Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Tells How TO Secure Safety for
Our Cities
Municipal Government from n Morn,
and Religious standpoint
a Counsel To Those Holding
Public Positions

4. fubltc fOstttOns.
DIR. Talmagc, in the following sermon.
discusses from n moral ano religious
standpoint the welfare of all Ghr towns
and cities of our country. Ills text is
Ezekiel xvii, 3: go thou that art stu
ate at the entry of the seal"
This is part of an impasSioncd apos-
trophe to the city of Tyre. twas ncau-
tful city--a majestic city. At the east
end of the Mediterranean II sat with
one hand reckoning the inland ,.adc
pnd with the other the commerce of for
eign nations. 1t swung a inonstrous
boom across its harbor to shut out for
eign enemies, ana then swung bacl.
that boom 60 let in its friends. The air.
OF the desert was fragrant with the
spices brought by caravans to her fairs.
and all seas were cleft into foam ny the
keels OF her laden merchantmen. Her
markets were rich with horses and
mules and camels from Togarmah:
with upholstery and ebony and IVORY
from Dedan; with cmeralds ana agate
md coral from Syria; with wine from
helDon; with finest nccdlcworl, from
Ashur and Chilmad. Tall. about the
splendid statcrooms of your Cuuard
and Imam and White Star lines OF
international steamers why, the
benches OF the statcruoms in those
Iyrian ships we're all ivory, and instead
OF our coarse canvas on the mast OF
the shipping they had the finest linen.
quilted together and inwrought with
emoroideries almost miraculous for
beauty. It's columns overshaduvcd an
nations lli1frTf f..s
beat. Majestic city, "situute al the
entry of the sea-
But where now is the gleum Of her
towers, the roar of her chariots. the
mastS OF her shipping? Let The Usher
men who dry their nets on the place
where She once stood let the sea that
rushes upon the Ourrenucss where she
once challenged the admiration of all
cations, let the barburians who bmId
their huts on the place where her pat
aces ghttered, answer the question
Blotted out forever! She forgot God
and God forgot her. And while our
modern cities admire her glory let
them take warning at her awful doom
, Cain was the founder of the first city.
and l suppose il took after him in NOR
ais. 1t is a long while before city can
get over the character of those who
founded il. Were they criminal exiIes.
the filth, and the prisons. and the de
bauchery are the shadows of such
founders. New York will not for 200
or 300 years escape from the good in
Huences of its founders, the pious set
tiers whose prayers went up from the
very streets where now banks discount.
and brokers shave, and companies de-
clare dividends, and smugglcrs swear
customhouse lies, and above the roar
OF the drays and the crack of the au-
tioneers' mallets is heard the ascrip-
hon: I'VE worship thee. thou al
mighty Gollar!' Tie church that once
stood on Wall street still throws its
blessing over all the scene of traffic
and upon the ships that fold their
white wings IN the harbor. Originally
men gathered in cities from necessity.
II was TO escape the iucendiary's torch
or the assassin dagger. Only the very
poor lived in the country, those who
had nothing that could he stolen or
vagabonds who wanted to be near
their place of business, but since ciyili-
cation and religion have made it safe
for men TO live almost anywhere men
congregate in cities because Of the OBJ
portunity for rapid gain. Cities are
not necessarily evils, as has sometimes
been argued. They have been the
birthplace of civilization. In them pop
ular liberty has lifted up it's voice.
Witness Genoa and Pisa and Venice.
The entrance Of the representatives of
the cities in the legislatures of Eu-
rope was the deathblow to fcudaI kiug-
art and Observation-Disclosures Doiut-
ing TO its British museum In London.
its Royal library in Paris, its vatican i'm
Rome. Cities hold the worlds scep-|
ter. Africa was Carthage, Greece was
Athens, England is London. France is
Paris, Italy is Rome and the cities i'm
which God has cast our lot will yet de
eide the destiny Of the American peo-
pie.
At this season Of the year have
thought 30 might be- useful To- talk a lit
lie while about The moral responsibility
resting upon the Office bearers in al. our
citics. tAeme as appropriate to those
who are governed as 90 the governors
The moral character OF those who Guile
city BIAS much 20 90 with the char.
actcr OF the city itself Men. women and
children aIe al interested 200 national
politics. When The great presidential
election comes, every patriot wants TO
BE- found at The ballot box Welre all
interested iu the discussion of national
finance. naf.ona. debt. and we read the
laws OF con -ress, and wr are WONDERING,
Who VIII s.t leNt boo the presidential
chair. NOW. That may ID. 400 worry well
Us very WEI. Eut M I- HIgI. tim. fIat