The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-27
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIvINEs sun.
DAY SERMON.
Subject; The Bower ofTree Branches.
Preached at the Hamptons,
Long TsIand)

TExT: SO forth unto the mount and
felea oiics branches, and pine branelies and
myrtle brcnoies, and palm branches c,id
Sr7lf.eiics Of thick trees, % slabae 60oths.n-
Nehemiah vii, Is,
It seems as Il Mount OIivet were IN
1ooned; Tho people have gone into the
mountain, and have cut off trso branches,
and put them on their shoulders, and they
come 1cfth nov into the streets of
Jerusalem and on the house tops, and
tney twist these tree branches into
9rpors or booths. Then the people come
iorlh from their comfortable homes,
ana dwell for seven days in those booths
OF arbors. Why do they do that? Well.
II Is q great festal time. 1t is the
Aesst Of tabernacles; and these people are
going 70 celebrate the desert travel Of their
fathers and their deliverance from their
troubles, the experience Of their fathers
when travelling In the desert they lived in
booths on their way 70 tts land OF Canaan.
and 50 taese booths also become highly sug-
sss.Ne-i VI. not say they arc necessarily
2 peat out highly suggestive-of Odr march
top<rd heaven, and IF tho TACT that We arc
only living Temporarily here as it were, in
o. eternal rest
And what was said to the Jews literally
may to-day be sid iigurctively to all this ali-
deuce 60 forth into the mountain, and
Atl-A E-AHe AlnDNANa Alll pine branches af1U
myrtle branches, and pain branches. and
branches Of chick trees b make booths. Yes,
re are Only mere Il a temporary residence.
We arc marching On. The merchant princes
Vac USED % i've IN Bowling Green. New
4o4k have passed away. and their residences
are now he stlds Of cheap merchants.
- -. g =. :, -. City years ago owned
lIfls7flisF srrun, we are on the
march. 1he generations that have preceded
Us have gone 50 far on that we cannot even
hear thc sound Of their footstere They have
gons over the bills. ard We are to follow
them But hleseod be God, We are not in
tbs world lsft ont Of doors and unsheltered.
Ihers nfr gospel booths. or gospel arbors, in
which our souls are to be comforted. Go
l1rih unto the mountain, and fetch Give
branches, ani pine branches, and myrtle
BRANCHES, and palm branches. and branches
q thlck tres and build booths.
wei, now we arc to-day 10 construct
gospel sroor, or gospel booth; and how shall
Np cqlislruel IL Well. We must get all the
Tree branches and build. According to my
text we mtst 60 mp into tho mount and bring
olive branches. What does that mean
: lae olive tree grows in warm climates, and
Il reaches tie height Of twenty or twenty-five
teeta s-rsii 1t stem, and then an oifshoot from
that stem And then people come. and they
IN time Of Wlr the General OF one army takes
che q these olive branches and goes out to
TIE Genelal OF another army, what does that
1n1-ni WAY. II means unsaddle the war
charger It means hang up the war KNAPP
l4cl-s- Il is but beaulifrl way Of saying
Psssci -
Row, if wo are to-day going to succeed in
a1ilding tins gospel arbor. we must 60 into
t-e A1unt OF 5cds blessing. ard fetch the
olive branches and whatever else we must
nave We must have at least two olive
bia1ches-Paace with God and peace with
nan- When 1 say peace with God, l do not
ilfean 20 represent God as a bloody chieftain,
~ q, ing a srudge againstus, but DO mean to
s--lifn there j. no more autagUnisn between n
hound and hare, between a hawk aud a pull
.rI, oetTeaH elephant and swine than there
: hostility between holiness and sin And il
sed s al holiness and we are all sin, there
-n-1at Be a read iustinent, there must be q re-
construction, there must be a treaty. there
1llst bt' 2 stretching forth Of olive branches
There is a great lawsuit going on now, and
= 4 3 lawsuit which man is bringing against
bis Aizzer; that lawsuit is nov on the cal
'Encar. u IS the human versus the divine.
4 = ni4ulty versus tee Immaculate; it IS
,Ts1-ness versus O;nnipote.ice. Man began
y; ted did not begin the lawsuit We be-
Ei1a Il, we assaulted dur Maker. ard the
Ec1nsr We end this part OF the struggle In
which the finite attempts 20 overthrow tho
Infinite and onnipotent, the sooner we end it
tie better.
iraFele7s tai US there IS no such place as
Mount Calvary that it is only a hill only
Al Insignificant Hill. but / persist in calling
: tle mount Of Gods divine mercy and love,
IL sl1-llier than any other place on earth,
Er.lndar than the Alps or Himalayas and
iheEe arc no Other hills as compared with it:
i-lii 1r Ia1tlcal IN every asct vsil-ze tilo
y q - 80 20 - 49,
7iiro brlncaes- And ali we have TO do is
- get nd Of this war between God and
czrseiTes u which ne arc al tired
He want TO back cut q the war. we
want 70 get nd Of this hostility. All we
have 70 Do is Just 10 get up On the mount Of
Gc1s blessing, ard pluck these olive
1'anches aill wave them before the throne.
