Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-02

whatsoever VIII, Let MIN Come.
BROOKLYN, June 2S.-Dr. Talmage's SER
mon today is of so decidedly evangelical a
character as to prove oonclusively that
while so many eminent preachers of the
day are drifting away from the old fash
toned Gospel he remains firm in the paths
of orthodoxy. His subject is 'Ast>ay, but
Recovered" and his text, Isaiah lii, G.;
"Allw we like sheep have gone astray: .
and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity
of us all
Within ninety years at the longest all
who hear or read this sermon will be in
eternity. During the next fifty years you
will nearly all be gone. The next ten years
will cut wide swath among the people
The year 1891 will to some be the finality
Such considerations make this occasion alb
sorbiug and momentous. The first half of
nv text is an indictment, "All we like
sheep have gone astray." Some one says:
"Can you not drop the first wordi That is
too general; that sweeps too great circle !"
Some man rises in the audience and he
looks over on the opposite side of the house,
and be says: "There is blasphemer, and
understand how he has gone astray. And
there in another part of the house is de-
frauder, and he has gone astray. And
there is an impure person, and he has gone
astray."
Sit down, my brother, and look at home
Nv text takes us all in. 1t starts behind
the pulpit, sweeps the circuit of the room
and comes back to the point where it
started, when it says: "All we like sheep
have gone astray" | lean very easily under
stand why Martin Luther threw up his
hands after he had found the Bible and
cried out, "Ohl my sins, my sins" and why
the publican. according to the custom to
this day in the east, when they have any
great grief, began TO beat himself and cry
as be smote upon his breast, "God be merci-
full TO me sinner"
ILLUSTRATION FROM THE SHEPHERDS LIFE.
was like many of you, brought up in the
country, and know some of the habits of
sheep aud how they get astray and what
my text means when it says, "All we like
sheep have gone astray." Sheep get astray
in two ways, either by trying to get into
other pasture, or from being scared by the
dogs. In the former way some Of US got
astray We thought the religion of Jesus
Christ short commons. We thought there
was better pasturage somewhere else We
thought if we could only lie down on the
banks of distant streams or under great
oaks on the other side Of some hill we
might be better fed.
We wanted other pasturage than that
which God through Jesus Christ gave our
soul, and we wandered on and we wan
dered on, and we were lost We wanted
bread and we found garbage. The further
we wandered, instead of finding rich pas
turage, we found blasted heath and sharp
er rocks and more singing nettles. No
pasture How was it in the worldly
groups when you lost your child? Did
they come around and console you very
muchi Did not the plain Christian man
who came into your house and sat up with
your darling child give you more comfort
than all worldly associationsS Did all the
convivial songs you ever heard comfort
you in that day of bereavement so much
as the song they sang to you, perhaps the
very song that was sung by your little
child the last Sabbath afternoon of her
lifei
There is a happy land. far, far away,
Where saints immortal reign, bright, bright
as day.
Did your business associates in that day
Of darkness and trouble give you any espe-
cal condolencei Business exasperated you,
business wore you out, business left you
limp as a rag, business made you mad.
You got dollars, but you got no peace.
God have mercy on the man who has moth
ing but business to comfort him The
world afforded you no luxuriant pastur-
age A famous English actor stood on the
stage impersonating, and thunders of APP
plause came down from the galleries, and
many thought it was the proudest moment
Of all his life; but there was man asleep
Just in front of him, and the fact that that
man was Indifferent and somnolent spoiled
all the occasion for him, and he cried.
Wake upl wake up!''
So one little annoyance invite has been
more pervading to your mind than all the
brilliant CONGRATULATIONS and successes.
Poor nastu-age for vour soul Won found in
this world The world has cheated you,
the world has belied you. the world has
misinterpreted Won. the world has perse-
cuted Won IL never comforted you. Obi
this world * good rack from which
horse may nick his bay: it is a good trough
from which the swine may crunch their
mess: but il gives but little food to a soul