'DB. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDA V, S DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject: "The Path of Safety"—Menaces
to Our National Existence—Tlie Dan
ger* of Monopoly, NlhllUm and In
fidelity Pointed Out.
[Copyright. Louis Kiopscb. 1899.1
WASHINGTON, D. C.—ln this discourse Dr.
Talmage speaks of some of the perils that
threaten our American Institutions and
points out the path of safety; text, Isaiah
lxil., 4, "Thy land sliull be married."
As the greuter Includes the less, so does
the circle of future joy around our entire
world include the epicycle of our own re
j.ublic. Bold, exbllarant, unique, divine
imagery of the text. At the close of o
week in which for three days our national
capital was a pageant, and all that grand
review and bannered procession and na
tional anthems could do celebrated peace,
it may not be inapt to anticipate the time
when the Prince of Peace and the Heir of
Universal Dominion sbHll take possession
of this nation and "tby land shall bo mar
ried."
In discussing the final destiny of this
nation, it makes all the difference in the
world whether we are on the way to a
funeral or a wedding. The Bible leaves no
doubt on this subject. In pulpits and on
Flat Forms and in places of public concourse
hear so many of the muffled drums of evil
prophecy sounded, as though wo were on
tbe wny to national interment, and beside
Thebes and Babylon and Tyre in the ceme
tery of dead nations our republic was tc
be entombed, that I wish you to under
stand It is not to be obsequies, but nup
tials; not mausoleum, but carpeted altar;
not cypress, but orange blossoms; not re
quiem, but wedding march, for "thy land
shall be married."
I propose to name some of the suitors
who are claiming the hand of this repub
lic. This land is so fair, so beautiful, so
affluent that it has many suitors, and it
■will depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected. In tbe first place, I remark:
There is a greedy, all grasping monster
who comes in as suitor seeking the hand
of this republic, andtbat monster is known
by the name of monopoly. Ills scepter Is
made out of the iron of the rail track and
the wire of telegraphy. He does everything
for his own advantage and for the robbery
of the people.
ThiDgs went on from bad to worse until
in the three legislatures of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania for a long time
monopoly decided everything. If monop
oly favors a law, it passes; if monopoly op
poses a law it is rejected. Monopoly stands
in tbe railroad depot putting into his
Dockets in one year $200,000 In excess of
til reasonable charges for services. Mo
nopoly holds in his one hand the steam
nower of locomotion and in the other the
■lectriclty of swift communication. Mo
topoiy has the Republican party in one
pocket and the Democratic party In the
>ther pocket. Monopoly decides nomina
lons and elections—city elections, state
lections, national elections. With bribes
le secures the votes of legislators, giving
iem free passes, giving appointments to
?edy relatives to lucrative position, em
oying them as attorneys if they are law
ers, carrying their goods 15 per cent, less
( they are merchants, and if he find a case
ery stubborn as well as very important
ut's down before him the hard cash of
ribery.
But monopoly Is not so easily caught
ow as when during the term of Mr. Bu
innanthe Legislative Committee in one
our States explored and exposed the
.inner in which a certain railway cora
any had obtained a donation of public
nd. It was found out that thirteen of the
inators of that State received $175,030
nong them, sixty members of the lower
juse of that State received between £SOOO
□d SIO,OOO each, the Governor of that
ate received $50,000, his clerk received
5000, the Lieutenant-Governor received
10,000, nil the clerks cf the Legislature
eeived SSOOO each, while $50,000 were di
ded amoug the lobby agents. That thing
l a larger or smaller scale is all the time
>ing on in some of the States in the Union,
it it is not so blundering as it used to be,
id therefore not so easily exposed or ar
sted. I tell you that the overshadowing
irse of the United States to-day Is mo-
Dpoly. He puts his hand upon every
ishel of wheat, upon every sack of salt,
ion every ton of coal, and every man,
jmon and child in the United States feels
e touch of that moneyed depotisin. I re
ice that in twenty-four States of the
lion already anti-monopoly leagues have
en established. God speed them in the
>rks of liberation.
