The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-31
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
SERMON IN THE NEW
YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
ublect "The Dangers ofpessimism. '

SWlutleu. UelfaNe1. pef-ccute1 n1Nid, IN
p,roxysm OF pciulance and rage. thus in
|cl when he said, "All men are liars" He
|polocizes and says he Was unusually pro-
|se1. and that hewas ha,ty when he hurled
Ech universal denunciation, "I said in my
haste - and so on. VI was in him only q mo-
l. uiary triumph OF pesslmism. There is
Rvtr and amen. and never more than now, n
Ii.r1s.tion abroad 10 dis.tus; everybody.
II because some bank employees defraud
|, ii.trust all tank employees. AMI because
| Iomn police osicers have taken brihcs TO be.
! VIZ that all policemen take bri)es. anl be-
us, divorce eases are in the court To- be-
! ve hut most, IL not all, marriage relations
L unhappy.
raer, are men who SOON rapidly coming
adopt this crsedi Al men ure liars.
oguirr,s. thieves. li1eUiucs When anew
|e.tuf pHrliy com s TO the surface. these
.linry TO their breakfast Il the morning
| U-.par ui-'.os1s 70 new exposure or %
w urre,, In0v crow 'at on y'rmin.
ey IU.u tH" devils iu L',l iu ju1.'atiou over
sralurr and pollution. IL some one
r-.-.nI is proved innocent. Il is TO thcm
rrr0.ntm NJ. They would rather believe
than good. They ar' Vultures, pre-
-r ns c1rr.on. Tdoy wodl Ike TO be- on
committee To- ilul something Wr1uc. They
h THAT a. Eyeglasses have been invented
improve tia sight. aud car trumpcts have
rfu Invented Co help the hearing, q corre-
niiug instrument might h' invented for
nose. 20 bring nearer MaiOlor.
l..-iW.sm says Oi tho church, "Ths ma
-ty OF thu members are hypoaritos.
tauch II Is no temporal a aivnntugo to b, "a
mirr Of the church, and therefore there
l1 tnr p,ltion 20 hypocrisy" pesslmisn
rs that the influence ot newspapers Is only
anl that they are corruptins the world,
'n tho fact is that they are the mightiost
vcy for the arrest o, crime amt the sprca!
int ligcnce, and the printing press. sCcu-
and religious, IS setting the nations free.
whole tendency ot things is towar
..ism, ana the gospel OF Smashup. We
us David oi the text for "a paroNysm OF
gust. because hcJp1lo.izes Tor u TO all tho
'sr..@ but it i5 u dcpiorable fact that
ly have taken the attitude of perpetual
rs,t AMI unuthemaiiz1tion. TIcrs ar.
must nit, dcplorl',e facts, uni We
lII not hide or miniiy them. We arr
much encouraged TO ma that thu great
rs oi on .igi reform IN New York City be-
lyr proposition 10 the liquor dealers
M r0ts tho .aw hy keeping their saloons
ou sunday rom two IN the afternoon
tI ven NJ night.
|yer -Inc' Am"ricG was discovered has
O. been worse insult TO sotriety End de-
~ ant r'lie.on than that proposition.
proposition Is cqgJ, 70 saving "Let
aut o-.vrHul r'li.iUn have a chance on
Iy iorpnouns, but sunday afternoons
all toe gates Ia Kin ami alcohol and
dam -chnHprs and sour mash and lcr-
Lightning, and the VariCgdtcl swill OF
ygric. ana drunkenness, uui crime. Con-
ate the lir-t half OF the Sunday TO God
the lat half 10 the devil. Lot the chill
on their way 70 Sunday-schools In New
at o'clock in the afternoon meet the
h0.sm that does more than all other
,cs combined to rob children OF their
crs and mothers and strew the land with
lgss orphanagp. Surely strong drink
kill enough people and destroy enough
ilies and sufficiently crowd the aims
ses and pcni,rntiaries in six days Of the
w.thoHtg.vins Il an extra half day fer
periSin and assassination.
though we are not very jubliant over
hlclpal re!orm that opens the exercises
G0No!Og5 10 ram. VIZ have full faith in
anl N the gospel which will vet sink
niqG',y rs tho Atlantic Ocean melts
@, snow. Na1t W. want, and what /
ya W. viii hHy' - u gcrIt religious
ru'us that viii m0rI'iaa and Christian
ur great poruivt.0ns and make them
| r.ur 10 WpiU'iOUs, whether unlawful
ca,.a'3. So sea 10 cause for dls.
amDa. I.-simi-m Is % sin. and those
yield 'oI' cripple thsws Ives for the
on one s,t' ol which are all the forces
F'h --. lr3 on rF Ap'.!Fon, anl on tho
SIDE %, Nlta are gii the forces
-a'. .ci on hy the Orn.po,ont. I
%" sttHa'u, ttlt ths vast majority O,
@ ar' DOING tho best they can. Nur
r.i .ul uu "tv-N,ua out oi thousand
' nu.u,~ ol the municipal and the
b. '.- governments are honest
'i Thousand bank presidents and
Pc, uue tuuare. and Eiuety-nue ar.
y lte position tAer occupy. Ont Ot
.hA usgs shanis, mechanics ana pro os-
men, nine han iral uui ninoty-ninc
u iur their duty rs they understand n.
one thousand engineers and cOudug-
nG switchmrn, nine hundred nniu
Pc are trUe 10 their responsible posi-
IL is seldom that people arrive at
=. ons OF responsibility until they have
tested over and over again. II the
y oi the pgs-iWi~t were accurate. So
= would LONG Hgo nave gone to pieces
!'''lhitlon would hgve been submerged
Hrblrism, and the wheel ofthe crr-
I. would nave turned back TO the dark
i wrong impression IL made that be-
TWO men lalsliY tNpir bank ucccuuts
!, TWO wrongdocrs are blazouol before
u' III, white nothing Is said In praise OF
} nIrajs OF bark clerks VINO have stood
: lr desks year in and year out until
.Hiu i Wei rgn gone, taking not
worth OF that which belongs to others
ms lives, though with skl'ul stroke OF
h'y might have enriched Themselves
MT their country seats Oh the banks OF
'son orthe Rhine.
d mean thing IN human nature that
IL, AA women are not praised for DOING
hIt only cNeoriatat when they do
C' LN divine arrangement the most OF
mes o., the earth urp NJ pence, ana
IA '' oi those united in marriage have
~ % o.her affinity and affection. They
E' oc', siJnul differences. and here
I rs a season OF pout, but the vast ma
y thosn IN the conjUgal relation chose
d appropriate c0mpaniouship, and
p' IN that relation You hear nothing
lulrtudo and happiness OF such
,f HouSh nothing but denth will them
ilt one sound OF marital disc1rd
'r rnr' Of continent and perhaps
alsphrre, alert.
Me- letter that ought never 10 have
yen printed IN newspaper makes
than t6e millions OF letters that
Nr pos'oilleas and weigh down the
lrrs with expressions OF honpst'love.
10" great Russian author, is wrong
prints u boo. for the depreciation
'aEe' II your observation has put
an attitude OF deploration for the
state, one OF two things Is true In
you. You have either been un-
. IN Your ucqu 4intnnppahfp or Won