The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Opening OF Q Series on tho "voices
Of tho Gardens aud Fields"
Subjects Suggested By the Preachers ssn-
n,@r Rsmblings-Th Campfire Plant
- Typical Of Christ-rhs Ne.
storstive Power OF Grace.

N"F' !. Oe " bts ASsAuoS0 VPouou no"
series Of sermons on special topics ct
"Thc Hamptons," N. Y, on . recent Sab
bath, the "voices Of the Gardens and
Fields" being the theme. His text was:
Ny beloved 10 unto me- as Q cluster Of cam.
phire In the whey ards Of En-. gedl.-song OF
solomon, l., H.
"Solomons Song" has been considered
by many a. ct only for moonstruck senti.
lnentalists; written by a voluptusry; the
story Of man craxsd by fair maiden;
at neither for family prayers nor for
church. Indeed We must admit that there
we're years In Solomon's life when he had
several hundred moro wives than be was
entitled to; but he repented Of his sin, and
God chose him to write some Of tho best
things about Christ that hsve ever been
written. Besides that, think the criti.
'cisui Of modern times upon the immodesty
Of the Bible comes with poor grace from
century IN which the writings Of George
Sand come to their fortieth edition, and
christians can not get to the prayer meet.
ing because they have tickets for places Of
amusement so depraved that they make
the "Black Crook" respectable. I think.
however, - far - can see, In my stupid.
sty, that there are things turned out upon
the community to-day that bid fair to do
more damage than the Song Of Solomon.
Hear, now, one Of his fresh and fair de.
scriptions Of Jesus. II I had twenty
years TO preach would like TO employ Ten
of them in bringing out to observation
those representations Of Christ that have
as yet been passed by. do not know why
the pulpit should hover over few types
of Christ when there are 20 many symbols
of Jesus that have never been discoursed
upon, Why should we employ our time
In examining . few lilies, when the Bible
Is great garden filed with fuchsiss, and,
With daffodils, and with amarsnths, and
with evening primroses for the close Of
aits's day, and crocusss at the foot OF the
snow bank OF sorrow, and heartsease for
the troubled, and passion flowers planted
Ut the foot of cross, and morning glories
spreading out under the splsndors Of
the breaking dsy' Some years ego ! dis.
coursed to you about 1.-THE white hairs Of
Jesus" and some Of the newspapers sup
posed it was mere fancy Of my own-the
poor fools not knowing that 10 Rsvela.
dons, the first and fourteenth, the Bible
speaks Of Christ:
His head and His hairs were white IKE
wool, - white - snow 80
symbolixing the eternity OF Jesus.
Tsrracsd ON the side Of the mountain
were the VINEYARDS Of Rn. gedi Oh, they
we're sweet placssi From . shelving Of
the mountain, four hundred fest high,
waters came down In beautiful baptism on
tho faces Of the leaves; the grapes intoxi.
cate with their own vino; pomegranates
with juices bursting from the rind; al
fruits and flowers and aromatic woods-
among the sweetest Of these the campfire
plant Of the text. Its flowers ere In
clusters like our lilao-graceful, fragrant,
symbolical Of Jesus; for
Ny beloved 10 unto me - cluster Of
campfire from the vineyard OF En-. gedi.
Twill carry out the idea Of my text, and
In the FIRST place show you that this
campfire plant Of the text was . symbol
of Christ, because Of ito fragrance. II I
had a branch Of II and should wave II in
your midst, il would all all the house with
its reiolence. The campfire, % We have
it, is offensive to sonnet but the campfire
plant Of the text had fragrance gracious
TO all. The vineyards of En.gedi bathed
iu 1.-THE branches, the buds, the blossoms,
dripping with sweetness, typical Of the
sweetness Of Christ.
How sweet the name OF Jesus sounds
In q believers earl
1t soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds.
And drives away his fear.
The name of Cesar means power; the
name Of Herod means cruelty; the name
Of Alexander means conquest; the name
Of Demosthenes means eloquence; the
aar,e Of Milton means poetry; the name
OF Benjamin West means painting; the
name of Phidias means sculpture; ths
name Of Beethoven means music; the name
Of Howard means reform; but the name
OF Christ means love.
1t is the sweetest name that ever melted
from lip or heart. As you open an old
chest that has long been closed, the frs
thing that strikes you Is the perfume Of tn,
herbs that were packed amid the clothing
so there are hundreds of hearts here which
il opened, would first offer to you the nam,
of Jesus. Have you not seen Himi Through
the dark night Of your sin has he no
flashed upon your vision' Beautiful wher
he comes to help, beautiful when he Gomez
TO save. "A little child was crying YER,
much during the time Of an eclipse. i
got so dark at noon that she was afrait
and kept sobbing, and could not be ST
fenced until after awhile the sun came on
again, and she clapped her hands, ant
said: 20, the sun! the sum-" Some o
us have been in the darkness Of our sin
eclipse after eclipse has passed over ou
soul; hut after awhile the Sun Of Right
eousness poured his beams upon ou
hearts, and we cried: "Tbe sun
the sunm Beautiful dawn in tn
straw Of the Bethlehem khan
Beautiful in His mothers shawl
fugitive to Egypt! Beautiful with hi
feet in the Galilean surf! Beautiful with
the children hanging about His neck
Beautiful in the home circle of Bethany
Fairer than the sons of men; day spring
from on high; light for those who sit il
darkness; rose of Sharon; lily of the val
ley-altogether lovely! o! He is such
sin-pardoner, such trouble.sooth
er, such wound-binder. such a grave
breaker, that the faintest pronunciation
OF His name rouses up oil the incense Of tn
garden and all the perfume Of the tropics
while the soul. in ecstasy Of affection erie
outs
MY beioyed 10 unto me ~ q cluster o
campfire from the vineyards of En- -gedi
But how shall talk Of the sweetness o
Christ's pardon to those who have neve
felt it; of the sweetness of His comfort T.
those who have refused His promise; Of tn
sweetness OF His face to those who hav,
furned tn cir hack unnn His loYas Now