The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-16

men In high position who have despisod Goa an0
His Gospel aud that mob that hounded Onriss
from Jerusalem 10 'the place OF skull" mas never
been DISPERSED but is augmenting yet, as many OF
the learned and great men OF Inc Woriu COME W.
from their studios ana iaDoratVraes aru ,ttp si 80
Tine most bitter hostility which many OF tne ieaIne0
men In this day exercise In any direcu ION stSy
exercise against Jesus Christ, the son OF Coo, INC
Saviour OF the world, without whom we VIII oie
forever. ..n .a. :
also find the railing thief. 1t seems that he twisted
himself on the spikes aud forgot his own pain Ia
his complete antipathy to Christ. 40 nos EnSw
whether he had been o burglar or plcKpocKes Vt
highwayman; but our idea OF his crimes Is ag-
dcemer.
KISSED AT BY A Thief
In that ridcule find the fact that there Is hos
tity between sin and holiness And when see
good man going out to discharge his duty, and he
and scorn and contempt after him. say, "Hark.
another hiss OF the dying thiefP When see Holt
With her heart and open hand to take
OF the sick and help the needy and restore the lost
and find them dashed with hyper.critclsm and
jostled by the world and pursued from point to
point ana carcatured by low witticisms, l say.
sAha! another hiss OF the dying thieIl" tits sad
they they i've ~ There is but one instance in all
the Bible mentioned OF q man repentne in the last
hour There is such thing as a deatl-bed repent
ance but never saw one. God 10 all this Bible
presents us only one case OF that Kind, and II Is
amid ten millions. II you want to die
THE DEATH OF CHRISTIAN
AS Christ looked down nom the cross on the
crowd OF people he saw some friends there. and
the 1rst in all that crowd was his mother. "Oh..
| you say, swhy didn't she go down to the foot OF
! the hill and sit with her back to the scene 1t was
too horrible for her to look upon ~ Don't
makes neone Of sne Mother her
| away from the cross" you say You can't take
Il was for 0s
would have sprung to His relief. How gladly she
oLAMBERED Up ON THE CROSS
and hung there herself II her Son could have been
to Christ il she might have come close to Him and
soo5hed Him. But no, sne dared not come so close.
They would have her SacE tSe h
But there was another friend in tnat group and
that was simon of Cyrene. He was stranger in
the land, but had been long enough there to show
carry His cross-a scene for oil the ages Of time
at one end Of it and simon at the other, suggest
ing the idea to YOU oh. troubled soul, that no one
half cross to carry. If you are in any trouble
you have sympathizing kedeemer. Go right to
Him.
But there was another friendly group do not
know their names but we are simply told that
there were many friendly ones who came around
that crowd when they saw Jesus die Every pslt
OF the hammer drove spike through their hearts.
every o q oPnea IN we and
Join the crowd. Who wants to be on the wrong
side 7 There Is not man or woman in the house
who wants to be In the uniriendy group We
want to join the other group. O, Lord Jesus, we
all accept Thee No one Will strike Thee back. Come
In now Come quickly
| A SURPRISE
At the close OF the sermon there was the usual
stampede for the doors, when Mr.. Talmage an
nounced that after the benediction he would unite
in marriage couple, who had that morning re-
created a sensation among the congregation, and
those who were leaving the building Immediately
returned to their seats. After hymn had been
sung and the benediction pronounced Mr..
j Talmage lett the stage and descended to
the orchestra, in which the. happy couple,
Mr.. Edmund r. Glenn, OF Cincinnati, and
| Miss Emily j. Wocott, were seated with
Others OF the congregation. space had
been cleared for them by Major Corwin and Deacon
| Pearsall, who acted ushers, and they stood be-
| fore Mr.. Talmage and were united in the holy
bonds. The ceremony was brief one, and was
| performed without the ring. The bride and groom
were in travelling ATTIRE as they intended to pro-
coed Immediately on marriage tour. After the
ceremony had been performed the congregation
1 disnarsed.