Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-09-29
REV. DR. TALMAGE.
TIE t.nOOF IN DTvINE's Sun
yAr SERMON

now shibbo."'h> AMI he said. sibl oiett. for
he could not 'rane 10 pronounce 1t right.
Then they took him and slew hin * the pas
sa:cS Of Jordan. '-JGices XII. s.
DO rou notice tire Inference Of rronurcia-
ton net w"rn saihto.eth and si,boleth2 4
r"rF small and un,nnortant difference. von
Soy. And yet that difference Was tho differ
rnce bet ween IL" and death for a vrea. many
people. Tn" Lords people. Giiead and
Ephratr. got into "A great fcht. and Fph-
rain Uas sors'ed. AMI IN the retreat cane
20 To" lords "ffhe river Tor Ian 10 ross. Or
der was given ttat all Fphraimitns coming
.f"r" be clam. Bat how could il 10 found
ruf VINO were Ephra.rnitcs? Thsy |ere-de-
f"ctci 10y their pronunciation shibtoleth
was a word tha, stood for river.
AIhe Ephraimitrs had r brogue Of their
OVID. AMI when they tried 10 say "shit-
fo!"'t" always hT ont the sound Of the
ID. When II was asked that they say shib-
rolefh, they said sibboiefh and wcr. stain.
Then safd they INTO him. say now shib-
boietb. and he said %s.bioletb. for he could
not frame 10 pronounce it right. Then they
took him and slew him Mt the passages OF
J"r.ian.' A very small difference, you say.
b'twcen Giicai and Erhraim. and get how
much intolerance about that small differ
cree The Lords tribes In our timely
which ! mean the different denominations
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES magnify "A very
sinnf difference, and the only difference be-
= Ills tO-F+s} IL tiIt
difference between shIbhoieth ami sibboleth.
The church OF God is divided into n great
number OF denominations. Time would fail
me 10 tell oi the Caivinists. and the Afmini-
ms. anithc Sahbatarians. and the Baxteri-
ans, ana the Dnnkers. and the Shakers, and
toe Quakers, and the Methodists, and tho
Baptlsts, and the E~piscopaiiars. and the
Lufhcrans, and the CongregationaIists, and
~" fresbyterians, aud the Spiritualists. and
- eror" 81 other denominations OF religion
1s's, some OF them founded by very good
men. some 81 them founded by very ego
tist1c mon. some 81 them ounded by very bad
men. But ms ! demand for mys III liberty Of
conscience | must give that same libertyto
every other man. remembering that he no
NOR" differs from me than / differ from him.
aivocate the largest liberty in all religious
teliei and form Of worship. In art in poll
Tics, IN morals and in religion let there be
no gag law, no moving OF the previous qucs-
i'o' no persecution. no intolerance.
fou know that the air and the water keep
pure ny constant circulation. and | think
there ~ Il tendency in religious q discussion
10 publication and moral health. Bet ween
the fourth and the sixteenth centuries the
church proposed 10 make people think
Alright BY prohibiting discussion. AMI ly
strong censorship Of the press and rack and
Iibbft and hot lead down the throat tried to
make people orthodox. but it was discovered
that Non cannot change n mans belief by
twisting of his head nor make n man see
differently by putting an NV. through his
eyes. There IS something in q mans con-
science which will hurl of the mountain
thht YOU threw upon it. and. unsingsd OF tho
IRE, out OF The flame will make rel wings
Oh winch The martyr will mount to glory.
In that time OF which ] speak, bet ween the
Iourth ana sixteenth centuries, people went
from the house Of God into the most ap-
pallfng iniquity, and right along by con
sec rated rltura there Vprp fiIpa 0f IrurI.p
ness and RIGHTEOUSNESS such rs the world
never heard OF, and the very sewers OF per
uition broke loose and flooded the church.
After awhile the printing press was freed,
ana It broke tho shackles of the human
mind. Then thee came a large number OF
DAD books. and where there was one man
hostile TO the Christian religion there were
twenty men ready to advocate IT,, so /
nave not any nervousness in regard to this
hhttlo going on between truth and error.
The truth will conquer just rs certainly us
that God is stronger than the devil. Let
error run If you only let truth run along with
It. Urged on by skeptic's shout and tran
scendentalist's spur, let it run Gods angels
OF wrath are in hot pursuit, and Guickerthan
'NEles beak clutches out n hawks heart
Cor vengeance will tear 1t TO pieces.
| propose TO speak to you of sectarianism
lis origin, its evils and It's cures. There
arc those who would make us think that
this monster. with horns and hoofs, Is re-
itcion. | shall chase IL to its hiding place.
and drag il out OF the caverns Of darkness
and RIP of its hide. But | want TO make a
distinction between bigotry and the awful
.ondness for peculiar religious beliefs and
forms OF worship. / have no admiration Tor
II n~rthingarian
An "A world OF such tremendous yiciesituie
AMI temptation. and with Il soul that must
after awhile stand before n throne OF in
surerahie brightness, in Il day when tho
rocking OF the mountains and the flaming OF
the heavens and the upneaval OF the s.as
shall hn among the least OF the excitements.
10 give account Tor every thought, word,
action. preference and dislike, that mar is
mal who has no religious preference. But
our early education, our physical Temporal
m"nt, our mental constitution. will very
much decide our form Of worship.
style of psalmoiy that may please mo
may displcascyou Some would like TO have
u minister in gown and bands and s~urpiice.
AMI others prefer To have a minister In plain
citizen : apparel. Some are most impressed
when y little child Is presented at tle altar
nni sprinklei OF the waters OF ahoiy henn-
.diction sin the name of the Father. and Of
the Son. ani,of the Holy Ghost and others
are NOR. impressed when the penitent comes
up op, Of the river. his garment dripping
with Tho waters OF a baptism which signifies
the washing away of sin. Let either have
his own way. One man likes no noise in
PRAYER. not 4 word. not II whisper. Another
man. Just rs good, prefers by g~esticuiation
and exclamation 10 express his devotional
aspirations, One Is just as good AS the other.
Every man FULLY persuaded in his own
mimi"
Grorse Whiteneld was going over e
Quaker rather roughly for some o. his re
lgtous %n,iment and the Quaker said
George, | am as thou art. am for bring
ing oil men TO the hope OF the gospel. There
fore. II thou will not quarrel with me abou
my broad hrirn. l will not quarrel with the,
about thy black gown. George, give me III,
hand.
In tracing ont the religion OF sactarianisn
or tiGotry | fnt that - great deal o. 1t come
tron wrong education In The home circle
Their are parents who do not think II wron
20 caricaiure and jeer the peculiar forms c
religion in the world and denounce o,he
sec,s and other denominations. L is yer
often the case thu; that kind Of educatio
acts just opposite 10 what was expected. an
the children grow up. and after awhile {
and see for themselves. and looking in tho:
churches and finding that the people a,
good there. AN. they love God and keep II
commandments, by natural reaction they {
and JOIN those very churches. | could met
lion the names o. prominent minis! ers OF n