Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-28
OWNS THE EARTH.
Dr.. Talmaye Says the Right to Full
Temporal Support Is in the
Christians Name.
he Also has a Title to the Celestial
City With Full Enjoyments
of All Its Glories.

lec1ed Tor this week is entitled, "Our
Possessions" from l. Corinthians
ILL.,, %, CAN are yours"
The impression is abroad that re-
liglon puts a man on short. allow
ance; that when the ship sailing
heavenward comes to the shining
wharf, it will be founl out that all
the passengers had the hardest kind
OF seafare; that the soldiers in Christ's
army march most OF the time with
empty haversack; in a word, that
only those people have a good time
in this world who take upon themsel-
YES no religious obligations.
l want'to find out whether this is
so, and am going to take account of
stock; am going to show what are
the Christians liabilities, and what is
his income, and what are his warran-
tee deeds, and what are his bonds and
MORTGAGES, and shall find out before
| finish Just how much he is worth,
and l shall spread before you the
against the religion OF Jesus Christ, if
indeed, it be a failure, and in time for
you all to accept it, it, indeed it be
success. l turn first to the assets,
and find there what seems to be q
roll OF government securities-the
Empire OF Heaven, promising all things
to the possessor. The three small
words OF my text are warrantee
deed to the whole universe when it
says, "All are yours"
In making an inventory OF the Chris
tian's possessions, I remark, in the
first place, that
HE OWNS THIS WORLD.
This world is Gods park, and while
he allows those who are not his child
rem and who refuse his authority the
privilege OF walking through the gar
dens, the possessions OF all this grand
ure OF park and mansion is in the
right of the Christian-the flowers, the
diamonds, the silver, the gold, the
morning brightness, and the evening
shadows.
The simple fact is, that in the last
days OF tine world all the architecture,
all the cities, all the mountains, all
the villages will be in the possession
OF the Church OF Christ. ''The meek
shall inherit the earth.'' Ships OF
Tarshish shall bring presents. "The
earth is the Lords and the fullness
thereof" "All are yours" "But,"
you say, "what satisfaction is there
in that when l haven't possession Of
them?" These things will come before
the Supreme Judge OF the Universe,
and he will regulate the title, and he
will eject these squatters upon the
property that does not belong to
theE:. and it shall be found that Cali
are yours"
Secondly, remark that
THE RIGHT TO FULL. TEMPORAL SUPPORT
| is in the Christians name. 1t is a
great affair to feed the world. Just
| think Of the fact that, this morning,
sixteen hundred millions OF our race
5reakfasted at Gods table; just think
OF a, commissary department of a
world! Just think of the infinite
wardrobe where sixteen hundred mill
ion OF people get their clothes! God
spreads the table first OF all for his
children. Come and get the key OF the
infinite wardrobe. Here they are-all
the keys. care all yours"
So all the vicissitudes OF this lite, so
far as they have any religious profit,
are in the right OF the Christian. Ii
you should stand among the Ale
ghany mountains, especially near
| what is called the Horseshoe" you
would find a train OF cars almost
doubling on itself, and sitting in the
back car you see locomotive COM
| ing as you look out OF the window
and you think it is another train
when it is only the front of the train
in which you are riding; and some
times you can hardly tell whether
the train is going toward Pittsburg
or toward Philadelphia, but it is on
the track and it will reach the depot
for which it started and all the pas
sengers will be discharged att the right
place. Now there are a great many
Sharp curves in life. Sometimes we
seem to be going this way, and some
times we seem to be going that way;
but If we are Christians we are on the
right track and we are going to come
out at the right place.
One of the best things that ever
happened to Paul was being thrown
off his horse. One OF the best things
that ever happened to Joseph was be-
ing thrown into the pit. The losing
of his physical eyesight helped John
Milton to see the battle of the angels.
One Of the best things that ever hap
pened TO Ignatius was being thrown
to the wild beasts in the Coliseum.
and while $4,000 people were jeering
at his religion he walked up to the
fiercest OF all the lions and looked him
in the eye, as much rs to say. Here I
am, ready to be devoured for Cnrist's
sake" All things work together for
your good. Ii you walk the desert,
the mama will fall and the sea will
part. If the feverish touch of sickness
is kindled ovbr your pillow, by its
light you can read the promises.
If the waves of trouble dash high
above your girdle. across the surge
YOU can hear the promise, when
thou passest through the waters, l
will be with thee"
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