Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-25
TALMAUE'S SERMON.
DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN OSkA-
LoOSA a., SUNDAY, FEB. Fl.

Terrcstrial-JOy In Heaven over the
p.ront,,., Of ono si,f,, SOM,
OsKALoosA. Feb 2l.-Rev. DIR. Talmage
preached here today to an enormous audi
ence. He exnects to he absent from home
abont ton DAYS dur;ny which neriod be
.,,.l,, l., nc ,',,,,,, ai+ias mo snbioct Of
'po'''>' ~ 20 '''''H' ce.,,..,,.,,io.
MS 9ethion "t'9 iiO'''N'''
tohs' his eNlGeuV lhtehUioh was W '.i"N0
worlds that seem great way Oh from
each other appear very near ms text
was taken from Luke XIV, . likewise
Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner mat
repenteth, more than over ninety ana nine
just persons who need no repentance"
A lost sheep Nothing can be more tnor-
oughly lost. look through the WINDOW
OF a shepherds house AT nlsht. Inc can
dies are lighted. The shepherd has Just
placed his star against the mantel lie
has taken of hls coat, shaken out OF IL the
dust and hung it up. see by the candle
light that there are nelghoo VINO nave
come IN. The shepneru' laggeu ouC WIN
the long tramp, slts oo"h on oehcI' anu
the wire ana chllureu anu Tue hVI noors
say TO hlih' Come now oe,i Us no" YOU
Iouhu Tue poor In'hS' wen, ne soy
uhls nloeulhS "elO o"U W 'ne yaiu W
iooh Ut the ilocN' ~ sooher ltu ioVNeu
over the renee IMAM l saw something
wrong Inc lact was theS uiu uo' couh'
rlght' Nluely-nNe' ninety SIN, "Iu SEVEN
ninety-elght' hlhe' S-nihe-ohlS ninety ,'IliG'
McDonaiu' YOU Mo" we h'n d h'h'ltu
ana Wohuereu "nich one was Sorie' an" n
began again anu coul!'eu uine.9 nNe
ninety SIX 4i,ie'S 9eEei,' i,ihe' Gig n'' "iilo
lynne "eil' "nistieu up tle uos9' anu
L started on tue helus anu across ne
leapea the gtIlts' ouo no pieaVih8 vi ,ne
poor thlnH uid ! near: ! s"!u 70 ilyseiI
Inc iaihp must nave iaileN ii'o ui.on
OF PACK Vi VOWS lio.'i 'iio iiiouiitoi' u
niis' nave ,oi, ~ ~ PIVIS9 on" e.'
us Hte o"'' i,' No"Ai ny So ~
up lou SEE IL was pet lailo' II
was that one with the plack spot
on the rSht shoulder that used 10
come ana lck my mana as crossed lhe
field, and somehow coulu not give II up
so | went on ana on ana on uhtli alter
awhile heard the uogS DARK, ana suu'
What's that Then haNtened to the top
OF the hiIl and looked down and there
saw the poor lamb 1t had fallen INTO the
often ana as / came where II was ana penV
over the dltch ana alooped down 10 IllV lEe
poorthing out wish you could nave seen
the loving ana lnlpIorln3 ana tender way
1t looked ut me. hited 1t out, and 1t was
all covered with the sIush ana the lhuu. III
was an awful thlhs 10 90, Out illted IL ou''
and 1t was 30 lame ana so weak IL coulu not
walk alone SO Threw IL over my shoul
ders and started homeWard, ana the con
dltlon OF that lamb you may judge OF from
the coat which nave just hung up but
tramped on and on until II is safe IN the
yard, poor thing. Thank Uod- thank Goa.
Then the shepherd . Wl1e spread the table
and brought out the best fare that the
cabin could afford, and they sat up very
late that night, and they talked ana they
laughed, and they sang, and they ate, and
they drank, and they danced, and told over
and over and over again the story OF the
lost sheep that was found.
JOY OVEN THE PENlrENr.
WIN Such tenderness ana rus'iCltS Oh IL
ius'r"'lou "o's Oh'lst represent 'he soui
goih@ Oh anu uhe No'tI cunning oacN' WIFI
he S"!s' Lint" Use mere Is Joy III nc"N Il
'aihohS tue "hSeIs Oh Nod over one sllheI
tna' repehue'h' more IMAM over ninety al.
nine just persons lhaI heeu no Fepeh'ance'
10 repoh1 10 70 leei tha' you ''ie "''"' AM
TO DE sorry ABOUT IT, ana 10 tuln over
ne" leaI' anu 10 pray lor lofSIN tiless ah'
hcIp' JUST as soon us man docs lnaU
they near rlght away OF II III heaven.
There are no goSlps IN glory golnl
falls' but there are many souls IN glorI
VINO are glad 10 run ABOUT ana tel II "het
man Is saved Inc news goes very
qulch from s"ie 10 gaze ana from hortL
wall TO south wall ana rom etsI wall &c
west wall ana III lhfee minutes every cltl
zen oi heaven haN ue'Fu q! IT, loI Ihere
Joy IN heaven among the Angels oil uoc
over one SINNER that repthIelh.
can very easily uhurrs'ahu no" ther'
should De Jog IN heaven over Fentecos'
with three thousand souls saved IN on'
day-no mystery about that; can under
stand how there should DE Joy IN HEAVIER
over the ParlSh oil SchotlS' wheh TOUR nun
dred souls were saved under one sermon o
Mr. Livingston; | can understand nov
there should be JOY IN heaven over tn
great awakening in the time OF ltarlan'
Page when IN one year tour hundred an'
seventy-three thousand souls were brough
TO God IN the United States | can under
stand very easily now there should be Jo
IN heaven over I'VE hundred thousand soul