The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-25
THE SAVING LOOK.
Rev, T. De Witt Talmage's Intended
Discourse at the Tabernacle.


was the discourse he intended to deliver this
aud requested that 1t be printed
with this explanation: - 4
The subject OF his sermon was "The Saving
Look." and the text Hebrews xii, 2: LOOK
ing unto Jesus.
In the Christian life We must not go slip
shod. This world was not made Tor US to
rest in In time Of war you will find around
the streets of some city, far from the scene OF
conflict, men In soldiers uniform. who have /,
a right to be away. They obtained fur.
Tough and they are honestly and righteousiy
off duty: but have to tell you that IN
this Christian conflict, between the hrst
moment when We enlist under the banner OF
Christ, and the last moment in which we
shout the victory. there never will I've n single
instunt in which We will have n right to be OH ,
duty. Paul throws all around this Christian
life the excitements Of the old Roman ana
Grecian games-thoseg games that sent u man
on a race, with such st Fetch of nerve and
muscle, that sometimes when he came up to
the goal he dropped down exhausted. In
deed, history tells that there werecases where
men came up and only had strength just to
grasp the goal and then iall dead. Now. says
his apostle. making allusion to those very
;rawlit, not to walk it-bnt run the race
Jet before us. looking unto Jesus, and lust
as in the olden times. man would stand ut
the end of the road with beautiful garland
that was to be put around the head or brow
1.-THE successful racer, 80 the Lord Jesus Christ
Sands ut the end o' the Christian race with
tie garland OF eternal life. and may God
grant that by his holy spirit We may so run
as to obtain.
The distinguished Welliston. the chemist.
was asked where his laborat DRY wis. and the
inquirers expected to be shown some lnrge
apartment filled with very expensive nrara-
tus; but Welliston ordered his servant to
BRING nm fr0v N tyln srno md n rCtOrt.
and he said to the inquirers: That oil my
laboratory. make all myexpcriments with
those" Now. know that there are great
many who tukc whole library to express
their theology. They have so many theories
on 10000 things: but have to say that all
my theology is comprised In these three
words: Looking unto Jesus" and when
ve can understa land the height and the depth
ard the length and the breudtl and the in
fnIty aud the intensity of that passage We
can understand all.
remark in the first place, We must look to
know as well as that man IL only blasted
ruin of what he once was There il not 80
much difference between a vessel coming out of
Liverpool hurhor. with ppnnants flying aud
the deck crowded with good cheer. and the
guns booming, and that same vessel driving
against Long Island coast. the drowning
passengers ground to pieces amid hs timbers
Of the broken up steamer, us there is between
man rs he came from the hands OF God,
equipped for n grand and glorious voyage:
but afterward. through the pilotage Of the
devil, tossed and driven and crushed. the
coast o til. new future strewn with the lrag-
Msnts of nu awful and eternal shipwreck. Our
body is wrong. How eusily il il ransacked
Of disease. Our mind is wrong. How hard
4 y to remember, and how easy to forget.
The whole nature disordered. from the crown
Of the head To t he sole of the foot-womnds.
bruises, putrefying sores. "All have sinnei
and come slioit o. the glory Of God" by
one man sin entered into I he world and death
BY sin, and so death has passed upon nil
men for that all have sinnel." There is in
Brazil a plant they call tho murderer for
the simple reason tllnt it is so poisonous it
hills almost everything it touches. II begins
TO wind around the roots of the tree. and
coming up to the branches reaches out to The
ends Of the branches, killing the tree IN it
goef along. When it hascune to the tip emf
0fth> branch the tree is dead. Its seeds fall
90 the ground and start other plants just us
purderous
\ And 30 it is withsin. Its poisonous plant
that was planted in our soul II long while
ago, and 1t comes winding about the body
an the mind and soul poisoning, poisoning,
.aOisoning-killins killing. killing as it goes.