? have nothing to sav against capital
s. A man has a right to all the money
can make honestly—l have nothing to
- against corporations as such; without I
in no great enterprise would be possible,
. what I do say is that the same prin
des are to be applied to capitalists and
corporations that are applied to the
orest man and the plainest laborer,
jat is wrong for me is wrong for great
rporations. If 1 take from you your
operty without any adequate compensa
n, I am a thief, and If a railway
mages the property of the people with
t making uny adequate compensation,
it is a gigantic theft. What fs wrong on
mall scale is wrong on a large scale,
jopoly in England has ground hundreds
bousands of her bestlpeople Into semi
rvation and in Ireland has driven multi
linous tenants almost to madness and
the United States proposes to take the
•ilth of 00,000,000 or 70,000.000 of people
1 put it in ii few silken wallets,
lonopoly, brazen faced, iron fingered,
ture hearted monopoly offers his hand
his republic. He stretches It out over
lakes and up the great railroads and
rtbe telegraph poles of the continent
says, "Here is my heart and hand; be
to forever." Let the millions of the
pie North, South, East and West forbid
banns of that marriage, forbid them at
ballot box, forbid them on the plat
n, forbid them by great organizations,
)id them by ihe overwhelming senti
it of an outraged nation, forbid them
he protest of the church of God, forbid
n by prayer to high heaven. That
od shall not have this Abigail. It shall
be to all devouring monopoly that this
1 is to be married.
lotbor suitor claiming the hand of this
iblic is nihilism.
a owns nothing but a knife for uni
al cutthroatery und a nitroglycerin
b for universal explosion. He believes
o God, no government, no heaven and
11 except what be can make on earth!
ew tbe czar of Russia, keeps many a
, practically Imprisoned, killed Abra-
Llncoln, would put to death every
; and president on earth, and If he had
power would climb up until he could
e the God of heaven from His throne
:ake It himself, tue universal butcher,
ranee It Is called communism; in the
ed States It is called anarchism; in
la it Is called nihilism, but that last is
aost graphic and descriptive term. It
is complete and eternal smash up. It
d make the holding of property a
e, and it would drive a dagger through
■ heart and put a torch to your dwell
ind turn over this whole luud into the
ession of theft and lust and rapine and
ler.
i?re does this monßter live? In all the
•sand cities of this land. It otters its
Ito this fair republic. It proposes to
to pieces the ballot box, the legislative
the congressional assembly. It would
this land and divide it up, or rather
le it down: It would give as much to
dler as to the worker, to tbe bad as to
•ood. Nihilism! This panther, having
led across other lands, has set its paw
ur soil, and It is only waiting for the
In which to spring upon Its prey. It
lihillsm that bur ed the rallroa<* prop
at Pittsburg during the great riots; it
lbllism that slew black people in our
Northern cities during tlie war; It was ni
hilism that mauled to death the Chinese
immigrants years ago; It is nihilism that
glares out of the windows of the drunker
les upon sober people as they go by. Ahl
Its power has never yet been testedl 1
pray God Its power may never be fully
tested. It would, if it had the power, leave
every church, chapel, cathedral, school
house and college in ashes.
Another suitor for the hand of this na
tion Is Iniidellty. When the midnight ruf
flnus despoiled the grave of A. T. Stewart
in St. Mark's churchyard, everybody was
shocked, but infidelity proposes something
worse than that—the robbing of all the
graves of Christendom of the hope of a re
surrection. It proposes to chisel out from
the tomb-stones of your Christian dead the
words, "Asleep in Jesus" and substitute
tbe words, "Obliteration—annihilation."
Iniidellty proposes to take the letter from
the world's Father, inviting the nations to
virtue and happiness and tear it up Into
fragments so small that you canno'. read a
word of it. It proposes to take the conso
lntlon from the broken hearted and the
soothing pillow from the dying. Infidelity
proposes to swear in the President of the
United States and the supreme court and
the Governors of States and the witnesses
in the courtroom with their right hand on
Palne's "Age of Reason" or Voltaire's
"Philosophy of History." It proposes to
take away from this country the book that
makes the difference between the United
States and the kingdom of Dahomey, be
tween American civilization and Bornesian
cannibalism. If infidelity could destroy
the Scriptures, It would In 200 years turn
the civilized nations back to semibarbarism,
and then from semibarbarlsm into mid
night savagery until the morals of a menag
erie of tigers, rattlesnakes and chimpan
zees would bo better than the morals of the
shipwrecked human race.
