The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
SCRIPTURE LESSONS.
"Implore Men To Be Recon.
ciled with God"
THE SMILE OF GOD.
1.-The Communion Is a Solemn Service
Sacred Rite"

THE GALA DAAs OF HEAvEs-sERM' BY TIL


THE GALA DAAs OF HEAvEN-sERM IN By THE
REV. t. DE WITT TALMAGE.
Mr. Talmags preached yesterday morning In the
Brooklyn Tabernacle his first sermon since his re-
turn from his summer VACATION His subject was
ssrhe Gala Days Of Heaven" ana his text taken
from Revelation, Nv. latter this looked and be-
hold door opened in heaven" Taxing It for
granted, said Mr. Talmags, that you are tired Of
sin, tired Of temptation, Of sickness betrayal and
SANDER OF this earthly struggle want this
morning TO look with me into the door Of
heaven l have patience with human speculation
in regard that country. For each proposition that
lay shall give you divine authority. This morn
ing want to hold before you the five great excop
tionai days in heavep-jubioe gala days, days OF
special pomp ceremony. There lie monosony
in heaven ever something new, something stirring
INTENSE EXCITEMENT HEAVEN.
The first gr cat day in heaven the day OF our
worlds construction. Job says the morning stars
that H. the angclssang toge ner and all the sons Of
God shouted for JOY viii have NO quarrel with geo.
logists about how long the world was IN being built
not which theory you adopt, you must believe
there day when the world was completed. There
vas special music IL Heaven Tor that day. IL to
DO expected that GU the opening Of grand temple
there should DO SPECIAL dedicatory services and 80 II
IL seems tnere WAS rehearsed programme
Tho morning stars sang together; there was 40 ds-
cord different Of the great orchestra blend
ing together Our world WAS pushed of with song.
Whatever may nave been the Ordinary style OF wor-
ship heaven on That day We are told they shouted
great camp messing on the plains OF heaveni
Why should there Do such star about our little
worldY Worlds not estimated by their size but Dy
th.ir history. This was TO be world more famous
than VII the other worlds. Wnsn ships launched
world was sprinkied with song. Intense excitement
In Heavenl new world Is bornI The great theatre
whose stage should DC enacted the greatest tragedy
astronomy 10 worship II Is u very poor telescope
that nnas every starou the star Of Bstniehsm.
THE FIRST MURDER.
The second great day IN heaven YVES The day
when the first human soul was introduced.
There had boon murder IN the fields. One young mau
dian't like style Vi worship his brother engaged
III Tue only that Cam could put AL end 70 u ws
20 slay Abel There w.s the World. mrs! murder,
frs. human soul went into glory there
was q fuitsr and transport over MIN. "Here comes
an innubi.ant from thai new world" they sald. and
they gather round 10 examine the structure Of that
new soul. Intense curiosity IN Asavsnl Ten thou
sand times ten thousand Angels and only human
SOUL That new world lost Is 10 be new world
saw. IN. weird he confrOn.s the Consequences aud
the glorious results Of HIS anticipated mission. In
heaven That day they could tax oi nothing else IL
archangcic intsrcsurse Tho hrst sinner saved, the
nrst trophy OF Almighty grace gaIhsred. the first
sheaf Of an iIlimitAole harvest gsrnsred.
The third great day was that which Christ en-
barked TO rescue sn-driven world Now, there Is
always somebody dissuade from grand enterprise.
l 90 not know out there were who tried to
suade Christ from this undertaking. Why aid He not
20 among the loyal worlds having HIS path strewn
with hosanuaa Perhaps tnere were those who SAID,
eco anywhere but along that dark place whore the
lost ana dying world rollA But had Christ broken
HIS promise Abel would have been driven out OF
heaven and all those VINO were rescued IN aniic pa
ten OF the sacrifice He was about to make. SO lie
towers battlemsnts were full OF tnose who came
TO see Christ OH Some with HIM singing so
loud that The shepherds OF Bethlehem heard the
M heaven-ths Kings Son Is expalria,ed, the
Kings Son dead There might have been much song
In Heaven that day. bus IT. was strung with funeral
CATION passed from that world TO this and that they
down TO get the particulars OF this iratrc'de.
this rogcide, tins deicide They walked about with
moudy ieet ana gazsd with the opened eyes oil the
dead. When Chr,st won't out from Heaven sorrow
never left Him. What excitement there must have
been IN Heavsni II was all ono day, one long day.
