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Talmage’s Method of Preparing for the Pulpit

Homiletic magazine issue with sermons and guidance on the organic Christian life, apostolic example (Acts 1), missions, prayer-meetings, and methods of sermon preparation.
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A Visit to the Haunts of Iniquity in New York

Two 1878 homiletic sermons: Deems contrasts enduring divine mystery with scientific pride; Talmage reports a police-led exploration of urban vice, urging Christian response to city sin.
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The Prodigal’s Resolve

Sermons urging repentance and the balance between God's saving work and our responsibility. Calls for immediate turning to the Father, illustrated from Exodus 14, Philippians 2, and Luke 15.
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Traps for Men; or, The Pitfalls of Life

Victorian sermons by T. DeWitt Talmage exposing the moral 'traps' of city life—bad company, temptation, and backsliding—and urging repentance, steadfast character, and ministerial integrity.
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The Worried Housekeeper, and Other Sermons

De Witt Talmage comforts overworked housekeepers by contrasting Martha's anxiety with Mary's calm at Christ's feet, affirming the dignity of domestic toil and heavenly reward.
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Hath the Rain a Father? and Other Sermons

T. De Witt Talmage's sermon on Job 38:28 ('Hath the rain a father?') affirms that rain and weather display God's providence, urging trust and gratitude instead of complaint.
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Sermons by the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage and Others

Report of the Sixth St. Lawrence Central Camp Meeting (1878), recounting prayers, sermons, revival services and conversions, emphasizing Christ lifted up as the remedy for sin.
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Lying Newspapers

An 1876 critique of immoral, slanderous newspapers and their corrupting social influence. Urges Christians to resist press corruption and to pray for leaders and 'standard-bearers.'
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Preaching to the Masses

Talmage urges ministers to reach the urban "masses" by abandoning sectarianism and technicalities, simplifying preaching, adapting church spaces, and showing practical sympathy.
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Swimming for Life: Being a Fourth Series of Sermons

Talmage portrays Christ as a mighty swimmer who plunges into sin's deep to rescue sinking souls. He warns of sin's deadly peril and urges immediate repentance and trust in Christ.
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Sports That Kill

T. DeWitt Talmage's sermon denounces the modern theatre as morally destructive, using Samson's downfall to warn of vice, intemperance, and ruinous associations. A call to Christian vigilance.
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Daily Thoughts

Daily devotional excerpts by T. DeWitt Talmage offering New Year reflections, counsel on suffering and death, and calls to repentance, vigilance, and practical faith.
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Choice Readings for Every Day in the Year

Devotional readings urging holy living: review the past year, persevere amid persecution by 'telling Jesus', remember death's certainty, and trust Christ's full sacrifice to save.
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The Average Theatre

J. De Witt Talmage's 1875 sermon "The Average Theatre" condemns the theatre's corrupting moral and social influence, its harm to actors, and urges Christian provision of wholesome alternatives.
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