The Penn's Grove record., 1888-12-22
DR.. TALMAGEs SERMON


IAN thy garments smeIlof mynh, and eloeA
and casaia, out OF tho ivory palaces h
A:6.
AMONG the grand adornments Of the
city Of Paris Is the Church OF Notre
Dame. with It's great towers and elabor-
ated rose windows, and sculpturinR q
the last Judgment, with the trumpet
ing angels and rising dead; Us battle
ments Of QuatreJoil; its sacristy. Wild
ribbed ceiling and statues OF saints.
But there was nothing in all that build
ing which o wildly appealed to my
plain republican tastes than The
COSTLY vEsTMEN1s
which lay in oaken presses-ropes that
lad been embroidered with gold, and
been worn by popes and archbishops on
great occasions. There was . robe that
had been worn by Plus VII. At the
crowning Of the first Napoleon. Ilere
was also a vestment that had been worn
ut the baptism of Napoleon III. As our
guide opened the oaken presses, and
brought out these vezGmonts Of fabui-
Gus cost, and lifted then mp. the frag-
rance of the cungentascmatics IN which
they had been preserved, hlied the place
with a sweetness that was almost op-
pressiye. NOTHING that had been done
in stone more windy impressed me
than these things that had been done in
cloth. and embroidery, and perfume.
But to-day l open the drawer OF thus
text, and / look upoa Dc kfngIy robes q
Christ, and as 1 lift them, flashing with
eternal Jewels, the whole housa u dlled
with the aroma ofthese garments, which
smell Of myrrh. and alG ~aesia
out Of the ivory palaces
In my text
THE KING STEPS FORTH.
His robes rustic and blaze as he ad.
vances. His pomp and power ant
glory oyermaster the spectator. Mptl
brilliant is He than Queen Vashsi
moving amid the Persian princes; thai
Marie Antoinette, on the day VIII
Louis XVI. put upon her the neckl1e'
of eight hundred diamonds; than Aunt
Boleyn, the day when Henry VIII
welcomed her to his palace-all be4ut!
and all pomp forgotten. while we stnn'
in the presence Of this imperial glory
King Of Zion, King Of earth, King Q
Heaven, King forever! His garp1ent
not worn out, not dust-bedraggled5 bu
radiant, and jewelled, and redolenc 4
seems as If they must have been pres
ed a hundred, years amid the fcwefs 9
heaven. The wardrobes from while
they have Ieen taken must have bee
sweet with clusters of campfire, an
frapkincense, and all manner OF precI
Gus wood. Do you not inhale th
odors? Ay, ay. They .'smell Of myrrl
and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivor
palaces"
Your first curiosity Is TO know VIII
the robes OF Christ are
oDoRoUs WITH MYRRH.
This was a bright leafed AbyssinIa
plant. 1t was trIfolialed. The Greek:
Egyptians, Romans, and jews bougl
and sold 1t ut a high price. The FRI
present that was ever given to Chrii
was a sprig of myrrh thrown on His II
faptile bed in Bethlehem, and the la
pift that Christ ever had was myrr
pressed into the cup Of His cruciixioI
The natives would take q stone ali
bruise the tree, and then 1t would exud
a gum that would saturate all Il
ground beneath. THIS gum was use
for of merchandise. Oh
piece of it, no larger than a chestnu
would whelm a whole room with odor
1t was put in closets, in chests. In draw
ers, in rooms, and its perfume adhere
almost unfortunately to anything TIL
was anywhere near it. So when In n
text l read that Christ's garments SINE
Of myrrh, 1 Immediately conclude Il
exquisite sweetness of Jesus.
know that to many He is only lii
any historical person; another job
Howard; another p%ilanthroplc Oberli