Christ born twin; tho TWO lay EMBODIED each
Others sr@s-Cnr,ss ,nS one agony sae Other %
HIS old place. Christ MAS absent from home thirty
three years. that long time, whether on earth Or
IN Heaven. the day oil HIS return arrived. The bat
ieries Of God doomed their greeting, and all the SAIL
ing craft OF Heaven pushed out toward the mouth Of
King and CouQueror. Millions a instant catch
glimpse OF Him aud cry "Aall hail" Jesus oisem-
banks amid me Joy sna acol.ma.on o. Al me nations
the white horse that ST. John saw in apocaypt
| VISION, All Heaven following Him GU white hor.es
The and bleeding feet that went up tho bei2hts
OF Calvary 10 up the STAIRS OF the eornal throne and
His brow placed the garland IN which are woven
all tue cor0nais OF universal domioion.
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
Once more speak vi u great exceptional day In
Heayen-,hat viii DC day the woria's judicaiion
| aud demolition. lnndel scientsts anu Christian
scientists agree stating that The world Is 10 be de-
| stroyed II you have had your eyes open you are
persuaded that thIs world Is MOI Intended TO DO per-
| mauent world Somo say the sun IL cooling Of
| though docs not seem so to-day--and That
Il viii 10 cool on until It becomes an unin-
hsDtabis globe Of ice Our philosophers becorn.
inR wiser unIl tney are awiuily wise, Wiser
than G.a guess that the Lore no made .ns earth
ond, 30 l stick TO the old Bible judgment that tho
world and oil things therein shall DO burned up Now,
II that day the world should have TOUR ZINES rs
present aud thar would lot be an exrava
giant estimate. anu Is millennium aud all the pcoe
gosd then heaven In day wall add to It's census
4200 0OO 600 souls. OF that will mako great
day in heaven. o what a day Cnoirs all iuli
Thrones AL mounted Consummationl Consumma-
toni
Now, my friends, hold before you these five great
days for reasons-hrst, because wanted 10 show
you that image oil Heaven, aud then wanted TO make
you homssck for that blessed country. Tho fact
is that ssme OF you have iatgues that Heaven alone
give you TINS morIiDg prescription that
will cure oil your wants, ali your Sins, anu toss Is
Heaven Let me pour upon tho evils oil lie some OF
There Will be Tor you personally gala day 10 Heaven
grander than any other; that will DO the day when
through the pardoning mercy oil the Lord jesus
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.
THE SALVATION OF THE SABBATH SUM-
sHINE--sERMoN BY REV. STEPHEN II.
Communion service was celebrated at tho Church
of The Holy Trnty and Rev. Stephen Ii. Tying. Jr.
preached the words OF tue Prophet lsaiab--"I
botted out, tnicK cloud, thy ransgressions,
and, rs cloud, thy sins Return unto me, for have
have redeemed thee. Stag We heavens. Tor the
Lora hath done H." He said that long ago, In South
America, people who were afflicted WITH lever OF
malaria rssorted TO u certain spring They uttered
certain prayers, performed certain ceremonies and
drank copiousiy OF It's waters ana many OF them were
cured ana ali attributed tho healing power to the
prayers and ceremonies. But by anu by some 10 ore
ipqutsvc and observing persoBs discovered that ths
waters oi the spring, II freely drunk, were just N
sf1catous without the prayers as with them An
other discovered that a. times Of heavy rains the
waters possessed more OF the curative property, ant
DO, by many steps. they discovered that tue well dc
rived It's virtue from tree which stood near It's brink
aud some OF whose was washed by the rams ints
! the streamet which flowed iron tue earth Ther
rvsorted to The tree tor relie aud great masse
oI bark were removed and distributed among tnoss
suffering from the chils. Later inat toe