The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
ORAL EARTHQUAKES.
- BRINGING SALVATION
sermon by the Rev. T. De Wit
Talmage.

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.R,ii,re on The Lord Jesus Christ, |
H. H., sLdH be saved. d."-Acts xvi, 81.
~. arc dark. dull, damp, loathsome |
9.i' ,,'en now: but they were worse in the
p.,iic times / imagine, to-day, we are
.sins in the Philippian dungeon. Do you
So, 81 ,he chilli Do you not hear the groan
,,bo.e incarcerated ones VINO tor Ten years
~, seen the sunlight, and the deep sigh
pen who remember their fathers house,
s,D.a,,rn so. over their wasted estatesl Listen
~ II is the cough of consumptive, or
flnu..,.,,gle of one in n nightmare of n great
Sou listen again. and hear culprit
u.h,irs rattling as he rolls over in his
and YOU say "God pity the pris.
But there IN another sound in that
IL is song of Joy and gladness.
Es,t place 20 sing I'M The music comes
W., through the corridors OF the prison,
snoine ali the dark wards the whisper is
ni. whats that What's thatw II Is
saru. -, OF Paul and Silas. They can
Joer They h,ve been whipped, yerT
iGp, vbint ed. The long gashes on the r
~! ,re bleeding yet. They lie fat on the
- run their feet fast in wooden sock
Ind of course they cannot sleep. But
S', can sing. Jailer, what are you doing
,ta these peopley why nave tney Deen put
t,rsy q. they have been trying 10 make
w,rd bptt +. Is that alls That is all.
", f,r Joseph. A lions cave for Daniel.
XaE,,ir- furnace for Shadrach. & ubs for
~. Wss.y. An anat ema for Philip Mel
s..son dungeon for Paul and Silas.
-. ,,hila we are sta ding in the gloom of
~. philippian dungeon, and we hear the
sir,ling voices of sob. and groa1, and bias.
s1sTv and halleluiah, suddeny an earth
ln.ta The iron bars OF the prison twist,
| n ,ulars crack off. the solid masonry begins
- b,aye and rock till al the doors sNing
s,.n am the walls fall with n { rriflc crash.
H. iailer. feeling himself respons BILE
a.. ,bs.s prisoners. and feeling suicide to be
ta,cr,hle-since Brutus killed himself. and
r.tokillcd himself, and Cassius killed him
,E-nuts his sword to his own heart. pro-
.,sng with one strong, keen thrust to put an
f,Jt5 his excitement and agitation. But
Paul cries out: stop! stop Do thyself no
harm We are all here" Then i see the
ae ailcr running through the dust and
anil the ruin Of that prison, and | see him
1 hropiu- himself down at the feet OF these
sr,sner. CRYING out: What shall | do
| Eba. shall ! do" Did Paul an
uer: Get out Of this place before
| there j. another earthquakes: put hand
| rlrs anil topples on these other prisoners,
| la.t thev get awayY No word of that kind.
| Compact thrilling. tremendous answer; an
syer memorable all through earth and
/ nU.
and thou shalt 10 saved"
We'll we have all read of the earthquakes
N Lisbon. IN LAMA, in Aleppo and in Carac-
ca.. but We live in latitude where in all
| onr memory there has not been one severe
volcanic disturbance. And yet we have seen
6,,y earthquakes. Here is n man who has
beer building up a large fortune. His bid
on the money market was felt in all the cities.
He thinks he has got beyond all annoying
ryalrie, in trade, and he says to himself
"Now am free and safe from all possible
perturbation But national panic strikes
The foundations Of the. commercial world,
/ and crash goes all that magnificent business
establishment. He is a man who has built
up very beautiful home. His daughters
have iu.t came home from the semi
nary with diplomas of graduation.
His Sous have started in life, honest, temper.
ate eand pure. When the evening lights are
struck, there is happy and an unbrolsen
family circle But there has been an acci
dent down at the beach. The young man
renturr zoo far out in the surf. The tele.
graph hurled the terror up TO the city. An
earthquake struck under the foundations of
that beautiful home. The piano closed: the
curtains dropped the laughter hushed
Crasn' @ all those domestic hopes, and pros
poets AMI expectations. So, my friends, we
have AL felt the shaking down of some great
trouble, and there was a time when We were
a much excited as this man OF the text
and We cried cut as he did. What
shall do Wat shall dog
The same reply that the apostl,
made e. him Is appropriate TO us. "BelcvC
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt he
@Nea There are some documents of so 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
oi IN great Importance that you write ouI
your iuIl name. SO the Saviour in some
par's "t the Bible is called Lord" and in
other par.s Of the Bible He is called "Jesus,
AMI IN other parts Of the Bible He is called
'hrlst. but that there might be no mistak
about this passage, all three names come in 10
getG-r- tie Lord Jesus Christ" Now, whC
'nlS helng that you want me to trust il
ana believe inl Men sometimes come q
M "ilH credentials and certificates of gool
Shdr"'ter; but | cannot trust them. There
hs9h't dishonesty IN their looks that make
nle Nh'w shall be cheated If l contide in
Ieh You cannot put your hearts conf
Hehce IN man until you know what stuff hC
Hade or, and am | unreasonable TIN,
,Ilo!n'hS when | stop TO ask you who this /,
.n MaV You want me 20 trust iny No man woulc
un.hA Oh Fenturing his life on a vessel going
ou' 10 sea mat had never been inspected. No
!yu Hii'' nave the certificate hung amidships
Sn'Ns now many tons il carries, and how
Hns ago u was built, and who built it, and
an ABOUT II. And you cannot expect ME q
i iiNN 'He cargo OF my immortal interests or
nc, 'i any craft till you tell me what il Il
!, ~ ~: ana where it was made, and what
nan non, then, ask you who this is you
~. . Un' Z" trust in, you tell me he was
NY attractive person. You tell me that
~, nleirporary writers describe him, and
~ give the color of his eyes, and the color
-. ,.', mar anu they describe his whole ap
rTa,'he' as being resplendent. Christ did
~ 'yl lhs children 20 come to Him "Suf
Htt'" children % come unto Me- wa,
H. NJ '"'a 90 tile children, it was spoken %
". 4"'il,acs. The children had come with.
~. any invitation. No sooner did Jesus APP
pa, IMAM ,he little ones pitched from their
i1aollers arms, AN avalanche OF beauty and
- ln'" llls lap. ''Suffer little children :,
nm, HnJ" Me- That was addressed 10 the
anoriSets not 90 the children. Christ did
~ N'N J"hn % put his head down ON Hi,
,vt'.o"'' John could not help but put his head
.nvie ''urH eyes, such cheeks, such a chin,
,.I.u Ign Nall', sucn physical condition and ap,
t1u'e-Why, 1t must have been com
p'fF captivating aud winsome. ! sup,
E,e ~ looG at Hin was just to love
NJ" -, now attractive His manner
q, ny, "hcn they saw Christ coming along
h.. ao ..ens 'iry ran into their houses, aud
,hy wrapped up their invalids as quick n
~ ~ e9ild' and brought them out that He
stsnt l'ot q; them. o. there was something
a. p'ySS'l'ii 70 inviting, 80 cheering in every.
siuu HianS lie did, in His very look. When these
S .sra o'lrs we're brought out did He say
III iI@v away these sores do not trouble Ne
I"l'9 theso leprosiesF No, no; there was a
a aIp. i,9!oh, there was gentle word, there wa
frou. ouNilhg ug touch. They could not keep away
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