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Author's Preface

The following discourses were stenographically reported, and by me revised for publication, expressly for Messrs. J. Fairbanks & Co., Chicago, 111., who are the only authorized publishers. T, DeWitt Talmagb, oso

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In issuing the ** Masque Torn Off " from our press we do h ia *he profound conviction that the Christian community and the great American Public in general will appreciate these soul-stirring discourses on the temptations and vices of city life, by Dr. Talmage as seen by him in his midnight explorations in the haunts of vice of New York City, with his exposure of the traps and pitfalls that tempt our youth from the path of rectitude. They are written in his strongest descriptive powers, sparkling with graceful images and illustrative anecdotes; terrible in their earnestness; uncompromising in denunciation ot sin and wickedness among the high or low, sparing neither rich nor poor; and are Dr. Talmage's best efforts in his earnest, aggressive warfare against the foes of society, every page burning with eloquent entreaty for a better, purer life, and are of intense, soulabsorbing interest to all who look for the advancement and higher development of the human race. This work is the oniiY bbvi8»d A2a)AUTH0BizBD publication of Dr. Talmage's sermons.

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Chapter I

Ezekiel Commanded to Explore Sin in His Day— Divine Commiseion to Explore the Iniquities of Our Cities— "Wild Oats"— Criticism of Papers — Three Million Souls for an Audience — Houses of Dissipation — Moral Corpses— Cheapness of Furnishing — Music and Pictures— The Inhabitants Repulsive— Surrounded hy Music- Young Men From the Country— Triumph of Sin — Blood of a Mother's Heart— Cannot Hide Bad Habits— Fratricide and Matricide— The Way of the Transgressor is Hard — Destroyed without Remedy 29

Chapter II. Lepers Of High Life

" Policeman, What of the Night ?"— Desperadoes in Jerusalem— King Solomon's Household— Night of Three Watches — Two Elders of the Church — Muscular Christianity — Pulpit Physical Giants — Spiritual Athletes— Thomas €halmers— Deepest Moral Slush of his Time— Hue and Cry Raised—" Ye Hypocrites "—Men of Wealth Support Haunts of Sin — Gospel for the Lepers of Society — A Moloch Temple — Heads of Families — Public Officers— Obstacles in the Way— Dens of Darkness— The Men who have Forsaken their Homes. ^ 48

Chapter III. The Gates Op Hell

Gambling Houses— Costly Magnificence Untrue— Merciless Place — ^Twelve Gates — Impure Literature — Novelette Literature— -Wide Gate— TUe Dissolute Dance— First Step to Eternal Ruin— Indiscreet Apparel —Fashion Plates of the Time of Louis XVI.— Henry VIII.— Modest Apparel— Fashion Plate of T?yre— Alcoholic Bieverag©— License Question— Gates Swing In— Is there Escape?— Practical Use viii OONTENTS.

of these Sermons— Holy Imbecility—Cliristmas Night at the F&rm House—Poor Wanderer— "Oh I Mother." 57

Chapter IV

Genesis xir: 10— American Cities — Devil Advertising Free Gratia —Purlieus of Death— Hard Working Classes Missed — Grand Trunk Railroad— Fortunate Young Men— Vortex of Death— Midnight on Earth— Sense of Piety — "Kept" Maelstrom of Iniquity — Aching Hearts— Fragments of Broken Homes— Miserable Copy of European Dissipations^Toadjrism — Revolution Needed — Public Opinion — Police Complicity— Edward Livingstone— The Printing Press- John Bunyan, Richard Baxter, Five Oceans of Mercy — "Home, Sweet Home." 71

Chapter V. Uihder The Police Lantern

A Mighty City— Midnoon— Midnight— Clerical Reformers— Their Brave Charge — Mortal Fear — Tenement Houses — Ring the Bell — Flash the Lantern — Night's Lodging — Silken Purse— Hear! Hear 11 —The Homeless— The Bootblack— The Newsboy — "You Miserable Rat"— New Recruits— New Regiments— The Shipwrecked— The Two Magic Lanterns — The Home — A Change of Scene — Another I Still Another 1 1— Flowers — Greenwood— Poverty— Coroner— Potters' Field — Close the Two Lanterns. 83

