. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . on theevening trains, and consequently the city makes but littleimpression upon them; but there are multitudes who, in thehotels and boarding houses, make temporary tarry here for three or four days, or as many spend the days in the stores and the evenings in sigbt-seeing. Their temporary stay will make or break them, notonly financially but morally, for this world and the worldthat is to come. Multitudes of them come into morning andevening services, those unknown to other
. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . on theevening trains, and consequently the city makes but littleimpression upon them; but there are multitudes who, in thehotels and boarding houses, make temporary tarry here for three or four days, or as many spend the days in the stores and the evenings in sigbt-seeing. Their temporary stay will make or break them, notonly financially but morally, for this world and the worldthat is to come. Multitudes of them come into morning andevening services, those unknown to others, whose history, iftold, would be more thrilling than the deepest tragedy, moreexciting than Nilssons song, more bright than a spring morn-ing more awful than a wintry midnight. If they could standup and tell the story of tbeir escapes, and their temptations,and their bereavements, and their disasters, and their victo-ries, and their defeats, there would be such a comminglingof groans and acclamations as would prove unendurable. There is a man who, in infancy, lay in a cradle satin- (328). 330 PITFALLS. lined. There is a man who was picked up, a foundling, onBoston Common. Here is a man who coolly observes Sab-bath service, expecting no advantage, and caring for noadvantage for himself; while yonder is a man who has beenfor ten years in an awful conflagration of evil habits and is amere cinder of a destroyed nature, and he wonders if thereshall be any escape or help for bis immortal soul. shijD at Melita went to pieces where two seas meet;but we stand at a point where a thousand seas converge,and eternity alone can tell the issue of the hour. The hotels of this country, for beauty and elegance, arenot surpassed by the hotels in any other land; but those thatare most celebrated for brilliancy of tapestry and mirrorcannot give to the guest airy costly apartment, unlesshe can afford a parlor in addition to his lodging. Thestranger, therefore, will generally find assigned
Size: 1236px × 2021px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidsocialdynami, bookyear1887
