The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-16
TALMAGE ON KINDNESS
A Gentle Bnt Mighty Word Run.
ming All Through the Bible.
weAn Know What Itis, But IL Can Not
be DefpedJesus Christ the Impsr-
sonafIon OF All lkindness--If the
World Is Ever Brought to
God IL Is Kindness that
VIII Do It.

Rev. DR.. Talmage's recent sermon al
the Brooklyn Tabernacle was on Kind
ness,' from the text, Acts xviii, The
bArbarous people showed us no little
kindness, Following is the DISCOURSE
Here we are on the island Of Malta,
another name for Melita. This island,
which has always been an important
commercial center belonged at different
times TO Phnnicia, to Greece, to Rome,
toArabia, to Spain, TO France, now be-
longs TO England. The area Of the
island is about one hundred square
miles. II is in the Mediterranean sea,
and Of such clarity Of atmosphere that
Mt Etna, one hundred and thirty milea
away, can be distinctly seen. The island
Is gloriously memorable, because the
Knights of Malta for long while ruled
there, but most famous because Of the
: apostolic shipwreck. The bestormed
vessel on which Paul sailed had ''laid
to- on the starboard tack, and the wind
was blowing east-northeast and the YES
sci, drifting probably a mile and half
an hour, she struck Mt what Is now
called st. Paul's bay. Practical sailors
have taken up the Bible account andde-
cided beyond controversy the place Of
the shipwreck. But the island which
has 30 rough coast is for the most part
garden Richest fruits and profusion
Of honey characterized II in Paul's time
as well as now The finest oranges,
figs and olives grow there. When Paul
and his comrades crawled up on the
beach, saturated with the salt water,
and hungry from long abstinence from
food. and chilled TO the bone, the
islanders, though called barbarians, be.
cause they could not speak Greek,
opened their doors to the shipwrecked
uhfortunates. Everything had gone to
the bottom Of the deep, and the bare
footed, bareheaded apostle and ships
crew were In condition to appreciate
hospitality. About twenty five ouch
men few seasons ago I found in the
life station at Eastman pton, Long
Island. They had got ashore In the
night from the sea. and not hat or
shoe had they left. They found out, as
Paul and his fellow voyagers found out,
that the sea is the toughest Of all rob-
bers My text finds the ships crew
lahore on Malta and around a hot fire
drying themselves. and with the best
nroyisions the islanders can offer them.
And thew 0o into government Quarters
for three davs 10 recuperate. Publius.
tbe ruler. inviting them. although he
had severe sickness In the house at the
fine h,s father down with dvsenterv
sra tvnbo,d fever : Yea for three
,,or,hs tbev staved an tbeisland watch.
inc sor n shin and nuttIno the hospital-
nv N The i.landers 10 a severe test But
itendnred the test satisfactorily and II
Il recorded for ali the ages Of time aud
sternitv 10 read and hear n, re,rn,d 10
tbe inhabitants Of Malta: ssThe barbar-
ous peonle showed us no little kind
re,.n 8 .
Kjndnessi What n great word that "a.
Il Would take a reed as long as that
which the apocalvptic angel used 70
measure Heaven 10 tell the length. the
breadtb the height of the magnificent
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