Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-17
THE GREAT CHRISTIAN SONG.
THE REV. DR.. TALMAGE ON THE
PRAISE OF THE LORD.

BROOKLYN, ~ Y, March 4.-Exerclses at
the tabernacle this morning were jubllant, 12l
new members being given the right hand OF
fellowship, making the communicate member
ship 4I50 Thousands OF strangers we're
present. The ten great silver tankards and
the long line Of challces made the sacramento
table very impressive.
Before the sermon the congregation, led by
cornet and organ, sang:
When earth shall pass away.
In the great judgment day.
Jesus Is mine"
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, ID. d., took as
the subject Of his discourse: "a Song Con.
corning Ny Beloved" His text was Isaiah
', !, ''Now will sing to my we'll beloved a
song OF my beloved" DR.. Talmage said:
The most fascinating theme for heart
properly attuned is the Saviour. There is
something In the morning light 10 suggest
Him and something in the evening shadow to
speak His praise The flower breathes Him
the star shines Him, the cascade proclaims
Him, all the voices of nature chant Him
Whatever 10 grand, bright and beautiful, II
you only listen TO It, will speak His praise
When come in the summer time and pluck a
flower, / think Of Him who Is the 'tHose Of
Sharon and the Lily OF the Yslley.n When /
see In the fields lamb say, ''Behold the
Lamb OF God that taketh away the sin OF
the worls." When in very hot weather /
come under projecting cliff say:
Rock OF Ages cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in theei'
THE PRAISES OF cHBIsT.
Over the old-fashloned pulplts there was
sounding board. The voice OF the minister
rose to the sounding board aud then was
struck back again upon the ears of the PEG.
pie. Andso the 10000 voices Of earth rising
up find the heavens, sounding board which
strikes back to the ear OF all the nations the
praises Of Christ. The heavens tell His glory
aud the earth shows his handiWork. The
Bible thrills with one great story OF redemp-
ton. Upon a blasted and faded paradise ID
poured the light OF glorious restoration. II
looked upon Abraham from the ram caught in
the thicket IL spoke 10 the bleating Of the
herds driven down 20 Jerusalem for sacrl-
nee. II put infinite patbos into the speech OF
uDeouth fishermen. IL lifted Paul into the
seventh heaven, and it broke upon the ear of
e. John with the brazen irumpets and the
doxology OF The elders and the rushing wings
Of the seraphim.
Instead Of waiting until you get sick and
worn out before you speak the praise OF
Christ, while sour heart is happiest, and your
step Is lightest and your fortunes smile, and
your pathway blossoms and the oyer-arching
heavens drop upon you their benediction,
speak the praises Of Jesus. The old Greek
orators, when they saw their audiences mat
tentiye aud siambering, had one word with
which they would rouse them up TO the great
est enthusiasm. In the midst Of their orations
they would stop aud cry out Marathon ~
and the peoples enthusiasm would be un-
bounded.
THE BEST CRADLE song.
My bearers, though you may have been
borne down with sin, and though trouble,
and trials, and temptation may have come
upon you, and YOU feel hardly like looking
nn, methinks there Is one grand. royal. impe-
rial word that ought to rouse your soul to inh-
mite rejoicing, and that word Is ''Jesusv'
Taking the suggestion OF the text, /
shall speak to you Of Christ our song. re.
mark, In the first place, that Christ ought 10
be the crsdle.song What our mothers sang
TO us when they put US 10 sleep is singing vet.
We may have forgotten the words; but they
went into the fiber OF our soul, and will for
ever be part OF Il. II is not so much what
| you formally teach your children as what YOU
| sing to ;hcm. A hymn has wings aud can is
eYerywhither. One hundred and fifty years
after you are dead, and 'Old Mortality" has
worn out his chisel in recuttiug your name on
the tombstone, your great-grRndchildren will
be singing the song which this afternoon you
sing to your little ones gathered about your
knee. There is place In Switzerland where,
| II you distinctly utter your voice, there win
| come back ten or iifteen distinct echoes, aud
| every Christian song sung by mother in the
| car OF nef Cult0 hDail nave lu,U1u eenOes com
| ing back from all the gates OF heaven. o, IL
mothers only knew the power OF this sacred
| spell, how much oftcuer the little ones would
| be together aud all our homes would chime
/ with songs Of Jesus. We want some coun-
| teracting influence upon our children. The
very moment your child steps into the streets
be steps into the path OF temptation. There
| are foul mouthed children who would like to
besoil your little ones. 1t viii not do 10 keep
| your bows and girls In the house and make
Nk,Nsn, Vala Vlau aFr
and recreation.
AN EXAMPLE OF PURITY.
| Gld save your children from the seathing,
| blasting, dsmning influence of the streets !
| know of no counteracting iufuenee but the
| power Of Christian culture aud example.
| Hold before your little ones the pure life of
Jesus: let that name be the word that shall
exercise evil from their hearts. Give to your
instruction all the fascination OF music, morn
| ing, noon and night; let IL be Jesus the cradle
song. This is important fyour children grow
up but perhaps they may not Their path.
way NAV be short. Jesus may be wanting
that child. Then there viii be soundless step
! in the dwelling, and the youthful pulse will
| for help. You can not help. Aud a great az
/ ony will pinch at your heart, and the cradle
| will be empty, and the nursery viii be empty,
/ and the world will be empty aud your soul
/ will be empty. No little feet standing on the
1 stairs. No toys scattered on the carpet Nc
quick following from room to room. Nc
strange aud wonderig questions. No up
Il turned face, with laughing blue eyes, come
for kiss; but only grave, and wreath oil
white blossoms ON the top OF It; and bittei
desolRtion, and signing at night fall with nc
one to put to bed, and n wet pillow, and 6
| grave, and n wreath of white blossoms on the
top OF It. The Heavenly Shepherd will take
that lamb safely anyhow, whether you have
been faithful or unfaithful; but would IL not
! have been pleasanter IL you could have heard
from those lips the praises of Christi / nevci
read anything more beautiful than this about
chiid's departure. The account said, "Sht
folded her hands, kissed her mother goodbye
sang her hrmu, turned her face 10 the wall,
said her little prayer, aud then died"
THE OLD TUNES THE BEST.
o, II could gather up In one paragraph tn,
last words OF the little ones who have gon,
out from all these Christian circles, and
could picture the calm looks, and the folded
hands, and sweet departure, methnks 4
would be grand aud beautiful as one o.
heavens great doXplogies
next speak Of Christ as the old mans song
Quick music loses its charm for the aged ear
The school girl asks for a schottsche or
glee; but her grandfather asks for "Balerma'
or the Portuguese Hymn Fifty years o
trouble have tanned the spirit, and the kew
OF the muslc.board must have a solemn tread
Though the voice may be tremulous, so tina
grandfather will not trust 1t IN church, still
he has the psalm book open before him, an
he sings with his soul He huns his grand
child to sleep with the same tune he san