The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
SERMON BY DR.. TALNAGE E
THE ROYAL BLOO5 OF JESUS The
SUBJECT Oe TIE DISCOURSE.

Good Christians are All Subjects 0
tie Great KIM. of The Cniversa-.G q RI: PINE
pictur. of1he Kings E:s:ate--Oh, io- :h'
R.union Of Saints.
BRoKLYN, Dec. 6.-This morning
the vast congregation which filed every
avilable space in the Tabernacle at tn;
opening Of the service sang with grea
heartness and evident feeling Cowncr':
vel! known hymn beginning:
There is fountain filed with blood
Drawn from Immanuers veins
The subject Of DR.. Talmage's sermon
was "Royal Blood" and his text, Jud
ses viii, IS, Zach one ress mbied The
children of a king.'
Zebah and Zalmunna had been Of &c
battle, and when they came back they
were asked what Kind CT people they Lac
seen. They answered that the Deo2:c
bad royal appearance; leach ore re-
sembled The children of king"
stand today before many who have THIS
appearance. Indeed, they are the sonS
and daughters of the Lord Almighty
Though now in exile, they shall yet
come to their thrones. There are fam
ily names that stand for wealth or pat
riotism or intelligence. The name Of
Washington means patriotism, although
some Ct the blood OF that race has be-
come very thin in the last generation
The family of Medlci stood as the repre-
sentative Of letters.
The family Of the Rothschilds is signi'
icant OF wealth, the loss offorty millions
Of dollars in lS4S putting them to no in.
convenience ce; and within 4 few years
they have leaaed Russia twelve millions
of dollars, Naples twenty-five millions.
Austria forty millions ard England two
hundred millions; and the stroke O thelI
pen on the counting room desk shakes
everything from tie irish sea 20 the
Danube. They open their hand. anC
Jbere is war; they shut it, aud tiers /:
peacc. The house Of IlapshurS IL AUS
;r;a. ,ne no.>e OF Stuart in Ergland, tha
house q Bourbon III Trance werc iai2l'
lies o. III -e,lal authority.
Bu. come 10 preach OF i@'@i!y more
potential, mere rc!. AID more extensive
the roya! house oi jesus, q whom Tie
whole family il heaven aad OF Garth S
named. Na are blood relations by Tie
relationship OF the Cross: al. OF Us are
the children OF the King.
First, I speak OF cur family name.
When we see descendant Of soEle one
greatly celebrated IN the last century we
look ct him With profound interest. Tc
have had coEquerors, kings Or princes IL
the ancestral line give luster to the fam
lily name. In our line was king and q
conGueror. The Star n the East With
baton OF light woke up the eternal or.
chestra that mada music at his birth,
From thence ne started forth to conquer
all nations, not by tranping them dowa,
but by lifting them up. St. john SAN
him OF a white horse. When ne returns
he viii not bring the nations chained tc
ais wheel or in IRON cages; but | hear the
stroke OF the hoois Of the snow white
cavalcade that briag them 10 The gates
in triumph.
Our ianily 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 frankincense brought to his era.
die, and the lilies that flung their sweet
ness into his sermons. and the box o1
slabaster that broke at his feet. The
comforter at Bethany. The resurrectsI
at Main. The supernatural oculist al
Bcthsaida. The Saviour of one world.
and The chief joy ofaEother. The storm
his trown. The sunlight his smile. The
spring morning his breath. The earth
quake the stamp OF his foot. The thun-
der the whisper OF his voice. The ocean
q drop on The tip OF his E2ger. Heaven
a sparkle on the bosom Q. his love
Eternity the .winkling Of his eye. T!lc
universe the Nylpg dust OF his chariot
wheels. Able to heal a heartbreak, oi
hush tempest, drown world, or food
immensity with his glory. What other
family name could ever boast Of such az
i!lustrious parsonage:
Henceforth, swing out tie coat o;
arms! Great families wear their coat ct
arms on the dress, or on the door OF tie
coach, or On the helmet when they &c
eat to battle. or on flags and ensisns.
The heraldic sign is sometimes q Lon, OF
an eagle. Our coat OF arms, worn right
over tie heart, hereafter shall bea cross.
a lamb standing under it and dove fly
ing over it. Grsndest OF al escutcEeons!
Most significant of ell family ''coats oi
arms" In every battle ! must have II
blazing on my iiag-the dove, the cross,
the lamb. and ahen | ial! wrap ce n
that good Old Christian flag, go tia. the
family ccat Of arms shall be right over
mT breast, that all the world may see
that looked TO ,he doye o: the spiri..
and clung 10 tbs cross. and depcAdeG
upon tie Larlo Of God. which ,ahcli'
aTaT the sln OF he world.
Ashamed OF Jesus-that dear friend.
On whom my hopes OF life depend;
That ! no more revere his nainc.
NeXt I speai. Of The !a!i:ir s~rcoETs.
I: trouble co!ne 10 one mcmhCc .. ;Gc
.srniic. ail fs"l It. J. is I.!e ,.ls .oG2, 81
:ar tie body Is lowered ago ths
grave, Tor all tie relatives 10 come TO Tie
verge Of the grave and look dowe into!t.
First those nearest lie departed come,
then those next o; Kin, until they ."ve
ali locked into the grave. So ~hen
trouble aud grief 60 dewn through the
heart OF one member of the family, they
90 down through them all. The sadness
OF ons is the sadness of ell.
4 company Of persons JON hands
around az electric battery; the two per-
sens al the ends OF the line touch the
battery, and all the circle feels the shock,
Thus. by reason Of the ti!!al, maternal
and paternai relations OF lie, f7c stand
so close together that when trouble sets
its battery ali feel HE thrill Of distress.
In the great Christian family the scTroa'