The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-11-10
CHRISTIAN CITIZENS.
REV. DIR, TALMAeE ATTACKS THE
Evil. OF PARTlSANsHlP,

Ing sermon by the Tabernacle Pastor.
BROOKLYN, Nov, 5.-In his sermon
this forenoon Rev. Dir, TalmaSe touched
on topic which is just now uppennost,
while the agitation in political circles is
raging in all parts Of the land. The SER
mon is pertinent and useful and is based
on the text, Acts xix, SO; "Some there.
fore cried one thing, and some another,
for the assembly was confused, and the
more part knew not wherefore they were
come together. And they drew Alexan-
der out of tine multitude, the Jews put
ting him forward. And Alexander beck
oned with the hand, and would have
made his defense unto the people, But
when they knew that he was jew, all
with one voice abopt the space of two
hours cried out, Great is Diana of the
Ephesians,
Ephesus was upside down. 1t was
about the silver question. A manufac-
turer of silver boxes for holding heather
images had called his laborers together
10 discuss the behavior of one Paul, who
had been in public places assaulting
image worship, and consequently verv
much damaging that particular bust.
ness. There was great excitement in the
CITY, People stood in knots along the
streets, violently gesticulating and call
ing each other hardnames. Some of the
people favored the policy of the silver
smith; other rcoplofavored the policy of
Paul. There We're great moral questions
involved, but thesedid not bother them
at ALL
The only question about which they
seemed to be int, rested was concerning
the wages and the salaried positions.
The silversinith and his compeers had
put up factories at.sreat expense for the
making of these silver boxes, and now,
if this new policy is to be inaugurated,
the business will 60 down, the labor rs
will be thrown ont Of employment and
the whole city will suffer. Well, what
is to be done? "Call convention" says
some one, for in all ages a convention
has been a panacea for public evils. The
convention is called, and rs 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 excitement
that always makes in convention,
where great ln;tly people want to talk
at once. Some criel one thing, some cried
another. Some wanted to denounce,
some wanted to resolve. After awhile
prominent man aets tie foo", and he
, begins to speak, bit they very soon hiss
him down. and thea the confusion rises
into worse uTroaL aud they begin to
shout, all of them together. and they
keep on until they ale red III ca3e and
hoarse in the throat,ror two long hours
crying ont: "l;!ratGs Diana of the
Ephesiars. Great is Mama Of the Ephe.
slams"
The whole scene reminds me Of the ex.
citement VIC have Glin4t every autumn
at the elections. Who that goG ,ss
j Diana has lost her worSlipers aud her
i temples have gone into the dust, our
American people want totet up God in
place of her, and they wan US all to bow
/ down before it, and that "a is political
party. Considering; orr sure9ior ciYil;za-
ton, have to declare to yiu that the
Ephesian idolatcy was less offensive in
! the sight of God than is tbs all absorb
J ing American paTtisansbp.
While there are hCnet men, true men
! Christian men, who sand i'll both po'
! litical parties, and vlo come into the
autumnal elections resolving to servo
! their city or their site or the nation in
/ the best possible ray, l have noticed
! also that with man it is mere contest
! between the ms ana the outs-those who
are trying to stay n and keep the outs
out, and those wb are trying to get il
and thrust the in, out. And one party
cries, Great is Dana of the Ephesians!'
and the other patty cries, Great is Di
ana of the Epbssians!" neither of them
honest enough to say, Great is my
pocketbook"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Once O. twice year it is my custom
! to talk 10 the people about public affair:
! from what call Christian standpoint
and this morning have chosen for thai
| duty | hope to say a practical word
I History tells us of sermon once
preached amid the highlands of Scot
land-a sermon two hours long-on The
sin of luxury, where there were not more
than three pairs of shoes in the audience
and during our last war Il good maj
went into hospital distributing tract.
and gave tract On THE Sin of Dane
ing to man both of whose legs hat
been amput&ted! But hope this morn
ing topresent an appropriate and adapt
ed word, rs next Tuesday at the ballo
box great affairs are to be settled.
The Rev. DR.. Emmons in the early
history Of our country in Massachusetts
preached about the election of Thoma
jefferson to the presidency, The Rev
DR.. Mayhew of Boston in the early day
of our republic preached about the repea
of the stamp act. There are times whel
ministers Of Christ must look off upol
public affairs and discuss them. W.
need go back to no example Every maj
is. before God, responsible for his owl
duty
If the Norwegian boasts of his HON,
of rocks, and the Siberian is pleased
with his land of perpetual snow; if tn,
Roman thought that the muddy Tibe,
was the favored river in the sight O
! heaven, and if the Laplander shivers GU
: bis eulogy of his native cline, and if tn,
/ Chinese have pity for anybody born out
eide of the "Flowery Kingdom" shall
= hot we, born under these fair skies ant
standing day BY day amid these glori
GUS civil and religious liberties, be pub
lie spirited? Ipropose to tell the peopl,
very plainly what consider to be thei
! Christian duty at the ballot box.
/ First, set yourself against all politica
! falsehood. The most monstrous lie
never told in tn country are during tn
Sections. stop at the door of Demc
cratic meeting and listen and hear tha
the Republicans are liars. l stop at tn
door Nf Republican meeting and liste
ana heis that the Democrats are scour
ores. O'r pubic men microscopizet
and the trteh distorted. Who believe
tenth part 6 what he reads or hears i
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