Year: 1876




SPHERE OF CHRISTIAN DUTY-sERMoS By REV.


T. DE WITT TALMAGE.


The Tabernacle was throDged yesterday by an atten-
tive congregation. Rev. 7. De Witt Tamage resumed
the thread OF Of dscourses addressed to women
taking for his text the words. "How have hated In
sruction and my heart dcspised reproof" proverbs
", l2) In this world the speaker SAID women are IN
large majority They outnumber IN the family, In
the Church and in the State In Massachusetts, they
have 20 900 majority In the State OF New York they
have Ia, 600. They ought to be preached TO- They
decide eternal destines They adorn or blast tho do
mesnc circle. They help or they hinder the State.
Where there is sermon preached to men there
ought to be two sermons preached to women. The
trouble is that for the most part religious counsel
comes too late Let the young women OF this genera
tion DO evangelical, and the worlds redemption
Is done Literature viii be right The laws,
the Church. the State will be right.
Failing here we fail everywhere The character and
position OF decide the character and position OF
The Stale suppose young woman makes neT nome ta
home in which you dwell will become extinct
In that day will be too late TO correct all mistakes
and there will be nothing left for you but bitter ameD
tation Now is the timo TO attend 10 the happiness or
home Tme is flying very quickly away Daughters
should ask their parents counsel and seek their
prayers and after long years have passed and you
TO see the grave where they Sleep you VIII find grow
ing all over the mound something hoer than the cy
press sweeter than tho rose, chastor than the ythe
bright and beautiful memories OF 1ial Kindness per-
formed the dying hand dropped on you benodic
ion aud you closed the lids tie weary eyes of
the worn out pilgrim. IL is good time for young
woman when she Is in her iathcrs house Suppose
young woman spends her whole life wastes her
young womanhood in selfish display. Worldlness aud
irvolity may to do very well while the usre Is
in the eye and the flush is in the cheek aud the
gracefulness is in the gait; but when years
and trouble have clipped of those embellishments what


hfe to think OF oh If there is nothing TO remember
but flowers that faded and splendid apparel that Is
out and brilliant groups that are tered! Bel
shazzar's feast is full Of sport until the tankards
upset and the enemy marches in and nothing is left
but torn garands and the slush OF the wine cup and
the rind OF despoied fruit aud fright and and
woa When the trlnkets are all gone


WHEN THE GAY FEET HAVE HALTED


when the rcvel is CONCENTRATION go into her dying
room. There lace fans TO cool her cheeks
group to look down the scene, but pleasant
memory OF the past, hopeful consideration OF the
wardrobe, and her god has cast her OF. Like Queen
Elizabeth in her last hour, she wiihers on the couch
and clutches at the ar and CRIES "a kingdom for an
farce afterward, but that young has
reversed the order of her life. It is tho
farce OF a useless existence followed by the
tragedy OF lost eternity. The actress asked, In her
closing moments that all her jewels might be brought
that had been presented her by foreign courts and
as they brought the casket with her dying
hand she turned the diamonds. she sad, ''O you
dear jcwels what pity is that have to part with
you SO soon." The pleasures OF this world are poor
satisfaction TO the last hour


The opportunity for doing good should not be wasted





can accomplish SO much for Christ l belieye as be-
tween and twenty-five. would 10 God that all
the young women OF this congregation might up In
soul to-day and say 20, Lord here am for time and
for eternity. II there is anything my arm. in my
looks in my soul, in my vivacty-it is all Thine and
Thine for ever"


young woman should not omit her opportunity Of
personal salvation How strange II is that there arc
many intelligent women who will trampe under
foot the jewels OF their immortal souls and travel
darkness and IN sin, when


COPS cIARIors ARE HARHEssED


IN 0Uha0 hon IN, fha nr1c ht~hxr No
Christ, no God Opportunity gone gone forever
Privileges wasted wasted forever. The soul os lost
forever This is the year. the month, the day, the
hour the minute, In which you ought take Christ
your personal Saviour He died for you the cross
and Is forgving and gentle 10 all who will accept His
grace, Away with your money His grace Us free /
offer II all the people here to-day. Other embelsh-
ments fade other music VIII hush other grandeur will
wither You cannot with your frail arm beat your
way through the trials of lie Your heart is not iron
o when the storm comes, when the lights 20 out,
when messenger from the other world stands in your
room and says This hour you must be of, and you
stand on the brink OF the great sea without helm
pilot or compass, will you then, do you think, with
your weak arms amid the thunder and the dark
ness be able TO pull away to the other beach
blamef MOI ! oaer you full and free sal
walton through Christ o. mothers, wives, sis
daughters tho charms OF tho home circle. choose
with Ruth the Christian choice and say with her, 'Thy
people shall be my people thy God shall be my God;
where thou diest Will die and there viii be buried
! want you in the last day TO be among the great
ing want you to stand firm. What day that will be
for the Christian woman-her Kingdom come her robes
glistenng in the light OF unsetting Let her
have coronation, and reign queen forever. The rev.
the death OF Christian young woman, and in conclu-
sion hoped that those 10 whom his discourse was d.
rectcd might meet with such happy end, and realzo
the frnition OF faithful life In the happiness OF eer
nity.