you vast me to trast in, you tell mo he wa, very attractive person You tell m, that the contemporary writers describ, him, and they give Inc color of his eyes, anC the color of his hair, and they describe hi. whole appearance as belng respiendent Christ did not tell the children to come tc him. suffer littlo children 10 come untg we," was not spoken to the children; 1t wa, spoken to the Pharisaes. The children hat come without any invitation No sooner did Jesus appear than the liitll ones pitched from thor mothers arms
 an avalanche of beauty and bye int his lap. "Suder little children To com, unto mel That was addressed to the Pharisees not tho children Christ did not ask John to put his hsal down on his bosom, John e0ald not hejp but put hi, head there Such eyes, such cheoks. sael chin. such hair, such physical condition and appearance why, it must have baer completely captivating and winsnme
 suppose look at him was just to lov, him. O how attractive his manner Why, when they saw Christ couin. along the stveei, they ran into theil houses and they wrapped up ihalr invaitas as quick as they could, and brought then out that he might laok at them Q there was something so pleasant so nyitIaF, Sd eheeriag in everything no did m hts very look. When these sirk ones were brought out did he say. Take away theso sores