The only impulse in the right direction
that this world has ever had has come
from the Bible. It was the mother of
Roman law and of healthful jurisprudence.
That book has been the mother of all re
forms and all charities—mother of Eng
lish magna charta and American Declara
tion of Independence. Benjamin Franklin,
holding that Holy Book in his hand, stood
before an Infidel club in Paris and read to
tbem out of the prophecies of Habakkuk,
aud the infidels, not knowing what book
it was, declared that it was the best poetry
they had ever heard, That book brought
George Washington down on his knees in
the snow at Valley Forge and led the dy
ing Prince Albert to ask some one to sing
"Bock of Ages."
I tell you that the worst attempted crime
of the century is the attempt to destroy
this book. Yet infidelity, loathsome, stench
ful, leprous, pestiferous, rotten monster
stretches out Its hand, ichorous with the
second death, to take the hand of this re
public. It stretches it out through seduc
tive magazines, and through lyceum leo
tures and through caricatures of religion.
It asks for all that part of tbe continent al
ready fully settled, and the two-thirds not
yet occupied. It says: "Give me all east
of the Mississippi, with the keys of the
church and with the Christian printing
presses—then give me Wyoming, give me
Alaska, give me Montana, give me Colo
rado, give me all the States west of the
Mississippi, and I will take those places and
keep them by right of possession long bo
lore the gospel can be fully Intrenched."
But there Is another suitor that presents
his claim for the hand of this republic. Ho
Is mentioned In the verse following my
text where It says. "As the bridegroom re
joiceth over the bride, so shall thy God re
joice over thee." Before Columbus and his
120 men embarked on the Santa Maria, the
Pintn, and the Nina, for their wonderful
voyage, what was the last thing they <lid?
They sat down and took the holy sacrament
of the Lord Jesus Christ. After they caught
the first glimse of this country and the gun
of one ship had announced It to the other
vessels that land had been discovered, what
was the song tbst went up from all the
three decks? "Gloria in excolsis." Aftor
Columbus and his 120 men had stepped
from the ship's deck to the solid ground,
tvhat did they do? They all knelt and con
secrated the new world to God. What did
the Huguenots do after they landed in the
Daroliuas? What did theHollan 1 refugees
jo after they had landed in New York?
What did the pilgrim fathers do after they
landed In Now England? With bended knee
ind uplifted face and heaven besieging
prayer, they took possession of this conti
nent for God. How wus the first American
Congress opened? By prayer, in the name
of Jesus Christ. From its birth this nation
was pledged for holy marriage with Christ.
And then see how good God has been to
JS! Just open the map of the continent
tnd see how it is shaped for immeasurable
prosperities. Navigable rivers, more in
number and greater than of any other land,
rolling down on all sides to the sea, prophe
sying large manufactures and easy com
merce. Look at the great ranges of moun
tains timbered with wealth on the top and
•ides, metaled with wealth underneath.
3ne hundred and eighty thousand square
miles of coal. One hundred and eighty
thousand square miles of iron. The land
so contoured that extreme weather hardly
aver lasts more than three days—extreme
lieat or extreme cold. Cllmnte for the
most part bracing and favorable for brawn
nnd brain. All fruits, all minerals,
til harvests. Scenery displaying an
lutumnnl pageantry that no land
on earth pretends to rival. No
South American earthquake. No Scotch
mists. No London Fogs. No Egyptian
plagues. No Germanic dlvtslons. The
people of the United States are happier
than anv people on earth. It Is the testi
mony of every man that has traveled
abroad. For the poor more sympathy,
[or the Industrious more opportunity.
