Sharp County record., 1890-01-09
1NE MARRIAGE AT CANA.
Cbrists Miracle of Turning Water
Into Wine.
Sermon by Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage De-
llvered Upon the Historic spot
The Lessons of the Mar
riage Feast.

Cana of Galilee was one Of the points
visited by Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage IN
the Holy Land, and the following as
course was on his programme for de-
livery there, founded on the text;
Thou hast kept the good wine until now
John l., 10.
Standing not far off from the demon
ished town of what was once called Oana
of Galilee bethink myself OF our Loru >
first manhood miracle, which has Deeh
the astonishment of the ages. My YlSlt
last week to that place makes vivid IN
nv mind that beautiful occurrence IN
Christ's ministry. My text brings us 10
a wedding in that village. 1t IS Weu-
ding in common life, two plain people
having pledged each other, hand ana
heart. and their friends having come III
for congratulation The joy is not the
less because there is no pretenSlon' III
eacn other they find all the future they
want. The daisy in the cup on the
table may mean as much as score Oh
artistic garland, fresh from the not
house. When a daughter goes OIL from
home with nothing but a plain father S
blessing and plain mothers love, she
is missed as much as though she were
Princess. 1t seems hard, after TIE par
ents have sheltered her for eighteen
years. that in few short months her
affections should have been carried OIL
bv another; but mother remembers how
it was in her own case when she was
Young, and so she braces up until the
wedding has passed, and the banqueterS
are gone, and she has a good cry all
alorh.
w y we are to-day at the wedding in
9ana d. Galilee. Jesus and His mother
have been invited. 1t is evident that
there are more people there than were
expected. Either some people have
coma who were not invited, or more in
yitasions have been sent out than it was
supposed would be accepted. Of course
there is not enough supply of wine. You
know that there is nothing more embar-
RAISING to a housekeeper than Scant
supply. Jesus sees the embarrassment
and lie comes up Immediately to relieve
it. He sees standing six water pots.
He orders the servants to fill them with
water, then waves His hand over the
water, and Immediately it is wine-real
wine. Taste of it, and see for yourself;
no logwood in it, no strychnine in it,
but frst-rate wine.
Will not now be diverted to the queS-
ton so often discussed in my own coun-
try-whether it is right to drink wine.
| am describing the scene as it was.
When God makes wine He makes the
very best wine, and one hundred and
thirty gallons of it standing around in
thest yater pots-wine so good that the
4rneSH + -tha- feast, tastes it and says:
'WJ, this is really better than any
thing we have had! Thou has kept the
good wine until now" Beautiful mira
Gle! A prize was offered to the person
who should write the best essay about
the miracle in Cana. Long manuscripts
were presented in the competition, but
a poet won the prize by just this one
line descriptive of the miracle.
The uncons cious water saw its God and
bEshed.
We learn from this miracle, in the
first place, that Christ has sympathy
with housekeepers. You might have
thought that Jesus would have said: 81
can not be bothered with this household
deficiency of wine. Itisn for me, Lord
of Heaven, of earth, to become caterer
to thisfeas l have yaster things than
this to attend to-" Not so said Jesus.
The wine gave out, and Jesus, by mirac-
ulous power, came to the rescue. Does
there ever come scant supply in your
household? Have you to make very
close calculation? Is it hard work for
YOU to carry on things deCently and re-
specially? If so, don't sit down and
cryr Don't go out and fret; but go to
Him who stood in the house in Cana of
Galilee. Pray in the parlor! Pray in
the kitchen! Let there be no room in
all your house unconsecrated by the
voice of prayer. If you have a micro
scope, put under it one drop of water
and see the insects floating about, and
when you see that God makes them,
and cares for them, and feeds them,
come to the conclusion that He will take
care of you and feed you, oh, ye Of little
faith!
A boy asked if he might sweep the
snow from the steps of house. The
lady of the household said: Eyes, you
seem very poor"
He says: 81 am very poor"
She says: Don't you sometimes get
discouraged, and feel that God is going
to let you starve?"
The lad looked up in the wOman's face
and said: "Do you think God will let
me starve, when trust Him, and then
do the best l CAM" Enough theology
for older people. Trust in God and do
the best you can. Amidst all the worri-
ments of housekeeping go to Him; He
will help you to control your temper,
and supervise your domestics, and en-
tertain your guests, and manage your
home economies. There are hundreds
of women, weak, and nervous, and eX-
hausted with the cares of housekeeping