Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-13
THE GLORIOUS MARCH.
Dr.. Talmage Tells Of the Progress
of Christianity.
The World still Far From Being Up to tho
Church, tho Source OF Light to the
World-Chrlst the Great
Leader.

snceS. In "a late sermon NJ LOnuOn nc
;ook for his subject 1.-THE Glorious
March," the text being from Solomon's
Songs, vi. 10: Fair as the moon, clear
Us the sun, and terrible as an army with
oanners." DR. Talmage said:
The fragrance of spikenard, the flash
If Jewels, the fruitfulness of orchards
he luxuriance of gardens, the beauty Of
Heshbon fish pools, the dew of the night
and the splendor of the morning-all
contribute to the richness Of Solomon's
style when he comes to speak Of the
vlory of the church. In contrast with
his eulogium of the church, look ut the
aenunciatory things that are said in
our day in regard to it. If one stock
holder becomes cheat, does that de-
stroy the whole company? If one
soldier be O coward, does that con-
denim the whole army? And yet there
are many in this day so unphilosoph-
ic, so illogical, so dishonest, and so un-
fair as to denounce the entire church of
God because there are here and there
bad men belonging to it There are
those who say that the church of God is
not up to the spirit of the day in which
we live; but have to tell-you that, not
withstanding all the swift wheels, and
the flying shuttles, and the lightning
communications, the world has never
yet been able to keep up with the
church. AS high as God is above man,
so high is the church of God higher
than all human institutions From her
lamp the best discoveries of the world
have been lighted. The best of our in
ventors have believed in the Christian
religion-the Fultons, the Morses, the
Whitneys, the Perrys and the Living
stones. She has owned the best of the
telescopes and Leyden jars, and while
infidelity and atheism have gone blind
folded among the most startling discov-
cries that were about to be developed,
the earth and the air and the sea have
made quick and magnificent responses
to Christian philosophers.
The world will not be up to the
church of Christ until the day when all
merchandise has become honest mer-
chandise and all governments have be-
come free governments and all nations
evangelical nations and the last deaf
ear of spiritual death shall be broken
open by the million voiced shout of ma
lions born in day. The church that
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tried to burn in the fur
mace and Darius to tear to pieces with
the lions and Lord Claverhouse to cut
with the sword, has gone on, wading
the floods and enduring the fire until
the deepest barbarism and the fiercest
cruelties and the blacklist superstitions
have been compelled to look to the east,
crying: "Who is she that loolSeth forth
as the morning, fair as the moon, clear
as the sun and terrible as an army with
banners?"
Yet there are people who are ashamed
to belong to the church of Christ and if
you ask them whether they are in such
they say: Eyes, some
times attend the church." instead of
the fact that there is no honor
with the honor Of being a
of the church of God. l look
back with joy to the most honored mo-
ment of my life when in the old country
house the minister of Christ
my name as a follower of
the Lord.
o men and women, by the tides of
trivolity and worldliness swept this
way seeking for associations and for
for the immortal soul,
come into the church of Jesus Christ.
Lash fast to her. She is the pillar and
the ground of truth. propose to
speak of the threefold glory of the
church as it is described in the text
First, Fair as the moon" God, who
has determined that everything shall
be beautiful in its season, has not left
the night without charm. The moon
rules the night. The stars are only set
rs gems in her tiara. Sometimes be-
fore the sun has gone down the moon
mounts the throne, but 1t is after night
fall that she sways her undisputed
scepter over island and continent, river
and sea. Under her shining the plain.
est maple lcdVcS DCCOu1C SAlANCAAhB oAA-
yer, the lakes from shore to shore look
like shining mirrors, and the ocean
under her glance with great tides comes
up painting upon the beach, mingling,
as it were, foam and fire.
Under the witchery of the moon, the
awful sleeps lose their ruggedness, and
the chasms their terror. The poor man
blesses God for throwing so cheap
light through the broken window pane
of his cabin, and to the sick it seems
like light from the other shore that
bounds this great deep of human pain
and woe. II the sun be like a song,
full and loud and poured forth from
Jrazen instruments that fill Heaven
and earth with harmony, the moon is
plaintive and sad, standing beneath
he throne of God, sending up her soft,
vweet voice of praise, while the stars
listen and the seal No mother ever
more lovingly watched a sick cradle
Al L. -. sNr~