Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-14

water brought from the River Jor-
dan.
BROOKLYN. May lO.-An interesting cere-
mony was performed this morning in the
Brooklyn tabernacle before the sermon was
preached A number of infants who had
been brought there by their parents were
baptized. The water used was some of
that which was brought by DIR. Talmage
from the river Jordan. The main audito
rum of the Tabernacle and the adjoining
rooms were crowded by an audience of
seven thousand persons. The subject of
| DR. Talmage's sermon was Invitation to
Wedding" and the text Luke xiv, IL,
Come, for all things are now ready"
Holy festivities today We gather other
sheaves into the spiritual garner Our Joy
is like the joy of Heaven Spread the ban
day at the funeral Of dead Christ; we are
celebrating the marriage of the kings son
AN EXCITING TINE.
1t was an exciting time in English history
when Queen Elizabeth visited Lord Leices.
ter at Wentworth castle The clocks in all
the towers and throughout the castle were
stopped at the moment Of her arrival, so
continuing to point to that moment as the
/ Oht MI pbc1iilA All ONu0iS III lubtitNb.
The doors Of the great banqueting hall
We're opened. The queen marched in TO
the sound Of the trumpets. Four hundred
servants waited upon the guests 1t was a
scene that astonshed all nations when
they heard of il Five thousand dollars a
day did the banquet cost as it went on day
after day. She was greeted 20 the palace
gates with floating islands AMI torches and
| ba Of, q hot
set the night ablaze, and burst of music
that lifted the whole scene into enchant-
ment. Beginning in that way it went on
from joy TO joy and from excitement to ex-
citement and from rapture 10 rapture.
That was the great banquet that Lord
Leicester spread in Kenilworth castle
Cardinal Wolsey entertained the French
ambassadors in Hampton Court The best
cooks of all the land provided for the table.
The guests were kept hunting In the parks
all the day, so that eirappetites might he
keen. and then in the evening hour they
were shown into the banquetng hail.
with table agitter with imperial plate and
ablush with the very costliest wines, and
the second course of the feast was made
OF food in ali shapes. of men and birds and
beasts. and dancing groups, and iousting
lifted lances. Lords and princes and am
bassadors their cups cleaning to the brim
drank first to the health of the king OF
| England, and then TO the health of the EN-
peror Of France. That was the banquet
that Cardinal Wolsey spread in Hampton
| Court.
A GRANDER ENTERTAINMENT.
But today. my brothers and sisters, in
| vite you TO a grander entertainment. Ny
| Lord. the king. is the barqueter Angels
| of God are the cupbearers. all the redeemed
are the guests. the halls of eternal love
! frescoed with light and pa red with joy and
| curtained with unfading beauty are the
banqueting place, the harmonies OF eternity
are the music, the chalices OF God are tile
| plate, and am one of the servants come
out with invitations 10 all the people, anc
| oh that you might break the seal Of the in
| vitation and read in ink Of blood, anil witt
| the tremulous hand of dying Christ
"Come, come, forall things are now ready.
| Sometimes there have been great disap
| pointinents at banquet. The wine has
| given out, or the servants have Oeen rebel
| lious, or the lights have failed. but ! walk
all around the banqueting table of my
| Lord today, and | find everything com
| plete, and | swing open the door Of this
banqueting house and | say "All things
are now ready
illustrating my text 90 on, and in the
! first place say that the Lord Jesus Chris
| is ready. Cardinal Wolsey did not come
| into the banqueting hall until the second
/ course of the feast, and when he entered
booted and spurred. all the guests arose
and cheere1 him, hut | have TO tell yoJ
that our banqueter, 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 1881 years, whiting with
| mangled feet, waiting with hand on the
punctured side, waiting with hand on the
lacerated temples, waiting, watingl
| Wonder il is that the banqueter did not
get weary and say, shut the door, and lei
the laggards stay out" No he has been
waiting. How much he is in earnest
Shall show your 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 purchase our re
demption. | gather up all the groans com.
| ing from midnight chill, and mountain
| hunger, and desert Loneliness, ana put
them into one bitter cry. ! gather up all
the pangs that sho1 from cross and spike
and spear into one groan. take one DROP
i of sweat on his prov, ana pun IL uii'tSf the
glass of the gospel. and it enlarges TO lakes
of sorrow. TO oceans of agony That Christ
TODAY. emaciated and worn aud weary.
comes here. and with pathos in which
every word is heartbreak and every sen
tence a tnartyrdom. he says 10 you, and he
saws TO me, Come. come. for all things are
now ready
AN EVERLASTING FEAsT.
l.. 1acfaI 1Sl
DAYS. This lasts forever Lords and
Drinces were invited to that. You and !
are invited to this. Yes he has been
waiting-he is waiting now. Other kings
wrap themselves in robes of beauty and
power before they come into banquet
So does Christ OH he is the faireSt OF tue
fair In lis hand * the omnipOtent sur
gerry that opened blind eyes and straight
ened crooked limbs and hoisted the pillars
If heaven. and swung the twelve gates
which are twelve pearls. Oh. what
Cbrist-a Christ OF beauty. Christ Of
power. I'll 80
Ain nm This ocean OF beauty. There are