The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-09

SUBJECT OF THE SERMON: "FuLL CHAL-
ICRs."
TKxT-Luke, xiv, II: Come, for all
things are now ready.
FestiVity to-day. We gather In more
SheaVes for the spiritual garner. The
decorations Ot this church, arranged for
last Thursday, when We celebrated the
temporal prosperity OF the land, have
been kept on platform and galleries as
appropriate to celebrate our churcr
prosperity. Many new members added
to-day, aud our roll of church member
ship Of over two thousand eight hun
dred souls. We feel Joy like the joy
of harvest. Well may the chalices Do
filled aud the banquet spread. 1t was
one OF the most exciting times In Eng
lish history when Queen Elizabeth
visited Lord Leicester az kenllWOrLh
Castle. The moment OF her arrival Was
considered 80 important that all the
clocks of the castle were stopped, that
the hands might point TO that one mo
ment as being the most significant OF
all. She was greeted Ot the gate with
floating islands and torches, and the
thunder of cannon and fireworks that
set the night ablaZe, and q great burst
of music that lifted The whole scene
into perfect enchantment. Then she
was introduced in dining hall, the
luXurles of which astOnished the world;
400 servants waited upon the guests;
the entertainment cost 5000 each day
Lord Leicester made that great supper
In KenilwOrth Castle. Cardinal MOlsey
entertained the French ambassadors at
Hampton Court. The best cooks III all
the land prepared for The banquet; pur-
Veyors went out and lTaVelt d all the
kingdom over to find spOlls for the table.
The time came. The guests were kept
during the day hunting in the Kings
park 30 that their appetiteS would be
Keen, and then III the evening At th
sound of the tTumptIers they were in
trOduced into hBlI hung with silk and
cloth of gold, and there were tables n
glitter with imperial plate and laden
with the rare5L of meats, and a-OluSh
with the cUStIieSt wines. And when the
second course of the feast came II WHs
found that the articles Uf food had been
fashioned into the shape OF men, birds
and beasts, aud groups dancing, anu
iousting parties riding against each
other with iances. LOrds and Princes
and ambassadors, out Of cups filled to
the brim, drank the health FIRST Ut the
King of England aud next 10 the King
of France. CARDINAL WOlSey prepared
that great supper III Hampton Court.
But have to tell } Ou to-day Of grander
entertainments. My lord, the King, IL
bearers. All the redeemed are the 3 guests.
The halls of eternal ,Dve, frescOed with
light and paved with joy and vuTtalned
with untadlng beauty, are the banquet
ing place. The haTmOn1eS or eternity
aTe the music. The chaliceS OF heaven
are the plate, ind am one Of the SER
wants cOmlng out with both hands filled
with Invitations, scattering them every
where; and, oh, that for yourselves you
might break the seal Of the invitation
and read the words written in red ink
of blood by the tremulOus hand OF dy-
ing CHI isL: Come now, tor all things
are ready" There have been grand en-
tertainments where there HasA taking
OF, the wine gave out or the servants
were rebelliOuS, or the light failed, but
l have gone all around about this
subject and looked ut the redemption
which Christ has provided, and l come
here to-day TO tell you IT Is cOmplete,
and swing open the door OF the least,
telling you that ''all things are now
ready"
In the first place have to announce
that the Lord Jesus Christ himself Ii
ready. Cardinal WOlsey came INTO the
feast after the first course. He came in
booted AMI spurred. and the guests arose
and cheered him. But Christ comes at
the very beginning Of the feast. Aye, he
has been waiting 1882 years for his
guests. He has been standing on his
mangled feet. He has had his sore hand
OH his punctured side, or he has been
pressing his lacerated temples, WalttnBI
WaltinRl 1t is wonderful that he has