The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-19
THE GLORIOUS MARCH
Dr.. Talma9e Tells Of tho Progress
OF Christianity.
THE world stiii Far PROM tteing Up 20 the
Church. the source of Light 70 the
worid-Christ the Great
Leader.


Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage, Of Brooklyn,
continues to delight foreign audi
cnccs. In u late sermon ut London he
took for his subject 1.-THE Glorious
March," tho text being from Solomon's
Songs, vi. 10: "Fair rs the neon, clear
rs the sun, and terrible rs m army with
banners" DIR. Talmage said:
The fragrance of spikeuard, the flash
OF Jewels, the fruitfulncss of orchards
the luxuriancc Of gardens, the beauty Of
IIcshbon fish pools, the dew OF the night
and the splcndor Of the morning--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 ut the
dcnunciatory things that are said in
our day In regard to IL. II one stock
holder becomes n cheat, docs that de-
strov tho whole company? IL one
soldier be n coward. docs that CON
denim the whole armyP And yet there
are many In this day so unphilosoph-
ic. so illogical, so dishonest, and 80 un-
fair as To denounce the entire church of
God because there are here and there
bad men belonging TO IL, There are
those who say that the church Of God il
not up TO the spirit of the day In which
we live: but I have to tell you that. not
w~ithstanding nil the swift wheels. and
the flying shuttles, and the lightning
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 discoveries Of the world
have been lighted. The best OF our in
vcntors have believed in the Christian
~rcligion-the Fultons, the Morses, the
Whitncys, the Perrys and the Living
stones. She has owned the best of the
telescopes and Leyden jars, and while
inHdclity and atheism have gone blind
folded among the most startling discov-
cries that were about to be developed,
the earth and the air and the sea have
made quick and magnificent responses
to Christian philosophers.
The world will not be up TO the
church of Christ until the day when all
merchandise has become honest mcr-
chandise and all governments have be-
come free governments and all nations
evangelical nations and the last deaf
ear of spiritual death shall be broken
open by the million voiced shout Of ma
tons born I'm "a day. The church that
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tried to burn in the fur
mace and Darius to tear to pieces with
the lions and Lord Claverhouse to cut
with the sword, has gone on wading
the floods and enduring the fire until
Al. .. 1.-I. - Al. -
cruelties and the BLACKLIST superstitions
have been compelled to look to the east,
crying: who is she that lookcth forth
as the morning, fair as the moon, clear
ms the sun and terrible as an army with
banners?"
Yet there are people who arc ashamed
to belong TO the church of Christ and II
you ask them whether they are in such
associations they say: "Yes, ! some
times 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 Joy to the most honored mo-
ment of my life when in the old country
meeting house the minister of Christ
announced my name as n follower OF
the Lord.
You are floating about in the world,
seeking for better associations, why do
you not join yourself to some of the
churches? An old sea captain was rid
ing In the cars toward Philadelphia,
and a young man sat down beside him.
He said: young man, where are you
going?" ~ am going to Philadelphia
to live" replied the young man. "Have
you letters of introductory" asked the
old captain. "Ycs," said the young
man, and he pulled some of them out.
"Well," said the old sea captain,
'hnyn't you a church certiicate?"
'Ob, yes" replied the young man; ~
didn't suppose you would want to look
at that" Eyes" said the sea captain,
II want TO see that. As soon as you
get to Philadelphia present 1t to some
Christian church. am an old sailor
and have been ND and down in the
world and it's my rule as soop as I get
into port to fasten my ship fore and ait
TO the wharf, although it may cost a
little wharfage, rather than have my
ship out in the stream floating hither
and thither with the tide"
o men and women, by the tides o!
f~rivolity and worldliness swept this
way seeking for associations and for
satisfactions for the immortal soul,
come into the church of Jesus Christ.
Lash fast to her. She is the pillar and
the ground Of truth. / propose to
speak OF the threcfold glory OF the
church as 1t is described in the text.
First Fair as the moon" God, who
has determined that everything shall
DC beautiful In its season. has not left
the night without charm. The noon
rules the night. The stars ere only set
rs gems in her tiara. Sometimes be-
fore the sun las gone down the moon
mounts the throne, but it is after night
fall that she sways her undisputed
scepter over island and continent, river
and sea. Under her shining the plain
est maple leaves become shivering sill
yer, the lakes from shore to shore look
like shining mirrors, and the ocean
under her glance with great tides comes
up painting upon the beach, mingling,