The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
TALMAGE'S SIRMUN.
THE BIBLE. THE SUBJECT ON
LAST SUNDAY.
GosA Aeeompnshed Thereby an EvideAee
of 1t. Divine Orixin-An Answer to
sAs Cheap AEnos,iesn of the Pres
sa. Day.

fCopTrEhtst. It' by Louis klor.chl
Text. Matthew vii. II, DO me,
gather grapes Of tho-ns:
Not in this country Not in an,
country. Tho-ns stick, thorns LAGER
ate, but all the thorns ever put togeth
?, never yielcsd one cluster Of Csta*-
ha or Isabella grapes Christ, vhc
vas the master Of apt and potent n
!uSITstion. is thus setting forth vha,
you anC / well know. that you cannot
get that which is pleasan. and health
tul and good from that which is bad,
II YOU dnd round. large. beautiful
cluster o. grapes, you know that ii was
produced By & good grape vine and no;
from ,angle OF Canada thistle. Now
if l csl show you that this holy Bible
yields good fruit. healthtul fruit, grand
fruit, splendid fruit, you will come 10
the conclusion that il is good Bible,
and all the arguments Of the skeptic
against il when he tries TO show it is
a bad book viii go overheard
Do men gather grapes Of thorns?"
Can bad book yield good results
skeptics with great vehemence declare
that the Bible is a cruel book. They
read the story OF the determination OF
the Canaanites and of all the ancient
Wars and the history of David and
Joshua. and they come to the conclu-
sion that the Bible is in favor OF lac
Grafton and nanslaughter and massa-
5aI will q
bad result; q cruel book will produce a
cruel result
Eject on Children.
Wha; has been the effect upon your
children Of this cruel book? Or il you
do not allow the book to be read in
your household. what mas been the ef-
feet upon the .hildren OF other house
holds where the word Of God is hon
ored' Have they, as result OF read
ing this cruel book gone forth with a
cruel spirit to pull the wings OF flies
and to pinion grasshoppers and to rob
birds nests? cruel book ought to
make cruel people. II they diligently
read II ana get absorbed with its prin-
ciples that cause must produce that
effect At what time did you notice
that the teachings OF this holy Bible
created cruelty in the heart and life of
George Peabody. OF Miss Dix. of Flor
ence Nightingale, 0. John Howard, OF
John Frederick Oberlin, o. Abbot Lau-
renee? Have you noticed in reading
the biography Of these people that in
proportion as they become friends Of
the Bible they became enemies to hu-
manity' Have you not. on the con-
trary. noticed that all the institutions
Of mercy established or being estAb-
lished were chiefly supported by the
friends Of this book There Is the
hospital In wartime. There are twenty
Christian women. They are binding
up wounds: they are Offering cordials !;
they are kneeling down by the dying
praying for their departing spirits.
Where does the cruelty crop out? They
have been reading the Bible all ,heir
lives. They read it every morning;
they read it every night; they carry il
under their arm when they go into the
hospital.
Where does the cruelty OF the booh
crop out! Is 1t in the gentleness ol
their step? Is 1t in the cadence Of theil
voice? Is it in the sympathetic praye,
they offer at the bedside of the dying
Your common sense tells you that z
cruel book must produce cruel results
When you can make a rose leaf stAt
like a bayonet. and when you car
manufacture icicles out of the south