Christian herald and signs of our times . MISSION WORK AMONG THE Chatelain, Newly Appointed Consul at Loanda—I. A Makolo Village—2. Jere, the Royal Shoemaker—3. Natives Washing at Dondo. 162 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. March 18, 1^91. THE PLAGUES OF THE CITIES. DR. TALMAGES SERMON ON BALEFUL AMUSEMENTS AT THE CHRISTIAN HERALD SERVICEIN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW YORK, LAST SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1891. Innocent Amusements Becoming Destructive — The Prevalence of Corrupt Amusements — Principles bywhich Amusements may be Tested—How the Balefnl may be Recognized—By R
Christian herald and signs of our times . MISSION WORK AMONG THE Chatelain, Newly Appointed Consul at Loanda—I. A Makolo Village—2. Jere, the Royal Shoemaker—3. Natives Washing at Dondo. 162 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. March 18, 1^91. THE PLAGUES OF THE CITIES. DR. TALMAGES SERMON ON BALEFUL AMUSEMENTS AT THE CHRISTIAN HERALD SERVICEIN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW YORK, LAST SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1891. Innocent Amusements Becoming Destructive — The Prevalence of Corrupt Amusements — Principles bywhich Amusements may be Tested—How the Balefnl may be Recognized—By Results—Their Effect onOccupation—On the Disposition -By their Tendency to Induce Extravagance—Their Insidious Demor-alization — By the Company they Attract — A Talk with a Dying Friend—An Address at a FuneralDying Wifes Witnessing Ring. Let the young men now arise and play before us. II. Samuel 2 : 14. A. army pro-poses agame ofsword-fenc-ing. Nothing could be more healthful and in-nocent. The other army, accepts the men against twelve sport something went adversely. Perhaps one ofthe swords-men got an unlucky clip, or in some?way had his ire aroused, and that which openedm sportfulness ended in violence, each one tak-ing his contestant by the hair, and then with thesword thrusting him in the side ; so that thatwhich opened in innocent fun ended in themassacre of all the twenty-four sportsmen. Wasthere ever a better illustration of what was truethen, and is true now, that that which is in-nocent may be made destructive ? What of a worldly nature is more importantand strengthening and innocent than amuse-ment, and yet what has counted more victims ?I have no sympathy with a straight-jacket re-ligion. This is a very bright world to me, andI propose to do all I can to make it bright forothers. I never could keep step to a dead-march. Abook years ago is
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