The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
FALMAGE'S SERMON.
.so By THE SCARLET CORD.
,...on Taught BY the House on the
Wall at Jericho.


rvr: And ne young, men mdt tcere
!, wsnt in, and orougnt our hahdc, ana
4 fdther, and her mo,h,r' dnu her gre,n-
4 and all hdt She nun -'oSnua VIZ 90
n, enthusiastic welcome was given to
I Tslmage in the Brooklyn Academy of
k..e when he preached his first sermon
Il his return from the Holy Land. Every
|, was occupied, and all standing room,
4, the space ON the stage behind the
[.rher. was filled. The two opening hymns
Il "Blest BE the lie That Binds" and
E.sd Ahead" Before he began preach
4 Dr. Talmage told his people
E. glad 20 reach home, and speaking of
4 church which was burned he expressed his
~ Measure that the new walls were al
In rising The subject OF the sermon was
~ House on the WALL Inc preacher
III
IWhen. only few weeks ago, l visited
s,,,ho | said Can 1t be possible that this
E.ridsted place Is Jericho that Mark
S'spny gave as a wedding present to Cleo
t,ni Where are the groves OF palm
=, Where are Herods palaces that once
soi h,re' Where is the great theatre from
|, stage of which Saiome told the people
\. Herod was dead! where Is the
tnnore tree on the limb OF which
yheus sat when Jesus passed TINS placer
kAsrr !, the wreck OF the walls that fell at
!, bhwng Of the rams horns' but the fact
Z, all these have disappeared uid not hinder
from seeing III lmaginatloh tne SMASH OF
|uyihlng on Wv ia'.u 10y 49, 49, ~ oiio 'l nouso
,be wall. lhat scene centuries ago comes
II % me A. though u were Yesterday.
IIherc Is a very SICK ana SAD mouse III the
Il Jericho. mat Is the inatterf Is ~
w III
rSy' No Worse than that: is u deathg
1 Worse than that. a daughter has for
L. her home. by whnt lhternnl plot she
induced 10 leave know not; but they
= IN vain for her return; sometimes they
raiootstep very much IKE hers, and they
krup and say 'She comes but only 10
lack again into odlsnppontlnent. Ihnt
As fr.i scene III TINS drama OF the Blble.
lna house on the wall OF the clty ~ thnt
urhter That Is her home now. Two spies
Ne come from the invading army 70 look
cund through Jerlcho ana see now best ~
Nv b. taken. fonder Is the lost enid, III
nj dwelling on the wall Oh tne clty.
IYr.t Rahab-for that was the name OF the
\ child-iirst Rahab secretes the two spies
seis their pursuers on tine track; but
ha awhile she says To them Il WIZ make
Mgaln with you: VIII save your NE III
will save my lie, ana the NE OF my
iher aud my mother ana my prothers ana
sister when the victorious army comes
On the city On, she mad not forgotten
home yet you see. The wasdcrer never
rsets home.
~ sooner have the men united the scarlet
hi from their bodies than they look UP ana
ty ,ay. You had better get all your
eni, IN this house father, your
ther your brothers ana your sisters; you
better get them III this house. Ana,
,n, after you have. them here take this
hNrd which you nave put around our
die aud tie II across the window; and
ben our victorious army comes up, and
sthat scarlet thread III the window, they
spare this house and all who
in IT, Shall II he SOY cried the
e, AYE, ave, said Rahab from the WIN
w. 1t shall be So That is the second
the door OF the old man. lie looks up, and
H. Come in, and 10. there is Rahab,
ost child. but she mas no time 10 talk.
eygaihcr IN excitement around her, and
kays 10 them. Get ready quickly, ana
with me 10 my house. The army is conf
The trumpet! Make haste! Fly
Y enemy! lhat Is tne third scenel IN this
bledrama
The hosts OF Israel are all around about
fdoomh city ot jericho. Crash goes the
Eat metropolis heaps ON heaps The ar
pocaling win me dust ana horrible with
scleams ol DYING clty. All the houses
down. All the people dead. Ah, no, no.
cisg of the all-the only piece of the
lIelt standing there Is house which we
- enter There Is family there that
le been spared Who are thcyy Let us go
hal'hp, ner iu'ncr, her iil9ther' ner
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u% Wv 't"HunS III an the clty, hhV
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NaTIe' me IA the window. mat Is the
,u scene III this blole drama
y irienuS' mere are Toes coming upon us
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n'p.I ua Io"il anu i rush US 9uo forever,
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WV. "H'uIM vi our rescue, lhoro
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