Telegram-herald., 1891-06-22
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Or TALAAGE PHEAc4ss ON vaai-
Gus KINDS Or PaoCiGALS

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nRoogLYs. June q. DIR ralInax-'s ser
ron this uaoroiRg as an appeal 10 young
naea- Numbers u these come 10 the Tab
efaAeis services. nsay II them from c0an-
Try homes. where tAey received Christian
training. which. IN the tapGasloas Of city
life. has be1a east an DIR Talmaxs caliesi
bis sermon '-i'he HOmeslck Soul, " and his
tezt vas from the parable OF the prodigal
son. Lake Nv. u. Il will arise and 20 u
mr. rather-
There Is nothing like hunger 20 take the
energy Qua Of NAN A hungry man can
Toll Deither with pea. nor hand nor foot
There las beon many al army defeated.
not 50 much for lack Of animation as for
lack of bread. fs wAs that fact that took
the 1rs cut Of this young man of the text.
SsorIn aud exposure will wear out any
MAS life Ia time. but hunger makes quick
work The most awful cry ever heard
earth Is the cry for breaA A traveller tells
us that ia Asia Minor there are trees which
bear fruls looking very much Ike the long
baan VI our time IL Is called the carab.
Once In . while tho people reduced To
d1titutlon would eat these earabs. but
generally tho earahs, the beans spoken OF
here In the text. were thrown only To tho
swine. and they crunched them with great
ayIdity. But this young man of my text
could noe even get them without stealing
than So oae day amid the swine troughs
10 begins 20 soliloqnize. He says; These
are no clothes for rich mans son 10 wear.
this Is no kind of business for q Jew TO be
engaged in-fceding swine, I'll 60 home,
III 20 home, I will arise and go 10 my
father"
1 know there are . great many people
who try TO throw fascination, a romance.
q halo about sin; but Notwithstanding all
that Lord Byron aud George Sand have
said Ia regard 20 IL it 10 a mean. low, con-
tsanptiois business. and putting food and
fodder into the trouxhs Of herd of iniqui-
ties that root and wallow in tho soul OF
man Is a very poor business for men and
women intended 70 be sous and daug hters
OF the Lord Almighty. Aud when this
young man resolved 20 go home 10 was q
very wise thing for him TO do. and the
only question Is whether Ne will follow
him
Satan promises large wages II We will
serve him, but he clothes his victims with
rags. and nc pinches them with hunger.
and when they start out TO do better he
sess after them all tho bloodhounds Of per-
dltion- Satan comes 10 US today and he
promises ali Injuries. all emotumenta II
wo will only servo him. Liar. down with
theo To the p.tl Tho wages of sin 10
death" Oh. the young man Of the text
was wise when no uttered the resolution.
81 will arise and 20 70 my father"
In tho time Of Mary the Prosecutor, .
prosecutor came 70 . Christian woman who
had hidden in her house for the Lords
sake one OF Christ's servants, aud the per-
secutor said, Where Is that heretic," The
Christian woman said. You open that
trunk, and you will see tho hereto" The
pcryecutor opened the trunk. aud on the
top OF the linen Of the trunk he saw . glass.
lie said, There il no hereto here" "Ah,"
she said, you look in the glass. and you
will see the hsretic.s As | take up the
mirror Of Gods word today would that in
stead OF seeing the prodigal son Of the text
70 might SEQ ourSolves-our want, our
wandering. our sin. our lost condition-so
that we might be as wise ~ this young
man was, aud say. Il will arise and 60 TO
my father"
IN SORROW ONE LONGS FOR rATHER
The resolution Of this text was formed
In disgust az his present circumstances II
this young man had been by his employer
set TO culturing flowers or training vines
over an arbor or keeping account of the
pork market or overseeing other laborers
be woald not have thought Of going home.
II hs had had his pockets full OF money. IL
he had been able to say, II have thousand
dollars now of my own; what's the use Of
my going back to my fathers house' do
you think Am going back to apologize to
the old mani why he would put me on the
limits, be would not have going on around
the old place such conduct a. l have been
engaged in. won't go home; there Is no
reason why I should 60 home; I have
plenty of money. plenty Of pleasant sur
roundings. why should go home" All!
IL Was his pauperisu, IL was his beggary.
He had % 90 home.
Some man comes and says TO me: why
do you talk about the ruined state OF the
human souli why don't you speak about
the progress of the Nineteenth century.
and talk OF something more exhilarating"
It Is for this reason: "A man never wants
the gospel until he realizes be Is In a fam
Inc struck state. Suppose should COMO
To you In your home and you are In good.
sound robust health. aud should begin
to talk about medicines. and about how
mneh better this medicine Is than that,
and some other medicine than some other
medicine, and talk about this physiciaa
snd that physician After a while ysu
gee tired, and you would say: II don't
want TO hear about medicines Why do
you talk to me Of physiciansf l never
have a doctor"
But suppose come into your house and
flnd you severely sick. and I know the
u,esficines that will cure you, and know
the physician who is skiIiful enough 70
meet your case. You say; Bring on that
mediciur, bring on that physician. ara
terribly sick. aud want help" IN came
tn you s1d you feel you are all right in
body. and all right in mind, and Mi right
In soul ron have need Of nothing, but sup
pose have persuaded you that the
I-pro-y OF sin Is upon you. the worst OF all
sickness. oh. then you ssy: Bring me that
hahn o. the gospel: bring me that divine
mriicsmens; bring me Jesus Christ"
But says some one In tho audience
slow do you prove that we are in a ruined
condition by sinY" Well. ! can prove IL In
two ways. and ron may have yonr choice.
I can provo IL by the statements of men or
by tho statement Of God WIZ shall II
be' You all say. Let Us have The state
rnens II God" Well. he says IN one place.
'~rhe heart il deceitfui above all things and
desperately wicked" He says In another
pl,<--, What IL man shst he should De
elear' AMI he which Is born Of woman.
thss he sicuid he righteous'" He says tn
another place. There - none that dceth
good. NJ. nos one" lie says in another
pissp. IA By one man sin cntereth into
she world. and death by SIN. and 80
death passed upcn sIi men. for that