Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-09
A JUBILEE SERMON.
Or. TALmAGe breaches OF RE-
TURNED PRoolcALs.

'T--E~"sNs
coiiiy AMI Lacked Upon Askanrr. but
with Open Arms and Cheering Mi~n.
Some New Conclusions Ahout Time.
BRoOHLyS. Feb. IA jubilee sermon was
preached this morning 10y the Rev I. De
Witt Talmage. u. d.. at an especial commun
ion for the reception of no persons. making
the present COMMUNICATE membership Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle I.l9s This Is also NOV
ing day in this church. The annual rental Of
pcws has just occurred and to.lny many 81
the congregation orupy new places The
pews brought higher premiums this year than
ever before and the income of the church
this year will bc s:siSH hut both plans are
observed in this church a vast space Is kept
free from nil expense AMI only q part II the
building Is mapped of for rent. DR.. Tai
mage tonk his text from the fifteenth chapter
Of Luke. twenty third versc: "Brin; hithcr the
fatiel calf AMI kill It," DIR. Talmagr said:
JOY! JOY! joy! We banquet t@lay over
this accession Of no persons I" whom ! have
given the right hand II fellowship. making
our present COMMUNICATE membership four
thousand five hundrel AMI eight Is IL not
appropriate that we spread the banquet
In all ages Of the world IL has is-'n custom.
AIRY to celebrate joyful events 10y fcstivity-
the signing Of treaties. the proclamation Of
peace. the Christmas, the marriage How.
ever much on other days Of the year our
table may have stintci supply, an Thanks
giving day there must 10 something b0untc-
Gus. And all the comfortable homes Of Chris.
tendon have at some time cclsbratcl joyful
events by banquet and fcstivity.
Something has happened in the Did home
stead greater than anything that has ever
happened before. 4 favori;c snn whom the
world SUPPOSED would become a vasabond
and outlaw forever has got tired 81 sight
seeing and has returned To his fathers
house The world said hc never would come
hack. The old man always said his son
would come. lie had bcen lool;ins for him
day after day anl year after year. H. knew
he would come back Now. having returned
to his fathers HOUSE.. the father pr"'lnims
celebration.
WHEN LOST souL CONES HOME tn tOD.
There is a calf in the paddock that has bsn
kept up and fed Ia utmost capacity rs
To bc ready for some occasion uf joy that
might come along. All! there never will be
grandcr day On the old homestead than this
day Let the butchers do their work. and
tho housekeepcrs bring into the table the
smoking meat The musicians will take their
places, and the gay groups will move ~ and
down the iioor. All the friends and neigh
bors are gathered in, AMI extra supply /, srnt
out 10 the table Of the servants The father
prcsi,ics at the table, AMI SAYS grace. and
thanks Gcvl that his long absent toy i, home
again. Oh. how they missed hi:n;
how glad they arr to have lin
back Onc brother in,lS-l stands pout
ing ut the back door AMI says
This is a great ado about nn;l,in;. this had
boy shouli have been chaStcncl Instead 81
greeted: veal is too good for him Bu, the
father says: Nothing is ton gool npthn; Is
good enough There sits the youn; man,
glad NJ the hearty reception. hut "a shadow Of
sorrow fitting across his brow at the re-
mcmbrancc 81 the trouble Ia ha., s>cn, III
ready now lat the covers lit .iu,ir lie
was dead and he i alive again. II, va, ~
ami he is found By Such bol,l Imagery docs
the Bible set forth the merry niai;in.; when u
soul comes homc 10 God
|. First Of all there is the new convert
joy II is no tame thing 20 become Chris
tian. The most Tremendous moment IN u
mans life Is when he surrcn,lcrs himself to
Col. The grandcst time on tho fathers
homestead is when the boy comes hac;
Among the great throns who in the larlors
OF this church profcSScd Christ one night was
q young man who next morning rang my
door bell and said; Sir, | cannot contain
myself with the joy | feel; came here this
morning "a express it, | have foual more
JOY in five minutes ia serving God than H. all
the years Of my proiiSality, and I came to
say So"
You have seen, perhaps, u man runnin; for
his physical liberty and the officers 81 the
law after him, and you saw him ccapc. or
afterwarh You heard the judge had parloncd
him. and how great was the Elcc Of that rc'.
cuctl man. hut it is n very ta;Ic Thin; that.
compared with The running for ones ever.
lasting lifc-thc tcrrors Of tho law after him,
but Christ coming in 20 pardon and bless and
tNs'ut AtiA Abu Jbllil tHil'
san in his great story tells how the Pilgrim
put his fingers in his ears. and ran, crying:
Life, life, eternal lifc!" 4 poor car driver
In this city somc years ago. after having had
q struggle To support his fa:lily, Suddcnly
was informed that large inheritance was
his. AMI there was joy amounting; To how'll.
dermcn.; hut tia; Is a SNAIL! thin; compared
81 sitnst tf.
put in his hands tho title dcsl To- the joy. the
rapiurcS. the sIlendors 81 Heaven, Gnl he
can truly say: Its mansions are mine, lis
temples are mine is songs arc mine. its Gn,l
is mnc.''
Oh, il IS no tanc ihiag o. l;,cc.ar Il Girls
tian. II is a merry ma..ns. II /, ~" s!l!ia;
Of the fa;;cd calf, |, is juh.lV. N"a l:aow
the Bible never compares it ,oa fu;cral, hui;
always compares Il TO something: right. Il
is more apt 10 b, compared e. "A banquet than
anything el,c. 1t is compared Ia tho bible 10
the water. bright, flashing water, 70 the
morning. roscatc fire worked. mountain
TRANSPORTED morning wish could tmlay
take all the Bible expressions about pardon,
and peace. AMI hfc AMI comfort, AMI ho.c.
and Heaven, aud twi,, them into ono gar.
land. AMI put il on the brow uf the hunlblc,i
child Of God in tlis asNrmllaSc and cry:
"wcar Ii. wear it now, wear IL forever. son
Of God. daughter u the Lord God Al
mighty" oh, the joy of the Now convert!
Oh. tho gla,lncSs of the Christian service.
THE JOYS or the CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
You have sccn sometimes uIaa ia re-
lisious assembly get up and give his cslcrl-
encc. Well, Paul gave his experience lie
arose In tho prcselco Of two churchcS. the
church ON earth AMI u c church IN heaven.
and he said; "Sow tbs Is my experience:
'Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing -l"or. yet
making many rlch-hayinS nothing. SC; pos
Ssins ail things" II the Iropl, III tai,
house this morning knew the joys Of thu
Christian religion, they wn,ild all pass over
intn the Kingdom IL God tho next moment
When Daniel San'lc,nan wRs dying 81 cholera
his attendant said: Have you much pain r