Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-09

+, BROOKLYN, April S.-Before no au-
aience 10 the world could such a SER
mon as Rev. Talmage preached to-day
be so appropriate as 10 the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, where it is estimated that
10000 strangers attend every year.
Il was a sermon that had for them a
special interest. The text selected was
Matthew s5:35, al was a stranger aud
ye took me in"
1t is moral disaster that jocosity has
despoiled so many passages Of Scripture
and my text is one that has suffered
from irreverent and misapplied quota
tion. 1t shows great poverty Of wit AID
hpmor when people take the Sword Of
divine truth for q game OF fencing, or
chip Of from the Kohinoor diamond Of
Inspiration a sparkle 70 decorate q fools
cap. My text is the Sanitation "a the
last Judgment 70 be given 70 those who
have shown hospitality, and kindness,
and Christian helpfulness 20 strangers.
BY railroad and steamboat the pOpula-
tiOn OF the earth are all the tlme IN mo-
tiOn, and from one years end 20 anOth-
er our cities are crowded with visitors.
Every morning on the tracks of the
Hudson river, the Pennsylvania, the
Erie. the Long Island railroads there
come passenger trains more than i can
pumber; 20 that all the dep1ts and the
wharves are a-rumOls and a-clang
with the coming in Of a great immigra-
tiOn Of strangers. Some of them come
for the purpose Of barter, some for me-
chaniSm, some for artistic qualification,
some Tor sightseeing. A great many or
them 60 out on the evening trains, aud
consequently the city makes but little
impression upon them; but there are
multitudes who, in the hotels and board
ing houses, make temporary residence.
They tarry here for three or four days,
or as many weeks. They spend the days
in the stores and the evenings In sight
seeing. Their temporary stay will make
or break them, not only financially but
morally, for this world and the world
that is 20 come. MulutudeS OF them
come into our morning and evening ser
vices. ! am conscious that stand Ia
the presence OF many this mOmeht
desire more especially 20 speak 70 them.
May God give me the right word and
help me 10 utter it in the righs way.
The hotels of this country, Tor beauty
aud elegance, are not surpassed by those
In any other land, but those that are
most celebrated for
BRuLIANCY OF TAPESTRY
and mirror cannot give to the guest any
costly apartment, unless he can afford
parlor in addition to his lodging. The
stranger, therefore, will generally find
assigned TO him O room without any
pictures, aud perhaps any rocking
chair. He will ind 3 box Of matches
on a bureau and an old newspaper left
by the previous occupant, and that Will
be about all the ornamentatiOn. AT
O'Clock in the evening, after having
taken his repaSt, he will look over MS
Recommendations OF the days work;
he will write a letter to his home, aud
then 3 desperation will seize him 10 get
out You hear the greatcity thunder
ing under your windows and you say:
Il must Join that procession, aud 10
ten minutes you have Joined IT, Where
are you going? "Oh," you say, Il
haven't made up my mind yet" Better
make up your mind before you start.
Perhaps the very way 90 now You will
always 60. Twenty years ago there
were two young men who came down
the Astor House steps and started out
in a wrong direction, where they have
been going ever since.
"Wel, where are you gOing?' says
one man. II am going to the Academy
20 hear some music" Good. ] would
like 10 join you 40 the door. At the tap
Of the orchestral baton, all the
GATES OF HARMONY AND BEAUTY
will open before your soul. congratu-
late you. Where are you going?
well" YOU say, ST am going mp 10
see some advertised pictures" Good.
7 should like 10 go along with you and
look over the same catalogue, and study
with YOU KenSett. and Bierstadt, aud
Church, and Moran. Nothing more
elevating than good pictures. Where
are you going? "Neil, you say, Il am
going ND 10 the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms" Good. You will
find there gymnastics TO strengthen the
muscles, and books 20 improve the
mind, and Christian influence TO save
the soul. ] wish every city In the
United States had as fine q palace for
its Young Mems Christian Association
as New York has. Where are you 60
inS? "WeH." you say, 81 am going 70
take q long walk uD Broadway, and so
turn around into the BOwery. l am
going TO study human life" Good. a
walk though Broadway az eight O'Clock
sc night is interesting. educating, fas-
cinating, appalling, exhilarating 20 the
last degree Stop in front of that thea
ire. and see who goes 10. stop at that
saloon add see who comes out. See the
great tides OF life surging backward
and forward, and beating against the
marble OF the curbstone, and eddying
down into the saloons. What is that
mark on the face Of the debauchee? 10
is the hectic flesh of eternal death. What
is that wOman's laughter? II is
THE SHREK OF A LOST SOUL
who is that Christian man going along
with q vial of auodyne 20 the dying pau
oer on Elm street9 Who is that be-
lated man on the way 20 a praver-meet-
inqq Who is that city missionary go
inr 10 take box In which 90 bury q
chfldP Who are all these clusters Of
bright and beautiful faces? They are
going 70 some interesting place Of
smnsemept. Who is that man going
into the drugstore? That is the man
vbo Yesterday lost. all his fortune on
wall street. He is going 10 for dose
- bslladODna. ana before morning IL
lii r,oke no difference 70 him whether