The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-09


LONDON, Aug THE week like
others that have preceded it since the
beginning of Rev. Dir. Talnage's foreign
preaching tour, has been a very busy
one. Indeed since July "a, when he
preached in the English and American
church in Berlin. while en- route from
Russia TO Scotland, Dr.. Talmage can
scarcely be said TO have had moments
leisure. Services have been held at
Edinburgh, Inverness Aberdeen, Dun
dee, Glasgow, Newcastle and SundeT-
land. The sermon for this week is en-
titled 1.-The Glorious March" the text
being from Solomous Song vi, 10, Fair
as the moon, clear as the sun and terrible
as an army with banners"
The fragrance of spikenard, the fash
of jewels, the fruitfulness Of orchards,
the luxuriance of gardens, the beauty of
HeshbOn fish pools, the dew Of the night
and the spIendor OF the 1norning-en
contribute to the richness Of SoldDon's
style when he comes to speak of the
glory of the church. In contrast with
his euIogium of the church, look at the
denunciatory things that are said in our
day in regard to it. If one stakeholder
become a cheat, does that destroy the
whole company If one soldier be
coward, does that curfde1nn the whole
army? And yet there are many in this
day so unphiloSophic, SD Illogical so
dishonest and so unfair as to denounce
the entire church of God because there
are here and there tad men belonging
TO it.
There are those VINO say that the
church of God Is not up 10 the spirit of
the day in which we live; but have to
tell You that, notwithstanding all the
swift wheels and the flying 6hUttleS ard
the lightning Communications, the world
has never yet been able to Keep up with
the church. As high as God is above
man, 50 high is the church of God
higher than all h1man institutions.
From her lamp the best discoveries of
the world have been lighted. The best
of our inventors have believed in the
Christian rehgion-tlre FultOns, the
Morses. the Whitneys. the Perrys and
the LivingstOnes. She has owned the
best of the telescopes and Lepden Jars,
and while infidelity and atheism have
gone blindfOlded among the most star
Ting discoveries 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 UptO the church
of Christ until the day when all per
Chandise has become honest nerchan-
disc. and ali governments have become
free governments, and all nations evan
gelized nations, and the last deaf ear of
spiritual death shall be broken open by
the million voiced shont of nations born
in a day. The church that Nebuchad-
nezzar tried to burn in the furnace, ana
Darius TO tear bopieces with the lions, and
Lord ClaverhOuse tOcut with the sword
has gone ON. wading the floods and en-
during the fire, until the deepest barbar-
ism, and the fiercest Cruelties, and the
blacklist superstitiU7ls have been com
PEELED to look to the east, crying. Who
is she that loOketh forth as the morning
fair as the moon, clear as the sun end
terrible as ara army with hanners?"
ASHAMED OF HONOR.
Yet there are people who are ashamed
TO belong to the church Of Christ, and
If you ask them whether they are IL
such associations they say. Yes. I some
times attend the church. instead Of re-
aliziug the fact that there is no honor
member of the church Of God. l look
back with JOY to the most hOnOred mo
ment Of my life. when in the old couD-
try meeting house the minister of Christ
announced my name as n follower of
the Lord.
You who 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
riding IN the cars toward Philadelphia
and young man sat down beside him
He sand, Young man, where are you
goinS?' Il am going To Philadelphia
TO live, " replied the young man. ''Have
You letters Of intrOduction?" asked the
old captain. "Y es- - said the young man,
and he pulled some of them ont. We'll,
said the old sea captain, haven't you
church certifcate?' '"Oh, yes replied
the young man; Il didn't suppose you
would want 70 look at that" Yes
said the sea captain, q want TO see that.
As soon as you get to Philadelphia pre-
sent II to some Christian church. I am
an OLD sailor. and 1 have been up and
down in the world, and it's my rTllc as
SOON as | get into port to fastsn my ship
fore and aft 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"
Oh. men and women by the tides of
frivolity and worldliness swept this way
and swept that way, seeking for associa-
tiu1s and for satisfactidns for the i'm
mortal 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 threefold glory
of the church Us It as described in tine
text:
First-"Fair as the 1nonnA" God, who
has determined that everything shall be
beautiful In its season, has not left the
night without charm. The moon rules
the night. The stars are only set as
r-srl1s in her tiara Sometimes. before