Oh, how good God was to our fathers, and
liowgood He has been to us and our chil
dren. To Him, blessed be His mighty
oame—to Htm of cross and triumph, to
Him who still remem'uers the prayer of the
Huguenots and Holland refugees and the
pilgrim fathers, to Him shall this land be
married. Oh, you Christian patriots, by
your contributions and your prayers
hasten on the fulfillment of the text.
While some people may stand at the
sates of the city, saving, "Stay back!" to
foreign populations, I press out as far be
yond those gates as I can press out beyond
them and beckon to foreign nations, say
ing, "Come, come, all ye people who are
honest and Industrious and God lovlngl"
But say you, "I am so afraid that they
will bring'their prejudices for foreign gov
ernments nnd plant them here." Absurd.
They are sick of the governments that
have oppressed them and they want free
America! Give them the great gospel of
welcome. Throw around them ull Chris
tina hospitalities. They will add their in
dustry and hard earned wages to this
country, and then we will dedicate all
to Christ and "thy land shall be married."
But where shall the murrlage altar be?
Let It be the Rocky Mountains, when,
through artificial and mighty irrigation,
all their tops shall be covered, as they
will bo, with vineyards and orohards and
grainfields. Then let the Bostons and the
New Yorks and the Charlestons of the
Pacific coast come to the marriage altar
on one side, and then let the Bostons and
the New Yorks and the Charlestons of
the Atlantic coast como to the marriage
altar on the other side, and there be
tween them let this bride of nations kneel,
and thee if the organ of the loudest
thunders that ever shook the Sierra
Nevadas on the one side or moved the
foundations of the Alleghaules on the
other side should open lull diapason of.
wedding inarch that organ of thunders
could not drown tbe voice ot him who
would take the hand of this brldeof nations,
saying, "As a bridegroom rejoiceth over a
bride, so thy God rejoiceth over thee." At
that marriage banquet the platters shall
be of Nevada silver, and the chalices ol
California gold and the fruits of northern
orchards, and the spices of southern
groves, and tbe tapestry of American manu
luc'ure, and the congratulations from all
the .'ree nations of earth nnd from nil the
trlumpbau.' armies of heaven, "AoCso thy
laud shall be married."
I THE REALM OF FASHION, j
" NEW YORK CITY (Special).—Therage
for gray has extended to the costumes
for the bathing season. The tidy and
practical sait here illustrated is of
gray cheviot serge, trimmed with na-jf
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blue soutache and wide braid. A belt
of the material covered with braid is
clasped around the waist.
The bloomers and full portion of
waist are shaped with a centre back
seam and inside leg seams. A square
yoke forms the upper portion, to
which the full gathered fronts and
back are joined. The closing is made
in centre front with buttons and button
LADIES' PRINCESS VEST FRONT.
holes, and bands confine the fulness.
To make this batbing suit in the
medium size will require seven yards
of thirty-six-inch material.
A Graceful Princess K fleet.
The graceful princess effect is em
phasized this season both in the cut
and trimming of gowns. The pol
onaise, or redingote in the style shown
in the large engraving by May Man
ton, is worn over a skirt having a nar
row front gore that extends in a circu
lar flounce, joined to a circular por
tion of lining. The front edges of the
polonaise are hooked or invisibly
tacked to the fronts of the skirt to pre
vent their displacement, while giving
the admired overskirt effect.
As here illustrated, the polonaise of
gray broadcloth has the skirt flounce
of rich brocaded satin in gray and
white. Ruchings of gray liberty satin
in a darker shade trim the edges in a
double row and at the neck is worn a
bowed scarf of fine net with lace ends.
The hat is of gray satin straw
trimmed with white flowers and gray
tulle. The belt clasp is of cut steel.
The perfect adjustment (so essen
tial to this style of gown) is secured
by a centre baok seam, side back and
under-arm gores, the cutaway fronts
being arranged with single darts that
close in centre front. The plastron
vest that reaches just below the waist
line, is included in the rigtit shoulder
seam, sewed to the right lining front
and closes over on the left.
The inside belt of ribbon that is
tacked to each seam at the waist line
in the usual way, passes over the front
linings and is invisibly closed in centre
with handsome steel clasps.
