Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-28
TABERNACLE PULPIT.
OR. TALMACE PREACHING TO
SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE.
After BaptiEing Infants with Water from
the Jordan, He Dtscourses on
the Subject, "Invitation
to . Weddiug."


the Jordan, He Discourses on
the Subject. "Invitation
to . Wedding"
Holy festivities to-day. We gather other
eheaves INTO toe spiritual garner. Our Joy
1n. t' n; Gy ys Of a S:;x:n S.'d tho no, ',o
day at tue funeral Of dead Christ; we are
celebrating tho marriage Of the Kings son.
1t was An exciting time In English his.
tory when Queen Elizabeth visited Lord
In all the towers and throughout tho castle
were stopped 1t the moment OF her arrival.
% continuing to point to that moment -
the one surprising all others In interest.
The door OF tho great banQuettng hall was
the u's rumps Four IN to h tn:
dred servants W aited upon the guests. It
was u scene that astonished all nations when
they heard OF 1t. Five thousand dollars a
day did the banquet cost as 1t went on day
gates with floating islands, and torches aud
the thunders OF cannon. and fireworks that
set the night ablaze, and . burst of music
that lifted the whole scene into enchAnt-
ment. beginning IN that way. 1t went on
from Joy to icy: and from excitement to
That was the great banquet that Lord Lei.
cester spread in Kenilworth Castle.
Cardinal Wolsey entertained the French
ambassadors In Hampton Court. The best
cooks of NIL the land provided for tho table.
The guests were kept hunting In the parks
oil the day, so that their sppetitcs might be
keen, and then In tho evening hour they
were shown into the banquet,ng hail. with
table aglitter with imperial plate.
Wines '" nd %fA ..con nS course ys1y o; ,ss
feast was made Of food In all shapes, OF
men and birds and beasts, and dancing
groups, and jousting parties riding upon
each other with upllfted lances.
But to-day, my brother. and sisters. IN.
vite you to grandcr entertainment. My
Lord, the King, Is tho bsnqueter. Angels
OF God are the cupbearers, all the redeemed
are the guests; tho halls of eternal love
frescoed with light. and paved with 10Y.
aud curtained with unfading. beauty are the
are the music, the chalices Of God arc the
plate, and am one of the servants come
out with invitations to all the people, and.
OH that you may break the seal Of the invi.
tation and read in ink OF blood. and with the
tremulous hand Of dying Christ: "Come,
come, for all things are now ready"
illustrating my text, 60 on and In the
first place say that the Lord Jesus Christ is
ready. Cardinal Wolsey did not come into
the banqueting hail until the second course
OF tue ferst, and when he entered booted
and spurred, all the guests arose and
chcered him; but have to tell you that
our banqucter, the Lord Jesus Christ, comes
In at the beginning OF the feast. Ay, He has
been waiting for his guests, waiting for
some OF them 1891 years, waiting with man.
gled feet, waiting with hand on the pune
tured side, waiting with hand on the LAGER
ated temples, waiting. waiting! Wonder It
IL that the banqueter did not weary and say:
Shut the door and let the laggaards stay out"
IL in earnest! Shall l show you? I gather
up all the tears that flooded his cheek in
sympathy, all the blood that channeled his
brow and back and hand and foot, to pur.
chase our redemption. gather up all the
;noantain hunger and desert loneliness, and
put them into one bitter cry--I gather up
all tho pangs that shot from cross and
spike and spear, into one groan-I take ono
drop OF sweat on his brow, ind put II
largcs to lakes of sorrow, to oceans of
agony. That Christ to-day, emaciated and
worn and weary, comes here. and with q
pathos in which every word Is heartbreak
and every sentence martyrdom, he says to
you and he says to mo: "Come, como. for
. oil things are now ready"
Ahasuerus made feast that lasted $50
, days. This lasts forever. Lords and princes
were invited to that. You aud are In.
! vitod to this. Yes, he has been waiting, he
10 waiting now. Other kings wrap them.
. Oh. he is the fairest OF the fair In his hand
Is tho omnlpotent surgery that opened blind
| eyes and Strengthened crooked limbs and
. hoisted the pillars OF heaven, and swung
Oh, what Christ Christ OF beauty, .
, Christ OF power. There are not enough
s cups on earth to dip up this ocean
q Of beauty; There are not ladders ia
scale these heights Of love.
All! there is ono word Of 6ve letters that
q | 7 would like yVritA hnt hAvn M ahnnt
a fair enough to write 1t on, and no pencil
good enough to inscribe 1t. Give me q sheet
u from the heavenly records, and some pencil
9 used by angel In describing . victory, and
T. energy. aud with pencil dipped Ia evsrlast
Of love: JESUS, Jesus! itis this one
that is waiting for you and for me, for we ar.
on the same platform before God. How lonl
s he waited for me! How long he has wait.
ed for you! Waiting ~ banqueter watt
), for his delayed guests, the meats smoking
g and the beakers trimming. and tho minstre
with his finger on the stir string ready Il
. strike at the first clash Of tho hOofs at tn.
. gateway. Waiting ~ mother waits for
g boy that ten years ago went of dragging
q her bleeding heart after him. Waiting. Oh
can you not give me some comparison In
tense enough, importunate enough, higl
s - heaven, deep ~ hell and vast 40 eternity
: Not expecting that you can help mo will
n | UUCu y COWp2El0Ous olubpIy bSy 40 - wall
y ing 10 only an all-sympathetic Christ know
p how to wait for wandering soul.
l. Bow the knee and kiss the Son,
It Come and welcome, sinner, come.
= But I remark again, not only Christ I
a waiting, but the Holy Spirit IL waiting
!. Why are some sermons . dead failure
IS Why are there songs that do not get then
n wing under the people! Why are Their
s. player: that 60 no higher up than.
hunters hallooy Because there 10 missin
link that only the Holy Spirit can make
n II that Spirit should come through this q
4 ssmblage this morning. there would bs
!. power felt like that when Saul was nm
:, horssd on the road to Damascus, like q
when Lydia's heart was broken In her hn
= store, like - when three thousand soul
|. were lifted out Of midnight into midmoo
y at the Pentscost. Do you nstic
Il that sometimes that Spirit TAXI
v an Insignificant agency
If save souli think It 10 very often that ,
a Just one passage Of Scripture, Just one wol
:. Of Scripture. soul 10 saved because q
81 Holy Spirit gives Il supernatural power
= Do you know what II was that saved Ma
"a s.eaa