The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28
 3 DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON o.0.c.o.o.O.o.C.o.C.o.c.S.o FRANK DE WITT TALMAeE

tie child sitting in the front seat and said. Even that little child has her influence for good" With that the father, who sat by her side, arose and said in a loud voice which rang through the hall: That is true, sir; that is true" and then sat down After the lecture was finished this father came up to MT Cough and said: MT. Cough you never spoke truer word than when you said that little girl has her in- fiuence. For many years I was a drunk ard l not only went every night to the public tavern, but l used to take this lit- tie girl along, because she Is my favorite child. I did not want to go alone. Night after night l had staggered home drunk with her in my arms. But one night as I was going to the intoxicating cup she heard row going on in the alehouse. I felt her tremble in my arms. and she said: Papa, don't go in; please don't go in Hold your tongue I muttered. T will do as l like. Trembling with fright she pressed her little forehead against my head, and I felt a tear upon my cheek l turned and went back home MT. Cough, I have never been drunk since. Yes. sir: even a little child has her influence" Aye. not only has a little child her influence. but l sometimes think children have a greater influence upon the parental lives than the older folks.
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 Let me open for a moment the door of your home. For whom are you chiefly living? l think your chief desire Is for your children. You say to your wife: NO, Mary; will not allow that. The children must not go." But after the supper is over your little daughter climbs up into your lap and begins to talk The first thing you know you have not only con- sented for her to do what you said she n1ipht n h1Y 1.t let her take you along "Oh. John," vour wife says, those babies can twist YOU about their little fingers You have no mind of your own when they are about"
 You answer: Not at all; not at all. I always make them do what I feel is best, But tell me honestly-the children are not listening-do you not live for them? Do they not lead you anywhere they will by the string of love? Now, my friends. if your children have such an influence over you, your neighbours children have just as much influence over him. Remember this fact-if you win a child of worldly parents to Christ, that child in all prob ability will lead the parents to Christ also Oh, my brother, are not these gosnel prizes worth striving for? The easiest way to get Christ into a worldly home is 10 go there by the half open door of a chld's heart, Cast thy bread upon the child's life, and thou shalt find It after many days"
 But another unpromising field for gos- pei seed planting is the besotted life of the man or woman who for years and years has been living the life of a degen- crate or social outcast. When you think of them you invariably say "They are Ephraims welded to their sins Leave them alone. They have had their moral characters absolutely driven out of them When the ear drum is gone there Is no hope in going to specialist. He will have nothing to work upon. The hearing, in that case. can never be restored So is it with the degenerates. It is useless to cast pearls before the swine. Back into the filth they will go. It is useless to read the Ten Commandments to a flock of human wolves. Only upon the carcasses of sin will they banquet. All that you can do Is to leave them to gormandize at their cor rupt and disgusting feasts."
 Not Hopeless Field.