The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-04-14
REV. Or. tai MAGE'S SERMON.
THE GLoRIEs OF THE PALM.
The Sunday ssrm On as Delivered by the
Brooklyn Divine.


branches be cast In the way OF Christ as He
approached Jerusalem' There are scarcely
any palm trees In Central Palestine Even
the one that was carefully guar lei for many
years at Jericho has gone. went over the
very road 10y which Christ approached Jer-
usalem. aud there ara plenty OF olive trees
and fig trees, but no palm trees that could
see. You must remsmber that the climate
has changed. The palm tree likes water. but
by the cutting down of the forests, which
are leaty prayers for rain. the land has be-
come unfriendly to the palm tree. Jericho
once stood in seven miles of palm grove
Olivst was crowned with palms The Dead
Sea has ON its banks tn, trunks OF palm
trees that hontcl down from some oldtime
palm grove AMI are preserved from decay
by the sait which they received from the
Desi Sea
Let wooimeu spare the trees of America,
n they would not ru,u)nsly cnause tue eli
mate and bring 70 the soil b1rrenness instead
Of fertility. Thanks % God aud the legisla
lures for Arbor Day, which plants trees, try
ing O. atone for the ruthlessuess which has
DESTROYED them. Yes my text is I'm har.
mony with the condition OF that country on
the morning Of Palm Sunday. About three
million people have come 10 Jerusalem 70
attend tho religion, festivities. Great news!
Jesus will enter Jeru ,alem to-day. 1ue SKY
II rel with the morning. and the people are
Hocsiug out 10 the foot OF Ohyat. and mp
and on over the southern shouIir o' the
mountain. sui the procession coming out
from th' city meets the procession o,'1rtiu,
Christ a- lie comes toward the C,ty. There
Il p turn IN the road where Jerusalem sui
denly burst, upon the vision.
We had ridden that day all the way from
Jericho. anl had visited the ruins 0; the house
OF Mary AMI Martha AMI Lazaru. and were
somewhat weary Of sight seeing, when there
suddenly arose before our vision Jerusalem,
the religious capital of all Christian ages.
That was the point ut observation where my
text comes IN. Alexander rode Bucephalus,
Duke Ellie rode his famous McrthaSay Sir
Henry Lawrence rode the high mattle 4 Com
raj, Wellington TO lc his proud Copenhagen,
but the C0uqu.Tor ot earth and heaven ride,
a coli, one tuut had been tied at the roadside.
II was unLru.en. ani have no doubt iriC-
tiou- at the y0CiteratlOn Ot the pupu,ace. An
extemporlzcd saddle made ont Of the gar
mcut- OF the people was put Oh the beast.
While some pgOpr gripei the bride Of the
colt, others reyer,ntiy waited upon Christ at
he mountain.
The two professions Of people now become
ono-thUsy who came out OF the city anl
those who came over the hill. Tho orientals
are more domun-trative than We 81 the
western world. their voices louder, their
IestIculuiIJus more violent AMI the symbols
Dv which they express their emotions more
tho TAR oust wishing 10 make impressive
that they would never return, tooS arel hot
ball ui iron uud threw IL into the sea, and
mid they would never return TO Puoc'a until
that ban ro,raui iloatod ON the surface. BE
pot surprised therefore, at the demonstrl-
lou IN tne text.
As the colt with is rider descsn Is the
dope OF Oiyct the palm trees lining the
road are callei upon 10 render their c0ntrl-
button tD the scene OF welcome aud relOc.
Ing. The branches of these trees are high up,
and SOME must need, climb tbp trees aud tear
ofi the leaves and throw 4 down, and
others make of these leav( prald pave
long before thai moi SIN tree
bad been Typical OF tE * aud
btrabO had thus des[s iuds
the palm leaf .cutf es ~ ""i '-.h,
/ wit. 9l9 81 she GreeI
re-.,... .es the TStors\ I'D palms
am very ;rhd that our LON, who five day,
after had thorns upon His brow, for it'll
while at least had palms strewn under Hi
teet. oh, the glorious palm Amarasnga
the Hlndoo scholar, calls IL "the king amonl
the grasses LlnuTus calls 1t "the prince o
vegetation"
Among all the trees that ever cast a
shadow ur yIriloi fruit or lifted their arms
toward heaven, u has no equal for multi
tuiIuuus Uses DO YOU want nlwersy On,
IAllA llN' ~ 900 Il|lN lHA Ail u uAlElug tI l'll
| ot them, one custer counted 10y a scientist
coutaimuE 2Ii,,OI blooms. DO you wan
food, II the cllc, iI't OF the whole nations
One palm u chile Will yield ninety gallon
Of honey. lu Polynesia It IS the chief Zoo.
Of the inhabitants, In In liza there are mul
titu rs oi people depend leut upon il for sus'
tenuunr
Do you want clhic 10 hold ships or cord
b hold wild beasts. # j, wound into rope
unhrothablo. DO You want articles of housl
furniture. 1t I- twi-tellnto mats and wovei
into basket, ami shaped into drinking cup
ant swung into nammocas. Do you wan
medicine. It. nut l. the chief preventive o
disease ani tue chief cure for vast populs
tiou~. DO You want houses lis wood turn
lshe, the wall Tor the homes, AMI its leave
thatch them. DO you need a supply for the
pantry. tyI'lls sugar ani starch AMI OF
and sago ami milk and salt AMI wax an
vinegar and candles.
ON, the palm! lthIs a variety of endow
ments, such as no other growth that eve
rooted the earth or kis,ei thr heavens. II
the willow, GOl says, "Stlni by the water
courses and weep. 10 the cellar lie says
"Gather the hurricanes into Your bosom.
To the tg tree lie says, Bear fruit and pu
Il within reach Of all the people," But /
the palm tree He says "B. garden AN
storehouse and wardrobe and ropewalk an
chnndlcry and bread and banquet aud man
utactory, and then be type of what mean
when | inspired Davii, Ny servant, 10 say
The righteous shall flourish Ike palr
tree"
Oh, Lord God, give us more palm trees
men sui women made for nothing but 10 b
useful; dispositions all abloom, branches c
Influence laden with fruit; people good 10
everything, rs the palm tree II kind word
are wanted they are really to utter then
II he0ptul deeds are needed tuey are read
10 perform them. II plans OF usefulness ar
~ he laid out they are ready to proJeC
them. IL enterprises are 90 b., forwarde
they are ready TO lit them. People wh
3 a. Yes. Yes" when they are asked 70
assistance uy word OF deed, instead Of "Nc
No"
Most OF the mysterie, that bother other
do not bother me, because adjourn them
but the mystery that really bpthers me
why God made so many people who amour
10 nothing so FAR AS the worl As bettermeu
s /, concerned. IHey stand m the way. The
object Th0y discus, hin u,rauces. The
IN sge-t possibilities OF failure. over IN
roag OF hlc. instead of pullin- iu the trac e,
they are lying back in ths bro chlngs. The
. ar the everlasting No. They arc bramb
! trees, they are willows, alway, mourning
or wild cherry trees, yielding only the hi
ter or crab aupla tTaa~. DTlIuplur only III