Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-08-10
CHRISTS TEACHINGS.
DR.. Talmage Depicts Triumphs of
the Gospel.
Victories of the Christian Religion
-DrunLnrds Are Reclaimed
and Thieves Made
Righteous.

The antagonists al the Christian
religion are in this sermon of DIR. Tai
mage met in u very unusual way, and
the triumphs al the Gospel are depict
ed. The text l. Ezekiel 2l:2l: 'Ilr
made his arrows bright, hr cons ultcd
with images. he looked in the liver"
Two modes nj diNinatiun 10y which
the hing of Babylon proposed Ia find
out the will ni God. lie took bundle
of arrows. put them together. mixed
then. mp. then pulled forth one, and lay
the Inscription on it decided what city
hr should first assault. Then an ami
NAL was Slain. aud 10y the lighter or
darker color OF the liver The brighter
ar darker prospect of success WAS in
fcrrcd. That j. the meaning of the
text: lie made his arrows bright. he
consulted with images. he looked in
the liver Stupid drluSi"u' And Vet
all the ages have been filled with dclu-
si"nS. 1t seems aS if the world loves
Ia hC hoodwinked. the dCiusiun of the
text only Il specimen at a vast number
of dcccits practicrd upon th' human
race. In the latter part of the last
''"'"'H '"''''''' H',''' 'i'''' came '"r,h
pretending I" nav" pNlh' power made
p'"Pn'''>' h"h 'h'l"'S h"'I' III h'r
h"hnr' ana ."''o." "'S'iP'S came ior-
N"i" '" '"i"N "''' .Np'"' i've YEARS
''i"i' 'h' plrIh "l 'hIls' AP"'l"hlhS
Wa "''"' ana Nv '"''' ','i w. ana a'''r
five Years hriIp SpcrchlrSs accord
'"E =" '"' ''''''''"', ne '''''" '.' S'tN'
"hh r''s'" 'h' n'a"' ana pr'a'lcd VIZ
'"'' ""'', ''''''''"" u" inc Wy w. haN'""
''"'''' va NJ '" ''H"' '''''"'''
Inc irlph" oracle deceived vast
nlul'llh'I'N "i lthnl'' Inc ihthontsS
seated IN TIA" tempt" at Ap"ll" ntt"ring
crazy Jar""h from which The people
guessed their Individual or national
fortunes or nIl>'"r'"n's' Inc utter
ahcrs were ot such a nature that YOU
'""'u r'Ah 'h'h any WAY You wanted
10 read them.
-" 'h' ancient hu""' "S drr''N'd the
people. III" priests of those augurlcs
ny Tue ",Si'' ~ "'''> OF ny ''' 'h'"''"-
non "i S'''" ""iI'.'IS 'oh lh' fortunes
'' ''''S'"r'"'''.S 81 '','Ni'''','S an" "' ma
,"'S' me S''N u "'c'N'ti 'h' l"op'.
in' S'"H u WEI" S"li">'" 10 pe M
spur" women WI" NV" W caves an"
WI" "'"'r 'h' SHY l''h' "'oNS ai''r-
war" P"r'naS'" ny i'rin'n 'h' 'r"'u'
;" iatr a. 'he wear $50 Il man arose IN
ne" i"rh' lr'''nllH" 10 ne i'NIh"
peihS. ana plaN'd ms pari 81 wen that
"'"'"H "'''h'"'N "''"''' Nus "i>-
cipi's an" threw 'h'lr fortunes mo ms
h''P'hS' WI" :" w an ayes 'h'r'
nave p''h he'roh'dhclcS' NOMINATIONS
"'''"''"''N' s"'''r'N' hh'""li ar'S'
eh'hah'h' th'S' dNii'i'l"hS ana deIu'
Nl"hH' ne one "i me I'N' Was only Il
Specimen oI 'ha' Nh''h mas h'eh "-
currlhS vi an '"'S "i 'h' worm. N"U''
VI ,h'Sc "'iuN'""S "''"''F''Shc" any
so""' 'n"H "'''iN'"' 'h'H P""l'rl/'"
'he PtoP''' 'h'H "'r' us cru'i us 'h't
were a"S'r"' ih'N "l'h'" no h"Sp-
'"'H' '"'H h'd''" u" """''"S' ,h'H W'Pcu
away no ''ars' 'h'E enahc'l'a''o no
ser'"o'i'
But 'here are those VINO say that all
THESE deluslohS coninihcd are as noth-
ing compared with the delnsIon mo-"
| abroad III the world-thc drilsion OF
the christian religion. mat deiusion
has to-day iOo.Hoo'Goo dupes. 1t pro-
poses 10 ehclrcie Inc earth win lts
girdie. That which has been called 7
ueiusloh mas ALREADY o\'rshadoWed the
Appalachian range on ms SIDE 81 the
s'"' anu " mas "'''Sh''o"'" '"' h''-
h"u anu caucasian r'"@'S Oh 'ie o,h'r
e". Vi ''e sra' u h'N '''''lu,''" r"S
| iahd ana inc 'hi,ea STATES ms cham
P.on "''"S'on' '''s ii'''N' 'h'S sNih"''
OF the ages as u mas h,en called. mas
sonr "i'" 10 conquer 'ne iSianus Oh
'he 'ac'llc. an" M'lahesia ana Micro
"'Sia an" Mh''Hah ioiH hesi" nave AZ
| READ! surrendered 10 the d'Ihsioh. Yea
III mas conquered me lhd'ah archlpeia-
go ahd BORNE" ana Huiii'ra ahd 'ei-
cues ana Java nave 'ali'h nhd'r hs
"iies' III 'he fll' lSEluds' "here 'here
are l-u.'oo people l"@'ooo nave al
ready become 'ht nup's OF inns IRIS
nan feiI%Ioh. ana u thingS go on as
| theF are now gong on ana II the IN
hhchce oi inns great halluclnation oil
the ages cannot he stopped 1t VIII
swallow inc "i"hr. surprising. then
that christianity Is the dcIIsion of the
centuries. as some nave pm punced IT,
propose In show you what has been
accomplished 10y Tins chlmcra. tins
fallacy. this hoax. tins swindlc of the
ages.
And. In the first place. remark that
this delusion of the Christian religion
has made wonderful transformat ions
of human character. | will go down the
aisle of any church in Christcndom
and will find on either side that aisle
those who were once profigatc. pro.
fame. unclean of speech and unclean OF
action. drunken and lost. But 10y the
power of this dclusion of the Christian
religion they have been completely
transformed, and now they are KIND
and amiable and loving and useful
Everybody sees the change. nder the
power OF tins great Authorization they
have quit their former associates, and
whereas they once found their chiei
dehght among those VINO Saihoied and
swore ana raced horses. now they hnd
their chiei JOY among those VINO go Il
prayer meetings and churches, 81 com
plete Is TINS deiusioh. lea, thelr OWL
tahilies nave noticed it-the wiie has
potIc'd H. 'he chlidreh nave noticed ~