To the front edges are joined stylishly
curved revers that extend over the
shoulders and outline the shallow yoke
facing on back.
The sleeves are shaped with under
and upper portions in a bell flare at
the wrists. Near the top a row of
ruching is sewed on in scalloped out
line, provision being made on the pat
tern for its proper placing. The neck
is finished with a standing collar, to
which curved bare portions are added
at the top.
Very stylish combinations may be
developed by the mode, which also
suggests many possibilities for remod
elling. The front gore, vest, yoke
and ruching may be made from passe
gowns of brocade or figured silk, a
new polonaise of cloth, poplin, cash
mere or other fine wcolen stuff in har
monizing tone giving the necessary
up-to-date stamp.
To make this polonaise in the medium
size will require five and three-fourth
yards of material forty-four inches
wide. To make the skirt will require
five yards material thirty-six inches
wide or five yards of material forty
four inches wide.
A Handsome AVaUt.
Golden brown poplin that matchen
the skirt is used for this handsome
waist. Creamery tofcked taffeta made
the yoke and collar, the edges of the
fancy palstron and epaulettes being
finished with quillings of brown
mousselinedosoie. The scroll design
that decorates the front is carried out
in jeweled braid, buttons to match
securing the ends of each tab on front.
The waist is simply arranged over
fitted linings that close in centre-front.
The tucked yoke, being applied at the
top, closes with the blouse front in
visibly in centre. The back is cut
away in square outline to disclose the
yoke of tucking that is applied over
the lining. Its upper edges meet the
front at the shoulder seams and are
trimmed to correspond. The slight
fullness nt the lower edge is drawn
well to the centre at the waist line.
The .distinctive feature of the waist
is the fancy front that is shaped with
a low square neck and square tabs on
each side. These lie smoothly over
the breast in pinafore style, becoming
fullness at the waist being arranged
in pleats with the blouse front. The
over-front is permanently secured on
the right, and closes over invisibly on
the left. The sle»»- .ave becoming
fullness at *'• -aused by tiny
pleats laid i upper portions at
the side edges. These are disposed
over fitted two-seam linings and tacked
in centre to hold the fullness in place.
The wrists are shaped with a bell-like
..OMAN'S DRESSY WA»T.
flare. The shaping and trimming of
the epaulettes and wrists correspond
to the tabs on front, and around the
waist is arranged a belt of crushed
ribbon prettily bowed on the left side.
To make this waist in the medium
size will require two yards of material
forty-four inohes wide.
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Her china and her tableware,
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To fish while mounted 011 the back
jf a horse probably would be beyond
;he capacity of gentle Izaak Walton of
ielightful memory, yet that is the way
iturgeon is captured in the frozen
rivers of the Ural Mountains. Russian
Dossacks fish in large bands. They
gallop along until they reach the point
n the river where the current has its
iwiftest flight. There they dismount
»nd cut into the ice until they have
:leared a small pool of water which
extends across the rapid current al
nost from one bank of the river to
;he other. A net is then Bunk to the
Dottom of the stream and stretched
icross it at the open pool so that not
t single fish can swim beyond its
neshes. Then the borseß are mounted
tnd the Cossacks turn back and ride
ilong the edge of the river for about
our or five miles. Then the bund
vheels about and gallops rapidly
ilong the ice-covered stream, making
i picture that would delight a Schreyer
>r a Fromentin. The loud cannonade
;aused by the beating of the horses'
loofs on the surface of the ice terri
ies the sturgeon and they swim
juickly in advance of their pursuers,
mmbling finally in swarms into the
let that waits their capture.—London
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Tli3 ties on the Santa Fe track arc
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talts of zinc. There are three or four
)ig "pickling" establishments at in
•ervals along the road between Albu
juerque and Los Angeles. The pro
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:bis dry atmosphere it lasts forever.
Cie Santa Fe tracks through the
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racks between Philadelphia and At
antic City and New York, and it is a
great blessing in this rainless coun
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rears. It costs S3O a mile and it is
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