Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-09-07
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
rHE BROOKLYN DIvINE's SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject "Ti;e Rescue"

places even now, hut they were worse in
the apostolic times. ! IMAGINE TO-DAY we
are standing in the phi'paian dungeon.
Do Won not feel the chilli DO YOU NOT
hear the rruqnS - those iuclro rated ones
who for fen Years have not seen the sun
lipbt and the deen Sigh Of women VINO
remember their iather'S house and mourn
over their wasted estates listen again. "
| IL the cough NJ a c0u-nmptiv" or tn" strlr-
| Gle Of ono in the nightmare ~ great nor
ror. You listen again and hear 'nlprr,
his chains rattlinc as b" rolls over IN hi@
dreams. and Won saw, "Goi. pity the prison
crw But there IL another sound in thlt
Z prison. II Is the song of iov and rladn 'ss
What n place 10 sin: in The music comes
winding through the corridors OF IN" prison,
and in all the dark wards the whisper IS
her Il. Whats that What's that
1t is tho son, NJ Paul AMI Slns. Th"v
cannot sleep. They have been whipped
very hadlv whipped. Tn" Ion" cashcs on
their backs are bleeding vet They lie fiat
on the cold ground. their feet fast in WOO Ten
sockets, and OF course they cannot sleep.
But they can sim. Taller whit are Won do
ing with these ncoplr? Why have thcv been
put i'm here? on, they have been irving to
make the world hottor. IL that all2, Tint
is all nit for Joseph. 4 lions cava for
Daniel. BLAZING furnace for Shadrlch.
Clubs for John Wesley. An anathema for
Philipp Meanchthon. 4 dungeon for Paul
and Silas.
But while we are standing in the gloom OF
the Philippian dungeon. AMI we hear the
minglng voices % sob and groan and bias
phemy and halclujah. suddenly nm earth
quake The iron bars O' the prison twist.
the pillars crack or. the solid masonry he
gins to heave, and all the doors swing opan.
Tho jailer, feeling himself responsible for
these prisoners AMI believing. in his pagan
ignorance. suicide to hH hOuOrahle-SnrA
Brutus killed himself. and Cato killed him
SELF and Cassius killed himsef-put his
sword to his own heart, proposing with one
strong. keen thrust to put nm end to his "N-
element and agitation. But Paul cried out;
"Stop, stop! Do thyset no harm W" are
all here ~
Then see the taller running through tho
dust and amid the ruin Of that prison. and
see him throwing himself down at the feet
ofthcse prisoners, crying out what shall
10? What shall do?" Did Paul answer
, "Get out OF this place hefor" there is another
EARTHQUAKES. Put handouts and hobbies on
these other prisoners lest they get away
No word OF that kind His compact. thrill
ing, tremendous answer memOrahl" all
through earth and heaven, was, "Bellcva on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt De
saved"
Well, we have all real OF the earthquake
in List on. in Lima, in AlrDpO and in Cara
cas-, hut we live in "A latitude wherein all our
memory there has not been one sever" vol
canc disturbance AMI vet we have seen
fifty earthquakes. Here is a man who has
been huillinG up a large fortune. His bid
on the money market was felt in all tho
,ities He thinks h has got beyond al an
noyinC rivalres in trade, and he Says 10 him
self CHOW am free and SAT" from all posi-
bic perturbation" But in 1857 or in 1873 "A
national panic strikes the foundation OF the
commercial world, and crash goes all that
| magnificent business establishment.
Here is a nun VINO has built up very
| beautiful home His daughters have Just
| come home from the seminary with dipip-
mas OF graduation. His sons have started
In life, honest temperate and pure. When
! the evening lights are struck. there Is u hun-
! piness and unhroken family circle. But
| there has been an nc 'idcnt down ut Long
Branch. The Young man vcntured too far
out in the surf. The telegraph hurl" Tho
terror up to the city. An earthquake struck
under the foundation OF that beautiful
| home.
The piano closed the curtains dropped
the laughter hushed. Crash 30 altho-" do
nestle hopes and prospects AMI cxpe'ta-
| tons. So my friends, wa have all felt tn"
shaking down OF some great trouble, and
| there WAS time when we We're rs mu - ~
cited ns this man OF the text, and W. rrird
out as he did "What shall do? What shall
| doY' The same reply that the apostle
made TO him s appropriate to Us, believe
on the Lort Jesus Christ, ami thou shalt he
! saved"
| There are some documents Of so litle i'm
portnncr that you do not care to put any
| more than your last name under tnrm, or
| even yCur initials, but there are SOM d6'u-
ments OF so great Importance that You write
| out your full aAmc. So the Saviour IN som"
parts Of the Bible is called Lord and in
other parts OF the Bible He Is called Jesus,
| and in other parts of tho Bible lie Is ratlel
Christ" bur that there might be- no mis-
take about this passage all three names cone
together-''the Lord Jesus Christ
Now, who Is this being that you want me-
to trust in and believe in? Mon sometimes
come to me with credentials and certificates
Of good character, but | cannot trust them.
There is some dishonesty in their looks that
makes me know that shall be cheatei II I
conide in them. You cannot put your
hearts confidence In man until YOU know
what stuff he Is made or and an unro;tson-
able when | stop 10 ask you who this IL TINT
you want me 20 trust in? No man would
think of venturng his life on vessel gong
out to soa that had never been inspected.
No; you must have the certificate hung
Rmidships telling how many tons II carries,
and how long ago it was built. and VINO
built il, and all about it. And you cannot
expect me TO risk the cargo OF my immortal
interests on board any craft Till you toll mt
what 1t is made OF, an where 1t was made
and what 1t is.
When, then, Task you who this s you want
me to trust In, you tell mo He is very NJ
tractive person. Contemporary writers de.
scribe His whole appearance ~ being re-
uplppIant There nppt for Christ tT
tell the children to come to Him. "Sufn
little children to come unto Me- was mo-
spoken to the children. II was spoSen tC
the disciples. The children came realty
enough without any invitation. No soon"
did Jesus appear than the little ones Jumps
from their mothers nrns IN avalanche o
beauty and love, into His lap. Christ die
not ask John to put his hcad down on Hi
bosom. John could not help but put hi
head there. suppose II look mt Christ wa
lust to love Him. How affective His manner
Why, when they saw Christ comm
along the street, they ran into their houses
and they wrapped up their lnvalds as qnlcl
as they could and brought them ont that HI
might look at them. On, there was some
thing so pleasant so inviting, so cheering Il
everything He did in His very look Whe
these sick ones were brought out. did IL
say. ''Do not bring before Ne thcso sores
Do not trouble Me with these leproSiosT Nc
no there was Il kind look there was a ger
Ito word there was II healing touch. The
could not keep away IRON Him.
think there are many undcr tho inlu
orrH 81 the Spirit OF Col who arc saving
~ will trust Him II you will only tell m
how And the great question aske h
m"ny ie, GLOW. how And while nnswc
ronr question look up and utter the prave
which Rowland Hill so often utterci In tn
midst Of his sermons. "'Nnster, helpw Ho,
ar" YOU to trust in Christi
Just rs You trust any one. Yon trust vou
partner IN business with important things
II n commercial house gives YOU note pay
able three months hence, YOU expect IN
plvment Of that motto Mt the end Of tire
months. You have perfect confidence IL
their word and In their ability. Or. again
YOU 80 homo today. You expect there viii
| hc GOD on the fable YOu hnvr conn Innr