The Princeton union., 1892-08-18
S0L0MON'S SONG,
Dr.. Talmage Takes It as a Text for 4
Remarkably Brilliant Ser
# mon. ..s
Graphic Description Of the Day When
the Church Will Become all
Triumphant.

since the beginning OF Rev. Dr.. Tai
IMAGES foreign preaching tour, has
been very busy one. Indeed, since
July "a, when he preached in the En-
glish and American church in Berlin.
while en- route from Russia to Scot
land, pr. Talmage can scarcely be said
to have had a moments leisure. Ser.
vices have been held at Edinburgh, In
verness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow,
Newcastle and Sunderland. The SER
mon for this week is entitled tThe
Glorious March" the text bsing from
Solomon's Song vi. 10: "Fair as the
moon, clear as the sun, and terrible
as an army with banners"
The fragrance OF spikeard, the flash
ofjewels, the..fruitfulness OF orchards,
the luxuriance OF gardens, the beauty
OF Heshbon fishpools, the dew of the
night, and the splendor OF the morn
ing-all contribute to the richness OF
Solomon's style when he comes to
speak OF the glory of the church. In
contrast with his eulogium OF the
church, look at the denunclatory
things that are said in our day in re-
gard to it. If one stockholder can
become a cheat, does that destroy the
whole company? II one soldier.be 6,
coward, does that condemn thewhole
army? And yet there are so many in
this day so unphilosophic, so illogical,
so dishonest, and so unfair as to de-
nounce the entire church OF God be-
cause there are here and there bad
men belonging to it. There are those
why 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 light
ming 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 discover
les Of the world haye been lighted.
The best OF our inventors have be-
lieved in the Christian religion-the>
Fultons, the Morses, the Whitneys,
and the Livingstones. She has owned
the best of telescopes and Leyden
jars; and while infidelity and atheism
have gone blindfolded among the
most startling discoveries that We're
about to be developed, the earth and
the air and the sea have made quick
and magnificent responses to Chris
tian philosophers.
Yet there are people who are
ashamed to belong to the Church OF
Christ, and if you ask them whether
they are in such associations they
say: eyes, J. sometimes attend the
church," instead OF realizing the fact
that there is no honor compared with
the honor OF being a member Of the
Church of God. look back with 10y
to the most honored moment OF my
life, when in the old country meeting
house the minister of Christ announc-
ed my name as a follower of the
Lord.
: L propose to speak of the threefoId
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 it's season, has
not left the night without charm. The
moon rules the night. The stars are
only set as gems in her tiara. Some
times before the sun has gone down
the moon mounts her throne, but it is
after nightfall that she sways her un-
disputed scepter over island and con-
tinent, river and sea. Under her
shining the plainest maple leaves be-
come shivering silver, the lakes from
shore to shore look like shining mir
rors, and the ocean under her glance
with great tides comes up painting up
on the beach, mingling, as it were,
foam and fire.
Now, says my text, "Who is she,
fair as the moon?" Our answer is the
Church. Like the moon, she is a
borrowed light. She gathers up the
glory of Savior's suferings, q
Savior's death, a Savior'E resurrec-
ton, q Savior's ascension. md pours
that light on palace and dungeon, on
squalid heathenism and elaborate
scepticism, on widows tears and
martyrs robe Of flame, on weeping
penitence and loud-mouthed scorn.
!, She IS the only institution today
that gives any light to the world. In
to her portal the poor come and get
the sympathy Of a. once pillowless
Christ, the bereaved come and. see
the bottle in which God saves all our
tears, and the captives come, and on
the sharp corners Of her altars dash
off their chains, and the thirsty come
and put their cup under the Crock OF
Ages" which pours forth from its
smitten side living water, sparkling
water, crystalline water, from under
the throne Of God and the Lamb.
Blessed the bell that calls her worship
ers to prayer. Blessed the water in
which her members are baptized.
Blessed the wine that glows in her
sacramental cup. Blessed the songs
on which her devotions travel up and
the angels Of God travel down.
/ take a step further in my subject
"Clear as the sun" After a season OF
storm or fog, how you are thrilled
when the sun comes out at noon
day! The mists travel up nil above
hill, mountain above mountain, until
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