Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-25

lowing SERMON was pTcAtHtu ny the iESN. !. .
De Witt Talmage j. d., in the Brooklyn
Tabernacle to-day:
Subject
''Thc star"
Tcxt-Matthev II, .: 'Lo, the star
which they saw in the east went before
them
The old sexton in tn" village church is
about to put his hand on the rope of the
bell. The cyli' Ter of the chime in the
city belirv is being adjusted. All round
the earth the air is going to vibrate with
the sweetest tintinabulatiOn dominated by
the roar of Cathedral dome the jingle Of
lighter metal jubmc grd with ovcrmaster.
ing boom. When, at i. IS o'clock this af
,crnoon the sun sets, there will come OH Il
night Of juhilat:On and commemoratiOn.
Two plain people centuries ago hOtclled in
a village barn after 4 journey OF eighty
miles. walk too long for one in poor
health. 40 landlC Il waiting in the ante
room as when other kings are born. No
me- sengeIs mounted AT the door To herald
the advent from city TO city. No medical
skill in attendance No satin lined cradcl
TO receive the inlantilc guest. But Il mon
arch born in hos .lcry known as the house
OF Chin Ham and the night with diamond
ed fin, er points TO the place and Standing
on the lowest dOOr-S,ep OF heaven the mn-
strcis of God discourse of glory and glnt
cheer and from orchestral batons Of light
drop the
OraiOTioS OF ts,c Messiah.
and whtc.bcardrd astru!ogcrs kueel aud
from leathcrn pouches shake the sIekels
and from sacks eNhaIc the lrinkinCen5c
and rustic out the bundles Of myrrh. Tue
lUuscncd star. the doA"lOgy Of C"'cHllaIS,
the chill December night amush with May
morn, our world IA lO star ana lO.her
star rushing down The sky TO bcCkOn the
wandcrcr home will yet make all nations
keep Christmas. Are vhrrC not some new
lessons in this story not yet made hack
nrycd by oft rcpcata.? Oh, yes. Know
frStthat it was sidcral appearance that led
the way. Why not Il cloud shaped in form OF
a hand or finger 10 indiCI g" the place? No;
Il cloud means trouble and surely the world
does not want any more trouble. Why not
a shaft ui ligntuing qUivCring and hover
ing and striking down toward the sacred
spot No; lightning means destruction
and SCATTERING and consuming power. But
a star That means joy, That means
Light, That means bright reflection. That
means good cheer. That means ascend.
ancy. 4 STIR. 1t means creation, Tor did
not the morning stars sing together at the
opening OF the
Portfolio OF Worlds:
\ star, That means defense, for did not
the stars in their courses iisut against Slsc'
ra2 4 star, That means brilliant contin-
uancc, for arc not the righteous 10 shine aS
stars forever and ever \ star. That
means opening Of the eternal morning, the
day star in or Ecarl>, the prid" and morn
ing star Of the RcdcCmCr. Clap your hands
and shout all nations, y star. star.
star, This unusual stellar appearance that
Christmas eve NAY have been an unusual
conjunction oi worlds just as long ago the
recent transit OF Venus was fOrnlOd with
great accuracy. As philosophers can tell
the pusAion Of worlds centuries ahead, so
they can calculate centuries b."k and even
inlidel astruuowCr- who do not like word
OF this gu>pe. have nevertheless found ont
and been Cumnelled to acknowledge that
about the time OF Chris,s birth there was
Il peculiar conjunction oi stars. and That
may have been the one here alluded t) as
suggestive to the OricnlaiS oi the glad event
the SayiOr's nativity. % II may have
boon 4 meteor such as you ANA have often
S'tu Il'>l '.'"' INV '4' ''''''' "'' ''''
other night on the northern horizon a star
shoot and fan with such
BriIIinuCy and Precision
If stood on hill rs high - that OF Beth
!th'I"' "n''T '"v H'P'''i w., ,', ,,, H.
nave mar Ne" N,.H'" H''' ":,' ~; Wv,
pace "i us "'%h!iD ne ~, ,,.' -,,, o
iowa "hu 'lt .,'.,, "',>',".n ,';.,d ~,
Sl'''l,'"H !" f W lii,r ,,..,,IJ
from thC menus, W o;I''' ,i',
nuhG OIL ir'il' 'i,e'I ,,r. ,i,,,,,, G' ;m tno
heavens, "n' ,.' ,'D ''' f trs i.vl
H''''|' VI :, .,- g, a,l
only Gre to hn"W lhti IL whN h5h'' am
lhat II w,H slN' ). anu ''''. T"S TI ',,l
'uI "h" 'I,'t u 'i,,' ,.,,I i',,, II.
S""!t"' al" '"u"T 'Iit '."' ~ ",,'I
lusiHO", ~ 'Io"E" 'i'S'' @ ~ .;L...,. =;
eur "ori"' i'Id '">"y" E|,""i III I,,ri',
Coro ct ai'" '''T "I'E'.' w 'p' t"It
II III CT H'"'' wa I" ''
huta cu
H..
Is our christianity ~ EI'''PHT v. '''"
dcllA' aHI'HiH'' H'E'''e' Wy 'l'C "
SICK and dNlhE ChIr"r N,"''"'' N''N"
White, and is h,..mS iiASh.d IRON ms pale
fingers and white 'lpN Ill ms IN hor'P CT
denCcS.
when marahnIlrd on the nightly plain
The glittering hosts hcSlud the sky
one star alone mi ani inc ~ ri,,o,,
." ia WV
Ilnrk, bark. TO cod the chorus breaks
From every host. from every gem
HTt one alone ~ ne IT,,i'Icbe,n HtEiCp STeHHH'
Wis - ,,S ic St' ,h, ,he ..eiiYT scene OF tha,
ri,riS.ra" e." oys y,s sucTrStivc that o her
worlds honor our Lord and master. Swing
on bright star III thy OrOlt. NO, .ys the
star, must come nearer ana wa'ch To see
what you will do with my Jesus. olher
worlds that might joined our W"rlu III us
worship. Tie Star OF the text lna'e 10"
ubeisance
ieoPi" S"''''" fh;,,,;.;
as though CHRIST were 10 Ra'[ LOT i',I us I'i,ri
DOMINION "nIy ul.S M"''" &C., &C." L'.i;af T.,
mlIrs IN CTc"liei T;,ii,r, arJ 'n,lriI.
tha' tle ilIiii"''S "'l,t tb,t thev
hons Gl "HIIus a.. Isa Vewi,
are AL 10 Wlo'iI W ',,'I,, Io'r,m.
and kep!cr an" il'' sI.iS. VIZ "''!
BUS S0!aEtIS ",s,"n .,',. all ,hn Wills
ana heIohE'hS 10 wa, N'mt' ,l,;, r,o ,,ra,,
may nay I,t ,,.,.;.r.. Min iis k"vs and
";r".' 'Il -, nad,is v,s in cnmplct. harmony
rII, rlaIi,c ,I" one broken kew. the one iniurc1
Sion If our world. 1t was an awful job to
mcnd il. and it vas done with wounded
hand and pierced side and crushed foot.