The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-17
AT THE IABERNACLE.
Rev. DR.. TdlmBgo Preacbes ON E,ouuent
AnniYcrsaYy Sermon.

BROOKLYN, May 6.-~This was O
great day in the history of the BROOKLYN
Tabernacle. The figures in flowers back
OF the platform, 1869 and 1894, Indicate {
Rev. DIR. TnlmAge's time If coming t.
Brooklyn and the present celebration
and were Introductory to the great meet
lngs IN honor Of DR.. Talmuge's pnstO
rate to take place on the following Thurs.
doY and Friday, presided over by The
mayor Of the CITY and EX.SccrCtnrv q
tho Navy General Tracy, and TO bo par.
t!cipated in by senators and governors
and prominent men from north, south,
east aud wost. The subject Of the ser.
mon today was '"Tbe Generations, - the
text being Ecclcsiastes !, + "Olc zen.
Grafton passeth away, and another zen
Grafton cOmcth.n
According to the longevity Of people
IN their particular century has genera.
tion been called 100 years, or so Yeats,
or 80 years. BY common consent la
our nine teenth century q generation, ie
axed ut rs years.
The largest procession tina! ever
moved is the procession 0f Years, and
the greatcst army that ever mnrcNed ls
the army of gencrationz. In each
generation there are about nine
tull regiments f days. Thcae
9,l25 days III each gent ration march
with wonderful precision. They never
break ranks. The never Ground arms
They never pitch teuls, They never ha!..
They GRO never 'ii on lurlou4h. They
came out Ct the eternity past, aud the,
move on toward Tho eternity future.
They cross rivers without any bridge or
boats. The 600 lmmortals ul tho Crlmea
dashing into them cause no cpniu- ion.
They move ns rapidly at midnigh, az ~
midno0n. Their havcrsucks arc full OF
good bread and hluer alors clusters q.
richest vintage and "ottlc, OF uguu'Z'nL
tears. With regular tread LhaL no or
der OF 'doub!o quick" can hasten, Or
obstacle can s.acNeu, their tramp is on
and on and on and on whiio mountains
crumble and pyramids die. "Uuc yen
Grafton passeLh, and another generation
cometh."
This is my twtuiV fifth anniversary
sermon, 1859 and 1894. Ii is 25 years
since assumed TIE Brooklyn paste Orate.
a whole generation has passed. T'mee
generations we have kuowh~"hat which
preceded our own, that which is nov at
the front and the one coming Oh. We
are at the heels oi our predecessors, and
our successors arc at our heels. What
generation it was that preceded us!
we VINO arc now III The front regiment
are the only "nee competent to tell the
new srntlon just now coming III sight
VINO put .IfeoeceSsors were. biography
cannot telt IL. Autoblographles cannot
Tell ". biographies arc generally wilt
len Nv special trends ol INC departed,
porhaps oy Wie OF soh or daughter, and
lucy oniS toli Ihe EooU 'h'nSs me DO,
gtapIots M q o' one one OF me hfst presidents eli
tno Onl.eu O1'tes uiako no record OF the
ploeiuople nccouaC DOCKS no" IN tho
MlEiilVes hC 'ne caPiIol, "h'ch nave seen
ooA.s 49, ~" hi'o,1 MY, no iost VI Aa'heu o"hy
&c 'uo snLi,us' Inc poSrnpncfs OF ono
g.. ..ao wy ,;i. eeo.I1nl'.s VI t..o Oi'lseo
o:a.ee meyer uescl,pee LILO scene Inat day
WI "itueesou "neh the secretary was car
Ileu ueau :lunk rom lne state apart"
inoits IL aol.;s, 70 ms 80 own w. oolhe. AhtoDoSrnphy
% inst"n ,,i. "y VIZ r'.n r l,i'hSoi,, "'ld no
ono "ouiu lecolo lor iu'uro tlines his
N.Y. N.Y. "eahLosse7 % ana nor"1 oehc'ts.
;Li unoso "no sep olarlee put oo"n only
.nlns tpa' ion" wei. NO man or Wo'
tiin niu'i 'llnt oVet nVeo Woulu oafo 10 make
lt'l rGEotu " al M GLe thou9hls ana words
VI hlet'me. we VINO saw hmd heard
lnucn ol Inc genefa,loh marching Just
ahead OF US are far more able than any
BOOK @ describe accurately TO our sue
cessors who ourpredecessors were. Very
mucn IKE ourselves, thank yon. HUI
man nature IN them very much like hu-
,i,a.l ,han @ nature IN ia. Az our lime OF life
tney were very much Ike VIC now are.
A. 49, VIC .l'ae lhoy we're III thor teens
Snoy Wote very much hko you who are
a. a. Sour 'eehs, ana al inc time they were
H. IL Siioa, @ twentleS Ihey were very much
'ihoeyou ~no nre III your tWentles. HUI
ru tr";t tnao nat',o sGt "h a%iul t"ist under
t"lC nt S"J oa9o 1 al EuolI, uno IiouHh inc grace
ol oou uoes hucn 10 slraiRhlen things
oS9iy no" geheraIion mas the samo twist
%ao Sna W .n1 - sunno 1 "orK OF strengthening out
""1 " oe uo!o oyer again.
nect;nn nno'iea ,Sa III lhe country dsHicts eX-
% somo sa,o ono n;nht nSnp0rS hn ; ~ ner laolo on