The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-23
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DlscouRssiY THE NOTED
DviNE
Subject: What Religion Does For the
Prolongation of HUMAN Lffe-ReliglOn
IL Not Hearse-CaIe or the Health .
Positive Christian ty.
TCopyriah sOo.l

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| does for thu ,e-n,or.t,n1 - uarth,v neist.
ence. teyt peairc res ID .sW;th lono iife
will satisfy him him j, '' w. '>
Thron0 oh ina ,,;s4o,.o IL H. ,-,ards roli0.
ion has bean cbiaa,s assnc,atad a wifi, sicS.
beds and Oravava-ys iHha whola spb;ac.
| to MANY neonla "a odares,s With nbIorine
and carbolic acid. TherS ara neonle who
cannot pronounce ti,a wsrd religion With
out hearinr in Il the ciisninc chisel Of the
tombstone c,,ttar r. Is MOI, tima that this
tbin~ were chancaa sna = ,,at 'n ralici"n % 'u IN
stead OF being renrasenfei "a n hearse "a
carry out the dead. shou,d be represented
as chariot in whiet, ffaf 1fvinp are to tri.
umph. q
RELIGION. 40 far from auhtractinp from
ones vitality. is q ploriods addition' id il
sensitive. curative hvri&nfc. II Is good
for the ewes. good Tor fhh aars good for
the spleen. rood for thd iIcast,on, good
for the nerves oood for fhe mnaclas When
David. IN another mari 81 the Palms. nravs
that religion NAV be- d2minant. he does
not sneak of II "a midi sicknass or an
emac!ation or an atfakk Of moral and
spiritual cramp. He snehks Of it M .sthe
saving health of ali nations, while God In
the text promises ionreylfv TO the Mons.
saving. ssWith LONG life viii satisfv him .
The iact is that men ard women die too
soon. II Is high timn that relirion ioined
the hand of medical science In aftemntino
to tmprove hnmnn .lnnravitv Adam lived
930 years. Mathnsalah ii,1ad aeo vaars As
late in the historv ~ ~ world as Va.na.
sian there were II one fine IN HIS emnire
fortv-flve paonla lax vaalE old So Tar down
as the Sixteenth centurv1peter Zartnn died
at lax veara nf a0a I do bot sav that reiir.
ion viii ever faEs tho IA hack ~ ante.
diInyian lonrevitv Int II d. sav that the
length of hnman ipe wdIl ha Greatly i'm.
nrnvad
II is said In Teaiab lxv a0 .Tba child
shnli die 1o, vaors oid % Nov ~ accord.
inc to scrintnre the dhild IL 70 he 100
veers old NAV not tba man and woman
reaci, to s,1 and 4oc and soo3 The sact Il
that we ar are M mere, v 4 w. dyralfs and Skeletons s
that are to come Taxa the African race.
They have been ,ndarIbondaoe for cen.
tnries. Give them q chdnce and thew de.
yelon Tnnssafnt lsOnvdrfnra And II the
white race shall he hror@h ont from under
the serfiom 81 sin what Shall bs the body.
what shall be the sonlp Ralipi3n has onIv
lust touched our world {(53ye # fnll nova,
for a few centuries. and Syho can tell what
viii be the STRENGTH Of uJan and the beauty
Of i woman On an and tbs 81 iouraritv NJ N or Of aIls S '''
NV design is to show that practical re-
lIofon is the friend OF ltnuevity. / prove
1t. first. ftom the fact that it makes the
care OF our health a positiye Christfan
dnty. Whether We shali keen early or late
hours. whether We shall take food digest
able or indigestable. whether there shall be
thorough or incomplete mastication, are
questions very often referred to the realm
OF whimsicality. Int RE Christian man
lifts this whole problem III health into the
accountable and the Divine, He saws. Good
has given ma this hodv and Ha has called
it the temple ofthe HOLY Ghost, and to de-
face its affairs or mar It's walls or crumble
its its pillars IS God del defyiae ii sacriege.s he
sees Gods caifgraphy In every page-ana-
tomical and physiological. He says, ssGod
has given me wonderful body for noble
purposes" That arm with thirty-two cur
ious bones welded hyl forty-six curious
muscles, and all under Ehe brains teieg-
raphy $50 pounds blood rushing
through the heart oT6sy hour, the heart in
twenty four hours beating 100, 900 times,
during the same time TIE lungs taking In
flfty-seven hogsheads OF air, and all this
mechanism not more mighty than delicate
and easily disturbed and demolished.
