The Penn's Grove record., 1891-12-11
REV. DIR.
THE BRooKLYN DIvINEs SUM-
DAY SERMON.


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TEXT: "Edch one ressmbted TIE children
Of a k~ing."Judges viii, Is.
Zebah and Zulmunna had been on to
battle, and when they came back they were
asked what kin OF people they . seen.
They answered that the people had . royal
appearance; leach one resembled the child
an of a king" I stand to-day before many
WHO have this sppesrance. Indeed. they
mighsr. Though now in exile, they shall
yet CONF to their thrones. There are family
names th at stand for wealth Or patriotism
or intelligence. The name Of Warrington
means patriotism, although some Of the blood
Of that race has become very thin IN the last
generation The family OF Medid stood a.
the representative Of letters.
The family of the Rothschilds is signif-
cant of wealth, the loss Of forty millions Of
dollars in 1S4S putting them to nc incon-
v~enience; and within a few years they nave
loaned Russia twelve millions OF dollar,
Naples twenty-five milliona Austria forty
millions and England two hundred millions;
and the stroke Of their pen on the counting
room desk shakes everything from the Irish
Sea to the Danube. They open their hand,
and there is war; they shut Il; and there is
peace. The house Of Hapsburg in Austria,
the house Of Stuart in England, the house OF
Bourbon In France were families Of imperial
authority.
But come TO preach Of q family more
potential, more rich and more ~extendvs-
the royal house Of Jesus, of whom tho whole
family In heaven and on earth Is name1. We
are blood relations by the relationship Of the
Gross; all Of US are the children Of the King.
First, l speak of our family name. When
| we see a descendant OF some one greatly cell
| ebrated in the last century we look at him
| with profound interest. To have had con-
| uuerors, kings or princes in the ancestral
line give ulster to the family name. In our
line was a king int q conqusror. The Star
in the East with baton OF light woke up the
| eternal orchestra hat made mndc at His
birth. From thence He started forth to-
quer all nations, not by tramping them
down, but by lifting them up. st. John saw
| Him on O white horse. When He returns
\ He will not bring the nations chained TO His
wheel or In iron cages; but l hear the stroks
Of the hoofs of the snow white cavalcade
that bring them to the gates In triumph.
Our family name takes luster from the
star that heralded Him, and the spear that
pierced Him, and the crown that was given
| Him. 1t gathers fragrance from the frank
incense brought to His cradle and the fiies
that flung their sweetness into His sermons
and the box Of alabaster that broke at His
feet. The comforter at Bethany, The res
at Bethsaida- The Saviour Of one world,
and the chief joy Of another. The storm His
frown. The sunlight HIS smile. The spring
morning His breath. The earthquake the
stamp Of His foot. The thunder the whisper
Of HIS voice. The ocean q drop m the tip
bosom Of His love. Eternity the twinkling
of His eye. The universe the flying dust OF
His chariot wheels. Able to heal . heart
break. or hush q tempest or drown q world,
or food immensely with His glory. What
! other family name could ever boast Of such
an illustrious personagef
Henceforth, swing out the coat Of armsi
Great families wear their coatof arms on the
dress, or on the door OF the coach, or on the
helmet when they &c out to battle or on flags
and ensigns. The heraldic sign Is sometimes
q lion, or q dragon, or an eagle. Our coat
Of arms, worn right over the heart hereaf-
ter shall be a eros, q lamb standing under
escutchsons! Most significant Of all family
coats OF arms" In every battle l must
have it blazing on my dag-the dove the
cross, the lamb, and when I fall wrap me In
that good old Christian fiag. 80 that the fam
ily coat Of rms shall be right over my breast
that all the world may zee that 1 looked TO
the dove Of the spirit and chung to the cross
and depended upon the Lamb Of God, which
taketh away the sin Of the world.
Ashamed Of yesus-that dear frisnd,
On whom my hopes OF life depend;
MOI when blush be this my shame
That l no more revere His name.
