The Red Cloud chief., 1892-09-23
H KINGS
Dr. Talmage Continues His Dis
courses In England.
Mary Roads Open TO the Bewiidcred
Traveller. Hut There IL hut One That
Leads In the Right Direction
Choose That.

The sermon selected for publication
Tor the current week was preached TO q
large audience by Rev. II. De Witt Tai.
mage during his visit TO England, and
was entitled '"The Kings Highway" the
text chosen being Isaiah xxxv. s-iO;
ana an highway shall be there, and a
way, N 1t shall be called The way O,
holiness; the unclean shall not pass over
IL, but IL shall be for those: the wayfar.
ing men,, though fools, shall not err
therein. No lions shall be there, nor
any ravcnous beast shall go thereon, il
shal not be found there; but the re-.
deemed shall walk there: And the AN
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 gladncss, and sorrow and
signing shall fec away" DR.. Talmagc
said:
ihere 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 aues.
tion as to what direction he had better
take. And stand in your presence
TINS morning conscious of the fact that
there are many OF you here who realize
tnat there are "a thousand wrong roads.
Dut only n right one: and ! take IL
Tor granted that you have come on To
ask which one 1t is Here is one road
that opens widely, but ! have not faith
IN 1t There are II great many expensive
toil-gates scattered all along that way.
indeed, at every road you must pay in
tears, or pay in flagcllation. On that
road, II you get through IL at all, you
nave TO pay your W way; and since
inns differs so much from what / have
heard in regard To- the right way, I be-
lievc it is the wrong way.
Here is another road. On either side
Oh 1T are houses of sinful entertainments
ahd invitations to come in and dine and
rest; but from the looks of the people
INC stand n the piazza ! am very certain
That 1t Is the wrong house and the
wrong way. Here Is another road. II
Is very beautiful and macadamized.
The horses hoofs clattcr and ring, and
they who ride over it and spin along
the highway, until suddenly they find
that the road breaks over an emlank-
mcnt, and they try to halt, and they
saw the bit in the mouth Of the fiery
steed, and cry "Ho! ho!" But il is too
late, and-crash!-they go over the EN-.
bankment. We shall turn this morn.
ing and see If we can't find a different
kind OF a road.
o have heard Of the Appian Way.
IL was three hundred and fifty miles
long. 1t was twenty-four feet wide.
and on either side of the road was n
path for loot passengers 1t was made
out OF rocks cut in hexagonal shape and
fitted together. What a 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 were
exhausted. Because of invaders, and
the elements, and time-the old
conqueror who tears up n road as
he goes over it-there is nothing left
OF that structure excepting u 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 constrm.t-
ed. Millions of souls have gone over IL.
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.
highway shall be there and n
way, and 1t shall be called The wav of
holiness; the unclean shall not mass
over 1t; but it shall be for those: the
wayfaring men, though fools shall not
orr therein. No lion shall be there. nor
n ravenous beast shall &c up thereon,
IT shall not be found there; but the re-
deemed shall walk there: And the ran.
ONE OF the Lord shall return, and
come to Zion with songs and cversast-
ing JOY upon their heads; they shall
obtain JOY and gladncss, and sorrow
and signing shall fee 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 so
much as q pebble TO jar the wheels. |
You go over bridges which cross chasms |
and make you hold your breath; under
projecting rocks; along by dangerous
~precipices; through tunnels adrip with |
the MEETINGS Of glaciers; and, perhaps
the first time, learn the majesty of |
a road built and supported by govern
ment authority. Well. my lord, the
King decided to build q highway from
earth to Heaven. 1t should D all
the chasms of human Indebtedness. IL |
should tunnel all the mountains of
difficulty; 1t should be wide
enough and strong enough to hold fifty
millions Of tho human race,
II so many of them should ever be born.
1t should be blasted out Of the Crock
Ages" and cemented with the blood
Of tho cross, and be lifted amid the
shouting Of angels and the execration
Of devils.
The King sent His Son 10 build that
road. He put head and hand and heart
10 1t and after the road was completed
waved His blistered hand over the way, |
1T Is fnished" Napoleon
paid Is, 900, 900 francs for the building
Of the Simplon road that his cannon
might go over for the devastation of
Italy; but our King, at greater ex-
pense, has built = road for n different |