The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-07
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thew shall vet come 70 tnsir thrO2sS There
are family names thst stS1dS for wealth. OF
patriotisn, Or intelligence The name OF
Washington meals patriotism, although
some Of the blood Of thai race has become
The family OF the Medici
stood as the REPRESENTATIVE Of let
ters The family Of the Roteschilds is
significant of wealth, the loss Of forty mil
lions Of dollars In lS4S putting them TO no
Inconvenience; and within q few years they
have loaned Russia twelve millions Of dol
lars, Naples twenty-five millions, Austria
forty millions aud England two hundred
millions; and the stroke Of their pen on the
counting room desk shakes everything from
the Irish sea 70 the Danube. They open
their hand. and there is war; they shut it.
and there is peacs. The House of Haps-
burg in Austria, the House Of Stuart in
England, the House of Bourbon in France,
were families OF imperial authority.
But l come TO preach Of q family moro
potential, more rich, and more extensive
the Royal House OF Jesus, of whom the
whole family in heaven and on earth is
named. WeAre blood relations by the re-
lationship of the cross; all of us are the
children of the king.
First, speak of our family name. When
we see descendant of some one greatly
celebrated in the last century, we look at
him with profound interest To have had
conQuerors, kings, or princes in the an
cestral ine give luster TO the family name.
In our line was a king and a conQueror
The star in the east with baton of light
woke up the eternal orchestra that made
music at his birth. From thence he started
forth TO conquer all nations, not by tramp
ling them down, but by lifting them up
St. John saw him on a white horse. When
he returns, he will not bring the nations
chained TO his wheel, or IN iron cages; but |
hear the stroke 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 lilies
that flung their sweetness into his sermons.
and the box Of alabaster that broke at his
feet The Comforter at Bethany. The
Resurrector at Main. The supernatural
Oculist at Bethsaida. The Savior of one
world, and the Chief Joy Of another. The
storm his frown. The sunlight his smile.
The spring morning his breath. The earth
quake the stamp OF his foot. The thunder
the whisper Of his voice. The ocean drop
on the tap OF his finger. Heaven a sparkle
on the bosom OF his love. Eternity the
twinkling Of his eye. The universe the fly
ing dust Of his chariot wheels. Able to
heal a heart-break, or hush a tempest. or
drown a world, or food immensely with his
glory. What other family name could
ever boast of such an iliustrious personagei
Aenceforth, swing out the coat of arms
ott6b AhllillcS UUeIE GOAT drnS on
the dress, or on the door Of the coach, or on
the helmet when they 60 OFT to battle, or on
hags and ensigns The heraldic sign is
sometimes lion, or dragon, OF an eagle.
Our coat of arms worn right over the heart
hereafter shall be cross, a lamb standing
under it, and dove flying over it. Grand
est OF all escutcheonsi Most significant of all
family coats of arms " in every battle must
have it blazing on my f1ag-the dove, the
the lamb and uuha I fell
in that good old Christian flag, 80 that the
family coat OF arms shall be right over my
breast, that all the world msy see that
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 Jesus!-that dear Friend,
On whom my hopes Of life depend:
No! when blush be this my shame
That no more revere his name.
Next, speak of the family sorrows. If
trouble come to one member Of the family,
all feel 1t. 1t Is the custom, after the body
ts lowered into the grave, for all the rela-
tues TO come to the verge of the grave and
look down into IL. First those nearest the
departed come. then those next of kin, until
they have all looked into the grave. So
when trouble and grief go down through
the heart OF one member Of the family, they
or one is the sadness of
all 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 fllial, maternal and
paternal relations of life, 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 ell. Is one prosecuted
All are prosecuted Does one suffer loss
We all suffer loss Is one bereaved2 We
are all bereaved.
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal VICE.
II you rejoice at another's misfortune. Won
are not one Of the Sheep but one of the
goats; and the vulture of sin hath aliQhted
on your soul, and not the dove Of the spirit.
Next. notice the family property. After
a man of large estate dies, the relatives
assemble TO hear the will read So much
OF the property is willed to his sons. and 40
much to his daughters, and so much to
benevolent societies. Our Lord Jesus hath
died, and we are assembled to-day to hear
the will read. He says: "My peace give
unto YOU" Through his apostle he saws;
''All are yours" What everythinRs Yes.
everything This world aud the next. In
distinguished families there are old
pictures hanging on the wall. They are
called the ''heirlooms" of the estate.
They are very old, and have come down
from generation to generation. So l look
upon all the beauties of the natural world
as the heirlOOms of oar roval family The