Chapter VI. Satanic Agitation

Enemy of all Good— "Give me 500,000 Souls"— But a Short Time —Elevated Railroads— Crowded to Death— Underground Railroads- Castle Garden — Jenny Lind — Trinity — New York Dailies — Mightiness of the I*ress — " Nations Born in a Day"— Exhaustion of Health —Newsboys Lodging House— Boys — Extra Romp and Hilarity- Over the Doorway— Savings Banks— Western Fever Among Them— Howard Mission — Good and Bad Amusements — Temptation — "Come with Me" — Stinging Remorse — To Hesitate is to Die. 98

Chapter VII. Amono Thieves And Assassins

The Attack— Night of Theft and. Assassination— "Who is my

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Neighbor?" — Responsibility — Rogues' Gallery — Loaded Pistols- Show me CMme — Respect. Crime Pays the Law — "A Den of Thieves" — Plans Matured — Liquors Poisoned Four Times— Their Modus Operandi— ^15,000 Check — Division of Spoils — Blackmailers— Never Fear Them— A Principle Laid Down— Professionals— Dens that Excite only Pity— "You Must Dress Better"- Crime the Offspring of Political Dishonesties — Immense Cost of Crime — Grace — No Admittance — Two Incidents — A Second Deluge— Mercy.. . . .113

CHAPTER VIII. CLUB-H0U8E&— LEGITIMATE AND UiLEOITIMATE

Two Armies— Sword Fencing— Unlucky Clip— An Honest History of Clubs —Leading Clubs of Europe— Of America— Their Wealth— Membership — Furnishing— Fascination of Club Houses— Another Style — Flushed Face — " Chips " Test their Influences— Generous at the Club, Stingy at the Home Circle— Thousands of Homes Clubbed to Death— Epitaph— Effect on Your Occupation— A Third Test— A Vital Question— The Little Child's Influence— The Three Strands— Pull for Your Life , 128

Chapter IX. Poison In The Caldkon

The Students of Gilgal— Gathering Herbs— Death in the Pot- Iniquity must be Roughly Handled— Its Hiding Place— A Good Home is Deathless in its Influence— Unhappy Homes are Blood Relatives to Crime and Rascality— Occasional Exceptions— An Indolent Life— The City Van— Four Ways of Getting Money— An Incident— How to Depreciate Real Estate — Warning from Gladstone — The Marriage Day — The Scene Changes — Leaving the Farm House —Anxiety of Parents— The End— Put Back Now 1 140

Chapter X. The Cart Rope Iniquity

Construction of a Rope— No one can Stand Aloof— Honest Gambling Establishments— An Introduction to a First Class One— Second aass— The "Roper In"— Policy— "Saddle"— "Gig"— "Horse"— Exchange — Desire for Gain — Incidents — Close Proximity to Wall Street —Gift Enterprises— Their Evil Tendency— Be Honest or Die— The Prodigal— The Game Ended., 151

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CHAPTER XI. THE WOMAN OF rLEASURE

Solid Satisfaction— An Error Corrected— Albert Barnes— Plant one Grain of Corn— Mere Social Position — Do not Covet it — A Woifldly Marriage — Mere Personal Attractions — ^Abigail — Make Yourself Attractive — Not Ashamed of Age — Culture your Heart — At the Hospital— "Seven Days'?— "Hold My Hand"— Flatteries of Men — ^An Angel — Discipleship of Fashion — Fashion Plates — Biblical Fashion— A Beautiful Attire— A Bright World. 16C

Chapter XII. The Bins Op Summer Waterino Places

An Ancient Watering Place— Tradition Concerning it— Modem Watering Places — A Picture — The First Temptation— Sacred Parade —Crack Sermons — Quartette — Air Bewitched — Horse Racing — Deceptive Titles — Saratoga — Bets Run High — Greenhorns Think all is Fair— Sacrifice of Physical Strength — Fashionable Idiots — "Do Thyself no Harm" — Hasty Alliances — Domestic Infelicities — Twenty Blanks to One Prize— Load of Life— The Fop — Baneful Literature —Its Popularity at Watering Places— The Intoxicating Beverage.. 170

CHAPTER XIII. THE TIDES OP MUNICIPAIi SIN

Intense Excitement— The Stranger's Reception— A Wild Laugh — Temptations to Commercial IVaud — "This Rivalry is Awful" — Decide for Yourself— One with God is a Majority— Political Life —Allurements to an Impure Life— Cormorants of Darkness — Six Rainbows— A Thousand of Them— "Tick, Tick I"— An Enraptured Vision 188

