Telegram-herald., 1888-03-05

given fas rirtt haad IN faiiossEig. making
tbs easalu .nieaat Tr,rulils.rsnIp lo,ir Thousand
cae assnlirssi asld hltF. iao1saAlis ~ sSran-
eer. .srs present The Tea great silver
Ia 1ar,ia ana ms iang LIE 81 eh.lIl.ss alaais
Eh.s .as.ranle8Eai table very impressive.
before lae aerEnon the congregation, led oy
sarIeE aud orszn, saag.
slea earth shall pas away.
u lls zrast ilcsule1t day,
jesus Is Easael
The Rsv T De Witt Talmsge. D. ~ took
a. ne subject q rs discourse. a song
Coue=rning My Beloye'i-' Ills text Nas
Isaiah v {. '-No~ Nll sng e. my vel Be
Ioged soag of mY beloved DR.. Talmags
said
The nost fAscinaling theme Tor a heart
properly atranal b tls saviour. There =
sonasGhlag "a the morning hsht q suggest
him and s0oietnIng 10 the evening shallow
- speax his praise. The toHer breathes
nm. the star shine- him, the cascade
froclatns. h3m. ali rEe v0ices II na-
tnrs chant hlln. " hafever j. grand.
brigai AMI beautiful. Il yoa only listen
e. X, Wil sueak bis praise. When
come Ia me s,sIaneeF time and pluck flower,
1 ehink ~ hm who IS .-the Rose 81 sharon
and TIE Lily ~ the valley" " ben 1 sos in
she aslds a lamb. / say, Behold the .aInb
of God that taketh away the sin q the
world When ira very hog weather, come
under a protesting ciif. say
Roek n Ages, cleft for ne.
Let nie hi,is Enysef Ia lheei
Over the old flShionss pUlpits there was a
sounzing boarL Tbs voice Of the minister
rose % the sounding board and then vas
struck back again upon the ears II the people.
And 50 tbs ten thousand voices of earth ris-
tng up aI,d the heavens sounding board.
which strikes back 70 the ear q All the ns-
sions the praises II Christ. Tho heavens tell
ms glory aud ths earth shows his handi work.
The Bible thrills with one great story of re-
arnption. Upon a blasted and faded para
die it poured the hght Of glorious restora-
slon. II looked upon Abraham from thu
ram caught ia the tnlekcr Il spoke in ths
0leasing OF the herds driven down % Jertrssl-
arm for ses-rifioe. It put infinite pathos into
ths speech u unc0uth fishermen It lifted
l'aal INTO the seventh heaven. and il broke
apon the ear of St. John with the brazen
srumpets and the doxol0gy of the elders and
Lae rushing wings % the sersphim-
Instead OF waiting until you get sick and
-orn ous before you speak the praise Of
Christ. while your heart Is happiest, and your
-tep ls Iighsssf. and your fortunes smile, and
ycur pathway blossoms, aad the overarching
neavens drop upon you their benediction,
s,)eak the praises % Jesus
The old Greek orators. when they saw their
.ndiences inattentive and siumbering. had
enc word with which they would rouse them
uts g. the greatest enthusiasm In the midst
~ their orations they would stop and cry out,
s.Dlarafhonm and ths peoples enthusiasm
would BE- unholnded Ny hearers. though
va nav have been borne down with sin. and
fhoazh trouble. and trials. and temptation
may have come upon you. and you feel hardly
LIE k,oking up. uethinxs there : one grand,
royal imperial word that ought 20 rouse your
soul % infinite rejoicing. and that word Is
sJsSasf"
Ticking .he suggestion of the text. I shall
speak - v0u of Christ, our soug. l remark,
IN the first place. That Christ ought 20 D. the
cradle song W that car mothers sang % us
wheo they out US 60 siscp is singing yet. We
may have forgotten the words. hut they
went iato the iber of our soul, and viii for
ever bs a part Of IT, IL IS not ~ much what
Won formally teach your children as what
You sing T. them. A hymn has wings ard
can A. everyxhither One hundred and
ftv years after you are dead, and ''Old
Mortality has worn ont MS chisel IN re-
cutting your name on the tombstone. your
xreas xrantirh ldrcp viii - singing the song
which this afternoon vou sing 70 your little
ones gathered about vour knee. There Is a
piace in Switzerland where, II you distinctly
utter yosr voice. there come back ten OF ff-
teen distinct ecfoes and every Christian
SIN. surg bT n utothgr IN ths ear II Der child
snail have Ten thousand e.hoes coming hack
f-om al the xafes of heaven. Oh. II mothers
cnlv knew the power Of shis sacred spell. how
n,u-h oftener the little ones would bs
eafhcresl. and al our homes would chime
wtth the songs ~ Jesus
We want some counteracting influence
uron osfr children. The very moment your
child sfeps into the street. be stems into the
path ~ temptation. There are foul Fnoutheti
children who would ike o. besoii your bttle
ones Tt wii not do to keep your boys ard
rsris in the house and make them houss
piants. they must have fresh air and rscrea-
tion Cod save your children from the
srsfhirg blasting. daniniug Influence u the
streets 7 snow of no counfersctiuz infin-
snce hnt the power ~ Christian culture and
example Hold before your Ht5le ones the
pure lifs az Jssiis. les thar name be the word
tfst shall exercise evil frufn their hearts.
Cfve te vour instruction All the fascination
a. rnusic u,erring noon ard night let it %
Js--is. the cradle song Th,s is important r
vnur children grow NJ. bat perhaps they
nav MT Their pathNav ua7 - Short
f.-s7S may - wsrtinE that child Tken
there viii he soundisSs step IN The DWELLING.
and the Yeuthfai pulse vii bezi q
q Gutter. and h-tle hands vii be
tltet for help. Yen can not help.
And = wreat sEonv VIII rsnch #
YOUR hs.srf. ami che cratic Vii be eFnpty. and
the nursery vii - errrrv ard the world
viii be srrtv. and Vo1tr soui vii he srrrfv
81 iitt'a f..st standing on the stairs No tcys
s.sfterei era tiis -srpet 10 guicis following
from rorrs t0 r1ern. ", srr0rl-e ard wonder.
inz a,isetions. No urturoed face. with laugh.
ir.x hhlr eyes. ccme for = siss hus oniy =
xrava. ana e xrrsth e vhiie hlrssofns on the
Ia, 81 s.. and bitter sirselation. ar,i q sizhins
~ nfzhffai with m enc to put to 'ei. and 4
-s,t pilicv. and a grave sri a ,sroatn ef sbits
fsszsrrls en- t1e tsr ~ it Tho heaven,y $
kleoberi vii sa<e t6at lsnsh s,feiv anyhow.
rassii,r vau have been tslsi1i er maslth-
fsi hrt vonhi is not hare hesn rieasanter 4
We .rasIs have heari fram tacse Nrs rbs
rr4ie..< ~ Chris.i never resd anrtbiue
n,rrs he.ufial tasu< t.as slost 4 chtIis -
rartar4 The ss,~,enf sad. So fohtcd he7
fan.4s. zfexsi her unafher <,c.thv. SsrE her
hvrlr,. ssrnef her ftee ta 80 VA. sai3 heI
liseie rravpr and thrn sirt
on. Il ecu's tafhsF ar n 1Ge rarsgrsgh
tssa I.Sf words 81 tae fr+e fnes ~he ssr7
er.s ,sf fr,sr ~ thess lhsisisas circles. s'ii
L --ri.f usef,ir- ths rsrr .csss sri re ss-.i-a
haos<. ard sweet fepsrtare. methirss
-rauI3 he E~sa8 AZ hesuflfai - ere es osav