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Forbidden Honey Sermon by Talmage on Temptations and Books
In Brooklyn on October 16 1881 Reverend T DeWitt Talmage defended his church’s finances and delivered a sermon titled Forbidden Honey. He warned against temptations from literature intoxicants gambling and stock speculation comparing them to honey that harms the soul and citing Jonathan in Bethaven and the dangers of modern novels. He urged pursuit of pure literature and God’s mercy over perilous pleasures.
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