The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-02-14
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIvNE's SUN
DAY SERMON
Subject: .Paurs Mission in Athens
preached at Athens, GreeceJ

ssr.xrs. s.Eiie hath not seen nor ear heard
fsor;nthisrs r.. o. "f0r H0io ire see
esro,fsh q class dark!nH-i Corinthians
asi.. i2.
r,otb these sentences written by the most
Industrious nn.aiy human being the world
ever saw. che who walked these street ana
preached from yonder pile q roeEs -all l
Ell. Though more classic associallols eIe
connected with TIKI 'eitv tls1n with any CITY
,.,ie,. ffs SIM bscatise here Socrates, and
pssso and Aristotle. and Demosthenes, and
pe-icies and HeroGituS and PTthasof'as, aud
xenunhon. and Praxiteles w1ote or criseleds
or faueIt or thunderad or sung, yet IN my
mind all those men and their teachings were
eclipsed by Paul and the Gospel he preacbesi
In this city and in your nearby CITY u Cor
NTH Yesterday, standing er me Old fortress
At Coriuth. the Aero coliEthusi out lrom tDe
ruins at its baso arose in my imagination the
GA CITY. iust as Paul saw it. I have been
told tsat for splendor The world beholds 20
such wonder today as That ancient G-sintt
standing on On isthmns washed ~ two seas,
fhsone sea bringing the peinnlerce Of Europe
the other sea briRTfliz the commerce Of LA.
From her vharYes in the obstruction OF
which Whole kingdoms mad been absorbed,
war Ealloys with three banks OF oars pushed
out and c1n90unded the navy yards OF all the
Horl3 Huge handel machinery. such as
from the sea % one side ard tranrqfted
them oa trucks across tho istiss.-ls and saI
them dawn IN tho SEA on she other SIDE. The
ferrnue officers u the city went down
through tisa olive groves that lined tie
beaeh % collect a tariff from all uaticrs
Tse mirth Of al people seerted IN her
lsthmian games and the beauty Of eli
lands sat in her theatres, walked hei.
portices and threw itself on tise altar Of
Der stopendoas disdpatiens Column and
statue and temple hewildered the beholaer.
There we're white marble fountains, into
which from apertures at Tie SIDE Tiers
gHsaed waters everywhere known for heaith-
giving qualities. Around thesH tAsins,
twisted into vresths Of sssee, there we're all
Che beartics Of sseir.ure and architecture;
wisie standing. as il TO guard the costly dis
play, was a statue Of Hercules Of FURNISHED
Corinthion brass. Vases Of tern Gotta
adorned the cemeteries Of the dead--vnses 50
costly that julius Cesar was not satisfied I'M
I'll he had captalei them FOR Rome. Armed
officials tho cefintharii paced rp and down
to see that no statue was defaced no pedestal
uVefthrown. no bas-rciief touched. Frsm Inc
edge OF the city the hill held it, magnificent
burden Of columns and towers and temples
lo9 slaves waiting at one shrinel, aud
citadel 90 thoroughly impregnahle tfat 6ib-
raitar IS heap Of sand sor-lared with it
Corinth stood 1no defe1 the world.
Oh It was not to ruetics who had never
reeli enFthing grand tnat Paul uttered ore
% my texts. They had heard the best Music
that had come from the best instruments n !
all the world; they had lizard songs floating
trom morning rurlcos and melting u ever (
ING eroTeS, they had passsdthe r-ssoie lives
anoslg pictures sud Slir1dre aad archltect-
ure md Corintt.an brass, which had been
mo H. 4 -
ehorfct wheel in which i had net sped, 1rd E
no tower in which It bad not gittefed and
10 geteWsy that it had not ai0ItHi- All, It
rf.s :. bold thing for fi.l 70 stand there amid
alithaf and say. An this is nothing. These
sounds that come from the temple Of Neptune
arenot music compared with the karm0uies
Of which I speak. These waters rushing in
the basin Of Pyrene are not pure. These
statues Of Bacclus ari Mercury are not ex-
quisite. Yuar citadel a Aero. Corinthus is
not strong compared with thai which I offer
70 the poorest Save that puts down his bur-
uen e the hrazen gate You Corinthians
think thus s a splendid city; you think you
nave heard az sweet SOUNDS and seen all
beautiful siaiof bat tel you eye hath not :
seen ROT ear Id, neither nave entered into
me heart Of mas, the things FElzh God hath /,
prepared for than th5t lofe Him Indeed.
(. s,eta my texts, the one spoken by Paul and
nave WY imperfect eyssight, ard that our !
,,af or vision is yet to come; for n0sT we SEE
through glass. ilarkly5 bit then face to face.
- faui takes re responsibility Of saving
lfat even tn Bible Is en- indisfinct mirror.
