The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-05-22
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
ZEE BROOKLYN DIvINEs sun,
DAY SERMON.
snhIect.. @The eambIIng EvI.1

A--Arb Wiutcfs IN tue museum NJ Cdtrl
Egypt, 1 saw tbs mummy or embalme
ody Of Pharaoh, the oppressor Of the al
lent lsraelites. Visible are the very teet
Wat he CRASHED against the Israelitis
r1chmakers the sockets Of the mercuei
yes with which he looked upon the oyerbuI
ened people Of Gosi. the hair that flosted /
be breeze od the Red Sea, the very lips wit
hicl he commanded them TO make brich
Without straw. Thousands OF yeaI
liter, when the wrappings of ID
mummy were uurolled, old Pharaoh lite
p his arm as If in importation, but hi
kinny bones cannot again clutch his shat
ared scepter. Il was to compel that tyran
Jet the oppressed go free that the memora
lie ten plaguss were sent. Sailing the Nil
g. walking amid the ruins Of Egyptia
f1es, I saw no remains Of those plague
pat snote the water or the air. None o
me frogs croaked in tho one, noue OF the 10
gusts sounded their rattle IN the other. AM
pc cattle bore no sign of the murrain, AM
erough the starry nights lowering abou
ne pyramids no destroying angel swept hi
wing. But there are ten plaques still sting
aig and befouling and eursing our cities, an
he angels Of wrath shifting not only tn
rst born but the last born.
Brooklyn. New York and Jersey CITY
Dough called three, are practically one
he bridge already fastening two Of them
oseiher viii BE- followed by other bridge.
nd by tunnels from both New Jersey ana
ong Island shores, until what is true now
al as the years go by, become more EN-.
7shatieaily true. Tho average condition Of
lhlir morals IA this cluster OF cities Is as
4ooe If not better than in any other part OF
ne world. Pride Of city is natural to men
y all times, II they live or have lived in 4
etopolis noted for dignity or proves.
i cesar boosted OF his native Rome, Lycuraus
Spartn, Virgil Of Andes, Demosthenes OF
thefls, Archimcdes OF Syracuse, and Paul
Iarsus. ! should suspect a man OF base
snrtedness who carried about with him no
eling OF eompiacsncy in regard to tie
acc pr his residence; VINO gloried not in its
q gr arms or behavior; who looked with
emulation upon its evidences Of pros
fifty, its artistic embellishments and scien-
DC artainments.
have noticed that men never like a plaee
pierre they have not behaved well. Men
8ho have free rides in prison vans never
zes the city that furnishes the vehicle.
hen see in history Argos Rhodes. Smyr-
Chios, Colophon and several other cities
: aiming HOMER. 1 conclude that Homer be-
lved well Let as not war against this
ide Of city, nor expect TO build up ourselves
II pulling others down. Let Bostea have
commons its Faneuil Hall and its magni-
snt rcientihc aud educational institutions.
Philadelphia talk about its mint, and In
+ peudence Hall and Girari College aud its
families, as virtuous as venerable. When
= ind man living in one Of those places who
s nothing % say ia favor Of them. feel
q asking him, "What mean thing did You
that you do not like your native city5p
W horsi IS a goodly city, and when 1 say
~ mean the region between Spuyten
2yyll Creek and Jamaica in one direction
~ Newark hats IL the other direction.
at which lends to elevate a part elevates
. That which blasts part blasts all. Sin
= giant, and be comes 10 the Hudson or
nneeticut River ard passes it as easily as
81 step across figure in the carpet The
ssing OF God Is an angel, and when it
atches cut its two wings one Of them
lers over that and the other over this.
n infancy the great metropolis was laid
IN by the banks Of the Hudson. It's in
4 cy5 was as feeble as that of Moses Sleep
M the builushes by the Nile: and, like
lat1, there cur fathers stood and watched
81 I Ee royal spirit Of American commerce
e 9ioTn . the water 10 battle, and there
n fefhnd It. She took 1t in her arms and
Gid grew and Waxed strong. aud the
~ y OF foreign lands brought gold aud
e TO is feet. and stretching Itself NJ
"a tie proportions Of q metropolis it has
BED up TO the mountains and on upon the
1.-The mighfiest OF the energies Of Ameri-
civilization. Tie character Of the
ndef Of city viii be seen fer many years
Is inhabitants Bomalus impressed his
4 upon Rome The Pilgrims relaxed not
ir hold upas1 the CITIES OF New England.
liam Benu ms lefs Philadelphia an in
s ltance q integrity and frir dealing. and
1IlJ di IN tslllt CRY w may s,1- IN tirs.
