The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-23
THE KINGS HIGHWAY.
DR.. Talmage Continues His Dis
courses in England.
Many Roads Open to the Bewildered
Traveller, But There Is But One That
Leads in the Right Direction
Choose That.


mage during his visit to England, and
was entitled 1.-THE Kings Highway" the
text chosen being Isaiah xxxv. $40:
"And an highway shall be there, and a
way, and it shall be called The way of
holiness; the unclean shall not pass over
it, but it shall be for those: the wayfar-
ing men, though fools, shall not err
therein. No lions shall be there, nor
any ravenous beast shall 60 thereon, it
shall not be found there; but the re-
deemed shall walk there: And the ran
somed of the Lord shall return and
come to Zion with songs and everlast-
ing JOY upon their heads; they shall OBJ
tain JOY and gladness, and sorrow and
signing shall flee away" DR.. Talmage
said:
There are thousands of people here
this morning who want to find the right
road You sometimes see a person halt
ing at cross roads, and you can tell by
his looks that he wishes to ask a ques-
ton as to what direction he had better
take. And l stand in your presence
this morning conscious of the fact that
there are many of you here who realize
that there are thousand wrong roads,
but only one right one; and take it
for granted that you have come on to
ask which one it is Here is one road
that opens widely, but have not faith
in it. There are a great many expensive
toll-gates scattered all along that way.
Indeed, at every road you must pay in
tears, or pay in fiagellation. On that
road, if you get through it at all, you
have to pay your own way; and since
this differs so much from what l have
heard in regard to the right way, l be-
Heve it is the wrong way.
Here is another road. On either side
of it are houses of sinful entertainment
and invitations to come in and dine and
rest; but from the looks of the people
who stand on the piazza am very certain
that it is the wrong house and the
wrong way. Here is another road. 1t
is very beautiful and macadamized.
The horses hoofs clatter and ring, and
they who ride over it and spin along
the highway, until suddenly they find
that the road breaks over an embank
ment, and they try to halt, and they
saw the bit in the mouth of the fiery
steed, and cry "Ho! no." But it is too
late, and-crash!-they go over the en-
bankment We shall turn this morn
ing and see if we can't find different
kind of a road.
You have heard of the Appian Way.
1t was three hundred and fifty miles
long. 1t was twenty-four feet wide,
and on either side of the road was a
path for foot passengers 1t was made
out of rocks cut in hexagonal shape and
fitted together. What road it must
have beeni Made of smooth. hard rock,
three hundred and fifty miles long. No
wonder that in the construction of it
the treasures of whole empire were
exhausted. Because of invaders, and
the elements, and time-the old
conqueror who tears up a road as
he goes over it-there is nothing left
of that structure excepting a ruin
But l have this morning to tell you of a
road built before the Appian Way, and
yet it is as good as when first construct
ed Millions of souls have gone over it.
Millions more will come.
The prophets and apostles, too,
Pursued the road while here below:
! We therefore will, without dismay,
Still walk in Christ, the good old way.
IAN highway shall be there and a
way, and it shall be called The way of
holiness; the unclean shall not pass
over it; but it shall be for those: the
wayfaring men. though fools shall not
err therein. No lion shall be there, nor
any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
it shall not be found there; but the re-
deemed shall walk there And the ran
somed of the Lord shall return, and
come to Zion with songs and everlast-
ing joy upon their heads; they shall
obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow
and signing shall flee away"
First, this road of the text is the
kings highway. In the diligence you
dash over the Bernard pass of the Alps
mile after mile, and there is not sc
much as a pebble to jar the wheels
You go over bridges which cross chasm:
and make you hold your breath; under
projecting rocks; along by dangerou:
precipices; through tunnels adrip will
the MEETINGS of glaciers; and, perhap.
for the first time, learn the majesty O.
a read built and supported by govern
ment authority. Well, my lord, tn,
King decided to build highway from
earth to Heaven. 1t should span al
the chasms of human Indebtedness. i
should tunnel all the mountains O
earthly difficulty; it should be wild,
enough and strong enough to hold fifty
thousand millions of the human race
II.
1t should be blasted out of the 'Rocl
of Ages" and cemented with the blooC
of the cross, and be lifted amid thu
shouting of angels and the execratior
of devils.
The King sent His Son to build tina
road. He put head and hand and hear
to it and after the road was completed
waved His blistered hand over the way
crying: 1T is finished" Napoleon
paid Il, 1000, 600 francs for the building
of the Simplon road that his cannon
might go over for the devastation o.
Italy; but our King, at greater ex
pense, has built road for a differen
purpose, that the banners of heavenly
dominion might come down over it and
all the redeemed of earth travel w
over it
Being a kings highway of course i
is Wei built. Bridges splendidly archeC
and buttressed have given way anC
crushed the passengers who attempted
TO cross. But Christ. the King, would
build no such thing as that. The worl
done, He mounts the chariot of His love
and the multitudes mount with Him
and He drives on and up the steep o
Heaven amid the plaudits of gain,
worlds The work is done-well done
-nlnrinnslv Aforementioned done