The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
THE GREATEST OF NAMES
PAUL's RAPrURoU5 DESCRIPTION
OF CHRIST.

BROOKLYN. N. Y. May 1.-While DIR.
Talmage Is able TO hold vast audiences
spell-bound by his eloquence, whatever sub
ject he has in hand, he is never 80 eloquent,
or so evidently great orator as when he
breaches Christ as the one hope for the re-
generation Of the world. The fact was
proved this morning when he discoursed
from the text Philippians H., 9: 18th
name which is above every name"
Paul is here making rapturous and en-
thusiastic description OF the name of Christ.
There are merely worldly names that some-
times thrill you through and through. Such
was the name OF Henry Clay to a ketuck-
ion, the name of William Writ to Vlr-
Ginian, the name Of Daniel Webster to a
New Euglander.
BY common proverb we have come to be-
lieve that There is nothing in name; - and
so parents sometimes at the baptismal altar
give titles to their children, reckless OF the
fact that the title, that name, win be a
lifetime hindrance or q lifetime help. You
have no right TO give your child a name
lacking either In euphony or moral
child Johoiaklm or Tiglath. .pileser
or by anything that is disagreeable. Be-
cause you have had an exasperating ma ne
yourself is no reason why you should infiict
1t upon your progeny. And yet how often
1t Is that we see a name full Of jargon rat
Ting down from generation to generation,
simply because long while ago soma one
happened to be afflicted with it. Institu.
tions and great enterprises sometimes with~
out sufficient deliberation take nomencla-
ture. Mighty destinies have been decided
by a name. While we may, by a long
course of Christian behavior, get over the
misfortune OF having been baptized with
the name Of a despot or a cheat, how much
haftar IL wOr1ld ha haan N w nOuId haUp
all started life without any suoh incum-
branoel
When Paul, in my text and in other pas
sages of scripture, burst forth in aspirR-
tions Of admiration for the name Of Christ,
want TO inquire what are the oharacteris-
tics of that appellation, "The name which
Is above every name" In the first place.
speaking TO you in regard TO the name or
Christ, want to tell you IL is an easy
name. You are sometimes introduced to
people with long and unpronounceable
names, and you have to listen cautiously to
got the names. aud you have to hear them
pronounced two or three times before you
the first two years the little
child folds its hands and looks
upward and says, Jesus" Can it be that
in all this church this morning there are
representatives Of any household whore the
children are familiar with the names Of the
IdbneT anu ulObnor anu DTOVneT anu blster,
yet know nothing about that name which
Is above every namep Sometimes you
forget the name of quite familiar friend,
and you have to think and think before you
get it, but can you imagine any freak OF
intellect by which you should forget the
name Of Jesus! That word seems to fit the
tongue In every dialect Down to old age.
when the voice is tremulous, and uncertain.
and indistinct. even then this regal word
finds potent utteranoe.
When an aged father was dying, one OF
the children came and said, Father. do you
know meF' and In the delirium OF the last
sickness be said, mo, / don't know you."
Another child came and said, Father. do
you know mel" mo" he said, Il dong
know you" Then the village pastor came
in and said, "Do you know meP He said,
"No, don't think ever saw you.n Then
said the minister, ''Do you know Jesusa"
80, yesw said the dying man. II know
Jesus; chief among ten thousand is he, and
the one altogether lovely" Yes, for all
ages and for all languages, and for all con-
ditions is an easy name.
Jesus I love thy charming name,
'Tis music TO my ear;
Fan would | sound il out SO loud
That heaven and earth might hear.
But remark further in regard to this
name Of Christ. that it Is beautiful name.
Now you have noticed that you cannot dis
associate a name from the character of the
person who has it. There are some names,
for instance, that are repulsive to my ear.
Those names are attractive to your ear.
What is the differencel Why, happened
to know some persons Of that name who
were cross, or sour, or queer. or unsympa-
thetic, and the persons you have happened
to know Of that name were kind and genial.
Since, then, we cannot disassociats name
from the character Of the person who has
the name, that consideration makes the
name OF jesus uuspeakably beautiful.
cannot pronounce that name in
your presence, but you think of Bethle-
hem and Gethsemane and dolgotha, and
you sec his loving face and you hear his
tender voice, and you feel his gentle touoh-
As soon as pronounce his name in your
presence you think Of him who banqueted
with heavenly hierarchs, yet came down
and breakfasted on the fish which the rough
men hauled out of Genesaret; you think of
him who, though the clouds are the dust of
his feet, walked footsore on the road to
Emmaus. cannot speak his name in your
hearing this morning, but you think right
away Of the shining one who restored the
centurion's daughter, aud who helped the
blind man to sunlight. and who made the
cripple's crutch useless, and who looked
down into the laughing eyes of the babe
until it struggled tc go TO him; then. fling
ing his arms around it, and impressing q
kiss upon its beautiful brow, said, "Of such
Is the kingdom Of heaven"
o, beautiful name, the name Of Jesus,
which stands for love, for patience, for self
sacrifice, for magnaninity, for everything
that is good and glorious aud tender aud
sympathetic and kindl 1t is aromatic with
all odors. IL is accordant with all har~
monies Sometimes, when l look at that
name of Jesus Christ, it seems as il the let
ters were made of tears, and then they
seem to be cleaning crowns. Sometimes
that name seems to be twisted out of the
straw in which he lay, and then it seems to
be built out Of the thrones on which his
people are to reign. Sometimes l sound
that word Jesus, and hear it in the sob of
Gethsemane and the groan Of Calvary. and
then speak his name and it is all aripple
with gladness and airing with hosanna.
Glorious name
Take all the glories OF bookbindsry and
put them around the page on which that
name is printed. On Christmas morning
wreath it on the wall Let it drip from
harp's string and let it thunder out in
organs diapason. Sound 1t often, sound it
we'll, until every star shall seem to shine it,
and every flower shall seem to breath it,
and mountain and ses. and day and night,
and earth and heaven acclaim in full chant,
BLESSED be his glorious name forever"
"The name which is above every name"
Have you ever heard in a Methodist
church, during time Of revival a score OF