Inera, cnsscnls and principles az Is people
lestess his coat his hat. his wifc's Sonnet
ms plain iyeeting house The Holland
SIN Weld "a indueucsO over Nesv YORK.
frand cid New York. What southern
,,roughfare WAS ever smitten by pestiIencs. I
in or physicians did not throw them
pc upon the sacrificed What distant land !
cried cut il the rgnny Of famine, and /
sliIis have not put cut with breaistuTsi 1
pat street Of Damascus or Beyrouu or I
4 iras that has not heard the step Of our
Izionarlesl what struggle for national
IN which our citizens have not poured
~ blood into The trelclazl What gallery
exquisite art = which our painters have
hung their picsuresl What department.
literature or science 70 which our scholars
Re not confributsdi I ned not s7eak OF
public schools. where the children OF the
.lwainer and miiknan and gicssbi0wsr
pa bT the side OF the hattsTsd sons OF
|rcna1t princes. or OF fhe insane asTiums
lall these Islands Wlera they who went
ttlng themselves, among the tombs, now
clothed aud IN their right minds: or OF
F Mazdalen asylums, where the lost one
the street comes 20 bathe ths Saviour's
< with her seers, and wipe them with the
rs Of ner head-conhding in the pardon Of (
b who said. lie. him VINO is without sin
& the first stone a. herr nee1 not
eak Of the Institutions for the blind, tho
ne, the deaf and tue dumb, for the incur
les tins widow. tee orphan. AMI tie out
f; or OF ths thousand armed machinery
sends streaming down from the reser-
p the Gear. bright, Sparkling, God givea
ter that l1is1es through our aqueducts.
1 d1shes out Of the hvdrantz. and tos-es
in our fountains. and kisses in our steam
siHes. and showers out the condagratiou,
/ sprinsies from the haptismal font Of our
brches; ana with silver aose, and golden
lriEle, and crystalline chime, says to hun
-1s q thousands Of cur population in the
lientlc words Of Him who saids " viii;
shou cieans7
~ this promise IN opening this course Of
iz0ns ca tho ten plaques u these three
es, lest some stupid s1ial might SAY am
lTec2tins the place Of my residence. I
* % yo1 lo-1ay concerning the pi1gua
gauitllng. Every man AMI woman In
! house ought to be interested in this
ms
Ioaio years ago. vixen an association for
suppression q gambling was organized
hgtlt Of the association came to a rsron1.
Pc citizen and asked him 20 uatronizs tha
eig. he s1k.l. NO, I can have no intsr-
n such an organization. lam In. no wise
l-ted b that evil y At that verv time
son, who was his partner IN business, was
oitHe heaviest players in Hearns's IA
- z: ..s=.-.;si-sss -
wing that his first bookkeoper, though re-
ing q salary Of only e thousand dollars. ,
losing nom illty 70 one hundred dollars
niEhr The president Of q railroad COM
, refused to natrnnize the inst.taSion.
ne. That society is good for the defense
lerchints- but the railroad people are not
rod b.f this evil, not knowing that, at
very time. two Of his conductors were
ding three nights OF each wees at faro
e n New YORK. Directly OF indirectly,
evil strikes at the whole world.
amblnig IS the risking OF sonnet hing more
- valuable In the hops Of winning more
D yeu 5azafd. The fnstrurneat Of gaming
liier but ths principle Is the same. TIE
Iiling and dealing cards, however full OF
ptatioD, Is not gambling. unless STAKES
yurup; Ehle, on the other hand. gam
6 may % cdrri-d on without cards or
OF piharus or ten pin alley The
v 10 bets on horses, on elections. on bat
The man who deals in fancy stocis.
orducis a business which hazards extra
tai. or gees into transactions without
idation. but dependent upon what men
SUCK" Isl gambler. Whatever vou ex-
TO get from your neighbor without Of
ng an equivalent IN money or time or
IS either the product Of theft or gaming. ,
1ery tickets and lotte-y policies come into :
same category. Fairs for the founding !
ospitals schools aud churches. conducted
be rafting system. come under the same /