Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-07-23
lR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
VOICES OF GARDENS AND
FIELDS.

Song of Solomon, l., IL.
Solomon's Song has been con7idered by
many a fit only for moon struck sentiment
tallsts, written by volupmary thu tory of
man craZed by a ar maid n, neither fit for
family prayers nor or thurch. Indeed, we
must admit that there were wears in Solo
mons Ii 9 when h. had several hun lred more
wives than he was entitled to- but he re-
pented Of his sin, and God those him to write
some of the best tim IS about Chri ( that
nave ever been written. Beside that,
1 think the CHI ism If modern times
upon the i.mcdesty of the Eibls ccmes with
poor grace from century in which the writ
lngS OF George sand cane to their foytieth
Ell ZION, and Christians cannot get to tho
prayer NEE citing because they have tickets Tor
places OF anus fment so depi aved that they
make The Black Crookn res Oac5aole. 1
think, however, as far as ca see in my
Stupidity, that there are things turned out
upon the community to-day that bid tan TO
do more damage than the Song of Solomon.
Hear, now, one of his fresh and fair de-
scrlptions of Jesus. If had twenty years
TO preach1 would like to employ ten of them
in bringing out to observation those repre-
sentations of Christ that have as vet been
passed by. ldonot know why the pulpit should
hover over few types of Christ when
There are so many symbols of Jesus that have
never been diScours, upon. Why should we
employ all our time in exam ming a few lilies
=
fuchsla;, and with daifodils and with ANA
ranths, and evening primro5es for the close
oil mes Gay, and croCTseS at the foot of the
snow bank of sorrow, and heartSease for the
troubled, and passion-tlowers planted at the
loot OF cross, and morning gioreS spread
ing out under the splendorS of the breaking
day. Some years ago l discoursed to yoI
about THE white hairs Of jesus and some
OF the newspapers supposed it was mere
fancy OF my own-the poor fools not know
ing that in Revelations, the first and the
fourteenth, the Bible speaks of Chri t: ellis
head and His hairs we're white like wool--as
white as snow"-Symbolizing the eternity of
Jesus.
1erraced on the side of the mountain were
the vineyards of EngedL On, they are sweet
places From shelving of the mountain,
500 high, waters came down in beautiful
baptlSm on the faces of the leaves; the grapes
intoXlcate with their own wine :pome2ranateS
with juices Bursting from the rind; all
fruits, and flowers, aud aromatic WOODS
among the sweetest o. these the campfire
plant of the text. Its flowers are in clusters
like cur lilacs-gracefnl, fragrant, symbolical
of Jesus; for my beloved is unto me as
cluster of campfire from the vineyards Of
Engedi."
will carry out the id of my text, and in
the first pla,e show you that this 6amphire
plant of the text was symbol of Christ, be-
cause of his Fragrance If | had a branch of
1t, and should wave it in your midst, it would
fill the house with its redolence The cam
phire, as we have t, is offensive to some; but
the campfire plant of the text has fra
GRANGE gracious to all. The VINEYARDS of
Engeli battle in 1.-THE branches, the buds,
the blossoms dripping with sweetness, typical
OF the sweetness of Christ
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In believers ear
1t sootheS his so rows heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
The name Of Cesar means power; the
ma lie of Herod means cru city; the name of
Alexander means conquest; the name of De-
mosthenes means eloQuence; the name of
Milton means poetry; the name of Zen amin
west means painting; the name of PbiliaS
means sculpture 1.-The nareof beethoven means
music; the name of Howard means reform;
but the name of Christ means love. 1t j. the
sweetest name that ever melted from liz or
heart AS you open an old chest that has
long been closed, the first thing that str kes
you is the perfume of the herbs
that were packed amid the clothing; so there
are hundreds of hearts here which, If opened,
woul first ofer to You the name of Jesus.
Have you MT seen Him? Through the darl,
night of your sin has He not flashed upon
your vision! Beautiful when He cones to
save you. A little child was crying very
much during the time of the eclipse 1t gCt
SO dark at noon that she was afraid and kept
sobblng, and could not be silencel until
after awhile the sum came out again,
and sh5 clapT ed her hands and said:
"Oh, the sun the sun!n Some of us
have been in the darkness of cur sin;
ecIlES 49, e. !ll;-e Is fG-ccd 1y5r our soul;
but after awhile the sun of Righteousness
poured His beams upon our hearts. ard we
cried: The sun! the sun!n Beautiful dawn
in the straw of Bethlehem Khan! Beautiful
IN his moth RS shawl fugitive to Egypt!
Beautiful with His feet in the Ga.ilean 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; lig 1t for tbos2 Who ST
In GarNne;S, rose of haron lily Of GSe valley
altogether lovely! Oh! He is 81, h sin
pardon9r, such a trouble 500 her, such a
wound-b nder, such grave brea er, that the
talnte5t pronun' iaton OF His name rouses up
the IN enSe OF the garden, and all the rer-
tune OF the tropics; while the soul in ecstasy
OF affection, cries out: MY beloved is unto
me a. a cluster Of campfire from the vine
yards of Eng dir
But how shall l talk of the sweetnes, Of
Christs pardon to those who have never felt
1t: OF the sweetness of His comfort to those
who have refused his pr, mise; of the sweet
ness of His face to those who have turne
Une1r back upcA Ills love9 Now, q great
many people rlay think this is merely sickly
senIlnehtallS,n. Jonathan Edwards was O
4lc was la 81 IN some OF his ODln-
IONS, ne was never afflicted with any senti-
mental ardor, and yet, when the name OF
Christ was mentioned, it threw him into a
CiaISpor6. raul was cool logi ian
with ner' . mistaken in the Medi-
t@rranean sbipwre k, granite nature,
comforta nth the whole world against
MIN, shan. ng his fist in the face of the gov
ernment, of earth and the forces of darkness;
yet tho thought of Christ thrilled him,
transported HIM, overwhelmed him. John
Knox was unbending in his nature AMI hard
IN some respects. The fash of his indigna-
ton made the Queen shiver and the Duchess
IuaSe, yet ne sat down as a little child at
inc lee5 OF Jesus Solomon was surrounded
by all palatial splendor-his ships going out
from EAon-geoer on voyages of three years,
bringing Lack all the wonders of the world
his PARKS aacat with myrrh and frankin.
cenS1, and rustic with trees brought from
foreign lands; the trace OF his stuDen ious
gaTusn' round by the Traveller at this day.
solomon SITS down at this place to think Of
Chrl-t, the altogether lovely ami the alto
gether far; and whilst seated there comes n
preath OF the spices and aromatic woods, and
Oh the blossoms in through the De lace win
DOW, and he cries out: IN beloved is unto
yards of Engedi."
On, rich and rare, exqujs tie and everlast
ing pertumo Let it in every poor mau's
WINDOWS; plant it on every grave: put its
leaves under every dying head; wreathe its
D, blossoms S Tor every garland; wave its branches
III every nome; ana when L am about to die,
and my hand lies cold ard stiff and white
upon the pillow, let some plain and humble
soul come aud put in my dy ing grasp this liv.
ing branch VITA cutters ''of campfire from
tAe vineyards of Enged"
IL IS many years now since found the
LORD, and ! must in your presence tell you
now good He has been to my soul. Often
since then have givel Him hard thrust in
His sore side bat He has Eeen natient with
me by day and By ght. 1t is the grief of
my Life that have treated Him so badly,
but He has ne or LET me pn I hava snnn nn