The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
THE KINGS HIGHWAY.
THOUSAND WRONG, BUT ONLY ONE
RIGHT ROAD.
DE-. TalmaKe is Received With Great En-
thusiasm on His Tour Through Eng
land-His Sermon Last Sunday.


times in Plymouth to the largest religious
gatherings ever witnessed in that city. Be
fore leaving Plymouth, the mayor, at pub
lie meeting at which many clcrgynen were
present, thanked the American preacher
for the great good his sermons had pro-
duced in awakening the community. Dr.
Talmage, on the day of his departure, was
driven to the wharf and alighted at the
top of the flight of stone steps
down which the pilgrim fathers
went when they embarked on the
Mayflower to seek the new world. Inc
sermon selected for today is entitled, The
Kings Highway the text chosen pcihg
Isaiah 80: $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
vayfaring men, though fools, shall not err
therein No lion shall be there, nor any
raycnous beast shall go up thereon, 1t shall
not be found there; but the redeemed shall
walk there; and the ransomed OF the Lord
shall return, and come to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads; they
shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow
and signing shall flee away
There are thousands of people here this
morning who want to find the right road.
You sometimes see person hating Mt cross
he wishes to ask question as to what dl-
rection he had better take And / stand in
your presence this morning conscious of
the fact that there are many OF you here
Hho realize that there are Il thousand wrong
roads, but only one right one; and j take it
for granted that you have come in to ask
which one it is. Here is road that
opens widely, but l have not much faith in
81. There are great many expensive toll
oh hat tnIAn
at every rod you must pay in tears, or pay
in fagellations. On that road, if you get
through it at all, you have TO pay your own
way; and since this differs much from
what | have heard i'll regard to the right
way, / believe 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 hoois clalter
aud ring, and they who ride over it spin
along the highway, until suddenly they lind
that the road breaks over an embankment.
and they try to halt. and they saw the bit
in the mouth Of the fiery steed, and cry,
40, ho! But ii * too late, and-craShi
they 90 over the embanknent. We shall
turn, this morning, and see if we cannot
find different kind OF 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 path for foot passen-
gers. 1t was made out of rock cut III hex
agonal shape and fitted together. What Il
road it must have been, Made of smooth,
hard rock. three hundred and fifty miles
long. No wonder that in the construction
Of il the treasures of a whole empire We're
exhausted. Because of invaders, and the
Elements, and tme-the old conQuerer who
fears up Il road as he goes over it-there
Loft Of hat 1I,1I ,tIT,tr
al ruin. But | have this morning TO tell You
OF Il road built before the Appan Way. and
%et it is good when first constructed.
Njlhons of souls have gone over it. Millions
more will come.
The prophets and apostles too
Pursued this road Will. here below;
We. therefore. will, without disInay,
Still walk i'll Christ, the good old way.
An highway shall be there, and a way,
Rnd il shall be called the way of holiness;
the unclcau 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
60 up thereon. ii shall not be found there;
but the redeemed shall walk there; and the
Iansomcd Of the Lord shall return, and
come TO Zion with songs ana everlasting joy
upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and
gladn"ss, and SORROW and signing shall nee
away.
First this road of the text is the Kings
highway. IL the diligence you dash over
the Bernard pass of the Alps mile after
mile, and there is not 50 much as a pebble
TO jar the wheels. You 20 over bridges
which cross Cha:smS that make you hold
your breath: under projecting rock; along
by dangerous precinice~: through Tunnels
adrip NTH the meetings. of tie glaciers: and
perhaps Ior the first time. learn the ma jeSty
o. Il road built and supported by government
nut oriiy. Well, my Lord, the King. de
cded to build Il highway from earth to
ShtIrII al Ia. .a a
human wrctchetinPsS: it should tunnel all
the mounialHS oi earthly difficulty; il should
be Wiie enough aLd strong enough 10 hold
fifty thousand millions of the human race.
ii so many of ihnm should ever be born
Ut should be biased out of the Rock OF
Ages, and cvmentel with the blood of
the cross and he lifred amid lie shouting
Of angels and the execraton Of devils.
The King sent His Son To build that
road. He put head ana hand and heart to
1t. and. after the road was completed
waved His blistered hand over the way.
crying: 1T is timished,' Napoleon paid
fifteen million francs for the building of
the Simpon road. that his cannon might
go over Tor The devastation of Italy; but
our hln-. at a greater expense, has built
Il road for different purpose. that the
banners of heavenly dominion might
Come down over it, and ali the redeemed
q earth travel Up over it.
Icing a Kings highway. of course il is
well 5HiII. Bridges SplendidIy arched and
EItt.s-S@l nave given way and crushed the
passengers who attempted to cross them.
Eu5 thgist. the King. would build no such
thing as that. The work done, lie mounts
the chariot Of His love. ard mrlttudes
mount with Him, and He drives on and
N the steep Of heaven amid the plaudits
OF gazing worlds, The work is done-wcll
doGa-gloriously done-mag nihcently done,
Still further: this road spoken of is
ciran road. Many fine road has become
n.ry and foui because it has not been prop
erly cared for; but my text says the I'M
clean shall not walk on this one. Room
on either side TO throw away your sins.
Indeed. if you want to carry them along,
You are not on the right road. That bridge
will break. those overhangng rocks will
fall, the night will come down, leaving
Sou ut the mercy of the mountain bandits.
and at the very next turn of the road You
VII perish. But if You ere really on this
clean road of which | have been speaking.
then you will stop ever and anon to wash
IN the water that stands in the basin of the
eternal rock. Ay. at almost every step of
the journey you will be crying out: Create