Now, there would be no need of my discours-
.ag upon this if there were no way Of pluck
ing out that plant. II il II most inconsder-
ate thing Tor me- 10 come to man who is in
financial trouble and enlarge upon his tro,l.
hle if have no alienation TO offer 1t is an
unfair thing Tor me to come to IL man who is
sick and enlarge upon his disease it havenu
remedy to offer. But hnve II right to come
TO man in financial distress or physicald dis
tress if have financial reinforcement to offer
ora surecure to propose. Blessed lie God that
among the mountains 0fOur sin there rolls
and reverberates song OF salvation
Louder thnn ull the voices of bondage !,
the trumpet of Gods delivcrance, sounding
'.Oh. Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself
but in me isthy help" At the buried gate.
Of our dungeon. the conIueror knocks. ant
the hinges creak and grind ut the swinging
open. The iamiile struck pick up the mann,
that falls in the wilderness and the flood,
clap their hands. saying: Drink, oh thirst,
soul, and live FOREVER" and the feet TIM
were torn and deep cut on the rocky bridl
path Of sin now come into II smooth place
md the dry aldcrs crackle M the pantin.
heart breaks through to the water brook
ind the.latk night OF the soul begins to grow
gray with the morning. yea to purple Yea I,
flame from horizon to horizon The batter
les Of temptation scnced. Troubles tina
fought against us captured and nude to fgh
OH our side. Not as n result OF any toll o
trouble OH our part, but only MS n resell @
mean by Looking unto Jesus someone in
quires. mem faith. What do you men
by iaith:" | mean believing. what do 70,
mean by believing | mean this: Ii yo
promise to do n certain thing for me. an
huve confidence in your vprucity-if yo
say you will give me such n thing and nee
1t very mncl. come in confidence that yo
are an honest man and will do what yon say
Now. the Lord Jesus Christ says: You M
in need of pardon and lie and heaven yo
can have them If you come and get them
You say can't come and ask first | al
a:rni,i you Won give it to ME. Then yo
say: Il will come and ask know, Lord j,
sus, thou art in earnest about this matter.
come asking for pardon. Thou hast prom
ised to give it 10 me, thou witt give ii to III.
thou hast given il to me-" This liz fnith. ID
you see it yet? "Oh," said some one. :.
can't understand it," No nun ever die
without divine help Faith is the gift of Go,
You sag: THAT throws the responsibility
4!17~ shoulders No Faith il the gift {
49,. but it comes in answer to prayer.
n over glorious is my Lord,
lie mnst bc loved md vet adorel
His worth if all the nations knew
Sure the whole earth would love Him, to,
lremark again, that we must look I
Jesus as an example. Now, u mere copyis
you know is always n failure. lfa paint,
go to portfolio or n gallery OF art, no,
ever exquisite. to get this idea of the naturi
world from these pictures he will not succee
bushes the dew from the grass and sees u
morning just as God huilt il in the clouds,
poured it upon the mountain, or kindled
upon the sea. People wondered why Tu
ner. the famous English painter, succee,lt
80 well in sketching II storm upon the ocea
1t remained wonder until
was found out that sevenl times he had Ike.
lasled to the deck in lie midst of tempe
and then looked out upon the wrath o. d
sen. and coming home to his studio. he pi
turod the tempest. Its not the copyist vi
succeeds. but the man who confronts the q
urnl world So IL man in literary compo,
ness Of Addison. or tile rnggid vigor Of Ga
lyle. or the weirlncss OF Spcnser or the @,
grammatic style OF Ralph Waldo Emerso
lie will not succeelas well as that man wi
cultures his own natural style. What is tr
in this respect liz true in respect to charu
ter. There were iren who were n
cinated with Lord Byron. lie VI
lame and wore very larga cola
Then there were tens of thousands of m
who resolved that they would be just Ii
Lord l'ryon. and they limped and wore lar
collars, but they did not have amy .. |
genius. You cannot successfully copy
man; whether heis bud or good You mi
take the very best man that ever lived a
try and live like him, and you will make
fixture. There never wns better man thu
Edward Payson. Many have rend his bic
raphy, not understanding that he was vi
man, and they thought they we're growing
grace because they we're growing like him
depression of spirit There were men
copy Cowpcr. the poet. IL glorious man. L
sometimes afflicted with melancholy almt
to Insanity. The copysts got Cowpc
faults: but none o! his virtues.