The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
THE REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE's EAl
SERMON.

SERMON.
At the Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday morning tho
services were moro than usually interesting Tho
preachers platform literally covered with howers
and on the organ pipes were suspended series Of
letters in tubcroses forming the words, Hc Is
Riscr.n The music the organ, by Mr.. George W.
Morgan, consisted principally Of the following selcc
tion from Handcls oratorio OF the ''Messiah:"-
chorus-.And the glory OF the Lord"
Chorus Lift up your heads ye gates!
Chorus worthy is the Lamb that was slam"
Furue-.Bess ing and glory to Him who
stitch upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever"
Mr. Talmasc took his text IRON John, Xxx, o and 2
.sThon comelh Simon Potter following him, ana
into the sepuichrc, ana seeth the linen clothes lie,
and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying
with tho linen clothes, but wrapped together place
by itself"
Tho Greek and Roman Catholic churches SAID Mr.
Talmage were long controversy TO the right day
on which to celebrate tho resurrection OF Christ
that who the Romanisis fasting the Greeks
rejoicing but at u great council held in 325, it
unanimously decided that Easter should DO kept and
celebrated on tho Sabbath following the first
the spring equinox; So that the whole Christian
world to-day, Protestant and Roman Catholic, keeps
Easter oil round the world. This morning souls
show an appreciation OF fact that liz risen
from tho dead 'sHe is risen.n Gle IS risen"
Mr. Talmago emphasized these last words by turning
10 tho floral inscription the organ and pointing
each word ms it was pronounced. He then contin-
ued:-
THO rst lesson that get from this Easter Sabbath
- That truth and righteousness can't be successfully
buried Let Truth, the daughter OF God, be seized,
kndlc round her Tho fires OF Smthied or let ner
head drop under the Of the guiotne; build
her grave with all the bolts OF earth, then roll
against That sepuchre all tho powders oil tho
day early the earth VIII throb. tho ground Will crack
open Truth the daughter OF Cod viii como forth.
,nJ Irtgn
The eternal years Of God IRE hers.
Again. this Easter Sabbath teaches INC Christ's per-
feet delberaton and composurc. There was plenty OF
excitement around the tomb, but Christ composed.
How do l Know ity Why, when one gets up u
fright he casts his garments on either SIDE but my
text shows that CHRIST He rosc tho shroud
and folded 1t up carefully anL laid place and
the cloth that about his head in another perfectly
calm und composed.
Again, tins Easter Sabbath teaches that
not compelled 10 worship a dead Christ We don't
kneel to day on tho cold slab Of Il cemetery, but wo
look up into tho face OF living Jesus That's the truth
OF this Easter morning He lives, tic lives TO pardon
my SINS TO carry my burdens, TO wipe away my tears
on come all you people with troubles; you don't bring
them TO the grave, bnt TO tho bosom OF the living
Christ. On, weep no more; the Lord has risen. lie
Again This Easter Sabbath teaches us that tho grave
has been completely broken up for all Gods children
Christ went up out OF the grave. That's what makes
this Easter Sabbath SO glorious There's great,
hideous monster who has walked over this world Us
conqueror. He rode on black horse across the fields
OF Sedan ami Ausierilz All the cities OF tho world
coming down under his long continued assault. HIS
name is Death. His music l. tho cry OF dcsolaicd
homes his chalicc Is human skull; his pleasure
spring fountains are tho tears OF world Oh,
hate him, | hate HIM with perfect hatred. He has
taken SO many OF our loved ones away. But the old
monster shall come down. This Easter morning
declares IL 1 hear the thump Of Paui's heel
rs II comes down the neck oil the conqueror 20
Death where is thy stingy o Grave! where Is tn
victoryY"
THE GREAT EASTER DAY.
That great Easter Day which Will come TO all, and
which thus Easter Day prensures VIII be ushercd In
with great sound, with the blast OF trumpels, with
great shouting. II viii be very penetrating sound
il will not DO mistaken Tor thunder the pcaIs of
earthly mmstrelsy. Millions OF spirits shall come
from heaven, and they viii cry, 20 Grave give US
back bodcs!" All the great of the earth. all the
armies, and vanqushed; the infant OF day as
well as tho octogonaran. and now the air Is dark
ened with the fragments OF bodies coming together
IRON all quarters Of the earth. Every that's born
blind God will kinde eye for him. Amid all tho
nations tho Christian dead that rcsurrectcd not
one blind eye, not one palsied foot, not ono dumb
tongue, not deaf ear You ask me II ! have
any idea what kind OF form wo will get on that
Easter morning! Yes. have. In the first
place Il will DO glorious. Why, the finest form
that you IN all the earth is mere
skeleton compared with what wo will have
O "A that day.