Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-27
WORD OF THE LORD
The Rev. Talmage breaches a
Sermon
IN THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE
Showing the Necessity Of Bright and
Pious Lives in This World Of
Care and Sorrow.

LospoS, june 2o.-An enormous au-
disnce greeted DIR. Talmage In this city
today. composed of people who had como
from al parts of the British metropolis
to hear the famous American preacher.
His reception In England has been most
enthusiastic Many letters were await
ing him from different cities eagerly
pleading for . witt. The doctor will
have 10 preach i've or six times Q week il
ks accepts evena small percentage Of the
urgent invitations already sent to him.
He IL very much grasi6ed by the extreme
cardiahty Of his reception DR.. Talmage
entities his sermon Tho Immense Cost"
from the tsxt. Corinthians vi, 30. ''Ys
are bought with price"
Your frisnd takes you through his
va}Rabie house. You examine the
agchss. tho frescoa, tho grasspaots. the
fshpondS. tho conscrvatories. the parks
Of deer, and you say within yourself or
you cay slsud. What did all this
costr You see costly diamond fash
ing IN an earring, or you hear . costly
dress rustflug scross the drawing room,
or you zee high mSetled span Of horses
nssnessed with i1ver and gold, and you
bawin 10 MAKE an estimate Of the value.
The man wAD owns o large estate can
NOT instantly IA yon "A Il is worth. He
ssys, 81 win sst1naaSe 80 much for the
hoose, 20 much for the furniture, 20
mach for laying out tho grounds, so
much for the stock. 50 much for the
ban, 30 much Far ths equipage-addng
mp n sn making this aggregate"
Well, my friends. I hear so much
pbcut oxr nansipnAn heaven, about its
Furniture and the grand SURROUNDINGS,
hsx Z wasEVs tsDW how much it - all
hoetA and whne.has scena12y been paid
pdr r. I amAot complete In . month
sns sysaxtAs rngnt6Dent calculstson,
~ bsews y - through todayI hope to
Hveyun As aguses. aye are bought
SoubsYxaos"
with some friends I won't to your
TSesr 70 lDeb 9 the esswn jewels. We
Vu1Az0 srvun1. eeQcht o. glimpse Of
Ahan. and lstzu b the yroessslon wore
osmpslhd to Das CT Iwish that I
uua taks this sudisnce tntp tho tower
q 0sasDssy asd strength, that you
night walk ground just onos q lsast.
snd go Sbs cEswl jewels Of eternity.
hshold tAsie hr431iaups and estimate
thsir vsfue. "Ys ars bought with .
psic&"
yD UunALslmzT PLAN.
Nov n vou kn&D q lnrRe amount of
money e paw go do not ~ Il Oh Il
onco. bat you pAy u b. instH1lments-so
much the hrsS Of January, - much the
arst Of Aprl. 20 much the frst Of July.
50 much The Hrss Of October, until the
entire su.suntis paid, and have to tell
this aala1encs thss you have been
bought with . price," aud that that
price was pad IN different instailments.
Tho frst insssllmsnt paid for the
clearance Of our souls WIS tho igno-
miHos birth OF Chyist IN Bethlehem.
ThorSh we may never be carefully
locked after afse-ward, our advent into
the world Is carefully guarded. We
come into the world amid Kindly at
tentisps. Privacy and silence arc af-
t3s1fA " htA Nft-k A&aASA&SS - ioBnAo1 t0A
soul into the world Even the roughest
Of men know enough to stsnd back.
Bat have to tell ron that tn the vii
isgc on the side 81 the hill there was a
very bedisrn Of uprear when Jesus was
born.
Ina village capable Of accommodating
only few hundred people many thou
sand people were crowded. and amid
hostlsrs and nussessss and camel driv-
ers ysthng At stupsa beasts OF burden
thu Messiah sppmrsd. No silence. No
privacy. A better adapted place hath
the esgist IN tho eyris--hsth the wheip
ie the ions LAIR. The exile Of heaven
licsh down upon straw. The first night
out frena tAs p~kce OF heaven spent in
sa ~sfAsnsst One hsur after layina
s<<1s the rot,es Of hsaSsn. drsDed In q
wr4Ver ~ coarse linen. One wOuld
hsvs sscps-.d that Christ would Asvs
made mere gradual descent. coming
from heaven arst 10 half way world Of
great magnitude, then to CRsar's pal
scaA then 20 . merchants csstle in Cali