Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-08-18
SELF DESTRUCTION.
sDo THYsELF NO HARM SAYS THE
GREAT TABERNACLE PREACHER.


sDo THysELF no HARM SAYS THE
GREAT TABERNACLE PREACHER.
He Admits That Good Christians Have At
tempted Self Destruction, but Always In
Deinentia TorcefuI Words Against
Spreading Eyii-A Christians Death.
BROOKLYN. Aug. 12--Rev. DR.. Tai
mage, who is now abroad, has selected
as the subject for today's sermon
through the press the word Suicide, "
the text being Acts xvi, 81, 2S: "Ho
drew out his sword and would have
killed himself, supposing that the pris-
oners had been fed. But Paul cried
with q loud voice, saying, Do myself no
harm. y
Here is would be suicide arrested in
his deadly attempt He was sheriff,
and according to the Roman law a bail
if himself must suffer the punishment
due an escaped prisoner, and if the pris
oner breaking Jail was sentenced to be
endungeoncd for three or four years then
tho sheriff must be endungeoned for
three or four years, and if the prisoner
breaking Jail was to have suffered CAPT
tai punishment then the sheriff must
suffer capital punishment.
The sheriff had received especial
charge 70 keep sharp lookout lor faui
ana Slias. Inc government haa net hau
confidence III poits ana nafs 70 keep
safe these TWO clergymcn' ABOUT whom
there seemed 20 DC something seri'nge
ana supernatural.
In oleen Times
cure enough, py miraculous power
they are ifee, ana me sheflH, waxing
out OF asouhd sleep ana supposing tnesc
ministers nave run away ana showing
tnae ehey were 10 uie ior preaching
Shrist, ana leaiizing 'hae ne must .here-
iorc die' fa'her 'hah go uhuer 'he exc
cutloher aA On the morrow ana suHer
pnpilc disgrace resolves 10 preciplta'e
ms own uecease' DuV ueiose we Siiaup,
Keen, eiltscflhs aaseer Oh tho sheriH
coold htrllse HIS heart one OF tne uh-
ioosenea priSoLers arrests INC oiauc "
'iie ooiiiii'1ii' ~ sns seii ~ neiih-
~ oiueh tiilie' anu where oiirAst i'iiii'y
nau nov an.eliereu win IL suici,e was
coisiueleo ilolioiapic ''ii.' q slssh ~ eour.
age' Deihqstnehes poisonea hiinseii
wAeh 'oi'' ma. @AioAaii''er . eii'u'ss''uoi
ii . 'eiii''n''e'i 'ile suiieiiuei u wy
A,iieiiai oia'ois ise0,''es Ai -, nm
seii rather .ii',ii s''iieli'iei ~ mp VI
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'aii''' 1851 .ooa me o"n NY 'iiu
nl'er elleo 'il,ies iiis Nouiiis l'sa peen
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always o.'iiioo WIN ~, q pioi'''i'''loii
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lo''iu 'iio GU 'slol a i''' Puo soi1ie,
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INC S''poi VI 'io ot'i"'e'
nc NTii'c spreads
1liiies h''se ch"ilBeo' ana yee 'he
Allierl =, conseieice neeos 10 10 toheu
upon eilo supyees u suieiee' il'sNe you
seen d paper ~ ehe lasv month tnae uio
loe ''iiiouiice 'iie p'lr,s',55o ous Vi ilic "
oiie . own oe,isslt Dei''''itSi"' a, .'l"fiiieu
q. vac i1'S'' - Si,i'e's'iiS' w. ~ pIe-
cipi'aseis. 9lV4i ioF,1iss i"lt5o io'' cts ~
ouS VI 'he "otiu oscausc iiey calnot
siiuuie e'',' eAls'elice. fuS'f az
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inip'''ishec' anser' ieiiiolse' envy Jeai'
otsy' INSTITUTION l4iisantiiropS' arc CON
sl''eleo suiiicieiie cs'useS ior anscoiluiiis
lioni .ils ilic " paiis Sleeh' ~ l'uaa-
mum, ny pellaaoHhl' W Nthellos Gag
ger ny NATTER ny isap from inc aput-
ileht % prlase' ~ firearms, more
cases 0, ieio ae So III the last TWO
years oi tile "orld existence, Inc eva
Is moro anu more spieaaihS.
a pulpit NOT long ago expressed some