The New York herald., 1872-10-14


80 With tse Church are now only s hear
Of Christianity in the world. By and by would be
heard the grand chorus oil Q world redeemed II
was ior this we were to forget those things which
TALNAGES TABERNACLE
The Sorrow, Beauty and Antiquity Of
Christ-Thc Pastors Patlaos.
Mr. Talmage's sermon was ON ssThe Sorrow. the
Beauty and the Antiquity OF Christ"
Tradition and an ancient document. said the
pastor, tell US that the hair OF Christ when He was
upon earth was chestnut color to the ears, then
Gowing down in golden ours upon the neck. MY
text says that His hairs were white This OF course
Is q fguratye representation. AS Jesus died at
the age Of thirtythree years. apt to think OF
Him as young man. but He Is living yet. That
makes Him more than an 0ctogenaran aud a GEN.
tenarian-aye, one thousand eight hundred and
seventytw0 years OF age. But the Bible tells us
that de was present ut the creation OF the world;
that makes Him six thousand years old. Jesus says
OF Himself, ~ was set up from the everlasting,
from the beginning, or before the world was" so
that makes Him as old aseternity. He IL an aged
Christ. There is nothing that SO soon changes the
color OF the hair "a trouble. You see man to day
with hair Jet black; II you see him four years from
now his hair Will be white. Meantime his property
~,
that sorrow accounts for 1t. Marie Antoinette
came 70 Paris greeted by shouting the mightiest
Frenchmen her escort. The populace actually
tried to unharness the horses from her carriage
that they themselves might draw 1t. Beautiful In
person, beautiful in heart, the whole French nation
wOrshipped her. little time passed on and be-
hold her on the hurdle or sled drawn toward the
place OF execution, her arms pini0ned one eye en-
tirely put out the color OF her face extingushed.
History tells US that that woman imprisoned her
husband executed, her children torn from her en-
BRACE
THE KNIFE OF THE GUILLOTINE
sha rpcning for ner neck-in one night her hair
turned wnite Well, Jesus had enough sorrow to
whiten His hair. He had dweit in the palace Of
eternity. the archangel one of His bodyguard, the
unialien ones OF heaven glad and drawing His
chariot. But here you see Him drawn on the
hurdle Of our humanity toward the place OF execu
tion. This king the Disciples found one morning
on the beach frying His own fish and toasting His
own bread for breakfast seated on the well curb
thirstlng; His coat
GAMBLED FOR BY THE ROuGHs
who wanted it. the police after Him for blasphemy.
The filthy villains hawked up the phlcgm from
their throats and spat it on His clean cheek; pur-
sued as though he were q tiger, His dying drink
seemed leaving Him; He was iorsaken by every. very
Oh that was the night In which His hair turned
white. Methinks some one OF the Roman soldiers
ranes ans the
world wanted blood, and as long as single globule
remained in the veins ol Christ the anguish
crushing 3 the purple clusters antI the last last
drop was out hear the hammers ringing through
cross Gro The work IS done % Let the thanders % toll
out this funeral Of God, and thc organs Of the
onrla n lie 10
auburn has faded from His brow and Ills hair IS
'as white as the WOOL -as white as the snow'; sor-
row and anguish turnedit.
The beauty Of Christ.
WHIMSICAL FASHION
for lie hair declares s 10 he likes ros o
best when He says, "The hOary head is crown OF
glory II It be found in the way OF righteousness"
open, l looked through the window, and
saw grandfather with child, on either
granddaughter. half grown, stands behind the chair
and runs her hands through his locks. AS grand
nU It Il sunset ss # the
Spring crocuses around about the edge Of the snow
bank II is the white locks beautiful In the domes
tic circle: Two hearts have been pledged. Against
the marriage altar there dashed
WAVE or ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
The two families, In Semi-Crce, stand around the
altar Father and mother give the first congratula-
tions but let them not tarry too long, for grand
Gather auaS Is coming % with TeSpg oa Ss
word with an old mans kiss. The
beautiful than that it was the long white locks Of
grandfather at the wedding. Are you not ready to
admit that my text IN means the beauty OF M CHRIST
OF your sin has He not flashed upon your vision
Beautiful when He comes to opardon, to comfort and
sins, and eclipse after eclipse has passed over
the soul; but after while the Sun or Righteous
cTs 5 e Sr Se NE
children hanging around His neck beautiful In the
home circle Of Bethany; light for those who sit in
darkness rose of Sharon, lily Of the valley, alto
no NEW CHRIST
that mas come. ne telegraph doesn't ,nis announce
should tell you He was thousand million years old
It would give & you no idea Of His san, Antiquity. He
Jared down to its place in the mountain socket;
and the first wave swing In Its place. He comes
with all sympathy, with all Kindness, with all love-
Ars yoS ready to receive w Hms Have sy
sake those who put their trust in Him. Some Of US.
in our own families, have had instances
aged. NY mothers hair had turned white
until there was not one dark thread in it. Alter
life Of usefulness-a blameless life-she came to
her end in peace No beggar ever came to her
door and was turned away. No poor wounded soul
eyer came TO G her % and was not pointed to Jesus;
God she had only one desire before she died, and
that was that the son on missionary ground might
When the ship anchored In New York and the mis-
sionary son stepped over the parental Threshold,
she said Lord, now let me- thy servant, depart in
peace, Tor have seen thy savation.n We gathered
from afar to see only the house from which the
soul had departed. It was cloudless day when
we carried her out to the last resting place The
wthered leaves crumpled under wheel and hoof as
we passed, and the setting sun shining on the
river made 1t look like fire.
In concluding Mr.. Talmage exh0rted all to seek
the Lord and take His yoke, for 1t was easy.
THE IRON TEMPLE
The New Church on Hancock Street.