The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

BROOKLYN, Nov SIN his sermon
this forenoon the Rev DIR. Talmage
touched on a topic which is just now
uppermOst while the agitation in politi-
cal circles is raging in all parts of the
land. The sermon is pertinent and use
full and is based on the text, Acts xix,
81: Some therefore cried one thing, and
some another, for the assembly was con-
fused and the more part knew not
wherefore they were come together. And
they therefore drew Alexander out OF the
multitude. the Jews putting him forward.
And Alexander beckOned with the hand
and would have made his defense unto
the people. But when they knew that
he was Jew all with one voice about
the space Of two hours cried out. Great
is Diana Of the Ephesisnsr
Ephesus was upside down. 1t was
about the silver question. 4 manufact-
urer of silver boxes for holding heather
images had called his laborers together
to discuss the behavior of one Paul. who
had been I'm public places assaulting
image worship. and consequently very
much damaging that particular business.
There was great excitement in the city
People stood in knots along the streets,
violently gesticulating and calling each
other hard names Some Of the people
favored the policy of the silversmth
other people favored the policy Of Paul.
There were great moral questions in
voIved. but these did not bother them at
all.
The only question about which they
seemed TO be interested was concerning
the wages and the salaried positions.
The silversmith and his compeers had
put up factories at great expense for
the making Of these silver boxes. and
now. il this new policy Is to be inaugu-
rated the business will go down. the
Iaborers will be thrown out of employ
ment and the whole city will suffer.
Well. what is To- be done2 call con-
VentiOn," says some one, for in all ages
a convention has been a panacea for
public evils. The convention is called,
and as they want the largest room in
the city they take the theater.
Having there assembled, they all want
TO get the floor. and they all want to
talk at once. You know what excite
ment that always makes in a cOnVeu-
ton, where a great many people want
to talk at once Some cried one thing.
some another. Some wanted to de
nounce some wanted 10 resolve. After
awhile a prominent man gets the floor.
and he begins 10 speak. but they very
soon hiss him down. and then the con-
fusion rises into worse uprOar, and
they begin TO shout, all OF them tOgeth-
er, and they keep on until they are red
in the face and hoarse I'm the throat. for
two long hours crying out: Great is
Diana Of the Ephesians, Great is Di-
ana of the Ephesiansr'
The Ins and the Outs.
The whole scene reminds me of the
excitement we have almost every au-
tumn at the elections. While that god
dess Diana has lost her worshipers and
her temples have gone into dust, our
American people want TO set up a god
in place of her. and they want US all
10 bow down before It, and that god is
political party. Considering our supe-
rior civilization, / have to declare To you
that the Ephesian idolatry was less Of
fensive in the sight OF God than Is this
all absorbing American partisanship.
While there are honest men, true men.
Christian men, who stand in both polti-
cal parties, and who come into the au-
tumnal elections resolving to serve their
city OF their state or the nation in the
best possible way, ] have noticed also
that with many II is mere contest be-
tween the ms and the outs-those who
are trying 10 stay in and keep the outs
out, and those who are trying to get in
and thrust the ins out. And one party
cries, Great is Diana OF the Ephes-
ians" and the other party cries. Great
is Diana Of the Ephesians" neither Of
them honest enough to say. Great is
my pocketbOok"
Once or twice a year II Is my custom
10 talk 10 the people about public af-
fairs from what j call Christian
standpoint. and this morning 1 have
chosen for that duty l hope 10 say a
practical word. History tells us Of a
sermon once preached amid the high
lands Of ScOtland-a sermon two hours
long-on the sin OF luxury. where there
We're not more than three pairs of
shoes In the audience. and during our
last war a good man went into a hos
pital distributing tracts and gave a
tract on THE Sin Of Dancing" to a
man both Of whose legs had been am
putated! But I hope this morning to
ipresent an appropriate and adapted
word. as next Tuesday at the ballot box
great affairs are 10 be settled
The Rev. DR.. EmmOns, in the early
history of our country, In Massachu-
sets. preached about the election Of
Thomas Jefferson 20 the presidency.
The Rev. DR. Mayhem Of Boston. in
the early days Of our republic, preached
about the repeal Of the stamp act
There are times when ministers Of
fairs and discuss them. We need go
back TO no example. Every man is, be-
fore God. responsible for his own duty
IF the Norwegian boasts of his home
OF rocks. and the Siberian is pleased
with his land Of perpetual snow; If the
Roman thought that the muddy Tiber
was the favored river in the sight of
heaven, and If the Laplander shivers
out his eulogy Of his native cline, and
II the Chinese have pity for anybody
born outside Of the Flowery Kingdom
shall not we, born under these fair
skies and standing day by day amid
those glorious civil and religious liber-
ties, be public spirited? / propose to
tell the people very plainly what I con-
slider to be their Christian duty at the
ballot box.
First, set yourself against all political
falsehood. The most monstrous lies ever
told in this country are during the cleo
tons. I stop at the door Of a repub-
lican meeting and listen and hear the
democrats are scOundrels. Our public
men microscopized. and the truth dis
torted. Who believes a tenth part OF
what he reads or hears I'm the autumnal
elections? Men who Eat other seasons of
the year are very careful in their speech
become peddlers OF scandal.
Categorical Lies.
In the far East there is a place where
once year they let the people do as they
please and say what they please. and the
place is full Of uproar, misrule anc
wickedness. and they call it the devils
day" The nearest approximation to that
I'm this country has been the first Tues
day in November. The community at