The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-26
Out IN THE WOODS.
Dr.. Talmage Dwells on the Festal
Time When People Go from Cities
Into Woods and Cut Branches
for Booths.

Time When People Go from Cities
Into Woods and Cut Branches
for Booths.
THE HAMproxs, July 14th.-Ths subject
ofthe Rev. T. De Witt TalmaRe's sermon to
day was THE Bower of Tree Branches.
His text was Nehemiah viii., 1890 fortl
into the mount and fetch olive branches. ant
palm branches, and pine branches, ant
myrtle branches, aud branches Of thi:k tree
to make booths" Following is the sermon
1t seems ne II Mount Olivet were unmoored
Tho people have gone into the mountain an,
have cut off tree branches and put them OF
their shoulders, and they como forth now in
to the streets Of Jerusalem. and OH the house
tops, aud they twist these tree branches int
arbors or booths. Then the people com
forth from their comfortable homes an
dwell for seven days in these booths or ar
bors. Why do they do that' Well. it is I
great festal time 1t is the feast Of the tab
ernncle; and these people are going to ccle
bratc the desert travel of their fathers ant
their deliverance FROM their troubles, the ex
pericnce OF their fathers when, travelling in
the desert, they lived in booths on their way
TO the land Of Canaan. And so these BOOTH
also become highly suggcstive-I will moi
say they are necessarily typical, but highly
sugcestiye-of our march toward HEAVIER
nnd Of the iuct that We are only living tenn
porarily here, us it were, in booths or arbort
on our way to the Canaan Of eternal rest.
And what was said to the Jews literally
may today be said fguratively to all this
audience Go forth into the mountain ant
fetch olive branches. and myrtle branches
and palm branches, and branches Of thicl
trees to make booths Yes, wearc only herci il
Temporary residence. We ore marching on
The merchant princes who ased to live il
Bowling Green, New York, have passed away
and their residences IRE now the fields O
cheap merchants. Where are the men who
fifty years ago owned New York? Passed
on.
There is no use in our driving our stakes
too deep into the earth; We are on the march
The generations that have gone so far on
that We can not even hear the sound OF their
footsteps They have gone over the hills
and We are to follow them. But, blessed Ike
Cod. we ure not in this world left out 81
doors and unsheltered. There ore gospel
arl,ors in which our souls are to BIZ com
forted. 20 forth unto the mountain and
fetch olive branches and pine branches, and
myrtle branches. and palm branches. aud
branches of thick trees. and build l'ooths.
Well, now we are today o construct u gos
mel arbor. or gospel booth; und how shall
We construct ii? Well. we must get all the
tree branches and build. According to my
text We must 20 up into the mount and
bring olive branches. What does that mean:
Tie olive tree grows in warm climates, an.
it reaches the height of twenty to twenty
two feet, u straight stem, and then an off
shoot from that stem. And then people
COME and they strip off these branches
sometimes; md when in time of war the gen
srai of one army takes one Of these div,
branches and goes out to the general of an
means, unsntlde the war charges. 1t means
hang up the war knapsacks. 1t is but a
beautiful way OF saying: Peace
Now, IL we are to-day going to succeed III
building this gospel harbor We must 80 into
the mount Of Gods blessing ind fetch the
olivebranrhcs, andwhatevcrelse wemnst hav.
we must have ut least two olive branches
have PEACE with God and peace with man
When say peace with God do not mean to
represent God as bloody chettain, having u
crudge against u.s. but do not mean to az.
firm there is no more antagonism between
n hound ind hare. between hawk and u
pulet. between elephant and swine than
there is in hostility between holiness and sin
And if God il all holiness and We are all sir
q reconstruction, there must be treaty
there must be q stretching forth Of olive
branches.
There IL n great lawsuit going on. nov
and it il IL lawsuit which man il bringing
against Ills maker. That lawsuit is now Oh
tie calendar. 1t is the human versus thu
divine: It il iniquity versus the immaculate
it is weakness versus omnipotence. Man I've
CAN'T: God did not begin the lawsuit. W.
began it; We assaulted our maker, and the
sooner We end this part Of the struggle in
which the finite attempts to overthrow the
infinite aud omnpotent-the sooner we
end it the better.
Oh, it doesn't make much difference what
the worlds think of you-what this king
But come into the warm, intimate, glowing
md everlasting relationship with the God O
the round universe: that is the JOY
that makes a hnliejujah seem stu
pid. All, why do We want to have peace
through our Lord Jesus Christ? Why, if ",
had gone on in ten thousand years of WI
against God We could not have captured "
twisted off one OF the wheels Of the chario
OF his omnipotcncc But the moment ",
bring this olive branch God and all HEAVIER
come ON our side. Peace through our Lort
Jesus Christ aud no ether kind Of peace il
worth anS thing.
But then We must have that other DIV,
branch. peace with man. Now it is very ems,
Christians oil around us, and one match o
propagation will set them of. 1t in easy
enough, TO get up quarrel. But, IN,
brother, don't sou think you had BETTE
have your horns sawed OFF, Had you moi
better submit to n little ll,miliation? Oh
you say, until that man takes the first steI
j will never be ut peace with him. nothing
first step You are pretty Christian
When would this world be suved il Christ hat
not taken this first step? We were in tn,
wrong, Christ was III the rieht-all right ant
forever right. And yet 10 took the first
step And instead OF going and getting q
knotty scourge with which to whip YOU
antagonist, your enemy, you had better ge,
on the radiant mount where Christ suffered
for His enemies, aud just take aM olive branch
not stripping off the aoft, COOL fragrau
leaves. but leaving them all or, and then tr,
on them that gospel switch. 1t won't hurt
them, and it will save you. Peace with God
pence with M6n. 1fyou can not take thosl
tEo doctrines you are no CHRISTIAN.
BEST be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love:
The fellowship of kindred minds
is like to that above.
From sorrow, toll. and pain,
And sin We shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.
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into the mountains and fetch olive branches
and pine branches. Nov, what is suggested
by the pine branches? The pine tree il
healthy; it il aromatic; it isevergreep How
often the physician says to his invalid pa-
tients; Go and have breath Of the pines!
That will iayigorate you" Why do such
thousands Of people go south every yenr? 1t
to get 10 the influence of the pine. There is
health in il and this pine branch of the text
suggests the eAlthtulnesa Of our holy relig.
ION; it is full of health health for all, heait
for the mind, health tos the soul
knew an aged man WHO bad no capital Of
physical health. He had had all the dis.
eases you could imagine he did NOT eat
enough to Keep q e'ild alive; he lived on q
beverage hosannas. IL lived high, for he
alive simply by the force Of our holy religion.
it is o healthy religion; llealthy for the eye,
healthy for the hand, healthy for the feat,
healthy for the heart, healthy for the liver.
healthy for tue apleen, healthy for tho whole
man. 1t gives a mai such peace, such quiet
ness. such Independence Of circumstances.
~ucl. holy equtpoise. Oh, that W. oil posses.
it is healthy 81 o man gets enough oft NV,
there are some people who get just enough
religion to bother theG, Just enough religion
to make them sick; but II s ynan take full
deep, round inhalation Of these p;ps branches
ofthe gospel arhor be will find 1t bue7snt