The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
DR.. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE 5Y the NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject; The Persuasive word - u Calls
All People To Gladness - what We
Most Neea-rhe star of faith-There
L. Pardon for All.
LCnrrrishi. lan-l

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-ln this discourse
DR.. Talmaee calls all people 10 gladuess
and orens all the doors Of eynectancy;
teSts' Genesis ": Is, Come Revelation
Imperial tender and All persuasive is
the Worj come" Six hundred and scv-
enty-eicht times Is it found IN the Scrip
tures. IL stands at the front gate OF the
Bible. as IN NV first text, inviting ante
dhuviens into Noah's ark, and II stands
az the other gate of the Bible, as IN my
second text. inviting the postdi'uvians of
oil later ages into the ark Of Savlour's
mercy. Come is only word ot four
letters, but az is the queen ot words, and
nearly the entire nation of English Vo-
cabularv hows "a ITS sccptre. IL Is an
ocean into which empues ten thousand
rivers of meaning. Other words drive,
but this heckons. All moods OF feeling
hath that word "comc" Sometimes 10
weeps and sometimes II laughs Some.
times it prays, sometimes II tennis and
sometimes II DESTROYS. IL sounds from
the door OF the church and from the
raghos Of sin. from the gates OF he.y.n
and accrescent Of all power. II Is the
helress Of most of the future. Come"
You may pronounce n so that all the
heavens viii he heard i'm its cadcnceS or
pronounce it so that all the woes oi time
and eternitv shall rcvcrhcrate IN It's ore
prohicate. 10 Is the michtiest OF all SO
lci'0nts either Cor good or bad.
To-day ! weigh anchor and haul in the
p'anks and set sail on that great word,
although | am sure I will not be able 10
reach the farther shore I will let down
the fathoming line into this sea and try
20 measure ITS dcpths, and. though | tie
together all the cables and cordace | have
on board / will not be abe 20 touch bot
tom. All the power of the Christian rch
gion Is in that word Come The dlcta
torial and commentators in religion are
Of no avail. The imperative mood Is not
the appropriate mood when we would
have people savinglv impressed. They
may he coaxed. but they cannot be driv-
en. Our hearts are like our homes-Rt a
friendly knock the door will be opened
but An attempt 10 force open our door
would land the assailant IN prison. Our
theological seminarics. which keep young
men three wears in their curriculum he
fore launching them into the ministry,
Will do well II in so short a time they can
teach the candidates for the holy office
how TO saw with great emphasis and into
nation and power that one word come"
That man who has such efficiency in
Christan work. and that woman who has
such power 20 persuade ncople 10 quit
the wrong and begin the right went
through n series of losses. bereavemcnts.
Prosecutions and the trials Of twenty or
thirty wears before they could make il
triumph OF grace every time they uttered
tle word come"
You must remember that IN many cases
our come has = mightier come TO
conquer before IL has any effect at all.
Just give me the accurate census, the sta
tistiCs Of how many are down in fraud, in
drunkenness. II gambling IN impurty or
IN vice Of any sort, and | will give you
the accurate census or statistics OF how
L..
come" Come and click wine glasses
with me at this ivory bar" Come and
zee what we can win ~ this gaming Ia
BILE" Come. enter with mo this doubt.
ful speculation" Come with me and
read those infdcl tracts on Christianity"
Come with nc O. n place OF bad amuse-
ment." Come with me IN gay bout
through the underground life of the
city IF IN this city there are 10000 who
are down in moral character. then 2O.000
fell under the power o. the word come"
! was reading Of wife whose husband
had been ovcrthrown by strong drink,
and she went 20 the saloon where he was
ruined, and she said, Give me back my
husband" And the bartender, pointing
to a maudlln and battered man browsing
in the corner Of the barroom. said:
There he IS. jim, wake up. Here's
your wife come for you" And the WON
an said: "Do YOU call that my husband?
What have YOU been doing with him; Is
That the manly brow ~ that the clear
eve u that the noble heart that I mar.
RED? What vile drug have you given
him that has turned him into n fcnd?
Take your tiger claws of ~ him. Incoil
those serpent folds of evil habit that are
crushing him Give me back my hus.
band, the one with whom ! stood AZ the
altar ten years ago. Give him back 20
me" Victim WAS he. as millions Of 9th
era have been OF the word come"
Now we want all the world over TO
harness this word FOR good rs others
have harnessed 10 for evil ard IL viii
draw the five continents and the seas be
tween them-ycs u viii draw the whole
earth back 20 the God from whom IL has
wandered II il that wooing and pcrsua.
sive word that viii lead men 20 give mp
their sins. Was skepticism ever brought
into love of the truth by an cbullition Of
hot words against infdeltyf Was ever
The blHsphemer stopped IN hs oaths by
denunciation OF h,asphcmvy Was ever
drunkard wcaned from his cups boy the
Temperance lecturers mmIrrv OF stag
gering step and hccough! No II was.
"Come with me 20 church to-day and
hear or singing" "COmp and let me in
troduce you 20 a Christian man whom
you vii be sure 40 admire Come with
me into associations that are cheerful and
good and inspiring" Come with me into
J"' - 81 " y'N "''~' ~PN
rienced"
With that word which has done 20
much for others / approach you to-day.
Are you all right with God; NO" YOU
saw "I think not. ] am sonetimes
alarmed when ! think Of Him. ] fear !
will not be ready 20 meet Him IN the last
day Nv heart is not r,gnt with God"
Cone, then, and have II made right.
Through the Chris. who died 20 save YOU.
come, What u the use N waitngt The
longer you wait the farther OIL YOU are
and the deeper you are down. Strike out
for heaven iou remember that few
years ago steamer called the Princes
Alice, with a crowd of excursionists
aboard sank in the Thames, and there
was an awful sacrifice of lfe 4 boatman
from the shore put out for the rescue. and
he had a big boat. and he g. q 10 fall y
would not hold another person. and - hc
laid hold of the oars 20 pal FOR the shore,
leaving hundreds heiD,es and drowning.
he cried out "Oh that ! tod bigger
boat" Thank God ] am not thus lIr.
tied. and that ! can promise room tor ail
IN tn. gosp., boat Get in get in And
yet there ~ room Room m he heart Of
a pardoning God Room in heaven.
] also apply the word oi my text %
those vino would lie practical comfort
II any ever eseaue the s'rGyc.c ~ life. ]
have not found them. 1hsv are not Ger.
tainly among the prDTrrots r.as."s j.
most cases 10 wsa @ sfrlIs.- au me way
up TIL they reached the prr.aeritv. and
since they have roar0r' these Le.eht7
there have been parDrT ..f., 1lElrfIrs
and crises which weia almost .Torer 20
fhattfr tho nerves and turn fFr brain.
II would be hard 20 tell wn..n nave the
biggest fzht in th.s world. 'ae pr0speri-
ties or the adyeraties. The '2Hspic1itios
or the ob9tgrIt.es. just as soon a. Won
hn H