Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-04

ATHENS, Nov. A.-The Kew. L. DE
Witt Talmage, D. D., Of Brooklyn,
preached In this city this mornIngfo
group of friends, basiDg his discourse on
tho following two passages from the
Pauline epstl,s: l CorinthiIus, II, .:
RYE hath not seen nor ear heard;" and
l Corinthians, Kill, 2: "For now we see
through 4 glass darkly."
"rhe speaker said; Both these SEN
fences were written by the most Illus
trious merely human being tie world
ever saw, one who walked these streets
and preached from yonder pile OF no. ks,
Mars Hill. Though more classic asso-
Citations are connected with this city than
with aay other city under the sun, be-
cause here Socrates and Plato and Aris-
totle aud Demosihenes land Pericles and
Herodotus and Pythagorss and Keno
phon and Praxiteles wrote or chlseled or
taught or thundetei or sung, yet In my
MUD all these men and their teachings
were eclipsed by Paul and the gospel he
preached In this city and in your nearby
city OF CoritD."
After describing the beauties Of an
cient Athens, he said:
"Ihe idea / shall develop to day lie,
that IN this world our know ledge Is com
pAratively dim and unsatisfactory, but
nevertheless Is introductory to grander
and more complete vision. This is emil
nently true in regard to our view Of ool,
"Agaiu; My texts arc true of the
Saviour's excelleucy. By image, aud
sweet rhythm OF expression, and start
ling anttheses, Christ Is set iorth-his
love, his compassion, his work, his lie,
his death, his resurrection. We are ctal-
, lenged to measure l., to compute it, to
weigh 1t. In the boar OF our broken en-
thrAllment, we mount up Int, high ex-
perience OF his love, aud shout until the
countenance glovs, ard the blood
, bounds, and the whole nature Ia exhilar.
ated Il have found hml' And yet 1t Is
through q glass, darby. We sea not
half Of that CONF passionate face. We
eel not half the warmth of that loving
: heart. We walt for death TO let us rush
7 into his outspread arms. Then we shall
be lace TO face. Not shadow then, bu
r substance. Not hop then, but the iul
- filling OF all pretigurement.
al ace, every day profound mysteries
of Providence. There is no question W,
c ask oltener than why? There are hun
dreds of graves that need to be explained
Hospitals for the blind and lame, asy
!" lums for the dio.ic apd insane. aim.
|: h uses for the destitute and u W r'd o
4 pain and misfortune that demand NOR
,. than human tolutiou. Ahl God viii
clear it all mp. ln the light that pour
from tho throne no dark mystery cal
= I've.
"Al, the reunion Of heavenl No NOR
ia breaking Of heartstrlngs, but face tc face
The orphans that were LETT poor, and IN
mcrciess world, kicked and cutied {
C mary harlshlps, shall join their parent
over whose graves th y TO long wep'
d aud gaze into their glor.tied cou .tensnce
forever, face to face. We may como u
A from different parts OF the world, Oh
fram the laud and another from II
depths of the sea; from lives aiiluent O
prosperous, or from scenes of tagged dis
trest; hut we shall all meet IN raptur
I. aud jubilee, lace to face"
id DR.. Talmage and his rarty arrived
Athens cary last week. lie secured
corner stone for his new CHI rch in Bro,
= Ign from Mars iiil, Where st. Pa
u preached 10 the Ath MINIS. DR.. Talmal
preached there on Wednesday TO man
20 people, taking as his text: Acts xvii, 2.
''rLen Paul stood IN he midst of MAJ
2, Hill aud ssl1: Us men OF A. hens, pc
l. ceiye that in all thlngs ye are too supei
y stilious." Later In the day Mr., ralma2
had an interview with Premier Trlcoupl
Thursday he had in audience with Quet
u, Olga and Empress Frederick OF German