Pace through our Lord Jesus Christ
GA i don't make much difference what
us world thinks Of FOU-What this King,
t11t llresu. that Senator thinks Of you. But
e1ues INTO the warm, intimate, glowing and
eFe-lastinz relationship win the God Of the
roura uuiFerss; that is the JOY that makes
naliella1 seem stupid All, why dove want
teha7s peace through our Lord Jesus Christ?
aF. 4 we had gone On IN ten thousand
-'--.s a--- iisi-ii-s s-lls So rJ-ll4 nu- liise
captured 80 much as a sword Or cavalry stir
up or t1lstel o1 one Of the wheels Of the
eiiisf1t o. lis o11Edpotencs- But tho moment
Feirsag this olive branch God and al heaven
eas'a o. our SIDE. Pe1ce through our Lord
sesis cnrists and no otlar lind Of peace Is
iz1-sa anything
bzs then We must have tat other olive
tfaileAs peace Hith man Nov e is very
esf 2 eet np q quana- There are gun
fs'rleTf lErlztIaIs al drssud as, ard one
t.4stf8 II rF0Tceati5n vii - them OF. It
= easy el5-lgz = get up r quarrel But. my
Lsliners cozlt yoil tlli1za-og lsd better have
y11r hons sawed cfs Had You rot better
1-sSe IN afol5gEs Had gou not better sub
nat = q little hunliati0ns Oh yau say.
t-za ilst man axes t5e first sep viii never
= a. pesae With him. nothing vii ae
Csc uElL be is ready 70 take the
iiIa1 sep You ARE a pretty Christian.
. zen fso1ld ths world Be saved Il Christ
nd not taken the lrst steps We were in
ne wrong, Christ vas ia the right-alI right
lsld forever right. And yet EEe took the first
Etea- And instead o. gong and getting e
i11otty 5coargs With which 70 whip your an
i1sl1ists F1ur enemy, YOU had better get up
- re r11ia7st nl0imt where Christ suffered
~ lis cIle1nies and Just take an Give branch
rqt fir7lg cf the zJrl. cool. fragrant
ieAtfs e15 leaViisg edem I'll en- agsd then try
- ioen t1nt - Pei switch n won't hurt
-ella - q WI save Fggs Peace with God.
- WITH nan. II you cannot take those
-''e e1,-.rires gou are no Christian.
Biest b az re dat sinds
Our lieartl i1 clrilran love.
III ll-iiasllp n killrri m1nI1
L llse % tAlt a517c.
sslz, s9zssur, 90 aad 1zia.
A-l an ~ 4aal - frees
Ar I.1isst loHs nd frisldsll2 rein
81 az ctzEaifT.
bQt ~ sezt gogs further. II SAYS: Go
~ inte "a Eai,z-s-siss aie fetch olive branches
- 81 1isnches. Vow what Is suggested
e/tle ~ tlaf ma T131 F.r-=--
I.s-stisJ- ] is zr01-stie, Il Is everrreen. bow
9l91 rae phgaelam Says 70 his invalid
l4atients. -iH ami have o breath II thu
fla1 sa1t VIZ iuvieorate ~, Why do
liia th1lslsliis n re1rl - s5J1rh every vears
Is : lgt nzesssg - get to warner climate
ssslt n get 81 the influence Of the pine. TIsere
y t>Aita In IT. and ibis pine branch Of the
ter1 ssIggoztz the heaithfnlsfsss OF orr i,oi,r
ru7issfiIi: it r fasi q health health for al
haasth for tie mind heath FOR lie senl
/ iaew an AGED MAI, Wno mad no csauitsl
o. physical heas.h. he had had al the dis
eases you could imagine. he did not eat
e7e1Ea = keep chic alive: he lived On a
trfeia2e q l1slunas. he lived high for
~ eluai every day with The King. rs was
AePt saFe simply 5y tie force u our holy
reteeoH- u / a healthy religion. healthy
f1r the eye healthy for Che hand health
fer the feet, heaislg for the heart haaItf,v
tx DE hyer. healthy for the splsen heaifbg
Tor los Nfs1ie man. il gives man r5,ril r.o--,
such qsietHess. such indepenlsace n cir.
cl.assla1caz. eleh holy eqnpoise. Oh tbse
= a. sassasse1 II that We posssssed II nov
! tilesa that i IS healthy IL a man 80
enoagh q IL row, there are some paopIe