Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
The Eminent Brooklyn DiVins's Sun
day Sermon.
Subject: ''The Immense Cost" preached
in Londonl

i
Die house. You examine the arches tue
'rescoes. the crassplots the fishponds, the
,onservatories. the parks OF deer, AMI you
,ay within yourself or you say aloud, What
lid all this costY You ses a costly DIAMOND
flashing in an earring or you hear cost'y
iress rustlin. across the drawing room, or
gou see a high m sttlei span ct horses mar
lessed with silver and gold, AMI you Degin
o make an estimate OF TIE value.
The man who owns a large estate cannot
instantly tell you all it is worth. de says,
81 will estimate 80 much for the house 50
much for the furniture, 50 much for laying
Jut the grounds. 50 much for the STOCK, 50
much for the barn, so much Tor the equip
ige-a lding 10 in all making TINS agsr--
gate"
our man ion in heaven, about its furniture
md the grand surroundings, that L want
q know how much it is all WORTH and what
las actually been paid for it. | cannot
complete in month nor year the mag
lifcent calculation, but before get through
;o-day hope to give you the figures. fe
ire bought with a price"
With some friends went to your Tower
olook at the crown jewels. We wake
,round, caught one glimpse of them, an
being IN the procession were compelied 10
oass out wish that could take this au-
Hence into the tower of Co.'s mercy AMI
strength that you might walk arouni Just
mce. Mt least, and seq the crown Jewels OF
ternity, behold their brilliancy ant estl-
nate their value. "Ye are bought with
)rice'
Now il you have large amount OF money
% pay. you do not pay it all at once, but
ron nav it By installmsnts-so much the
he first of January, so much the nrst OF
April. so much the first OF July, so
much the first Of October until the entire
mount is paid, and | have to tell tbs
lu6ience that you have been bought with
price" and that that price was PAID III
different lnstallments.
The first installment paid for the clear
tnce OF our souls was the ignoninious birth
If Christ in Bethlehem. Though we may
never be carefully looked after atterward'
,ur advent into the world is carefully guard
ID. We come into the world amid kindly
attentions. Privacy and silence are al
'orded when God launches an immortal soul
nto the world. Even the toughest OF men
snoy enough to stand back. But have 70
ell You that in the villa re on the side oil the
1ill there was a very bedlam OF upr0ar whsn
Jesus was born.
In a village capable OF accommodating
,nly few hundred people many thousand
Deople we're crowded, aud amid hostlers anu
nuleteers AMI camel drivers yellng a1
,tupid beasts Of burden tn, Messiah APP
reared No silence; no privacy. A better
anted Mace hath the eaglet in the eYrie-
oath the whep in the lions lair The ex'ie
n heaven lieth down upon straw. Ths hrst
night out from the palace Of heaven spent
IN an outhousel One hour after laying
side the robes of heaven dressed in wrap
nor NJ coarse linen. One would have sup
oosed that Christ would have made more
yradual descent. coming from heaven trst
~ n half way world of great magnitude,
then TO ca sar's palace, then n merchant
castle In Gailee then TO private nome IN
Bethany. then TO a fishermans nut, anu ias1
of oil TO a stable. No IL was ons leap from
the top 10 the bottom.
Let us open the door of the clrayansary
in Bethlehem and drive away the cane $;
Press on through the group OF ld'ers ann
Ionn0ers. What O Mary no light? mo
l;cbtn She says save that which comes
through the door" What. Mary no fooi?
Nom she says. 'only thai which was
brought in the sack on the journey" Let tho
Bethlehem woman who has come IN here
with kindly attentions put back the covering
from the babe that we may Look upon II.
Tookl Look Uncover your heal. L95 Us
tneel. Let all voices be- hIslet. Son OF
Mary, Son OF Colt Child OF day-mon-
arch Of eternity In that eye the glance OF
a God. Omnipot4nce sheathed IN that oa pe'S
arm. That voice to be clangel ironl th'
feeble plant TO the tone that shau WaAo 1Ae
dead. Bosanna. Hosanna!
The second inst1llment paid for o1r SOU
clearance was the scene IN QnarAntlnla,
mountainous region, full Of caravans, wher9
there are to this day panthers and VIII
boasts of all sorts. 50 that you must now 60
there arme VITA knife or gun or piston. 10
was there that Jesus went to tnlnH ana 70
nrav and it was there that this monster OF
belL-more sly, more terrific than anytnln
that prowle1 III the country-satln hhsen'
met Christ. .ph
The rose in the cheek Of Christ-that Pub
Inns Lentuilus IN MS letter TO the Roman sen
ate ascribe 70 Jesus-that ross nal sct'
tered its petals Abstinence IRON lool M
thrown Him into emaciation' loni ao'.'
nence from food recorded IN protans history
i that of the crew of the ship Juno; for
tyventv.three days they hal nothing to eat
Rut tbis sufferer had faste1 month AMI ten
davs before He broke fast. Hunger musi
have opon,zs every fiOer OF the bo1y an
onawed on the stomach with teetl OF usaIn
fbe thought of a morsel Of bread or meat
nust have thrilled the body with somethin
like ferocitv. Turn out PACK OF men nun
cry as Christ was a-hungered, an Il Vney
hal strength, with ons yell they woul de-
your you as lion a kid.
IL was in that pang OF hunger that Jesus
was accosted, and satan sail, Now change
thess stones which look like brea1, mo an
actual supply o. brad. Hal the temptt'
ton come to you and ms under these CIR
cumstances. we would have cried, Bread it
shall bel AMI been almost inpatient at tis
time takel for masticltion. But Christ
with one hand beat back the hunger, ant
with the other han beat back the monarch
of darkness Oh. We tempted onsSl Ciris5
z,.,u tempted We are told that Napoleon
cred a coat Of mail ma le but he was not
be certain that it was impenetra5le, s)h5
10 the manufacturer of the coat OF
Put it on now yourself, AMI let ~
it,n and with sho5 after shOs fro his
pistol the Emperor fount out that ~
~ lust what it pretenlel n bs-t goo
IA of mail Then the man received
he reward.
bless God that the same coat of mail
h struck back the weapons OF temptation
n the head Of Christ we may now all
II: for Jesus comes AMI says: II have
"a tempted. and | know what it is to be
pte1. Take this robs that desen led me
wear it for yourselves. sdall se)
# ough all trials ami shall see you throu IN
temptations
but" says satan still further to jesus
me and will show you something worth
king at: and after a half days journey
i came to jerusalem and to the top o.
= temple. Just as one might go up In thu
:. Ter OF Antwerp an1 look of upon Belgium,
|atan brought Christ to To, top o. the
pie. Some people at great height feel
ky, and strange disposition to jump: 50
hn comes to Christ in that very crisis.
ndinZ there at the top of the temple they
,k off A magnificent reach Of countrS.
bin fields. vineyards olive groves forests
streams, cattle in the valley, iocks on
hills and villages AMI cities AMI rellms-
Now" says satan, an make a bargain.
t jump off | know it is a great way
m the top of the temple TO the valley.
IL you are divine you can fy. jump off.
|vont hurt you. An ses will catcl yon,
mr. Father will hold you. Besides, III
ze you large fortune IL you will. III
i you Asia Minor, III give you China
give you Ethiopia, I'll give you Italy,
givs you Spain, III give you Germany,
givs you all the world" What a
ptation IL must have besni
o tomorrow morning AMI get in an