Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-10
4 JUBILEE SERMON.
DR.. -AlMAGE breaches OF RE,
TURNED PRopleALs.



with Open Arms and Cheering Mien.
Some New Conclusions About Time.
BROOKLYN. Feb. 3.-A jubilee SER
mon was preached this morning by
the Rev. I. DE Witt Talmage, d. d., at
an especial communion for the recep-
ton of 2i0 persons, making the pres
ent communicant membership of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle 4,50s. This is
also moving day in this church. The
annual rental of pews has just occur
red, and today many of the congrega-
ton occupy new places. The pews
brought higher premiums this year
than ever before and the income of
tn church this year will be S33, S04
But both plans are observed in this
church. A vast space is kept free
from all expense and only part of
the building is mapped off for rent.
DIR. Talmage took his text from the
fifteenth chapter Of Luke, twenty
third verse: Bring hither the fatted
calf and kill it," DIR. Talmage said:
Joyl JOY! JOY! We banquet today
over this accession of 2l0 persons 10
whom have given the right hand Of
fellowship, making our present com
municant membership four thousand
five hundred and eight Is it not APP
propriate that we spread the banquetl
In all ages of the world it has been
customary to celebrate joyful events
by festivity-tbe signing of treaties,
the proclamation of peace, the Christ
mas, the marriage. However much
on other days of the year our table
may have stinted supply, on Thanks
giving day there must be something
bounteous. And all the comfortable
homes of Christendom have at some
time celebrated joyful events by ban
quet and festivity.
Something has happened in the old
homestead greater than anything that
has ever happened before. A favor
ite son whom the world supposed
would become a vagabond and out
law forever has got tired of sight
seeing and has returned to his fathers
house. The world said he never
would come back. The old man al
ways said his son would come. He
had been looking for him day after
day and year after year. He knew he
would come back. Now, having re
turned TO his fathers house, the
father proclaims celebration.
WHEN LOST SOUL CONES HOME TO
GOD.
There is a calf in the paddock that
has been kept and fed to utmost capa-
city so as TO be ready for some occasion
of joy that might come along. Ahl
there never will be a grander day on
the old homestead than this day. Let
the butchers do their work, and the
housekeepers bring into the table the
smoking meat. The musicians will
take their places, and the gay groups
will move up and down the floor. All
the friends and neighbors are gathered
in, and extra supply is sent out to the
table of the servants. The father pre-
sides at the table, and says grace, and
thanks God that his long absent boy
is home again. OH how they missed
him; how glad they are to have him
back. One brother indeed stands
pouting at the back door and
says: This is a great ado about
nothing; this bad boy should
have been chastened instead of
greeted; veal is too good for himl"
But the father says: Nothing is too
good, nothing is good enough" 7"
There sits the young man, glad at the
hearty reception, but shadow of sor-
row fitting across his brow at the re-
membrance of the trouble he has seen.
All ready now. Let the covers lift.
Music. He was dead and he is alive
againl He was lost and lie is found 4
BY such bold imagery does the Bible
set forth the merry making when q
soul comes home TO God.
/. First OF all there is the new con-
vert's Joy. II is no tame thing TO be-
come Christian. The most tremen-
dous moment in mans life is when
he surrenders himself 10 God The
grandcst time on the fathers home
stead is when the boy comes back.
Among the great throng who in the
parlors Of this church professed Christ
one night was young man who next
morning rang my door bell and said
"Sir, / cannot contain myself with the
Joy / feel; / came here this morning
10 express it, / have found more Joy
in five minutes in serving God than in
all the years of my prodigality, and
came to say 80"
You have seen, perhaps, man run.
ming for his physical liberty and the
officers Of the Law after him, and you
saw him escape, or afterward you
heard the Judge had pardoned him,
and how great was the glee of that
rescued man; but il is very tame
thing that compaed with the running
for ones everlasting hfe-the terrors
OF the law after him, but Christ com
ing in 10 pardon and bless and rescue
and save. You remember John Bun
van in his great story tells how the
Pilgrim put his fingers in his ears and
ran, crying; Life, life, eternal lifer
A poor car driver in this city
some years ago, after having had
a struggle 10 support his family,
suddenly Yves informed that a large in
herilance was his, aud there was Joy
amounting 10 bcwildorment; but that
is a small Thing compared with The ex-
periencc OF ono when be has put ~ his
hands the title deed 10 The Joys, Tn.
rapturcs. tho splcndors Of heaven, aud
ho can vuly say: Its meilsici;y s.ro
mine. its temples arc mine, IS songs