The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-04-15
PALM SUNDAY.
Give Us Mon and Women Cod
for Everything.
Something Must Suffer For Every Woftj
Triumph-Jesus Christ's Entrsnee
of Jerusalem Forms . Text for
DIR. Tslmage's Sermon. u

DIR. Tslmage's sermon.
DR.. Talmage's text Palm Sunday ~
John xii, IS: ''They took brsnches
palm trees and went forth 10 me
Him"
How was that possiblep How cou
palm branches be cast In the way
Christ as lie approached Jerusalen
There are scarcely any palm trees
central Palestine. Even the one TN
was carefully guarded at Jericho \
gone. went over the road by VIII
Christ sRRT0 81 siiy ss Esss! ana
but no palm trees that I could see 70,
must remember that the climate ha
changed.
The palm tree likes water. but by tls
cutting down Of the forests, which nr
leafy prayers for rain, the land has u
come unfriendly to the palm trdr
Jericho once stood in seven miles D
palm grove. Olivet was crowned wiz
palms. The Dead sea has on its banki
the trunks of palm trees that foat<
down from some old-time palm groS'
and are preserved from decay by the sal
which they received from the Dead ses
Let woodmen spare the trees OF America
II they would not ruinously change the
climate and bring 10 the soil barred.
ness instead Of fertility. Thanks TO God
and the legislatures for arbor day,
which plants trees, trying TO atone for
the ruthlessness which has destroyed
them.
Yes, my text is in harmony with the
condition Of that country on the morn.
ing Of Palm Sunday. About 5000, 900
people have come toJerusalcm 20 attend
the religious festivities. Great news!
Jesus will enter Jerusalem to-day The
sky is red with the morning, and the
people are focking out TO the foot of
Olivet, and up and over the southern
of the mountain, and the pro-
ccssion coming out from the city meets
the procession escorting Christ, as he
comes toward the city. There is a turn
In the road, where Jerusalem suddenly
bursts upon the vision. We had ridden
that day all the way from Jericho, and
had visited the ruins Of the house OF
Mary and Martha and Lazarus, and
were somewhat weary Of sightseeing,
when there suddenly arose before our
vision Jerusalem, the religious capital
n all Christian ages. That was the
point of observation where my text
comes in. Alexander rode Bucephalus.
Duke Ellie rode his famous Marchegay.
Sir Henry Lawrence rode the high-met-
tied Conrad. Wellington rode his proud
but the Conqueror OF earth
and Heaven rides IA colt, one that had
been tied at the roadside. IL was I'M
broken. and | have no doubt fractions
at the vociferation OF the populace. An
saddle made out OF the
garments of the people was nut W shs.
beast.
While some people gripped the bride
n the colt, others revcreutly waited
upon Christ ut the mounting. The two
professions OF people now become one
hose who came ont of the city and
hose who came over the hill. The orr
'ntals are more demonstrative than we
# the western world, their voices louder.
heir gcsticulations more violent, and
he symbols by which they express their
motions more significant. The
'cople who left Phocea in the
ar east, wishing TO make impressive
hat they would never return, took
red-hot bali of iron and threw il into
he sea, and said they would never re-
urn 10 Fhocca until that ball rose and
loated on the surface. BE not surpris-
4, therefore. at the demonstration in
be text. As the colt with it's rider de-
ccnds the slope If Olivet. the palm
rccs lining the road are called upon to
cndcr their contribution To the scene
( welcome and rejoicing. The
ranches of these trees are high up,
nd some one must needs climb the
rccs and tear of the leaves and throw
hem down, and others make of these
'avcs AN emerald pavement for the
DIT 10 tread on.
Long before that morning the palm /
'ccs had been typical of triumph. |
crodotus and StrabO had thus described /
. Layard finds the palm leaf cut In |
lc walls of NinCvch, with the same
gnilicance. IN Che Greek atheletic
lmcS. the victors carried palms. am
FRY glad that our Lord, who five DAYS
ftcr had thorns upon His brow, for a
tile while, NJ least, had palms strewn
nder His feet. oh, he glorious palm.
the llindoo scholar.
rs IL "thc king among the grasses"
inngus calls 50 the prince of
gctation.' Among all the trees that
'cr east a shadow on yielded fruit or
ftod their arms toward heaven, IL has
. equal for multitudinous uses. Do
N want flowers? One palm tree will
At forth a hanging garden of them,
ic cluster counted by scientist con.
lining 20T 900 blossoms. DO you want
od? II is the chief diet Of whole ma.
,ns. One palm in Chilli will yield I
ncty gallons of honey. In Polynesia
Is the chief food of the inhabitants :
India there are multitudes of people ,
pendent upon Il for sustenanco.
no you want cables TO hold slips or
rds to hold wild beasts? II Is wound ,
Ia ropes unbreakablc. do you want I
ticlrs of house furniture? II is twist {
into mats and wosen into baskets I
ID shaped into drinking cups and q
'ung into hammocks DO you want {
Its nut is the chief prevent q
, of disease and the chief cure for vast q
pulntions. Do you want houses? Its '
BOD furnishes the wall for the homes,
Il its leaves thatch them. Do you /
cd supply for the pantry? II yields I
gar and starch and oil and sago and n
Tx and salt and wax and vinegar and I
ndlcs. y
Oh, the palm. II has variety Of IN.
such Us no other growth /
AZ ever rooted the earth or kissed the o
avens. TO the willow God says: 4
tand by the wlter courses and weep n
the cedar he says Gather the hur- =
ane into your bosom" To ,he fig d
q he sars, 'Bcn .guit and put II n
thin the reach o. II the r~ ople.' But O
the palm tree ne SAYS: "lie garden n
4 storehouse and wardrobe nd rope
liz and chandler and brea1 gnd ban $,
to and mandatory, and, 'hen. he G
pc Of what | meant when inspired II
yid, my servant, to say. THE right n
is shall flourish like palm tree. !,
4, Lord God, give us more palm trees n
men and women made for nothing A
/ To be useful dispositions, all O
loom; branches of influence laden c
III fruit; people good for everything, o
tho t,nltn trao - Lind ,v,itI. nre \.