The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-08
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
Excar6H0oKLYN DrvTNE's SUN
DAY SERMON.
subject "New Ground"

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After, with the help Of others, I had buih
fhree churches in the same city, and not
feeling called upon to undertake the super
toll OF building o fourth church,
Providence seemed to point to this place as
the field in which / could enlarge my WORK,
I feel a sense Of relief amounting to ex-
Whereunto this work WILL grow 4
cannot prophesy. It Is inviting and promis-
ing beyond anything l nave ever touoneo.
this world ever saw, and their pastors have
no snperiors this side of heaven, but there ia
a work which must be done outside OF tna
and to that work ! join myself for
awhile, 'sLest / build on another mans
foundation"
Now fortress Is for defense and for drill,
and for storing ammunition, but an army
sometimes be on the march lar OUTSIDE
the fortress. In the campaign OF ~conquer1n8
this world ~ Christ the time has come tor
an advance movement, for a general en-
gagement," for massing the troops, for an
Invasion Of the enemies country. Conndent
that the forts are we'll manned by the ablest
ministry that ever blessed the church, l pro-
nose. with others, for awhile, to join the
cavalry and move out and on Tor service
theopen field,
In laying outthe plan for his missionary
tour Paul. with more brain than any 81 ms
Il Contemplating VI
sors. sought out towns and cities which had
vet been preached to. He goes 20 Cor
lnith. a CITY mentioned for splendor and vice,
land Jerusalem, where the priesthood ana
sanhedrin were ready to leap with potn iees
Iupon the Christian religion He ieeis no has
I snecial work to do, n he means TO 40 II:
what was the resuit2 The grandest life OF
usefulness that man ever lived. We modern
lChristian workers are not apt 10 imitate
Paul, We build on other peoples founda-
ltlons. II we erect a church, we prefer TO
Ihaye 1t filed with families all Of whom nave
lbeen pfous. Do we gather a Sunday-schoo
Ielass. We want good boys and girls, mar
lcoTnbed faces washed, amer attractive.
Ia \ church In this city Is apt to be built out
m other churches. Some ministers spenu All
leheir time in fishing In other peoples ponds,
and thew throw the line into that cnurcn
Ipond and Jerk out a Methodist, and throw
lEhe line into another church pond and bring
cnt 4 presbyterian, or there is a religious
row In some n~eighboring church, and tne
Whale school Of fish swim of from that pond,
and We take them all in with one sweep OF
fine nat. What Is gained? Absolutely moth.
ling for the general cause OF Christ. II Is only
ns in an army, when q regiment Is tta ~
fa,red from one division to another, or IRON
the Fourteenth Regiment to the ixty-nlntl
Regiment. What strengthens the army y
The fact IS. this is a big world. When Il
,nr schoolboy days we learned the dismete
and circumference Of this planet, We y no
learn hall. lss tne ias,s asarca ~ want an,
and dianeter and oircu an.ras osn esIculatt
mis- one spiritual continent Of wretchednes
ranches across all zones, and II ! were calie
II ~ive ia geographical boundary ] woul
sav II ii bounded on the north and south an,
east and west by tn great heart Q 1oa
! sympathy ana iove; IN, X least IA. 0(
sl7es; q 4 o.}ck .n,s I'LL 45,ese multiplie
T,,ationa ara "a Be reached of the gospe
r In England OF IN m nsSs cro1dsd and a
we are peihg my ,-art vsIna hnt o.
acre Of ground 10 % gsn farm and %
West DIV ecros nossass;or There
r 600 acres u no ta eSsrvxhare uno
. vas. ne nnt. n room more NOT buildil
cupisd, pienty ~ Sonndotinn. We ne,
on another mans lou -hnmbardine d
as cnurchos nars tbat have been pro
Q old iron ciau .",, T,r;atsan assault. Al
against thirty y1aas ~ thoaa who Ia
aim Tor the salsas,vn haartad and moi
2 never yet nay ono rhara ara churches who
blank hvla.lpls 1. woyth so00 OO0- who a
pula,n gins Ave new COM lrts q year a
not averaging 1tv ,nanv = n cabin me,
:, doing less gooa tnan nass3,e stuck in wood
tngh house VIII n ya.iy who has meyer seeI
solsca ar known the difference betwe
r Greek ana ua nathr with the great outsi
10 get into syMpetay NOV that none are
MoIiusIh asr had or hardly, I~ataad that ii
broken hea.soL annsad ssNofIE s~
a will not pc Wsiuos9I aonis Iira to he arrow
~ lidious Cnlistlaui ha,,st mt anv one in
~ ed IN cnuren. .hat will Won do
IS pew" NY pro.Se rast multituds that
heayenf Mnsh ssssahiaa thew VIII
man eau 49, What ara the select |
in nIsy u ymbta in the Christian churc
compared wien the
Of thenf = ooo ooo naonla In this cluster
AT teast o,vos'soS ~ more than a00 600
~seaboard cities, Hqang ~ tba chnrches
NY the cnurcnes; ~ sho,id adyertise that
red like 2 nospa.st havs nothine worse than toe
tpaflents mus sro,nds y mt nd broken hea
ache or "run hr1unus, srsct,,rad thio
$50 mo crushed ansa ~ rnoaarata SINNERS.
Give US LOT tfeatmen. $500 ,r,th 4 d
vet coatou nnSh Z man had 4 farm
ion. AXIS ~ Ss4t Al, Ma WORK ON one a
5000 acres anu p svar 40 large ears Of q
he nay VI w heads Of wheat. he would
main pos-, The church Of God has besto,
its cnisl cas- and women in that small
II. @cfosnre' but the field Is the world. 7
means NoIsn n ana All tha ISLANDS, Of
ASIA anu
sea. q y thourn after q great battle Il
- rn nm xx1rnAoA and 6VtnR ON
lwera LEFT oV,uoV wounuoA - III t6air
Ensld and three surs19Is sHs1 charce'
Ito three pausnts unu - ~ avs 81 fhe
imaior-generai eomsS 10 Iocr N tbs ne
tors, Come ou1 s1rries, attsndan
$4,000 dying lof laca $3.50 standing /
mo sAy tny !. n.tssrts. diva have /
and tanning eneit and wa are attan
simporas .vSen Wa are not positively
them, ana w wanns M1 Il taxes Eli our tfu
with tneis n@ Tn this awful bait
keep the mes on ,.bsra milljops have 1,
SIN M soflo~ ~ III M snend an u
on millions, oo 9oe a. NO nsanie and vhe,
Ella taking care OF = lev PueptIS warid
command comss, csnnat %. 1 have
Ipracticany. essaa and I am busy keepin
few cnHacs 1 SaSr are multitude to-day
I've never had any Christian worker
50 thsm In the eye, and with sarnestness !
hing1l sns sssn,ssion say, ssComel" or they v
i'd Of sanre 40 have been in the Kingdom.
Pain ssssnds religion Is either . sham or 9
is Of E.,aon reslity. II 1t be shan, let US
treeI r. baye anything to do with ohristiaa
4; tinn n ii be q reality, then
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