Next l speak OF the family SORROWS II
trouble come to one member Of the family,
ali feel it. 1t is the custom, altar tho body
t;1 1sw % som ,nss e e. e psss5fa II the 81 grave Az and and
t ssaar aaSe come anss 81 Ts6sSsd q IA until
thew have ali looked into tbs gfave %
when trouble and grief 30 down Through the
heart of one membt r OF the famly. tney go
down through them. all. IN sauneas 81 ons
A company OF persons join hands around
an electric battery; the two persons at the
ends OF the line touch the battery, and all
the circle feels the shock. Thus, by reason
Of the filial, maternal and paternal relations
Of life, we stand 50 close together thas wnen
trouble sets its battery all feel the thrill OF
distress. In the great Christian family the
SORROW of one ought to be the sorrow OF all.
IL one persecutedf AL are ~persecuted. Does
one suffer lossi We all suffer loss. l. one
bereaveds We are al bereaved.
Their streaming eyes together now
For human guilt and mortal WOO
If you rejoice at anothers misfortune
YOU are not ono of the sheer, but one Of the
coats and the yuiture of sin hath alighted
| On your soul, and not the dove OF ths
spirit.
Next1 notice the family property, After
a man of large estate dies the relatives as
ssmble to hear the will read. 30 much OF
the property Is willed to his al and 80
much to his daughters and so n,uch to he
nevolent societies. Our Lord Jesus hath
died, and we ara assembled to-day to hear
the will read: lie says my peace I give
unto you" through Els apostle He saya
Yes, everythingI This world and the next.
In distinguishing families there ara old pic
lures hanging on the wall They are callei
the 'heirioomsp of the estate. They ara
very old, and have ON down from genera
tion to generation.
Sc / look upon all the beauties Of the nat
ural world as the heriooms Of our royal
family. The morning breaks from the east
The mfsts travel up hill above bill, mounta
above mountain, until sky lost. The fore3.
are full OF chirp and buzz and song. Trees
leaf n birds wing fiutter with gladnsss-
Honey makers in the log and beak against
rail, and the call of the hawk out Of q clear
sky make you feel glad. The sun. which
kindles CONGREGATIONS among the castles OF
clouds and sets minaret aud dome nsme,
stoops to paint the lily white and ths butterr
cup yellow, and the forgekme-not blue.
What can resist the sups Light for the
voyager over the deepi Llsht for the ship
herd guarding the iocks afeidi Light for
the poor who nave no lamiis TO burnt Iiaae
for the downcasta and the hyiyi Light e.
aching eyes, and burning braNn< an wafte1
captivei Light for the smooth brow Of
childhood, aud for the dim vision OF the
octogenariani Light for queea's coropet,
and Tor sewing girls nesdlet Let ther,l ts
light Whose morning Is thisf Ny nybrn-
ing. Your morning. Our Futher gaSe as
the picture, and hung 1t on the SKY Ii lbops
OF FIRE. Il is the heirloom OF our family.
And so the night. Il Is the full moon.
The mists from shore to shors gleafn1 like
shattered mirrors, and the ocean, undAr her
glance, comes up with great tides. ~psntins
upon the beach. iningling, as 1t were. foam
and fire. The poor man blessss G1l Tor
throwing such . cheap light through the
broken window pane In his cabin, and % thu
sick il seems q light from tbs other shore
which bounds this great deep OF hum4a piia
and woe. Il the sun scanned like a scag futl
aud poured from braxsn Instruments that
gu heaven and earth with great h~ar3nonlss,
the moon Il plaintiye ant mild, sIn Ing
beneath the throne OF Goi, sen1ia = up 1er
SOFT, swss-.cs Of praise yhtie is tars
Listen, and the sea
NOmother ever mora sweetiy CUFFS tbs
sick cradle than all night long jtnis y
watcher OF the sky hsn II ovsr tbs weAl
hearts.ck. siunbsripx earth Wh4ose Is this
l black framed, black tassslgd pict}ireo OF 20,
night 1t is tho hsir;oom , cu{r family.
Ours the grandeur q the the crys-
, tails OF ths snow, - oeacn, tns
odors OF tie gard HAies or ths