Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-05-13
DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
CHRISTIANITY HAS TURNED The
WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.


Make = Revolution la the Family.
TExr These that have, turaed the world
upside down are come uitHer also. ~
Acts xvii, &.
There j. a wild, believing mob around
the house 81 Jason, ia rhrssaiouira. What
has the man done so greatly tu offend th,.
people. fife has been entertaining Paul
and his comrades. The mob surround the
house ami cry; Bring out those turbulent
preachers! They are interfering with our
business, They arr ruinin. our religion,
They are actually turning the world upside
down,
The charge was true for there l. moth
ing that ~ interfere~ with sin. there il
nothing 80 ruinous to every form OF ,.staf-
lished lniqutty, there j. nothing that ha-
such tendency To- turn the world upside
down a. our glorious Christianity. The
fact l., that the world now t. wrong sid,.
up, and 1t needs to he turned upsid =
down IN order that it may Ice right side up.
The tiina was when men wrote books ca
ttiin: them Apologies FOR Christianity
| hope that day has passed. We want NO
more apologies for Christianity. Let the
ap 'logies he on the part Of those who do
not believe in our religion. We do not
mean To- make any compromise in the mat
ter. We do not wish to hide the fact that
Christianity is revolutionary. and that its
tendency Is to turn he world upside down.
Our religion has often been mlsrepre-
seuted a. a principle of tears. and mild
ness. and fastidiousness; afraid of crossing
peoples preiudces; afraid of making
somebody mad; with silkeu gloves, lifting
the people up from the church pew into
glory. as though they were Bohemian
glass, SO very delicate that with one touch
IL may be demolished forever. Men speak
of religion rs though it We're a refined I'M
becility: as though il were a spiritual
chloruform. that the people were to
take until the sharp cutting OF life were
over. The Bible, so far from this. repre-
sents the religion of Christ aS robust aud
mountaineering and upsetting ten
thousand things that now seem to be set
tied on firm foundations | hear some
man in the house say, II thought religion
was peace" That IL the final result 4
mans arm is out of place. Two men come.
and with great effort put II back 10 the
socket. 1t goes back with great pain.
Then 1t gets well. Our world l. horribly
distorted and out OF joint. II must come
under an omnipOtent surgery, beneath
which there will be pain and anguish he
fore there can come perfect health and
quiet proclaim, Therefore, in the name
OF my Lord Jesus Characterization.
The religion of the Bible will make
revolution in the family Those things
that are wrong in the family circle will be-
overthrow by it, while Justice and har-
mony will take the place The husband
will be the head of the household only
when he i, fit to be. | know man who
spends all the money he makes in drink, ~
well as all the money that his wife make.
and sometmes sells the children's clothes
for rum. Do you tell me that he is to be
the head of that household? II the wifi.
have more nobility, more courage, NOR,
consistency, more of all that is right. She
shall have the supremacy. You say that
the Bible says that the wife is to he subject
to the husband | know it, But that il Il
husband. not a masculine caricature
There is no human or divine law that
makes woman subordinate to a man uu-
worthy of her, When Christianity comes
into domestic circle it will give the DO
minancy to that one who is the most
worthy of it,
Again: Christianity will produce a revp-
luton in commercial circles. Find me llftv
merchants, and You find that they hay.
fifty standards OF what is right and wrong
You say to some one about merchant, l.
he honestf" ooh! yes A." the man SAYS. "hc
is honest: but he grinds the faces Of his
clerks lie is honest: but he eXaggeratc~
the value OF his goods. He is honest: hG.
he loans money on bond and mortgage.
WIN '"' uua' S'"HuthS t""' tue HlolGa;;"
Euh ne quiet Tor Ten years nut ny soon ~
ne gets the mortgage ne records It and
begins foreclosure suit, and the sheriff
writ comes down, and the Qay OF sale ar
riyes, and away goes the homestead, all
the creator buys II IN at haii price. Hon
est "heh ne loaned the money ne kn"W
that ne would ger the homestead at hatt
price honest BHt he goes TO the inSur-
ta' 0hIee ~ EPt t'5l'E on ms llLe, ana
tell9 tnt doctor ihat ne Is well, when he
KNOWS S, ti'at Iot zen years ne mas nad but
one 'unE; honest; lno"En ne sens prop
eity pS tnt HAP IorsettlhE TO teti the p"r-
Cm it .. tlut Tue GROUND Is an "udet wat r
put II Is generous III MN 10 40 that, Tor he
throws the water INTO the bargain,
me lra"d"teht man pies up ms Sain~.
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