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Full SERMON AT TOPEKA

I've Have sold Yourselves for NauRh,
and We Shall Be Redeemed withou
Money'--A Bad Bargain which Christ
Blood Alone WIN Right.
ToPKKA, Kan, Aug. 9.-Dr. Tai
mage reached this city yesterday in thu
course Of his western trip He wa
warmly welcomed by the citizens wh'
came in large numbers to hear the IA
NOUS Brooklyn divine. The subjec
Of the sermon for this week is. "A Poo
Investment. aud the text. Isaiah Iii, 8
'Ye have sold yourselves for naught
and ye shall be redeemed without
money"
The Lords people had gone head
long into sin. and as punishment they
had been carried captive to Babylon
They found that iniquity did not pay.
Cyrus seized Babylon, and felt so sorry
for these poor captives that, without a
dollar of compensation. he let them
go home. So that, literally, my text
was fulfilled. 'Ye have sold yourselves
for naught ard ye shall be redeemed
without money"
There is enough Gospel in this text
for fifty sermons There are persons
here who have, like the people OF the
text. sold out You do not seem to be
long either to yourselves or TO God.
The title deeds have been passed over
70 the world. the flesh. and the devil, y
but the purchaser never paid up. "fe
have sold yourselves for naught.'
THR WORLD NEVER PAYS ITS DEBTS.
When man passes himself over to
tho world ne expects TO get some ade
quate compensation. He has heard the
great things that the world does for
man, and he believes IT, He wants two
hundred and ilfty thousand dollars.
That will be horses and houses, and a
summer resort, and jolly companion
ship. To get II he parts with his phys
ical health by overwork. He parts
with his conscience. He parts with
much domestic enjoyment. He parts
with opportunities for literary culture
He parts with his SOUL And so he
makes over his entire nature to the
world
He does It In four installments. He
pays down the first installment, and
one-fourth OF his nature is gone. He |
pays down the second installment, and |
one-half Of his nature is gone. Hepays
down the third installment, and three
quarters OF his nature are gone; and
after many years have gone by he pays
down the fourth installment, and lol
his entire nature is gone. Then he
comes up to the world and says;
Good morning. have delivered to
you the goods. have passed over to |
you my body, my mind and my soul,
and | have come now TO collect the |
two hundred and tlfty thousand dol
lars" 1.-TWO hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars1" says the world.
What do you meanT 'Well," you
say, II come to collect the money you
owe me, and expect you to fulfill your
part Of the contract" "But," says the
world. II have failed, am bankrupt.
! cannot possibly pay that debt.
have not for long while expected TO
pay IT, WELL" you then say, ''give
me back the goods" "Oh, no, says
the world, they are all gone can
not give them back to you" And there
you stand on the confines of eternity,
your spiritual character gone, stagger-
ing under the consideration that you
have sold yourself for naught"
! tell you the world is a liar; It does
not keep its promises, Ii is a cheat,
and II heeces everything it can put its
hands on, II is bogus world. Ii is
slx-thousand- year-old swindle Even II |
il pays the two hundred and fifty thou. !
sand dollars for which you contracted,
II pays them in bonds that win not be
worth anything In a little while. Just
as a man may pay down ten thousand
dollagS in hard cash and get for Il worth.
iess scrip 80 the world PASSES over TO
you the two hundred and tfty thou
sand dollars IN that shape which viii
not be worth farthing 10 you thou.
sandth part Of a second after you are
dead 'oh," you say, III viii help TO
bury me anyhow" Oh, my brotherl
you need not worry about that The
world viii bury you soon enough from
sanitary considerations
wRALTH WILL NOT PASS rHR GRAVE.
Post mortem emoluments are of no
use to you. The treasures OF this world
viii not pass current In the future
world; and II all the wealth of the
Bank OF England were put in the pocket
OF your shroud, and you In the midst
OF the Jordan OF death were asked 90
pay three cents for your ferrlage, you
could not do il. There comes a moment
in your existence beyond which all
earthly values fail; and many a man
has wakened up In such time 20 find
that lac has sold out for eternity and
has nothing 10 show for IT, | should
as soon think Of going 10 Chatham
street 10 buy SILK pocket hansSerehiefs
with no cotton In them as 10 go to this
world expecting 10 find any permanent
happiness. II has deceived and delud-
cd every man who has ever put his
trust Ia It.
History tells us OF one who resolved
that he would have all his senses graft
iied az one aud the same time, and ho
expended thousands Of dollars on each
ssnse. lie entered room, and there
wero the hrst musicians OF the land
pleasing hls ear. aud thero weno Tine
pictures fascinating kis eye, aud there
werc costly aromatios RECALLING his nos
mia aud thene were tlio richest meats