Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-25
DR.. TALMAGE'S TOUR.
4 BUSY WEEK IN SCOTLAND AND
NORTHERN ENGLAND.

A Text Taken from solomop,s sonu
'air as the Moon. Clear as the Sun
and Terrible as an Army with Ban
ners"-The Glorious March.
LONDON, Aug. THE week. like Others
tnat have preceded it since the beginning
OF hev. DR.. Talmage's foreign preaching
tour, has been very busy one. Indeed
since July "A, when he preached in the
English and American church in Berlin
while en- route from Russia to Scotland
Ut. Ialmage can scarcely be said to have
had moments leisure. Services have
been held at Edinburgh, Inverness. Aber-
deem, Dundee, Glasgow, Newcastle and
sunderland. The sermon for this week is
entitled THE Glorious March," the text
being from Solomon's Song vi, 10, Fair as
the moon, clear as the sun and terrible as
an army with banners"
The fragrance Of spikenard, the flash of
Jewels, the fruitfulness of orchards. the
| luXuriance of gardens, the beauty of Hesh-
Don ilsh pools, the dew Of the night and
the splendor of the morning-all contrib
ute to the richness of Solomon's STYLE
when he comes to speak of the glory of the
church. In contrast with his eulogium of
the church, look at the denunciatory
things that are said in our day in regard
to It. II one stockholder become cheat.
does that destroy the whole companys II
one soldier be coward, does that con-
denim the whole army? And yet there are
many in this day so unphilosophic, so illog-
ical. so dishonest and so unfair as to de
nounce the entire church of God because
there are here and there bad men belonging
TO it,
There are those who say that the church
of God is not mp to the spirit of the day in
which we live but have to tell you that
Notwithstanding all the swift wheels, and
the flying shuttles, and the lightning com
munications, the world has never yet been
able TO keep up with the church As high
as God is above man, so high is the church
of God-higher than all human institu-
tons. From her lamp the best discoveries
of the world have been lighted. The best
OF our inventors have believed in the Chris
tian religion-the Fultons, the Morses, the
Whitneys, the Perrys and the Living
stones. She has owned the best of the tel
escapes aud l.eyden jars, and while infidel-
ity and atheism have gone blindfolded
among the most startling discoveries that
were about TO be developed, the earth, and
the air. and the sea have made quick and
mr. gnificent responses to Christian philos-
opners
CHRlsT's STANDARD.
The world will not be up TO the church
Of Christ until the day when all merchan-
disc has become honest merchandise, and
all governments have become free govern
ments. and all nations evangelical ma
tions, and the last deaf ear of spiritual
death shall be broken open by the million
voiced shout of nations born in a day. The
church that Nebuchadnezzar tried TO burn
in the furnace, and Darius TO tear TO pieces
with the lions, and Lord Claverhouse 10
cut with the sword has gone on wading
the floods and enduring the fire until the
deepest barbarism, and the tiercest cruel
ties, and the blacklist superstitions have
been compelled to look TO the east, crying
"Who is she that looketh forth as the
morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun
and terrible as an army with bannersW
Yet there are people who are ashamed to
belong to the church Of Christ, and II you
ask them whether they are in such associ-
ations they say, YES. / sometimes attend
the church. instead of realizing the fact
that there is no honor compared with the
honor Of being member 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 name as a follower
Of the Lord.
| You who are floating about in the world
seeking for better associations, why do you
Il s..1 IF
An old sea captain was riding in the cars
toward Philadelphia, and young man sat
down beside him. He said, young man,
where are you goingf" Il am going to
PHILADELPHIA TO live,m replied the young
man. Have you letters OF introduc.
tions' asked the old captain. Yes,
Kaid the young man, and he pulled
I some of them out. Wei" SAID
the cd sea captain, haven't you a
church certiiicateY "Oh, yes, repneu
the yoang man; II didn't suppose yor
would want to look at that. Yes" SAID
the sea captain, II want to see that. AS
soon as you get to Philadelphia present u
Il 10 some Christian church. am an ola
sailor. and have been up and down IN the
world. and it's my rule as soon as get
Into port 10 fasten my ship fore and ait 70
the wharf, although II may cost He'ie
wharfage, rather than have my ship out
in the stream floating hither and thither
with the tide.
A SAFE REFUGE.
| on men and women, by the tides OF friyoi-
NV and worldliness swept THIS way anu
twept that way. seeking for associations
and for satisfaction for the immortal soul
rome into the church Of Jesus christ
ll.ash fast 10 her. She is the pillar ana the
ground Of truth. Ipropo-e to speak Of t,ie
threefold glory Of the church. as 1t Is de-
tcribed in the text:
First-"Fair as the moon. 0oa' VINO
has determined that everything shaii te
hesutiful in its season. has not lett tne
lni,,bt without charm. The moon rules
line night. The stars are only set as gems
n her tiara. Sometimes before the sun
has pone down the moon mounts heI
throne. but il is after nightfah that she
svravs her undisputed scepter over isia M
mi continent. river and sea Under ner
shining the plainest maple leaves Deeou'e
l.biverinc silver. the lakes from shore =
.hore look ike shining mirrors anu tne
- - rlapra with great tltf~