~ tilstiis mission shah be finally suspended
tplnE tatrc msY BE ore Bibl5 in heaven
-sl1L.sa 70 re tsfone. Just as Hov, in a :
H1 nave lamp exhumed from
1eic pi1sletin o. Nneyeh, and w look at Il 2
MN great interest and say; isI5or moor a G
~. II mus nave given, compared With our
noaera amps, So I think that this Bible. )
! hich was lamp to our feet in his world
lay ne rear the throne Of God. pzciri1s, or
interest 70 all eternitY by the contrast b.
y. IN Als conn aietlfeiY 4eehie light and the
Illumination % heaven. The Bible. now. &
4iu s.3tioieinE 70 tho rising temple, but
J. nel II -ls nallaing Is done there vii be no
lse iol Inc scaitoiding The idea I shall De
'esiol to-day IS thatin this world our know.
dge Is comparatively dim and unsafisfac-
ot4s uis leYertheless Is Introductory Il
f1.nder and more complete visiau. This i
i1liia entity true II regard TO our view Of Col
y hear 50 much about God that we con- {
lu15 mat We understand Him He is repre- 8
shteo ez having the TENDERNESS OF a father.
~ !. ntlLne7 q q Judge, the pomp az q kius
~; ~. ne loss o. e mother We hear about
iiin, tax about Him, write about Him. W.
sp dis nane in infancy, and it trembles on
tongue 81 the dying octezsuarian We
AUX that We know very much about Him
axe ne ottrIhute or mercy. Do we under
aud IT. Tho Bible blossoms all over with
lat word mercy. II speaEs again and ,t,yain
{ me tender mercies Of God. OF the siTe !,
.s.e..sl q lne great mercies. Of the mercy +,
~ eilSiqreth forever, Of the multitude Of !,
rs mercies. And YET I know thet fbeviey-s !;
Y i'4fe q tlis great being are most indaf- 4
te one sided und inc0nplete When AZ
saih; tho gates shah fiy open. and We shall :
% oil'ecti{ upon HIM. how new and SIR 4
ialAs- We see upon canvas a picture az -
e morning VIC Study The cloud IN the slrr n
: seft ui'oa tle gas and the husbandman =
I .le way p the held Beautiful picture Of =
: morning. But we rise at daybreak, ard :
DIP On A5l to sec FOR ourselves that which :
asrefresentei 70 US. While We lool- fbe u
olnta.ins are il'ansigured The FURNISHED :,
s's-T.1 -sHlii oisis- a.ld sii,ss y
- g ans1 OF fiery splendorss Tho clouds -
z A. iifl91Il7i and hang pendal.t from arbors 4
sliinasier and amethyst Tita waters make = =
.lHFay Of lnlaid pearl for the light 70 walk =,
OK sld there Is morning on the sea. The :.
- u.esF e their Scared Tisage. and there y
- lillls among the mountains Now you =,
nolliei an BOW tslnc your picture Of the 4
arning seems IN contrast Greater tban = :.
a. eaaii De the contrast between this seriDt- =,
q view OF God and that which we Snail -
~ wien Standing fare 70 face Thisisa =,
l.lse q TIE morning; that VIII be the =
9rning itself y ne
again; Ny texts are true Of the saviotr,s = =
,,i'sI.cs- ~ image. and sweet rhythm OF =,
f.-.a IN aisa startling autitheses Christ IS iss
~. Eve, his compassion, His work -
Is ME BIS death, His resurrection ~ -
'lieueea 70 measure K. 70 commute r. - x
sigh t. In the hour u orr f,ri-s, - = - -
iiiiil'..Lt we mount up into hirb e-ne-s- =
e OF tbs love- and shout until fha - :,
iaiics glcFs md the bleed bounds 80 y
S14ie nature is exhilarated. IT 49, q q
~ ~ Elm. And yet it is through a siss, ~
-~;y. - see not bali Of that e6r1nassso,i -
Z ace. hc feel not half the warmth n 3.
= 80, .2asias heart We wait for death to Let n,
~ II mo mo lis 0utspread arms. Then W. =,
t-.. - nc % face- Not shadow then. lint =,
sii - not hope then, hut the fulaIiiur =,
.ieut That viii be a magnif- n,
s ~ s'is out IN view Of ali hiddea ex- 10
ne 4, :, s-s coming egain Of a long-absent Il;
5e,fi, hot IN rags and IN penlIry ar
1ei' amidst light aud poIno and IT,
siii-,a- Joy such IS none bat a plorifed 10
,,,s,-, - - 8. sIiehce. OH 70 gaze w
X ~, w mat vas laceratsd. anon an
z naiiad; 20 stand ciose 10 Ia ne s,- ~ =
inn li who prayed Tor rs on ths na1,1,.;., - -
th9ught OF by tbs sea. and a,o,-;-.5 4
" 10 ne garden, and died for rs 5i5 - -.
iiiSions 70 feel Of Him. Ia a5s1.. -
~. 60 HiA hanc, 10 kiss HIS faef = ~
10. , = along the scarsof anoianfs,e ~,
e r.Ti1,sss1-T lhls is nv Jegfsf ~ -
nrc--.- Tor ne shaII ss1.cs. - ~ sne
y 4 saal forever Lebcia no