CHAPTER XIV. RESPONSIBILITY OP CITY RUIiERS

Ancient Tyre— A Majestic City— Its Magnificence— Its Present Position — Character of a City — Cities Hold the World's Sceptre — If an Unprincipled Mayoralty or Common Council, there will be Unlimited License for all kinds of Trickery and Sin— Questions that Interest the Merchant— Educational Interests— Some Cities these Interests are Settled in the Low Caucus— Character of Officials Affects the Domestic Circle — Even Religious Interests Affected — John Morriflseyl- Pray for your Mayor— And all in Authority— Perils and Temptations of the Police — An Affecting Incident 193

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Chapter XV. Bapequards For Young Men

David and Absalom— A Bad Boy— A Broken-hearted Father—" Is the Young Man Safe ?"— Same Question must be Asked To-day— Not as Other Men are— Wm. M. Tweed— His Strong Nature— Success — Failure— Who would Live such a Life ?— Love of Home— Can never Forget it— A Second Home— Nothing Coarse or Gross at Home- Industrious Habits— The First Horticulturist— Work or Die— A High Ideal of Life — Aim High— Respect for the Sabbath— An Incident—The Greatest Safeguard— The Great Want— "I am the Young Man"— The Turning Point 207

Chapter XVI. The Voices Of The Street

Voices of Nature — This Life is a Scene of Toil and Struggle— Industry— All Classes and Conditions of Society Must Commingle— Democratic Principle of the Gospel — Hard to Keep the Heart Right —The Man of War— The Victorious Veteran of Thirty Years* Con flict — Life is Full of Pretension and Sham — How few People are Natural — ^A Great Field for Charity— Poor Wanderers — Strong Faith of Childhood— All the People Looking Forward— No Census- Twelve Gates 221

Chapter XVII. Heroes In Common Upb

Great Military Chieftains— Unrolling a Scroll of Heroes— Heroes of the Sick Room — Heroes of Toil — Sword vs. Needle — Great Battle Fields — Domestic Injustice — No Bitter Words — Peabody— Grinnell —Missionaries at the West — Sacrificing Parents — Melrose Abbey — fhe Atkins Family — "Fire!"— Who are those Paupers ?— Coronation Day— Do not Envy Anyone— The Great Captain's Cheer.. . ..280

Chapter XVIII. The Midnight Horseman

A Dead City— Midnight Witchery— Melrose Abbey— Alhambrsr— Jerusalem in Ruins — The Midnight Ride — Midnight Exploration — Jerusalem Rebuilt— Plato-rDemosthenes— Church Affection— The , Church— Sacrifices for It— Secret of Backsliding— Building without Secure Foundation— Old-fashioned Way— Does it Hurt ?— New-fashioned Way— Wants a Ride— Reason People are Angered—" You're

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a Pauper "—Triumphant Sadness— Palace of Shushan— lU Iminen- Bity— Home-sickness — The Blacksmith — A Bereaved Mother — A Parlor in Philadelphia— Never Give Up — Our Refuge 341

Chapter XIX. Traps For Men

Wild Pigeons — Call Bird— Two Classes of Temptation — Superficial and Subterraneous — Generous Young Men — Stingy and Mean Young Men— The Skeptic— Jonah— Progress, Sir I — Light of Nature — Burke — Raphael — Mozart — Milton — Hold on to It — Dishonest Employers— Terrible and Crushing Fact — ^Eight Lies — Drug Clerk — The Moral— The Dissolute— Self Righteous— Trumpet of Warning —The World's Bridal 253

Chapter XX. Strangers Warned

Solomon Recognizing Strangers— Great Immigration— Hotels of this Country—" I must Join that Procession "—To the Academy— The Picture Gallery — The Young Men's Christian Association Rooms — Up Broadway — A Gettysburg — Underground Life — Country Customer and City Merchant — "Drummers" — Mt. Washington — Seven Apples — "Slicing off Pieces" — French Sabbaths — Only an Explorer — Sharp Business Man — Strangers Welcome — Edward Stanley 265

CHAPTER XXL

PEOPLE TO BE FEARED.

