The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-08
THE GLORIOUS MARCH.
TALMAGE MAKES ONE OF SOLO,
MONS SONGS HIS TEXT.

ners"-The Church as Fair as the
Pale Luminary OF the Night.
LONDON, Aug. THE week, like others
that have preceded it since the beginning OF
Rev. DIR. Talmage's foreign preaching tour.
has been q very busy one Indeed, since
July 81, when he preached In the English
and American church in Berlin, while en-
route from Russia to Scotland, DIR. ralmsgs
can scarcely be said to have had a moments
leisure. Services have bean held at Edin-
burgh Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glass
Cow, Newcastle and Sunderland. The ser~
mon for this week is entitled, THE Glorious
March," the text being from Solomons
Song vi, 10: Fair as the moon, clear as
the sun. and terrible as an army with BAN
ners."
The fragrance OF spikenard, the flash OF
jewels, the fruitfulness of orchards, the
luxuriance OF gardens, the beauty Of Hesh-
bon fish pools, the dew Of the night, and the
splendor of the morning-aR contribute to
the richness OF Solonlon'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 10 1t. II one stocks
holder become a cheat, does that destroy
the whole companys II one soldier be n
coward does that condemn the whole armyl
And yet shere are many In this day SO un-
philosophio, so illogical, so dishonest and SO
unfair as 20 denounce 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 up TO the spirit OF the
day In which we live; but have Co tell you
that notwithstanding all the swift wheels
md Ayiu0 ahuNfIaa and tha HOhkuinO
communications, the world has never yee
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 In
stitutions. From her lamp the best disooys
cries Of the world have been lighted. Tho
best of our inventors have believed in the
Christian religion-the Fultons, the Morses.
the Whitneys, the Perrys and the Living
stones She has owned the best OF the tele-
scopes and Leyden jars, and while inf1delity
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 mag
nifceRt responses 20 Christian philoso-
piers.
The world will not be up bo the church OF
Christ until the day when all merchandise
has become honest merchandise. and all
governments have become free governments,
and oil nations evangelical nations. and the
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broken open by the million-voiced shous
OF nations born IN day. The church that
Nebuchadnezzar tried to burn In the fur
mace, and Darius 10 tear 30 pieces with the
lions and Lord Claverhouse to cut with the
sword, has gone on, wading the floods and
enduring the fire. until the deepest parbar-
ism, and the flercest crueties. and the black
est superstitons have been compelled to
look TO the east, crying, who is she thai
looketh forth as the morning, fair as tho
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 il you
tions, 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 30 the most
honored moment OF my life, when in the
old country meeting house the minister OF
Christ announced my name as follower Of
the Lord.
You who are floating about in the world.
seeking for better associations, why do you
not join yourself TO some Of the churchess
An old sea captain was riding in the cars
toward Philadelphia and young man sat
down beside him. He said: "Young men,
Philadelphia to live" replied the young
man, "Have you letters Of introductionw
asked the old captain. "Yes," said the young
man, and he pulled some of them out
"Well," said the old SEA captain, haven't
you a church certifcateN 20, yes" re-
piled the young man; 81 didn't suppose
YOU would want TO look at that" "Yes."
said the sea captain, 81 want TO see that.
AS soon as you get to Philadelphia, present
it to some Christian church. 1 am an old
sailor, and / have been up and down fn the
world, aud it's my rule, as soon as get into
port to fasten my ship fore and aft to the
wharf, although it may cost a little wharf
age, rather than have my ship out in the
stream floating hither and thither with the
tide"
0 men and women, by the tides of frivoI-
ity and worldliness swept this way and that
way, seeking for associations and satisfac-
tions for the immortal soul, come into the
church Of Jesus Christ Lash fast to her.
She is the pillar and the ground of truth.
propose to speak Of the threefold glory OF
the church, as ii Is described in the text:
First, Fair as the moon" God. who has
determined that everything should be beau
tiful In its season, has not left the night
without charm. The moon rules the night.
The stars are only set as gems in her tiara.
Sometimes before the sun has gone down
the moon mounts her throne, but 1t is after
nightfall that she sways her undisputed
scepter over island and continent, river and
sea. Under her shining the plainest maple
leaves become shimmering silver, the lakes
from shore TO shore look like shining mir
rors, and the ocean under her glance with
great tides comes up painting upon the
beach, mingling as it were foam and fire.
Under the witchery Of the moon. the aw-
full sleeps lose their ruggedness and the
ohasms their terror. The poor man blesses
God for throwing so cheap light through
the broken wtncow pane OF his cabin, and
TO the sick it seems like a light from the
other shore that bounds this great deep Of
human pain and woe. II the sun be like a
song, full and loud and poured forth brazen
instruments that fill heaven and earth with
harmony, the moon is plaintive and sad,
standing beneath the throne OF God, send
ing up her soft. sweet voice Of praise, while
the stars listen and the seal No mother
ever more lovingly watched a sick cradle
than this pale watcher Of the sky bends
over the weary, hesrt-sick, slumbering
earth, singing to II silvery music, while IL 10
rocked in the cradle of the spheres.
Now. says my text: "Who is she. fair as
the moon ~ Our answer is the church.
Like the moon, she is a borrowed light. She
gathers up the glory Of a Savior's suherlngs,
a Savior's death, a Savior 8 resurrection,
Saviors ascension, aud pours that hght on
palace and dungeon, on squalid heatnenism
aud elaborate soepticism, on widows tears
and martyrs robe OF heine, on weeping
penitenoe and loud mouthed scorn.
She is the only institution to-day that
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