Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-10-07
REV. DIR TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE's Sun
DAY SERMON

Trx7 "Lbrd, increase our riA."-Luk.
Tvti 8.
" what n pity he IN going there - said ~,
iIrcnf, a most distinguished general 81 the
army, whom be waa told that the r.ason r.,
rmy not being present on a celebrated day in
tBrookiyn was That on that day / had sailel
for the Holy Land. why do you say that =
sinquired some one. Ny military friend re-.
piled, "Oh. he viii be lisillusionei when he
&cts amidst the squalor and onlLor pieee
eccnea Of Palestine, and his faith " H.
shaken In Christianity. for tha. Is often the
result. II" great general misjudget the
case.
! went t. tho Holy Land for the On pnr-
pos" Of having my faith strengthened. an
fhht was the result which came of il. III a4
our lourncy!ne, IN all our reading. in n! o4-
associations. In all our plans. auvnentatar
rather than the depletion of our faith e.tolH3
te our chief desire. II is sasr enough -
hhve our faith destroyed. / can give t.o1 q
recipe for its obnt"ration. Read ilH!r.
b""ks have long and frequent convcr-ai.,.
WIFI sk"ptics, attend the lectures u tf4-.
ahtt'"hisfir - religion. give fall -w4u.ta
some hnf habit. and our faith Val -
completely gono that you VIII !ag-! II 49,
idea That YOU eyer. had any.
J You wan 70 ruin Your faith. y3I-ct. 4s
I'll "l9r' "a4ily than you can oaaythln. eF-.
A'f"r holieyinS IN" Hiaie al my Af. lean -4
hpiain way by which. IN AK wecke. aaf9#I
"tiIisi my voice md pen and heart anil t.4f
AMI entire natur" ~ Ia" hombarircnt ~ tHe
Srrpturca and The rburrh and All nos aa.f
sh'f'rl. mat y II easy 70 Danish -3oI
forever nil respect fer the Bible urG,..
~" art that - many hay" lone IL. T..
""r" not particularly trriny nor had - st#
f.r"cpf viii, but fhcy 20 thoronyhIv - .z
.}isl"ti thu overthrow Of their fam TIA. +.
h4'"hp nor" ldea that I'll" Biblo il tr
thH' thr!~iIti4fy amounts 10 anything. ttes
ihry fav" III ttrt truth ufthe 'ArabInu<
ftt"rihinu"nts Or the cxIetens. s lt.a.
C'i,x"t" ""indmllls.' Tl"yI hnYe DESTROYED
- jtiih 9" thoroughly that thov4ley Wi.
lat" return ~ 4.
t3tN r"SivAis 81 religion may -s,r ov.r
II" ~, tn, town. ~" nci.hao-Noot ,.r.r
r"t aye, aud they viii iccl nothing aa,st
tls.h' y expressed disgust. There ar, n.r
SOD, ~ tins house TODAY who - lcar4a.s
*.' ap Their faith. an they wlIl n.g.r r.
t'h+ 1t. III" black nnd dcep toned Irll ~
d"9a hangs over th"Ir hchd. AMI Ita4a -.
i.te. ~ that bell, anal strike it th~a.
m with MI NY might. and II soInl..
W. wo" w"oi But my wish. ana tlc wi-!
81 nest - you, i9 III" prayer EXPRESSED il,
" l3t.ipI"s ~ Jesus Christ in ti,e words q
W itFi. Lord. Increase our faith"
!" 'yst mode ~ accomplishing this j.ta
80 II" lihl" Itself. | DO not holirye there
en infiel now alive who has read tho
- & through. Iut - 50 important j ,lo.u-
rs"ht n"rIa - hn rcAl Mt least twice thr1iI,b
ih "rt@r that 1t may be thoroughly under
= ana read IN course, | now offer 300
r'"tH!io any intdel who has read the Bihla
tiI9ltt twice aud read IL In course. But
'ai.Io' TAX" such a mans own word for Il
~ toy" - no foundation for integrity ~
rfi' tn" Bible, and the man who rejects the
.oA'" OF truth how can I accept his truth
fu'a -
y" must have another witness in thu casa
h'."rol nv" the reward. | must have tho
t''t aony ~ some one who has seen him
r"lt u All through twice. Intidels nsh in
sh- i'hi" for ncohcrcncies and contradic-
A"1- AMI absnrlitios, and II YOU find their
~ \ You VIII see lnterlineatiOns in the book
~ > nah and some Of the chapters of tlnt
~ 'riunate prophet nearly worn out by much
p 1na som" parts Of II samuel or Kings
so. "iI ilnd dim with finger marks. but tho
"a which contain the Ten Command
m'i''. anl The Psalms Of David. andthe ser
niti 81 IN" mount. and the book OF John the
hS"'l7t, Will not have u single lead pencil
~ ~" margin. nor any finger marks
s-' az tr"qu"nt pcrisal.
athcr OF ono OF the Presidents of the
'hl.' states was n pronounced infdal.
MI ! when many years ago | accepted his
non u spend the might in his homo.
tH-t totor" retiring Mt night he said in n
l"'#s Way, II suppos" you arc accustomed
:" = II tn" ilhl" before going TO bed, and
81 h'''' rom "hich 10 read He
- ""a' portions ne would Ike TO
''"', anu II" only asked Tor those
p'ii.i7 on Wlach nc could easily be face /,
!
NOW YOU can make fun about any
~" ! ~7uii'os' YOU eouidtnhethe last let
~ "Sh"r Or mother ever wrote an ! lind
'nS ~ Ia" grammar or tho spelling
'''a."r 81 IN" ~penmanship about
y" e. iorislvelS critical. The Internal
~ "fthe truthfuiness ct tho Bihl,' l. 80
,4n ''t' no one man OUT oil me GOO. O0O.-
.' H. "7rfH : present pop1 iatloA ,r the
"'''i'hs - IN" past 9 y'r read III"
'v"r@'' anu r''i IL pr1 iyerinlly and
t'' was lei T. believe II.
""tFay ,thh famous book publisher
- 'h'ltF~i' aiti the intimate friend of
"i'rlS", waiter Sfnit. Canning
~ l>Hla~l'n IRVING. bouSh t ot Moor.
'"' ''5Hoir~ 81 Lord byron. AMI
70 ." i'uhteAfd after I'Nrou
~ '"'y VT" hot ~ 10 =" IN r
"'t3"N" haSiAf Aal paid Tor thern
lna' Wa a solemn "onclave when
W. prominent literary reon,e q
assn a,'' IN Ato"Harlr street
"'''1 !" oesi4e what saSitib '
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"h' SuIs.rar-'a VITA '."Ias !il"As
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