Breaking in upon God's Heritage— Uprooting and Devouring Classes of Society— Public Criminals— Their Immense Cost— Conflagration of Morals—" Stop Thief !"— Society has a Grudge against Criminals — Punishment Hardens Them — More Potential Influences Needed— Raymond Street Jail— Black Hole of Calcutta— Old and Hardened 0 Senders— Young Men who have Committed their First Crime— Sir William Blackstone— Unworthy Ofllcials—" Whisky Ring "— " Tammany Ring " — " Erie Uing^'— Fences— Skinners— Confidence Men— The Idle Classes — Useless and Dangerous — Oppressed Poor — ^Army of Honest Poor — Children's Aid Society — Dorcas Society. 275

Chapter XXII. The Worship Op The Golden Calf

A God of Some Kind— Aaron and the Golden Calf— Moses* Re-

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turn— When a Man gets Mad he is apt to Break all the Ten Commandments— Modem Idolatry—Wall Street— Bank of England- Michigan Wheat — Maryland Peaches — Immensity of its Temple — Every God its Temple and its Sacrifice — Its Victims— Solomon's Sacrifice— Clinking Gold and Silver— Destruction of the Golden Calf Certain — The Golden Calf Made of Borrowed Gold — ^Borrowing, the Ruin of the American People— Nothing Heavier than the Spirit, Crosses the Jordan — Fool I Fool! Fool! Change your Temples.... 291

Chapter XXIII. Dby Goods Religion

First Wardrobe — The Prodigal — Goddess of Fashion — Men as Idolaters— Tobacco — ^Animated Checkerboards — Benedict Arnold — Sell his Country to* Clothe his Wife — Expensive Establishments the Business Man's Ruin — ^Extravagance of Clerks — Tragedy of Human Clothes — Fashion the Foe of all Christian Alms Giving — Ninety Cents on the Dollar— Theft of Ten Per Cent.—" What a Love of a Bonnet!"— "What a Perfect Fright!"— Fashion Belittles the Intellect—French Roof on the " House of Many Mansions "—Countess of Huntington — Beau Brummel— Vashti 802

Chapter XXIV. The Reservoirs Salted

Good Water — Jericho — Municipal Corruption — Cleansing Our Cities — Work for Broom and Shovel — Character Illustrated by the Purity or Filth of Surroundings — First thing a Converted Man Does —Power of a Christian Printing Press— Publisher and Bookseller— Our Common Schools — Ignorance the Mother of Hydra-headed Crime — Ignorance in New England — Pennsylvania — New York — The. United States— Reformatory Societies Important Elements— Antietam —The Greatest Remedial Influence — Homeless Children— " The Perlice, Sir;" Inebriates' Children— Neglected Children— Their Faces —Five Points— The Merchant— " Lend Me Five Dollars "—Mary Lost— Mary Found 313

Chapter XXV. The Battle For Bread

The Ornithology of the Bible— Elijah— The Ravens— The Great Conflict To-day— The Great Question with a Vast Majority of People —A Morning Hunt for Ravens— Supply Immeasurable— Be Content

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— Recourses Infinite — Rochelle — Drought in Connecticut— Biography of a Life— Relief by an Unexpected Conveyance.— White Providence —Black Providence — White Angel — One of Three Scourges— Dark Shadow on the Nursery— Mrs. Jane Pithey— The Two Lives.. . . .325

Chapter XXVI. The Hornet's Mission

The Insect World — The Persians — Hittites — Great Behemoths of Trouble — The Insectile Annoyances of Life — "Only a Little Nervous" — ^The Wheel Must Keep Going Round — Friends Always Saying Disagreeal^e Things — Harvest Field of Discouragement — Local Physical Trouble — Domestic Irritation — Business Annoyances — The Family of Wasps— Nest of "Yellow Jackets " — The Gymnasium- Homoeopathic Doses — Knock-down Doses — Hamelln — Painting of Cotopaxi — Fools and Sluggards— Polycarp—" All Things Work Together for Good." 338

CHAPTER XXVIL

THE OUTSIDE SHEEP.

No Monopoly— Apple-Orchard— Severe Guards— Other Sheep— MacDonald— Non-Church Goers— Safe Side— Complete Armor- Wreck of the Atlantic — Launch the Boat! — Saved! — Fishing — Posilive Rejectors — An Insufficient Portion— An Experiment— Try It — Newton— Boyle — Doubting— Hope — Peace — Love — Evil Habit— Good Templars— Rebuild your Home — No Hope — Early Days — The Bars Down. 348

