The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-03-21

Copyright. 1902 Louis Kiopseh. ~. "
Washington, March lb.-in this dis
course DIR. Talmage advocates the idea
that the Christian religion is as good
for this world as the next. and will
help MS 10 do anything that ought 10
be done at all; / Timothy Nv. s. Cod
illness is profitable unto all things.
having promise OF the life that now Is
and OF that which Is 20 come"
There is gloomy and passive way
OF waiting for events 90 come upon US.
and there Is a heroic way OF going out
90 meet them, strong I'm God and fear
ing nothing. You are expecting pros
perity. and | am determined. so Tar
as have anything 90 do with L.. that
YOU shall not be disappointed. and.
therefore. propose. as God may help
me 90 project upon your attention a
new clement OF success. You have In
the business firm frugallty. patience.
industry. perseverance. economy
very strong business hrm-Dut there
needs 10 be one member added. might
Ter than them all. and not n silent
partner. either. the one introduced by
my text. Goodness. which IS profit
able unto all things. having the prom
lse OF the life that now Is as well as
Of that which Is 10 come"
suppose you are all willing 20 adj
nit that goodness Is important In It's
eternal relations. but perhaps some o;
you say. "All ! want Is an opportunity
TO say n prayer before / die. and all
will be we'll" There are a great many
people who suppose that II they can
finally get safely out OF this world into
better world they Will have exhaust
ed the entire advantage OF our holy
religion. They talk as though re-
ligion were a mere nod % recognition
which we are to give 20 the Lord Jesus
on our way up TO a heavenly man
sion; as though Il were an admission
ticket. OF no use except 10 give IN az
the door Of heaven. Now. while
would not throw any slur on a post
mortem religion. ] want to-day 10
eulogizo an antemortem religion. a
religion that Is OF no use 20 you while
you live will be OF no use 90 you when
you die. have always noticed that
when grace is very low in n mans
heart he talks great deal In prayer
meetings about deaths and ebout cof-
fms and about graves and about
churchyards. I have noticed that the
healthy Christian. the man who Is
living near TO God and IS on the
straight road 90 heaven. is full Of
jubilant satisfaction and talks about
the duties OF this life. understanding
well that II God helps him 10 live right
he will help him TO die right.
Now. IN the first place, remark
that godliness IS good for n mans
physical health. | co not mean to say
that Il will restore a broken down
constitution or drive rheumatism
from the limbs. or neuralgia from the
temples or pleurisy from the side. but
do mean 20 say that II gives one such
habits and puts one IN such condition
rs arc most favorable for physical
health. That believe. and that I
avow. The sense Of insecurity which
sometimes hovcrs over an unregener-
ate man or pouncos upon him with
tao blast Of ten thousand trumpcts OF
terror Is most depicting and most cx-
hausting. while the feeling that all
things arc working together for our
good now and for our everlasting well
fare IS conducive 10 physical health.
You will observe that goodness in
duccs industry which Is the founda-
tio- OF good health. There Is no law
OF hygiene that will keep lazy man
well. There Is no such thing as good
physical concItion without positive
work OF some kind. although you
should sleep on fown OF swan or ride
I'm carriage OF softest upholstery or
have on your table all the Injuries
that were poured from the wine watts
OF lspahan and Shiraz.
Oh. how important IN this day. when
so much Is said about anatomy and
physiology and therapeutics and some
new style of medicine Is ever and anon
springing upon the world. that you
should understand that the highest
school OF medicine Is the school ~
Christ. which declares that "godliness
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the promise OF the life that now Is as
we'll as Of that which Is TO come" So
II you start out two men In the world
with equal physical health. and then
one OF them shall get The religion OF
Christ In his heart. and the other
shall not get II. the one who be-
comes a son OF the Lord Almighty
viii live the longer. with long life
will I satisfy him and show him my
salvation"
Again remark that godlinoss IS good
for the Intellect. | know some have
supposed that Just as soon as a nan
enters into tho Christian life his Intel
icct goes into bodwariing process. So
far from that. religion will give new
brilllancy 20 the intellect. new strength
90 the imagination. new force to the
will and wider swing 10 all the intel
icctual faculties. Christianity IS the
great central fire az which philosophy
has lighted ltg brightest torch. The re-
ligion OF Christ Is tho fountain out Of
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