Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-15
THE KINGS HIGHWAY
DR.. TALMAGE BREACHES TO
THE ENGLISH.
A Thrilling Sermon Taken from Isaiah
rs, s.io-- OBTAIN Joy and Gladn-.s
and sorrow aud Sadness shaft fie-
Away

After conducting services before Immense au'
liencct at swansea, Exeter and Bristol, he
preached four times in Plymouth TO The larg'
est religious gatherings ever witness Il " that
city The sermon selected for to-day ~ en-
titled The Kings Highway" tho text chosen
being lsuiah n; $40 And u highway shalt
be there, and way, and II shnll hc called the
way OF holiness, tho unclcnn shall not pass
over It hut II shalt be for those; the waSfarng
men, though fools shall not err therein No
lion shall be there nor any raNenous beast
shall go up thereon, II 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 shah obtain Joy and
rladness, and sorrow and sighting shalt fee
away,
There are thousands Of people here
this morning who want to find the
right road. You sometimes see u per-
son hating at crossroads, and You can
tell by his looks that he Wishes To ask
question ~ to what direction he had
better take. And | stand in your pres
cncc this morning conscious Of the
fact that there are many of you here
who realize that there are a
thousand wrong roads, hut only
one right one; and take II for granted
that YOU have come in To ask which one
il IL. Here Is one road which opens
widely, hut have not much faith in.
There are II great many expensive toll.
gates scattered all along that way. In
deed ut every rod you must pay in tears,
or pay in Negotiations ON that road,
IL you get through u at all, YOU have to
pay your own way; and since this diff
fcrs so much from what ! have heard
in regard To the right way, believe II
Is the wrong way.
Here is another road On either side
of II are houses Of sinful entertain
mcnt, and invitations Ia come In and
dine and rest; but FROM the looks oi
the people who stand on the piazza, |
am very certain that " Is the wrong
house and the wrong way. Here is an.
other road, II is very beautiful aud
macadamizcd. The horses hoofs clat-
ter and ring, and they who ride over II
spin along the highway, until suddenly
they find that the road breaks over an
cmbanlmcnt, and they try to halt, and
they saw the bit In the mouth Of the
fiery stcod, aud cry clio. hoN' But II
is too late, and crash!-- they go over
the cmbankmcni, We shall turn, this
morning, and see II we cannot find u
different kind of road,
You have heard Of the Appan Way.
II was three hundred and fifty miles
long. i, was twenty four feet wide
IL Il. AZ Ia
for foot passengers. II was made out
of rocks cut in hcNagcnal shape and
fitted together. What a road II must
have been, Made of smooth, hard
rock. three hundred and fifty miles
long. 80 wonder that IN the constrnc'
pirc were exhausted because Of in.
vadcrs, and the elements, and time
the old ronqucror who tears M road
rs ne goes over IL there Is nothing
left Of that structure excepting . ruin
Hut | have this morning to tell You oI
road built before the Appiau Way,
and yet IT is rs good rs when first con
structed Millions OF souls have gon,
over it, Millions more viii cone,
The prophets and apostles too,
Pursued this rad whlc here below
Wc therefore WIN, without dismay
sin walk IN Christ The good old way
IA highway will be there, and q
way, and il shall 10 called the way ~
holiness: the unclcau shall not pas
over il; bu, Il shall be for those; th'
wayrarine men. though fools, shall MOI
err therein. No lion shall be there, MOI
any raycnous beast shall go up thereon
IA shall not bc found there; but the re
deemed shall walk there; aud the ran
somcd Of the Lord shall return, ant
come 10 Zion with songs and ercrlast
ing joy upon their heads: they shall oh
tain joy and gladncss, and sorrow ant
signing shall Zee away
First, this road Of the text !, The
Kings highway. In the diligence 70,
dash over the bernard pass Of the Alps
mile after mile, and there is not $
much as u pebble 10 jar the wheels
! You go over bridges which eros
chasms that make you hold you
breath: under projecting rock; alont
by dangerous prccipiccs; through. tun
ncls adrip with the melting Of thu
! glaciers: and. pcrhap, for the iirs
/ time. learn the majesty of road bull
and supported by government author'
| ". Well my Lord the King decided u
/ bnild highway from earth t
! heaven. II should span all the chaSm
! Of human Indebtedness; II should tun
! mel all the mountains of earthly DIM
I Guilty: il should he wide enough an,
! strong enough 10 hold fifty thousan ne
! millions of the human race, II SO man
4 Of them should ever be born.
| should be blasted out of the Rock o
Ages" and cemcntcd with the bloc,
| OF the Cross, and be lifted amid tn
shouting Of angels and the cSccratio'
| Of devils.
The King sent his son to build tina
road. He put head aud hand and hear
I Ia IL. and. after the road was com
! plctcd. waved his blistcred hand owe
! the way. crying, 1T is finished Ma
polcon paid fifteen million francs for tn
| building of the Simplon road, that hi
cannon might go over for the dcvasta
! ttbh OF IIHlN' but 'hr mug ~
greater expense, has built u road for
different purpose, that the banners
heavenly dominion might come dow
over IL, and all the redeemed of cart
| travel up over IL.
Being Kings highway, of course
| is well built. Bridges splendid.
| arched and buttresscd have given wa.
and crushed the passengers who nj
tempted To cross them, But Christ, tn
King, would build no such thing a
that. The work donS he mounts tn
chariot of his love, md multitude
mount with him, and he drives on AM
up the steep of heaven amid tn
! plaudits Of gazing worlds. Til
| work is done well done glori
ously done magni6cently done
Still further; this road spoken of is
clean road Many a fine road has be
come miry and foul because IL has no
been properly cared for: but my tex
saws the unclean shall not walk ON thi
one. Room on either side to throy
| away your sins Indeed, II you wan
To carry them along you are not on tn
,x,l That hr,1u.a tyil