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE ACmS OP THIS LIFE

The Brigands of Jerusalem— Years of Maltreatment— Thirst- Vinegar— Wine— Life in Sunshine— Acid in Lives of Prominent People— No Sympathy Expected— Betrayal of Friends— Sourness of Pain— The Ashes— Compressed in One Sour Cup— Sourness of Poverty—Wilkie— Glorious Company— Privation— Sourness of Bereavement-Charmed Circle Broken— Jesus Wept — Vacant Chair — Sourness of the Death Hour— Curiosity— Clean the Lens— Vessel without Water— " Dip Your Buckets"— Fighting their Own Battles— Nana —Sahib— Gem of Great Value— Break the Infatuatio^i... 9<KX

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Chapter XXIX. The Division Of Spoils

Allegory— Metaphor— The Hunter's Return— Tl^e Fascinating Life of a Hunter — Hunting in England — India — Western Plains— Hunting the World— Edgar A.Poe— World's Plaudits— A Change— Financial Success— Dollar Hunt— Northern Pacific Bonds— Ralston— Higher Treasures— Heartfelt Satisfaction — Glorious Divisions of Spoils— Folly of Worldly Hunt— A Bare Hand— Census of Old Peopie — No Division of Spoils — Death in the Chase — Sudden and Radical Change— Instantaneous — One Touch of Electricity — What ia Religion? 372

Chapter XXX. The Blacksmith's Captivity

A Scalding Subjugation— Mines of Iron and Brass— Only Two Swords Left— Weaponless People— Reduced to a File— Keep Weapons out of the hands of Your Enemies — The World has Gobbled up Everything — Infidelity — Capture Science — Capture Scholarship — Capture Philosophy — A Learned Clergy — Recapture your Weapons —Resources Hidden and Undeveloped— '-Forward, the Whole Line!" —Take Advantage of the World's Sharpening Instruments— Get the Best Grindstones— Small Allowance Iniquity Puts a Man— Bitter Oui>— Dark Night — Deep Pangs— Terrible End — Warning Bell on [nchcape Rock — A Sad Loss — Going to Vindicate the Truth — No Mowspaper Assaults for Six Weeks— Go Ahead— Clap your Hands. 383

Chapter XXXI. The Diet Op Ashes

A Great Feast— Guests sit down Amid Outbursts of Hilarity— A»hes— Testimony of those who have been Magnificently Successfni— Testimony of Kings— Commercial Adepts— Come up, ye Millionaires—Sinful Pleasurists— A Troop of Infidels— Placid Skeptic —Lord Chesterfield— What now of all your Sarcasm— Hungry— Wh«re Found— The Antwerp Merchant and Charles V.— Mortgage — Owy One Word— Take Bread- Great Fire— Echo and Re-Echo— De^,arture Sudden— The Spaniard and the Moor— The Swiftest HoTse- Escape— Fly I Fly! 394

Chapter XXXII. Keeping Bad Company

Nt> One goes to Ruin Alone — A Convicted Criminal's Words — Bad «>3mpany— Olden Timea— Places of Business— A Challenge—

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A Reward Offered— New Clerk— Show Him the City— Forgotten his Pocket-book — Familiarity — Broken In — Beware — Glance of Purity—Shun the Skeptic— "Explain That"— Take them All— He has Gone I— Shun Idlers— His Touch is Death— "I Want You, Sir"— Self-Improvements — The Harvest Gathered in Old Age — Avoid Perpetual Pleasure-Seekers — Life Occupation to Sport — A Beauty in Sports — Declaration of Brummell — Review — Always be Polite — A Beautiful Daughter 40<i

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THE PRINCESS IN DISGtnSBS,

A Sick C^iW — Skill Exhausted — Princess in Disguise — An Emperor in Disguise — Could not be Deceived — ^Wickedness Disposed to Involve Others — Iniquity a Great Coward — ^Aaron Burr — Blennerhassett — Benedict Arnold Secures Money and Position — Major Andre, Brave and Brilliant, Suffers Death — Only Satellites of some Adroit Villain — Ignominious Fraud a Juggler — Stand off from Chicanerr —Royalty Sometimes Passes in Disguise— Kings Without a Crown — Poverty — A Pauper — A Grander Disguise — Sympathy and Help — The Amazed Doctors — A Pilgrim — People put Masks On — The Lord Tears them Off— Mask Torn Off— The Tragedy of the Pill- Box — Indian Mixtures — Nostrums that are Choking the Cemetery — Exact, Minute and Precise 413

