The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-05
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
The Brooklyn Preacher Discourses
on "Ihe Kings Highway"
Royal Rond with No Qua gmires to Stay
the keet of the Wayfarer,
whose Terminus Is Eter-
nal Life.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage selected the
1oiiowing discourse for this weeks
perusal by his American readers. It is
based on the text:
Ard an highway shall be there. aud wsy.
ana 1t shall be called the way Of holiness; the
unciesn shall not pass over It; but it shall he
10r sh' 70: the wayfaring men, though fools,
rsz4ssnot crr therin. No lion shall be there,
nor any rHvenous beast shall go up thereon;
Nsrali not be found there; and the ransomed
OF the Lord shall return. and come to Zion
with songs and everlasting joy upon their
heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and
sorrow and signing shall fee away.-Issiah
kxxy., $40
There are thousands of people here
this morning who want to find the
right road. You sometimes see per-
son hating at crossroads, and you can
tell by his looks that he wishes to ask
a question as to what direction he had
better take. And stand in your pres
: ence this morning conscious of the fact
that there are many of you here who
realize that there are thousand wrong
roads, but only one right one; and
take it for granted that you have come
IN to ask which one it is. Hero is one
road that opens widely, but have not
much faith in it. There ara great
many expensive toll-gates scattered all
along that way. Indeed, at every rod
you must pay in tears, or pay in lagel-
lations. On that road, If you get
through it 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.
of it 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 /
am very certain that it is the wrong
house and the wrong way. Here is
another road. 1t is very beautiful and
macadamized. The horses hoofs c1at-
ter and ring, and they who ride over it
spin along the highway, until suddenly
they find that the road breaks over an
emDankinent, and they try to halt. and
they saw the bit in the mouth of the
steed, and cry, "Ho! ho!" But it is too
late, and-crash!-they go over the en-
bankment We shall turn this morn
ing and see If we can not find differ
emit kind of road.
You have heard of the Appian Way.
It was three hundred and fifty miles
long. It was twcnty-four feet wide,
and on either side of the road was
path for foot passengers. 1t was made
out of rocks 'cut in hexagonal shape
and fitted together. What a road it
must have been! Made of smooth, hard
rock, three hundred and fifty miles
long. No wonder that in the construc-
ton of it the treasures of whole en-
pire were exhausted. Because of in
vaders, and the elements, and time
the old conqueror who tears up a road
ms he goes over it-there is nothing left
pf that structure excepting ruin. But
have this morning to tell you of
road built before the Appian Way, and
yet it is as good as when first con-
strncted. Millions of souls have gone
over it. Millions more will come.
Tho prophets and apostles. too.
Pursued this road while here below:
We. therefore, will without dismay,
Still walk in Christ, the good old way.
IAN highway shall be there, and
way, and it shall be called the way of
holiness; the unclcan shall not pass
over It; but it shall be for those: the
wayfaring men, though fools, shall not
err therein. No lion shall be there,
nor any ravenous beast shall go up
thereon: it shall not be found there; but
the redeemed shall walk there; and the
ransomed of the Lord shall return, and
come to Zion with songs and everlast-
ing joy upon their heads; they shall
obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow
and signing 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 so
much as pebble to jar the wheels.
You go over bridges which cross chasms
that make you hold your breath, un-
der projecting rock, along by danger
GUS rrecipiees, through tunnels adrip
with the,mcltings of the glaciers, and
perhapssfor the first time learn the maj
csty of road built and supported by
government authority. Well, my Lord
the King decided to build highway
from earth to Heaven. 1t should span
all the chasms of human wretchedness;
il should tunnel all the mountains of
earthly difficulty; it should be wide
5, -ough aud strong enough to hold
fifty thousand millions of the human
race. If so many of them should ever be
born. 1t should be blasted out of the
Rock of Ages and cemented with the
blood OF the cross, and be lifted amid
the shouting of angels and the execra-
ton of devils.
The King sent His Son to build that
road He put head and hand and heart
10 it, and, after the road was CON-
nleted, waved His blistered hand over
the way, crying: 1T is finished" Ma
poleon paid fifteen million francs for
the building of the Simplon road that
his cannon might go over for the de-
vastation of Italy; but our King. at
greater expense. has built road for
different purpose, that the banners OF
heavenly dominion might come down
over it and all redeemed of earth travel
up over it.
Being a Kings highway, of course 1t
is well built. Bridges splendidly arched
and buttressed have given way and
crushed the passengers who attempted