Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-11
TABERNACLE PULPIT.
Or. TALMACE ON OUR ROYAL
BLOOD.
There IL n Fountain FILLED with Blood
Drawn From Immanuei's Veins."-
Each One Rssembied the Children OF
- King"

Zebsh and Zalmunna had been OF 90 battle,
and when they came back they were asked what
kind OF people they had seen. They answered,
one resemb'ed the children OF o king" stand
to-day before many who hnve this appearance.
Indeed, they are the sona and dJus hters OF the
Lord Almighty. Though now IN exile, they
shall yet come 10 their thrones. There are
family names that stand for wealth, or pltrl-
otism, or intelligence. The name of Washing
ton means patr otism. although some OF lho
blood OF that race has become very thin in the
last generation. The family of the Medicl STOOD
az the representative OF letters The family OF
theRothsChlds IA significant OF wealth. lhe
loss OF forty millions OF dollars In lsis putting
them 10 no inconyeuit nee: ana wlthih
q few yeras they have loaned Russia
i2,0O0,0n0 OF dollars, Naples 25OO,Oco, Austria
t0000000 and England 2OO,OO,OO; ana the
stroke OF their pen on the counting groom desk
shakes everything from the Irish sea 70 the
Danube. They open their hand and there IL
war: they shut IL, and there Is peace Inc
house OF Hapsburg in Austria, the house OF
Stuart in England, the house OF Bourbon III
France, were families OF imperial authority.
But / come 10 preach OF a family more poten,
tial more rich, and more eNtenslVe-the Toyai
mouse OF Jesus, OF whom the whole FANNY Ia
heaven and on earth Is named. We are Dioou
relations by the relationship OF the cross; I'LL OF
us are the children OF a King.
First speak OF our family name. When we
see n descendant OF some one greatly cele-
brated in the last century we look at MIN WIN
profound interest To have had conQuerors,
Gings or Princes in the ancestral line give
King and n Conqueror. The star in the ~ 81
with baton OF light woke up the eternal orches-
ira that made music at his birth From thence
he started forth to conquer all nations, not by
trampling them down, but by lifting them up
St John saw him on white horse. When ne
returns, he will not bring the nations cnalntu
TO his wheel. or in iron cages, but hear the
stroke OF the hoof OF the snow white cavalcade
that bring them TO the gates in triumph
Our family name takes lustre from the star
that heralded him. and the spear that pierced
him, and the crown that was given him. IL
gathers fragrance from the frankncense
brought to hls Grade, and the lilies that nuhg
their sweetness into his sermons, and the oox
OF alabaster that broke at his feet. The com
torter at Bethany. The resurrector at NAN
The supernatural oculist at Bethsaida. Inc
saviour of one world, and the chief Joy OF an
other. The storm his frown. The sunlight ms
smile The spring morning his breath. Inc
earthquake the stamp OF his foot the thunueF
the whisper OF his voice. The ocean a drop on
the tip OF his finger Heaven 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 heartbreak, or
hush q tempest, or drown world, or hood I'M
mensity with his glory. What other famlly
name could ever boast OF such an INDUSTRIOUS
personagel
Henceforth, swing out the coat Of arms
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 10 battle, or on hags
and ensgns. The Leraldlc sign Is sometimes
hon, or O dragon, or an eagle. Our coat OF
aims worn right over the heart hereafter shall
be q cross, a lamb standing under II, and a
dove fying over il. Grandest OF all escutcheons!
Nest significant OF ali family coats OF arms. "
In every battle must have IL blazing on my
hag-the dove, the cross, the lamb; ana when
fall wrap me In that good old Christian nag, so
that the family coat Of arms shall be night over
my breast, that oil the world mag see that
looked 10 the dove OF the spirit, and chung TO
the cross, and depended upon the lamb 81 God,
which taketh away tie sin u the world
Ashamed OF Jesusl-that dear Friend,
On whom my hopes OF life depend
Mol when 4 blush lie this my shame
That 1 no more revere his name.
Next / speak OF the family sorrows. II
trout lie come TO one member of the family, all
feel IT, IL is the custom, after the tody is
lowered into the grave, for all the relatives 10
come 10 the verge OF the grave and look down
into it. First those nearest the departed come,
then those next OF kin, until they have all looked
into the grave. 20, when trouble and grief go
down through the heart of one member
OF the family. they go down through
them all The sadncs OF 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 tlial, 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 10 be the sorrow OF all. Is
one persecutedy All are prosecuted. Does one
suffer loss? We all suffer loss Is one be-
reavedp We are all bereaved