Chapter XXXIV. Help For Those Off Tback

Help for the Multitude— "When Shall I Awake ?"— Elegant Literature— Complete Maps Showing all the Rocks, Shoals and Quicksands— A Field Comparatively Untouched — Force of Moral Gravitation— Easier to go Down than to go Up — Power of Evil Habit — Hard to Row Against the Current— Seventeen Years Ago — Tobacco -Return to Old Habits— A Hard Task Master— A Brilliant Scene- One Round More— Two Greetings— Tip-end of your Fingers- Hearty, Honest, Hand-shake — Thrill of Pleasure— "Isn't it Shocking" ?_A Special Train— A Hindrance— How Hannibal may Scale the Alps— Help! Help !— Hospital at Antietam— No Questions Asked— A Letter— Seek Advice— Sparta has Conquered— A Holiday Gift— Proudest Moment of Life 42S

Chapter XXXV. The Reproachful Outcrt

Ruhicund Lad— Sympathetic for Physical Disaster— A Sister's Letter —The Postscript — The Card — Every Man for Himself— Not »

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Worldling— Not One Word in Ten Yeara—Inso^rency— One Him. dred Cents or Your Life— Protest after Protest— Erery One Against You— Another Occasion— Great Awakening— Life Boat in the Surf —A Startling Revelation Made— Competition of Earth, Hell and Heaven— Signal of Distress— Whose Fault ?— Eire I Fire !— Entire Business of Some Men — ^A Journey for You — After Pcven Years — Patient Waiting— The Good Old Way— Just Arrived— The Sailor- Settled— A Sad Catastrophe 435

Chapter XXXVI

A State Dinner— A Son-in-law and a Celebrated Warrior— A Vf cant Chair at a King's Banquet/— A Living Person?-lity- Fond Re yollections — Have they any j^Lessons ? — A Father's Chair — Probability — No Admiration for New Fangled Notions — A Father's Reprimand — In the Way— A Sacred Place — A Throne of Influence —A Mother's Chair— A Safe Deposit Bank— One Scolded, the Other Cried- A Queenly Power Yet— Another Victory— The Invalid's Chair— A Story of Endurance— Payson— Baxter— Hall— The Most Conspicuous Thing— A High Chair— Will Pay its Way— Do not Like Children— A Thrilling Western'Incident— Give Him a Chance —A Pastor's Chair— What will it Testify ?— No Vacant Chairs.. 446

Chapter XXXVII. Oub American Cities

Courage to Look Upon the Sins of Cities— Laughed for Six Weeks —American Clergy Covering the Si-^s Probed— A Good, Stout Dose —No Apology or Closing up— Mission of the Clergy— As the Citiee go, so goes the Land — ^Every City a Mission — ^Every City has Certain Characteristics — Planting the Capital — ^You have an Interest — Citj of Palaces — Old] Masters — Go See the Work of New Masters- Westward Ho !— Historical with Footsteps — Its Morals— Men Bettei at Home— Henry Wilson— Clerks of Departments— Members oi Congress — A Vast Improvement — Never a Higher Personal Morality — Man of Morals — ^A Law Breaker — Statue Laws — ^We Need no Religious Test— Lookout Mountain— Resumption— Incense of Praise —Transitory and Unsatisfactory— Call the Roll— Will Never Forgive —The Last Chord.. 456

Chapter Xxxviii. How Ministers Are Lied About

Population of the World— Double Anniversary —Autobiographical—Old Fashioned Family— Twelve of Us— Legal Study— Chief

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Ambition— ITie Oldest Religion— War of Twenty-five Years- No Retreat— Rest at Greenwood— "Excoriate Talmage"— *'That's Tal mage" — Mounteback — Kind "Wishes — Two Ways to Answer — Same Spirits— Ministers Fighting— Build Up, Not Pull Down— Laymen— Our Great Congregation— Good, no Bad Advice Given— Metaphysical— Logical — Anecdotal — Illustrative — Go Ahead — Jealousies — Misrepresentation — Rowland Hill Incident — "Morning Star" — "Shoo Fly"— Working Classes— Did you Really Say that ?— Theatrical Abuse— In War-Paint— Outrage— Things Spicy— Secular Presa —Enemies — 8,000,000 Curiosity — Falsehoods — Sailing — Wife Drowned— Saved her Sister — Sixty Days — Invoking the Law Y Help me— Ignorant of Topography of Philadelphia— Carried Over F*' mount Dam— Disappeared— Desolated Home — Reward of |100— Full Force of the Law— Sympathy— Ten Years of Rapture— "Help'* —Comfort— 25,000 Men in Combat— Who Shall H^ve It? 468