The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-18
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Talmadge. the great Brooklyn preach
er, says the way to insure better at
tendance at church on the part OF the
people, is for the preachers to put
moro spice in their sermons. Being
tired Of the hum-drum of every day
life they wish something enliyeninR on
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Hubbard acts upon
this idea, and hence Union Church is
now filled every Sunday, as never
before, except on rare occasions.
Whether he will continue to infuse
sufficient spice into his sermons to
please the people is question that
may DO answered in few months
hence.
On Sunday morning he preached
from the text; 'For with the same
measure which you mete out to Others
it shall be measured back to you
again" In his PREDATORY remarks he
stated the number OF times he had
preached, the number of services he
had attended, the weddings and also
tho funerals at which he had olliciated,
and he said no would like to know
what the people thought of him, and
perhaps they would like to know what
he thought of them. The last ques-
ton he alone can answer, but the first
one is already answered by the number
of people who turn out to hear him
preach--they certainly like him very
well.
IL he goes on as he has thus far, he
need have no misglvings on that score;
as he polntedly said, what man SOW
eth, that shall he reap. II he plants
potatoes, he will not get crop OF on
ions. We do not gather grapes from
thorns, nor figs from thistles.
II u-a M N1fh hn Il fatf l. Al
IL was a lawyer There were, however,
some Christian lawyers, whom he hon
ored. But the man who would en-
deavor to make justice miscarry, for
the sake of a 800 fee, he despised. He
placed those men, who eDdeavured to
obscure the true meaning of the Scrip
lures, on level with low pettlfoggers;
and he held that the world would have
been better had such characters never
been born.
III passing on he observed that he
had often wanted $50, and he had lots
OF friends who would willingly have
loaned him that amount, but they did
not have the money. When he knew
one who had plenty Of funds he could
approach him with an assurance that
he would be accommodated
| jesus promised favors but he invnrl-
ably showed before hand that he had
the power TO grant them. He could be
trusted. He never broke q promise,
though others had, and he was sorry
that he had.
In order to show the power OF prayer
he alluded to Rev. Father Thomas, Of
New Jersey, ut whose fervent prayer
the wind changed and the sea became
calm. enabling him to keep an appoint
mont to preach to q large congregation
that had assembled to hear him on the
other side of the river. Such a thing
seemed almost impossible, yet it actu-
ally occurred.
A He also cited n well authenticated
answer OF the prayer of a poor widow
whose children wero starving for
bread. By some unaccountable influ-
ence a neighboring lady was induced
to supply food and the little family
was kept alive. showing that persons
who are true to God will have His pro-
| lection.
In order to show that the words OF
his text had often been verified ho re-
cited all incident that had occurred in
Scotland. A number of robbers visit
ed the house of woman for the pur.
pose OF plunder and IA she wished To
save some of her property, She told
them that she would tell the King.
| At this they took umbrage, and TAX
ing off her shoes they nailed horse
shoes TO her bare feet and made hel
walk through the village. Ten OF
these men were arrested, when horse
shoes We're nailed to their feet and af'
| terwards they were shot, THAT men.
sure that yc mete out to others il shall
be measured back to you again" In OF
der to caution parents to control theil
tempers in managing their children.
he stated that on one occasion a mo-
ther who was engaged in making q
batch of dough turned away from 1t.
when her little daughter wishing to
initiate her accidentally threw the
dough on the floor.
The mother, being provoked. turned
hastily and struck the child n blow,
saying she was always in the way.
The child was hurt. her heart was
broken, and soon afterwards she wac
taken sick, and in her delerium she
asked the mother will the
angels hit me in heaven and say there
| Is no room for me?
| In conclusion he referred to the act
of Jesus in restoring the sight of tho
| blind man WHO was turned out of the
| synagogue. turned out of his home,
and sent adrift because lie persisted In
ilscribinaalie restoration of his vision
/ to Jesus, THAT measure which you
mete out to others IL shall be measured
back to you again"
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