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


And the young men that tcers
..,ut in. aud brought out Rdhdb, and
S,,6cr. and her mother and her brcth-
..J all that she had. Joshua vi, %.
!. enthusiastic welcome was given To
r,mage in the Brooklyn Academy of
!, when he preached his first sermon
Ris return from the Holy Land. Every
vss occupied, and all standing room.
the space ON the stage behind the
'.eher was filled. The two opening hymns
"Blest BE the Tie That Binds and
.,d Ahead" Before he began preach.
pr. Talmsge told his people
=. clad TO reach home, and speaking of
.srrch which was burned he expressed his
y, Measure that the new walls were al
y, Using. The subject of the sermon was
=: House on the Wall" The preacher
When only few weeks ago, l visited
- | Said: Can IL be possible that this
Mated place is Jericho that Mark
..,nv gave rs a wedding present TO Cleo
Where are the groves of palm
Where are Herod's palaces that once
.Jbprey Where is the great theatre from
,,age II which Salome told the people
!, Herod was dead, Where is the
..rore tree ON the limb of which
.-heus sat when Jesus passed this placer
r. /. the wreck Of the walls that fell mt
'ncving Of the rams hornss But the fact
m these have disappeared did not hinder
irom seeing in Imagination the smash Of
,,rtbing on the fated day, save one house
* wall That scene centuries ago comes
a n me A. though IL were yesterday.
nor, Is a very sick and sad house i'm the
a Jericho. What Is the matterI Is IL
,.rtv, No. Worse than that Il IL
rrt No Worse than that Is IL deatny
Worse than that A daughter has for
a. her home. BY what Internal plot she
!, induced 20 leave know not; but they
4 N vain for her return. Sometimes they
,rafootstep very much like hers, and they
p,t M and say "She comesw but only 10
rils,k again into disappointment. That
1 .as dr., scene in this drama of the Bible.
n a house ON the wall OF the city il that
,Ssbter. That is her home now. Two spies
a. come from the invading army to look
[rupd through Jericho and SEQ how best IL
.v h. taken. Yonder is the lost child, in
k,i DWELLING on the wall Of the city.
yr.t Rahab-for that was the name Of tho
M rbild-flrst, Rahab secretcs the two spies
In ge,s their pursuers of the track, but
a. awhile she says To them: III will make
1 ur,an with YOU. will save your life il
km viii save my life, and the life of my
k,ber and my mother and my brothers and
IN ..tars when the victorious army comes
I'm the city Oh, she had not forgotten
n home vet. you see. The waaderer never
tSsets home.
| NJ sooner have the men united the scarlet
mi from their bodies than they look up and
f0 .sy You had better get all your
Enend, IN this house se-your father, your
to,her. y0ur brothers and your sisters: you
1 A. Ia tIis hpttga A,,I
Lh,p after you have them here. take this
kplcjrl which You have put around our
tolie. and tie It across the window; and
Ishe our victorious army comes up, and
r. that scarlet thread in the window, they
ki spare this house and all who
h. In H. Shall it be soY' cried the
tpe, Ave ave, said Rahab, from the WIN
low II shall be So" That is the second
kcene in this Bible drama. There is knock
i. ,he door OF the old man He looks up, and
kny,. Come in and 10! there is Rahab,
the ost child. but she has no time to talk.
IIheygather in excitement around her, and
theays 70 them. Get ready quickly, and
h with me % my house. The army is COM
bg! The trumpet Make haste! Fly
Ihe enemy" That is the third scene in this
.blbledrama
| The hosts of Israel are all around about
hedoomed city Of Jericho. Crash goes the
(peat metropolis, heaps on heaps. The air
ufocating with the dust, and horrible with
he screams Of dying city. All the houses
|fat down. All the people dead. All, no, no.
|Oh cray pf the wall-the only piece of the
|sall left standng--there is n house which we
|nu,i enter There is n family there that
|kaye been spared Who are they? Let us 20
bad s'e. Rahab. her father, her mother, her
Brother, her sisters, all safe, and the only
hOusc leit standing IN all the city. What
|kayed them Can YOU tell me why q, it was
|the scarlet line in the window. That is the
tourth scene in this Bible drama
My friends there are foes coming upon us,
|nore deadly and more tremendous, to over
|ihroN our immortal interests. They will
|tamplc us down and crush lis out forever,
|unle,, there bc some sklful mode of rescue
|open
In the first place, carrying out the idea Of
my text. We must stretch this scarlet cord
acro,s the window of our rescue. There
come' time when man Is surrounded.
what Is that in the front door of his soul? Ii
p the threatenings of the future. What is
that ~ the back door of his souly II is the
sins ot The past. He cannot get out of either
|ol those doorways. Ii he attempts il he will
be cut o. pieces What shall he doy Escape
Through the window Of Gods mercy. That
sunshine has been pouring in for many day
uOds inviting mercy. Gods pardoning
inercy, Gods all conquering mercy. Gods
everlasting mercy.
Is not So easy 10 get out of it, 4 young man
goes 10 the marble counter Of hotel. II,
asks iot brandy smash-called 50, l sup
pose, because it smashes the man that take
~ lhere Is no mtoxication in It. As tn,
{oung man receives it he does not seem u
~ az all excited, II does not give any glossi
,'i ~ 10 the eye. He walks home in heauti
.si apparel, and all his Dect.
sie brilliant. That drink is not going
n IIostr1y MN, but 1t is the first stop ON
IL. Iuah' Years have passed ON, and | So,
,nut young man after he has gone the Who'll,
iVIsth OIL dissipation. IL is midnight. and h,
T. " hotel-perhaps the very one where he
NM M the ilrst drink. A delirium is upon
tba'' tSa ne rises from the bed and comes tc
ta window and II is easily lifted: SC
|. ni@ H. Then he pushes back
sne blinds and puts his foot on the
Iu3" snI y. slll. Then he gives one spring,
,,nr.e . tle Waterman finds his disiigured body,
MI ON the pavement. q, if he
-, my waited little-if he had come
nv" 3h the scarlet ladder that Jesus holds
~ " lhe wall Tor him, and for you, and for
gone '"e jump anu wa
IN 2t'li ,tl iurther: We must take this red cord
~ ~ 'ie text and stretch it across the window
sr ouT households, When the Israelitish
.wg came up against Jericho they said
Wna' Is that in the Window Some one
80 tan,. mat Is scarlet line" "Oh," said
~ lo Que else that must be the house that
IN I'M !" be spared. Don't touch it.n That
V was thlck enough, and long enough, and
fsthplVu1us enough, 10 save Rahab, her
bner bas her mother her brothers and
- astels-the entire family. Have our
rbHSIsholds as good protectioni Have your
sa,, o,,Ileh been consecrated 10 Christi Have
1on, SSS ueeh washed in the blood of tho atone
prayer.,i ~ % what room do you have family