Iuka reporter., 1891-12-17
REV, DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BRooKLN DIvINE's SUNDAY
SERMON.
Subject; Royal Blood.o

,."c.' one TeSem0teQ he children
OF a ktng."-Judges viii, is.
zebah. and zulmunna had been on +,
oaoole, ana when they CAME back they were
They answered that the people had . rova
appearance; each one resembled the child.
ren OF king" i stand to-day before MANY
VINO nave this appearance. Tndead thay,
are the sons and daughters Of the Lord Al.
mighty. Though how in exile, they shall
yet come TO their thrones. There are family
names ehat stand for wealth or patriotism
y, M ineeligence The nanie of Washington
means patriotism, although some of the blood
OF tnat race has become very thin in the last
generation. The family of Medjci stood as
une representative Of letters
Ihe family of the Rothschilds is s;on;f;-
cant OF wealth, the loss of forty millions of
doliars III 1913 putting them to no incon.
,yenience; and within few years they have
Naples twenty-five millions. Ai,sti;s V6s fnrtg
millons and England $40 hundred millions.
ana the stroke of their pen on the countin1
i,o roof, uesk shakes every thing from the Iris6
sea to the Danube. They open their hand
ana there IS war; they shut it. and there is
peace. The house of Hapsburg in Austria.
Ine mouse OF Stuart in England, the koi,se 5f
authority. -''' POI 'e''
But come to preach Of 4 family moro
potential more rich and more extensive,
Use royai mouse of Jesus, of whom the whole
iamiiy IN heaven and on earth is named We
are>blood relations by the RELATIONSHIP of tba
Cross; all OF us aro tie children of the Kiny
rTs1 speak OF our family name. When
we see descendant of some one greatly eel
ebrated in the last century we look at hin,
with profound interest. To have had con-
auerors, kings or prirtes in the ancestral
ine give luster 10 the family name. In our
iine YVES King and a conquaror. The Star
~ we East with baton of light woke I'D the
eternal orchestra that made music NJ, uie
pirtn. From thence He started forth to con-
quer all nations hot by tramping them
qown, pas ~ lifting them up. st. John saw
e. ti.'n ...,1 on whlte horse. When He returns
ne Will not bring the nations chained to His
Wheei or In iron cages; but / hear the stroke
ol bne hoofs OF the snow white cavalcade
that bring them to the gates in triunnh
Our FAMILY name takes luster from tbe
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 lilies
tnat flung their sweetness into His sermons
and the box of alabaster that broke at His
feet. The comforter at Bethany, The res
urrector at Main. The supernatural ocnlist
at bethsalda. The Saviour of one world
and the chief joy of another The storm His
1rown. The sunlight His smile. The sprino
morning bis breath. The earthquake the
stamp OF His foot The thunder the whisper
OF His voice. The ocean a drop on the tin
OF His finger Heaven a sparkle on The
bosom OF His love. Eternity the twinkling
OF HIS eye The universe the flying dust of
His chariot wheels. Able to heal a heart.
break, or hush tempest, or drown world
or Hood immensity with His glory. What
other family name could ever boast of such
an liiustrious personages
Henceforth, swing out the coat of .rms
Great families wear their coat of arms on the
dress, or on the door of the coach, or on the
helmet when they go out to battle or on flags
and ensigns. The heraldic sign is sometimes
lion, or dragon, or an eagle. Our coat
OF arms, worn right over the heart hereaf-
Ter shall be cross, lamb standing under
u ana dove flying over it. Grandest of all
escutcheonsl Most significant of all family
coats of arms" In every battle | mus
nave IT blazing on my fag-the dove the
cross, the lamb, and when I fall wrap me in
that good old Christian flag, SO that the fam.
iiy coat of arms shall be right over nv breast.
that all the world may see that looked to
tne dove OF the spirit, and clung to the cross,
ana depended upon the Lamb OF God, which
taketh away the sin of the world.
Ashamed of Jesus-that dear friend.
On whom my hopes Of life depend;
MOI When blush be this my shame
Ihat NO more revere His name
Next l speak of the family sorrows. II
trouoie come TO one member of the family
M1eel it. 1t is the custom, after the body
LOOK AZ ~ INTO the grave, for all the reIa-
departed corns mns the verge of the grave and
they have ali ioofEss those nearest the
when trouble and grief - eSssxt OF kin, until
heart OF one member of the famSSS mSSSSSe: 90
gown through them all. The sadness 81 " "
r,f all
A company of persons join hands around
an electric battery; the two persons at the
ends OF the line touch the battery. and ali
the circle feels the shock Thus. by reason
OF the filial maternal and paternal relations
OF LIE, we stand SO close together that when
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.
Is one prosecuted? All are prosecuted Does
one suffer loss? We all suffer loss. Is one
bereaved? We are all bereaved.
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe.
II you rejoice at another's misfortune
you are not one of the sheep, but one of the
goats, and the vulture Of sin hath alighted
on your soul, and not the dove of the
spirit.
Next notice the family property. After
semble to hear the will read. So much of
the property is willed to his sons, and so
much to his daughters, and SO much to be-
nevolent societies. Our Lord Jesus hath
died, and we are assembled to-day to hear
the will read. He says my peace I give
unto you" Through His apostle He saws.
IAN are yours" Whatl Everything?
Yes, everything This world and the next.
In distinguishing families there are old pic
lures hanging on the wall They are called
the 'heirlooms" of the estate They are
very old, and have come down from genera.
ton to generation.
So look upon all the beauties of the nat
ural world as the heirlooms of our royal
family. The morning breaks from the east.
The mists travel up Hill above hill mountain
above mountain, until sky lost. The forests
are full of chirp and buzz and song. Trees's
leaf and birds wing futter with gladness.
Honey makers in the log, and beak against
the bark, and squirrels chattering on the
rail- and the call of the hawk out Of clear
sky make you feel glad. The sun, which
kindles conhagrations among the castles of
clouds and sets minaret and dome aflame,
stoops to paint the lily white, and the butter
cup yellow, and the forget-me-not blue.
What can resist the sun? Light for the
voyager over the deep Light for the shep
herd guarding the focks afieldl Light for
the poor who have no lamps to burnl Light
for the downcast and the lowlyi Light for
aching eyes and burning brain, and wasted
,aptivel Light for the smooth brow Of
and for the dim vision OF the