The Penn's Grove record., 1892-08-12
.REV. DR.. IALAAGE'S SERMON,
me Brooklyn Divins's sunday
sermon.
Subject. .'The Glorious March,"

Subject: 1.-THE Glorious March'"
Text: Fair as the moon, clear as he
sun and terrible as al army Nth ban
ners "-Solomou's Song vi, 10.
The fragrance of spikensrd, the fash OF
jewels. the frustfulness OF orchards, the
Iuxuriancs OF gardens, the beauty of flesh
bon Dish pools, the dew OF the night aud the
splendor OF the ~morning-ali contribute TO
the richness of Solomon's style when be
comes TO speak OF the glory Of tue church.
In contrast with his eulosium OF the church,
look at the dsnunciatoty things that are
said In our day in regard to II. II ons stock
holder becomes . cheat, does that destroy the
who.ec company II one soldier be acoward,
does that condemn the whole army. And
yet there are many In this day 30 u~nphilvso-
phic, 80 Il ozical, so dishonest and 30 unfair
as to denouuce the entire church Of 9ot be-
cause there are here and there bad men be-
longing to 1t.
There are those who say that the church
Of God Is not up to ths spirit Of the day ia
which we Iva; but l AVE to tell o that,
Notwithstanding all the swift whesls and the
flying shuttles and the lightning oommuni-
cations, the world has never yet bean able
to keep up with the church. A. high as God
is above man, 90 high is the church Of God
-htkACA tnnn III III A41L4t4tAuzA8s RAVt
her lamp the best discoveries Of the world
have been lighted. The best Of our inventors
have believed in the Christian religion the
Fultons, the Morses, the Whitneys, the
Perrys and the Livingstones. Shs has owned
the best OF the telescopes and Leyden jars,
and while infidelity and atheism have gone
blindfoldsd among the most startling dis
coveries that were about to be developed the
earth, and the air. and the sea have made
quick and magnificent responses to Christain
philosophers.
The world will not be up to the Church Of
Christ until the day when all merchAn-
disc has become honest merchandise,
and all ~sovsrnmsnts have become frse
governments, and all nations evangelical
nations, and the last deaf ear Of spiritual
death shall be broken open BY The million
voiced shout Of nations born in . day. The
church that Nebuchadnezzar tried to burn
In the furnace. and Darius to tear to pieces
with the lions, and Lord Claverhouss TO cut
with the sword, has gone on, wading the
foods and enduring the frs until the deep
est barbarian, md the fercest crusltis4
and the blacklist supsrstitions have been
compelled to look to the east, crying. 'Who
il she that looksth forth AZ the morning,
fair as the moon, clear as the sun and terri
BILE a. an army with banneraY'
Yet there are people who are ashamed to
belong to the church Of Christ, and II you
a6k Lu8lu WucbuGI lucy MEo Al 1uGo 0n30SAA-
lions they say. "Yes, I sometimes attsnd
the church," instead OK realizing the fact
that there is no honor compared with the
honor OF being O membsr of the church OF
God. look back with Joy to the most
honored moment Of my life, when In the old
country meeting house the minister Of
Christ announced my nams As q follower OF
the Lord.
You who are floating about in the world.
seeking for better associations, why do you
not Join yourself to some II the churchsss
An old sea captain was riding In tbs cars
toward Philadelphia, and q young man sat
down beside him. He said, Young man,
where are you goingf' II am going To Phila-
delphia to live" replied the young man:
the old captain. Yes" said the young man,
and he pulled some Of them out. "Wsll,"
said the cid sea captain, "HavenPt you .
church certihcates' .sOh, yea replied the
young man; II didn't suppose you would
want to look q that" "Yss,n aid the sea
captain, ~ want to see that. A. soon Is you
&C. e phiisdslPsis present n .,1 liz. y 70 some PM GS .s.
been up and down In the world, and it's my
rule as soon - | get into port TO fasten my
ship fore and aft TO the wharf, although II
may cost 9 little wharfage rather b have
my ship out In the stream floating hither and
thithsr with the tide"
Oh, men and women, by the tides Of friv-
olity and worldliness swept this why and
swept that 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. Ipropose to speak OF the threefoid
glory Of the church as 1t Is described In the
tsxt:
First-"Tair As the moon.p God, who
L--.xfe-,l r. ID. ..-ncr M. Mt I-4t ~. ntuhA
without charm. The moon rules the night.
The stars are only set q gems In her tiara.
Sometimsa before the sun has gone down,
the moon u her throna but 1t u sftsr
nightfal that she sways her ~undisputed
scsptre over island and continent river and
So. Under her shining the p~iafnest maple
leaves become shivering silver. the lakes
from shore to shore look like shining mir
rorS and the ocean. under her glance, with
great tides come up painting upon the beach.
mingling, as it were, foam aud fire.
Under the witchsry Of the moon the awful
sleeps lose their ruggadness and the chasma
| their terror. The poor man blesses God for
| throwing 50 cheap q light through the broken
window pane OF his cabin, and to the zick II
seems like q light from the other shore thai
/ bounds this great deep OF human pain and
| woe. II the SUI DO like = song, full and loud
| and poured forth from brszsu instrument
| that fill heaven and earth with harmony
the moon is plaintivs and sad, standing b,
meath the throne Of God, sending ub her cot
sweet voice Of praise. while the stars lists
and the seal No mother ever more lovingl
watched q sick cradle than this pale watchs
OF the sly bends over the weary, heartsici
Numbering earth, singing to 1t q silver
music, while IT Is rocked in the cradle Of tt
spheres.
Now, says my text "Who Is she fair /
the moony' Our answer is the church
Like the moon, she Is q borrowed light. Sh
gathers up the glory Of q Saviours suffer
ings, q baviour's death, . Saviour's resurre
ton, a Saviour's ascension, and pours tbs
light on palace and dungeon, on squali
heathenism and elaborate skspticism. Q
widows tears and martyr . robe OF Hams, o
weeping psnitencs and loud mouthsd scorn
She Is the only institution to-day thu
gives any light to our world. Into her po
tails the poor come and get the sympathy Z
q once piliowless Christ, til bsreaved con
and see the bottle in which God savss all on
tears, and the captiyes coma, and on Ii
sharp corners OF her affairs dash of the
chains, and the thirsty come and put the
cup under the Brock OF Ages which poul
forth from its smitten side living waite
sparkling water, crystalline water fro
under the throne OF God and the Laml
Blessed the bell hat calls her worshipers
prayer Blessed the water in which he
member are baptized. BLESSED be the VIII
that CLOVIS in her sacramentalcup Bless
the songs on which her devotions travel U
and the angels Of God travel down.
As the moon goes through the midst Of tn
roaring storm clouds unfinished and On
harmed, snd comes out calm and beautiful
on the other side, 20 THE church OF God n
gone through all the storms OF this world
persecution and come out uuinjursd, q
worse for the fact that Robespierrs curss
It. n VoltAirs caricatured It and To-
Paine snesred at IT. aud ali the forces
darkness have bombardsd It. Not like son
balefuI comet shooting across the SKI
scattering terror and dismay among Il
nations, bat above the long bowling mig
OF the worlds w~retchsdness the Christil
church has made her mild way. Fair
the noon
take . step further In my subject
Clear as the sum-" After a season of stor
or fog, how you are thrilled when the q
oms out at noondsyi The mists travel u
hill above hill, mountain above mountaiI