The Christian man says to himself. III ]
hurt my nerves, II hurt my brain, II
hurt any Of my physical faculties, insult
God and call for dire retribution." Why
did God tell the Levites bot to offer to Him
in sacrifice animals impe gfect and diseased?
He meant to tell us In all the ages that we
are TO offer to God our very best physical
con ndition and man whd through irregular
or gluttonous eating ruihs his health is not
offering to God such shcrifice. Why did
Paul write for his cloak at Troas? Why
should such great mat as Paul be anx-
ious about a thing so Insignificant as an
overcoat? It was because he knew that
with pneumonia and rhenatism he would
not be worth hall as mueh to God and the
church as with respiration easy and foot
free.
An intelligent Christi, Il man would con-
slider ii an absurdity to knael down at night
and pray and ask God'I protection while
at the same time he kept the windows OF
his bedroom tight shut against fresh air.
He would lust as soon think of going to
the TOP q ms to sD eep n m ON s aga
ting hurt. Just as long as you refer this
whole subject OF physical health to the
realm OF whimsicality otto the pastry cook
or to tho butcher or to the baker or to
the apothecary or to the clothier. you are
not acting like a Christian. Take care OF
all your physical forces nervous, muscu-
must be brought to Judgment.
Smoking vour nervous system into nd
gets. burning out the coating Of your
stomach with wine. }logwooded and
strvchnined. walking with thin shoes I'd
make vour feet look delicate. pinched nj
tha waist nntil Won are nigh cut IN two and
nathan mart worth ANYTHING 0rnanino
nhont sick headache andpalnifstion ~ the
haart which vo,, think icarna from Hod
when thew came from voilr own folly
What right hoe anv Min or wnman ~ ID
"a 30 In tha -ts,n,ia ~ tba So,v Ghnats WIT
;s the 90 aors Hwhv - "a .ha vh;suar,n, !" ~, ~.
law - p tha brr,yr so,l What 4 liz ras Sa',
r. = tp,o nhsarvatarv ga const~notea yvs ~
ta,asaooe anU u.s.. ~ IN ~
cass,,, 9MoopS .,, hd;oe u thot S ga WI,
M,a uaiul alo .Iusu ~ =
I,s = o"I r1.s ns'lapu.I. ~ para -, q
M'o 1nUm. a nls oannisoiunc 2. ns, wv ggo, ..
m.s unn. .pses0ucUn ), .n. uuu oal' =
olrMI III. potunco-l. - - uou ~, ka.. ..n
Mnon p9com1s on a.. u.ay ~ - 49, -.
Sa[o " ouI neai,n, - wv lIo sas. o ton, p
oency toWaru ioneevltyd a. .oss =. ~
Watcn ABOUT reckisssly at3 u1oR = 4,'. ~ ny ],
Pavement ana vino II w uRhaa,y =. any ;.no :. "
uay y. nikut happoA tos ..s .a.. =. ~ .i' WV
OFTEN let II run 1own, WeiIo you alo carelu
Witn your Watch ana Rsol apuso = anu
Winu y up just at the 1ano nour esoIy
nlgnt ana PUT t ~ plfee wneIo it VIII
not suHer from tno Vioieet cunns9e ,,, oi AZ
mosphere, which Waten ~ WI. last @ tne
iongerg Common sense answers. NOW
tne n human Doay Is uoe WA mnlca. .L lou 3 see
Tug Hands oI tue Watcn' .tik kyu soo lug lace
oL tne watcn, put tne pen ~ - tne near. Z
tne ticKlng OF the WatoA Ons 70 careful
ana 40 NOT let II run deYn!
AGAIN. Temark snattplac'icai IeIgion
Is lrlonQ OF longevity ip tuo lact Ln0C 1t