Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-08-13
REV DIR. TALMAGE.
RE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S sun.
DAY SERMON.
Subject: The Sours Crisis" Preached
in London.

TIKI: 'SefE ne the Lord rhife lie maj
be tOUnd. isaiah ", q.
Isaiah stands head and shoulders above
the other Old Testament authors in yivit
descripuveness of Christ. Other prophets
Civ. an outline OF our Savlour's features
Some ~ them present, as it We're. the side
facr of Christ: Others a bust OF Christ; bur
Isaiah gives Us the full length portrait OF
Christ. Other Scripture writer's excel in
some things. Ezekiel more weird. David
more pathetic. solomon more epigrammstic,
Habakkuk more sublime, but when you want
10 see Christ coming out from the gates Of
prophecy IN all His grandeur and glory, you
Involuntary turn 70 Isaiah.
so that IL the prophecies in regard 70
Christ might be called the "Oratorio OF
the Messiah the writing Of Isaiah il the
''HaIlein lah Chorus = where all the baton-
wave AMI nii tn. irurupets come. Isaiah
was not a man y!cEed up out OF m iguii-
cnnce by insniratlon. He was known and
honored J1sephus and philo and Sirac1 e1
tollei him IN their writings. What PAM was
among the apostles, Isaiah was among the
prophets.
My text finds him standing on q mountain
Of Inspiration. looking out into the future.
telIo!dlng Christ advancing and anxious
that al men might know Him, lis volc:
rings down The ages, Seek ye the Lord
while He may be found" sob" says some
one. that was for olden times" 40. nay
near - ] }bl iiNt LfaFti-L IA JULIET III t3ti-
you have taken 4 circular letter OF credit
IRON some BANKING house in London. aud IN
st. Petersburg or Venice or Rome or Ant
wcrp or Brussels or Paris you presented that
letter and got financial help immediat aly.
And want You u. understand that the text,
instead Ok beng appropriate for one age or
for one land - a circular letter for all age-
and tor all lends, and whenever it is pre-
sci ted iaG help, the nelp comes. seek ye
the i0ri ~hii. He may be founi.'
conIe today with no hairspun theorieS
OF religion, with no nice distinctions. with
no elaborate disqul,ition. but with u PLAIN
talk On the matters OF personal religion.
fee that the sermon / preach this morning
will be tho SAVIOR OF life unto hfe or death
unto death. In other words, the Gospel at
Christ is Il powerful medicine; it either Kill,
or cures. There are those who say. II
would like to become q Christian. | have
been waiting a good while for the RIGHT
kind OF influences - come And still You
are waiting. You are wiser in worldly
things than you are in religious things. And
vet there are men who say they are waitin<
TO get To heaven whiting, waiting, but not
with intelligent waiting. or they would get
on board the line Of Christian influences
that would bear them into the Kingdom OF
God.
Now you know very well that to seek a
thin j. u search for 1t with earnest cnlcav.
or. II yuu want t. see II certain man III
London, and there Is u matter Of much
money connected with your seeing hun, ,tui
YOU cannot at first lind him, you do not
give up the search. You look i'll thu direct
DRY. tut caunol lind the name; you go an
circles. wLcre~you think perhaps he may
mIngle, and, having found the part OF the
city where he lives, but perhaps not knowing
the street, you 90 through street after street
and from block TO block, and you keep on
searching for weeks and for months.
You Sly 1T il a matter OF Clio 600
whether ] see him or not Oh, that men
were as persistent III seeking for Christ
Had you one half that persistence you would
long ago have found Him who is the JOY OF
the forgiven spirit. Weniay pay our deOtS.
we may attend church, we may relieve the
poor. we may be public benefactors, and vet
all our life disobey the text, never seek Goi.
: never gain heaven. Oh, that the spirit or
God would help this morning while [ try to
show you. III carrying out the idea of my
text, first, how 10 se.k the Lord, and in the
next place, when To seek Him. Seek ye this
Lord while He may be found.
l remark III the first place, you are to
seek the Lord through earnest and believing
prayer. tiol X not an autocrat or u despot
seated on Il thronr, with His arms resting Oh
trAZnn lions AMI IL sentinel pacing up and
down at the foot OF the throne. God is "A
father seated III IA hover, waiting for His
children 70 come and climb on HIS knee amt
get His kiss and HIS henedlctiou. Prayer is
the cup with which we 20 to the fountain
of living water" and dip up refreshment for
our thirsty soul. Grace does not come to
the heart AS We set IA cask OF water to catch
the rain in The shower. 1t is q pulley fast
ened to the throne q God, which we pull,
bringing the blessing.
l do not care So much what posture you
take in prayer, nor how large an amount Of
voice you use. You might get down on your
face before God, IL you did not pray right
{,~arIlx ana! ,l.ra unnlj ha M ra-pono
You might cry at the top Of yourcvoice, and
unless you had IA believing spirit within,
your cry would not go farther up than the
shout OF n ~plowboy TO his oxen. Prayer
must be believing. earnest. loving. You ara
in your house some summer day, and a
shower comes up. and a bird a~ffrighted darts
into the window. and wheels around the
room. You seize It.. You smooth its ruff
fled plumage. You feel its fluttering heart.
You say, Poor thing, poor thing Now a
PRAYER goes out of the storm of this world in
to the window OF Gods mercy, and II.
catches IT and he feels its auttering pulse,
and He puts it In His own bosom OF affection
and safety.
Prayer is "a warm, ardent. pulsatinr eyer
else. 1t rs the electric battery which. touched
thrills to the throne of God. 1t is tho diving
bell III which we go down into the de,ths o.
Sod mercy AMI hrtng up pearls OF great
price. there Is an Instance where prayer
HaNe the waves OF GenneSaret solid as
granite pavement. Oh. how many Won Ter
~! things PRAYER has accomplished! Have
You ever tried it, In the DAYS when the
Scotch C~0renanterS were persecutel and the
enemies were after them one OF thu heat
men among the Covenanters PRAYED 80
Lord. we he as dead men unless Thou shalt
help rs. q Lord. throw the lap OF Thy cloak
over these poor things" And instantly Il
Scotch mist enve,opei and hti the persacurei
from their persecutors-tle promlse literally
fulfilled While they are ye. speaking |
viii hear"
Oh, rmpenitent soul, have You ever triei
the power OF prayer God says He Is
loving and faithful aud patieat II, you
believe that, You are told that Clrist came
Ia save sinners. DO you believe that You
are toli that all YOU have to do 10 get tue
parton OF the Gospel ~ - ask for 1t. D.
YOU believe that Then come to Hun ami
say: - Lori. | know Thou canst not lie.
Thou hast told NE 10 come for pardon. AMI |
could get II ! come. Lord. Keep Thy
promise and hheratc my captive soul
On, that YOU might have an altar in the
-parior. III tile kitchen. III the store. In the
harm FOR Christ niii be willing t. come
again - the mauser 10 hear prayer. He
vii! come In your place OF business As He
confronted Matthew. the tax commissioners.