Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-07-15
SOUR EXPERIENCES.
REV. 7. De WITT TALNkeE
BREACHES ~ CHICAGO.

Jesus Christ.
CHICAGO, July s.-The Rev. I. De
Wit Talmage, d. d., If Brooklyn,
preached in this city this evening. He
is here on his way home from tour Of
the Chaulauquas in Missouri. Kansas and
Minnesota. The doctor had an enormous
auditory. His subject was Sour Expc-
rien 'cs," and his text: When Jesus
therefore had received the vinegar"
John xix, 30. The sermon was as fol-
lows:
The brigands Of Jerusalem had done
their work. 1t was almost sundown,
and Jesus was dying. Persons in cruci-
fixion ofrcn fingered on from day TO day
crying, begging. cursing; but Christ
had been exhausted by years Of maltreat-
ment. Pillowless. poorly fed. fogged--
rs bent over and tied 10 low post. his
hare back was inflamed with the scourgcs
intcrsticed with pieces of lead and bone
and now for whole hours. the weight Of
his body hung on delicate tendons. and,
according to custom. a violent stroke un-
der the arupits had been given by the
cXecutioncr. Dizzy. swooning nau-
seated. fcvCrish-a world of agony is
compressed in the two words: Il thirst"
Oh skies Of Judea, Let a drop of rain
strike on his burning tongue. oh world,
with rolling rivers, and sparkling lakes,
and spraying fountains. give Jesus some
thing To drink. If there be any pity in
earth. or heaven. or hell, let il now be
demonstrated in behalf If this royal sIlf.
ferer. The wealthy women Of Jelllsa.
lem used TO have a fund Of money with
which they provided wine for those peo-
pile who died in crucifxion-a power
ful opiate 10 deaden the pain;
but Christ would not take it. He
wanted to die sober, and so he refused
the wine. But afierward they go to a
cup Of vinegar and soak a sponge in it,
and put il on a stick Of hy ssop. and then
p:rss it against the hot lips Of Christ.
You say the wine was an anasthetic, and
intended 10 relieve or deaden the pain
But the vinegar was an insult. | an.
disposed to adopt the theory Of the old
English commentators. who believed that
instead Of lis being an opiate To soothe,
il was vinegar to insult. Malaga and
Burgundy for grand dukes and duchCsSes.
and costly wines from ROYAL watts for
bloated imperials: but singing acids for
a dying Christ. lie took the vinegar.
In some lives the saccharine sccms to
predominatc. Life il sunshine on bank
of flowers. 4 thousand hands to clap
approval. In December or in January,
looking across their table. they see all
their family present Health ribicund.
Skies Gamboyant. Days resilient. But
in great MANY cases there are not so
many sugars a. acids. The annoyances,
and the vcEatious. and the diSappoInt-
mcnts Of life overpOwGr the successes.
There is a gravel in almost every shoe.
An Arabian legend SAYS that there was a
worm in Sulomon's staff. gnawing its
strength away; and there is a weak spot
m every earthly support that a man leans
on. King George, OF England. forgot
oil the grauieurs of his throne because,
one day in an interview. Beau Brummell
called him 10y his first name. and adj
dressed him rs servant, CRYING:
George, ring the bell" Miss Langdon,
honorcd all the world over for
her poetic genius, is so worried over
the evil reports set afioat Re.
garding her that She I, found dead,
with an empty bottle Of prussic acid
in her hand. Goldsmith said that his
life YVES wrotchcJ bsing. and shat all
that want and contempt could lring 10
it had been brought. and cries ont;
Nv lat, then. is there formidable in 4
iail!" Correggio's fine painting is hung
up for tavern sign. Iugarih cannot
sell his bcst paintings except through a
rattle. Andrew Dcl,art makes the great
frcsco in the Church Uf the Arnunciata,
at Florence. and gets for pay a sack of
corn; and there are annoyances and vex-
atious in high places as well as in low
places, showing that in great many
lives the sours are greater than the
sweets. "WhCn Jesus, therefore, had
received the vinegar"
II is absurd tu suppose that man who
has always been well can sympathize
with those who are sick; or that one who
has always been honored can appreciate
the sorrow If those who are dCspised;
or that one who Las been born TO a great
fortune can understand the distress and
the straits of those who are destitute.
The fact that Christ himself took the
vinegar makes him able to sympathize
today and forever with all those whose
cup is filled with sharp acids Of this life.
lie took the vinegar!
In the lirst place, there Is the sourness
Of betrayal. The trcachcry Of Judas
hurt ClTst's feelings more ,han all the
friendship Of his disciples did him good.
You have had many friends, but there
was one friend upon whom you put cspe.
cial stress. You fcusted him, You
loaned him money. Nou hctricnded him
in the dark passes Of life, when hc csIe.
cially needed friend Aitcrward he
turned upon you. and hc took advantage
OF your former inlimacics. lie wrote
against you. lie talked against You. lie
mcrosruIGzcl y,u faults. llcilung con.
tempt at yvu when you ought 10 hay,
received nothing hut gratitude. At fist
you coa'd not slccgat nights. Then you
went abuW With souse ol having hccn
Stun. That difficulty will never IL
healed. l,r though mutual friends may
urbilmtg M the matter until you shake
/ hands. t old coidiaiity viii never com,
lack, Nmg | commend to all such III,
symppthyw a betrayed Christ, Why,
| IhnN .nll him lnr L. Hmm nIr MoNl IhrN