The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-14
THE RIGHT ROAD.
n rs Described In Graphic Lam
Guage by Rev. DR.. Talmage.
MS Plain, Pleasant and Safe Highway,
Hhd Its Terminus Is zion-God Gives
aBond OF Indemnity Against
AL EVIL to Every One
That Treads It

''The Kings Highway" was the sub
sect selected for DR.. Talmage's recent
sermon in Plymouth, England, the text
chosen being Isaiah xxxv., $40:
"And highway shall be there, and way,
aud II shall be called the way Of holiness: the
unolean shall not pass over It, but II shall be for
those; the wayfarins men, though fools, shall
not err therein No lion shall be there, nor any
ravenous beast shall go up thereon, II shall not
be found there; but the redeemed shall walk
there: and the ransomed Of the Lord shall re-
turn, and come TO Zion with songs and ever
lasting Joy upon their heads; they shall obtain
10y and gladness, and sorrow and signing shall
heeaway"
There are thousands Of people here
this morning who want to find the
right road. You sometimes see per-
son halting at crossroads, and you can
tell by his looks that he wishes to ask
question as to what direction he had
better take. And stand In your pres
ence this morning conscious OF the fact
that there many of you here who real
ize that there are thousand wrong
roads, but only one right one; and I
take 1t for granted that you have come
in to ask which one it is. Here Is one
road that opens widely, but 1 have not
much faith in It. There are great
many expensive tollgates scattered all
along that way. Indeed, every rod you
must pay in tears or pay in fagella-
tions. On that road, If you get through
II at all, you have to pay your own way;
and since this differs so much from
what have heard in regard to the
right way, believe It is the wrong
way.
Here is another road. On the other
side Of IL are houses of sinful entertain
ment, and invitations to come In, and
dine and rest; but, from the looks Of
the people who stand on the piazza I
am very certain that It is the wrong
house and the wrong way. Here is an
other road. 1t is very beautiful and
macadamized. The horse s hoofs clat-
ter and ring, and they who ride over II
spin along the highway, until sud denly
they find that the road breaks over an
embanlfment, and they try to halt, and
they saw the bit in the mo nth of the
fiery steed, and cry "Ho! ho!' But it is
too late, and-crash-they go over the
embankment We shall turn. this morn
ing, and see II we canno t find q differ
ent kind of road.
You have heard of the Appian Way.
It was three hundred and fifty miles
long. 1t was twenty-fouT feet wide,
and on either side the road was path
for foot passeners. 1t was made out OF
rocks cut in hexagonal shape and fitted
together. Whata road II must have been!
Made OF smooth, hard rock, three hun
dred and fifty miles long. No wonder
that In the construction Of it the treas
ures of a whole empire were exhausted.
Because Of invaders, and the elements,
and time-the old conqueror who tears
up road as he goes over it-there is
nothing left of that structure excepting
o ruin. But l have this morning to tell
you Of road built before the Appian
Way, and yet 1t Is as good as when first
constructed. Millions of souls have
gone over It, Millions more will come.
The prophets and apostles, too, :,
Purs ued this road while here below;
We therefore will. without dismay,
Still walk In Christ, the good old way.
IA highway shall be there, and away,
and II shall be called the way Of holi.
ness; the pnclean shall not pass over
II; but II shall be for those; the way.
faring men, though fools, shall not err
therein. No lion shall be there, nor
any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
II shall not be found tn ere; but the re.
deemed shall walk th ere; and the ran.
somed Of the Lord shall return, and
como 10 Zion with song and everlasting
10y upon their heads: they shall obtain
Joy and gladness, and sorrow and sigh
Ing shall fee away"
First, this road Of the text is the
kings highway. In the diligence you
dash over the Bernard pass Of the Alps,
mile after mile, and there Is not 80
much as q pebble TO jar the wheels.
You go over bridges which cross chasms
that make you hold your breath, under
projecting rock, along by dangerous
precipices, through tu nnels adrip with
the melting Of glaciers. and, perhaps
for the first time, learn the majesty OF
q road built and supp orted by govern
ment authority. Well, my Lord the
King decided TO build highway from
earth to heaven. II should span all the
,hasms Of human wretchedness; II
should tunnel all the mountains OF
earthly difficulty; II should be wide
snough and strong enough to hold fifty
thousand millions Of the human race,
4 so many of them sh ould ever be born.
Il should be blasted out Of the "Rock
If Ages" and cemented with the blood
" the cross, and be lifted amid the
Of angels and the execration
# devils.
The King sent His Son TO build that
'oad. He put His head and hand and
ieart 10 II, and, after the road was com. |
,leted, waves His blistered hand over
he way crying, 1T is finishedI' Napo- |
cop paid fifteen million francs for the
Of the Simplon road, that his
annon might 60 over for the devasta-
ion Of Italy; but our King. at 4 greater
Expense, has built road for q different
,urpose, that the banners Of heavenly
dominion might como down over II, and
IL the redeemed OF earth travel up over
/ In
Being q Kings highway. Of course II
) well built. Bridges splendidly arched
nd buttressed have given way and
rushed the passengers who attempted
o cross them. But Christ, the King,
you'd build no such thing as that The
vork done, He mounts the chariot Of
Ib love, and multitudes mount with
lih. and He drives on and up the steep