The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

Brooklyn, Feb. 22.-Dr. Talmage thil
evening preached in the Tabernacle to s
large and attentive audience, Follow
ing is the sermon. in full:
sUBJECr-"THE WEDDING" /"
TExT-John 11:10: "Thou hast kepI
the good wine until now."
If the hard brow ever relaxes it is al
the wedding. The nature, cold and un'
sympathetic, thaws out under the glow,
and tears start as we hear the brides
dress rustling down the stairs, and the
company stands back, and we hear, in
the timid II will" of the twain, the
sound of lifetime's hopes, and joys and
sorrows. We look steadily at them, but
thrice at her to once at him, and say
"God bless her, how we'll she looks !"
We cry at weddings, but not bitter
tears; for when the heart is stirred, and
smiles are insipid, and laughter is tame,
the heart writes out its joy in letters Of
crystal. Put ON the ring Let it ever
be bright, and the round finger it inClo,
ses never be shrunken by sorrow. May
they get old together, helping each other
on in the path of life, and coming up to
the marble pillar of the grave and part
ing, one going this side and the other
that, May they meet again just beyond
1t, to find that the marble pillar was only
the door.post of heaven. When the
wedding is done, and the carriage is roll
ed to the door, and the trunks are heav.
ed to their places, and the door is shut
with a bang, and the driver gathers up
the reins, we all come out on the steps
and give them three cheers for a good
starting.
We come this evening to a wedding.
1t is in common life. No carriages roll
to the door no costly dress rustles on
the carpet; no diamond head.gear; but
q marriage in common life-two plain
people having pledged each other hand
and heart, and their friends having come
in for congratulation. The joy is not
less because there is no pretension. In
each other they find all the future they
want. The daisy in the cup on the ia.
BILE may mean as much as a score of ar
tistic garlands fresh from the pot-house.
When a daughter goes off from home
with nothing but plain fathers bless
ing and plain mothers love, she is
missed as much as though she were a
Princess. 1t seems hard, after the par.
ents have sheltered her for eighteen
years, that in few short months her af-
tections should have been carried off by
another but mother remembers how it
was in her own case when she was
young, and so she braces up till the we'd
ding has passed and the banqueters are
gone, and she has good cry all alone.
Well, We are this evening at the we'd
ding in Cana Of GaIilee. Jesus and his
mother have been invited. 1t is evi.
dent there are more people than were
expected. Either some have come who |
were not invited, or more invitations
have been sent out than it was supposed
would be accepted. OF course there is
not enough supply of wine. You know
there is nothing more embarrassing to a
housekeeper than scant supply Jesus
sees the embarrassment, and he comes
up Immediately to relieve it. He sees
six water-pots. He orders the
to fill them with water, and
Immediately it Is wine-resl wine. Taste
If 1t, and see for yourselves no logwood
n it, no strychine, but first.rate wine
When God makes wine, he makes it the
'est; and one hundred and thirty gal.
ons Of it, standing around in these wa
er.pots; wine so good that the ruler of
he feast tastes it and says, why this is
eally better than anything we have had.
Thou hast Kept the good wine until
lowP Beautiful miracle A prize was
fsred to the person writing an essay
Ibout the miracle in Cana. Long manu-.
cripts were presented in the COMPETE
ion, but poet won the prize by lust
his one line, descriptive of the miracle
The unconscious water saw its God, and blushed."
We learn from this miracle, in the t
rst place, that Christ has sympathy i
nth housekeepers You might have '
bought Jesus would have said, II can q
OF be bothered with this household de.
cheney of wine. It is not for me, Lord {
heaven and earth, to become caterer n
the FEAST have vaster things than /
lis to attend to-" Not so said Jesus /,
he wine gave out, and Jesus, by mirac- !,
lous power, came to the rescue. Does h
lere ever come sCant supply in your !
ousehold2 Have you to- make a very
lose calculation Is it hard for you to n
AIRY things on deCently and respects. q
ly2 Ifso, don't sit down and cry; don't \
D out and fret; but go to Him who stood >
! the house in Cana Of Galilee. Pray \
the parlorl Pray in the hall PRAY n
! the nurseryl Pray in the kitchenl n
ct there be no room in all your house I
nconsecrated by the voice Of prayer. II Il
Ou haVe microscope, put under it one q
rop Of water, and see the insects float Il
% about; and when you see that God A
axes them, and cares for them, and /,
eds them, come to the conclusion that ii
tile faith. :,
A boy asked if he might sweep the snow =, q
ON the steps Of a house. The lady of =,
10 household said, "Yes. You. seem =.
sry poofp BE says, II am very DOOR" =
ne says, Don't you get discouraged q,
metimes, and feel that God is going to 81 3,
VOC starveR" The lad looked up in the q =,
onan's face and said, "Do you think y
cd will let me starve when trust Him n
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