Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19
REV. DR.. TAlMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIyINE's sun.
DAY SERMON.
SUBJECT: "MNTmE THOUGHrs.

TEXT "a fountain u gdrd,ns, a rel Of
hru9 'rdters and streams from Lebanon
Solomon's Song iv., Is.
Some of the finest gardens OF olden times
were to be found mt the foot OF Mount Le-
banOn. Snow descended and winter whitened
the top OF the mountain. Then when the
warm spring weather came the SHOWS melted
and poured down the side Of the mountain
and gave great luxuriance 10 tho gardens at
the foot, and YOU see now the allusion OF my
text when 1t speaks OF the fountain of gar
dens ana streams from Lebanon.
Again and again the church IL represented
as garden all up and down the word of God
and 1t is figure specially suggestive at this
season OF the year when the parks and the
orchards are about TO put forth their blossom
and the air is filled with bird voices.
mother wished to impress her child with
the love OF God. and SO in the spring-time.
alter the ground had been prepared in the
garden, she took IL handful of flower seeds
and scattered these seeds in shape OF letters
all across the bed ofthe garden. Weeks passed
by, and the rains ana the sunshine had done
their work, and one day the child came in
ana said, Mother, come quickly to the gar
dcn-cOmr now" The mother followed the
child to the garden, and the little child said .
LOOK here, mother, see II is spelled all
over the ground in flowers, God is Love-"
On. my friends, If We only had faith
enough we could see Gospel lessons all
around and about us-lessOns In shells on
the beach, lessons in sparkles on the wave.
lessons in stars on the sky, lessons in flowers
all over the earth
Well. my friends, you know very well that
there have been some beautiful gardens
created. There was the garden OF Charlie
maHh"' ana you remember that this king
ordered gardens laid out all through the
realm and decided by decree OF government
what KIND OF flowers should be planted in
tho-" gardens Henry ". mt Montpelliet
derrred TINT there should be flowers planted
throughout his realm and gardens laid out.
ana he specially derrc"d that there should be-
Alpine pyranh and French plants. Shen-
stone, th" poet, was more celebrated for his
gardens than for his poetry. His poetry
Las iadei from tho ages for the most part
but his Gardens are immortal. To ali the
beauty ~ his Placr h" added perfection OF
art. Phllsad" AMI nrrh and arbor ani
fountain and rustic temple had their
most wonderful specimens, and the oak.
and the haze. AMI tho richest woods OF the
forest wer" planted N that garden. lie had
genius, AMI he h ID Industry, and all his gtA-
ius and all his Industry he applied to the
Identification ot thRt garden He gave for
II 1900, and he sold II at last for sS5, 900, or
what was equal to that number Of dollars.
1t was an expensive garden, laid out with
great elaboration. And vet have to tell YOU
now Of a garden Of yaster expause--thc rar-
den spoken OF in my t"Xt-a fountain OF gar-
d"n- with the streams from Lebanon.
Walter Scott had the great ambition .: mis-
III" u hsld AbhotstoTi and lay out extensive
gardens rounl about it. II broke his heart
that h" could not complete the work nc hs
irsrcd il. At his last uayrent of g1OO Oo0
after !ayin: out these gardens and building
that palace OF hbhGtS.ord. at that time his
heart broke. las hrg!tn failed. and he died
almost an imhrcilc
4 few years ago, when | walked thrcu,n
hose GHrdens ana thought at what vast nX-
pcnsc they hal he2n laid out-at the eyuens,
4 that man : !lfc--it seemed | could So, IL,
| the crimson flower, the blood of the Old
man broken heart. But have to tell v0u
now OF gar ten laid ont Mt yastnr eNueus..
Vino can calcul tc that vast cXprnsaT Tell
ne. ye women wno watched Him hang tell
me, We cXccutiuEcrs who h:ted and let Him
, down tell mu thou sun that dilst hide nm
Sc rocks that ii fall. waat the laylur ont of
his garden cost. This morning. amid the
aroma and brightness Of the spriurtime. il Is
appropriate that | show YOU how the church
of Christ Is garden.
| remark first It is "A garden because OF tho
rare plants in it, That woaI be- n strung,
I SAA'''u III W llII l'll'E' We're no mowers, ii
Sou Si cannot ''tI lH'm any"nrr'e'As, You VIII
,ti't t 'il''' "'' ~ '"' l"'NS' ana YOU VIII ma
'Nr:H ~ '''' .''' way.
-" ~ '' ~ 'St,'i"' '"S'e anu 10 ,S-
/ P'ciHl means you VII ma thrre the molly
Io'h' ana 'h' dAnoHlI, ana IN" dahlla. III
HcFc oo no rSpetia' TASTE anu no especial
means you VIII hnd the McNlcah cactus, ana
NE pIu'p'H' ana tho aFoutus, ana the Gus
"IS ol o'eahd'rS'
floWers mere must be in every garden, and
nav 10 Ie'' you tha' III the garden oi the
tnutth are 'nc rat'st pants. sometimes
| YOU Ni' ma INC loict' hconsplcuous, but
"cc' AZ he"Ech ohrlstiah Souls wuh no pre-
81 Sc nut Oh vast usefulness; comparatively
4hAnoMn it3n, On eaEtH: put 10 DC EioriouS IN
.cI's'inl spheres Niolcts anu Niolets an the
.i'Hc' ~" 'aLii"' tell "uete tnese ChFlstlaits
i,, ",U I'Nh SOW W tno VI h'cHihE iato ot the
lhNali,' OF the steaInlhS tureeh OF the stahu
henI Li .ne SIN Plilo"' OF the new curtain tha'
Aool,S GUY 'ne Ei"lI VI tile sun loul lio poor
ti"'' Hu'i. aie petuuPs ue'-
tci SP4nIh p9 tnr Inhuhculus Wnicn goes
thttp w., uS .vtm ecu .ir 'horns anu INC pIiers ol
sNIS n',, iNliS d rs ~, o',hS, anu many
hIii ni'li Hns 'lVuSnI .iia' lie peiorS nun ~ was
pi,cN ioCA "a ~ ~SIUHpio ailu iouhu toSeIco Ntl.
on oNet WIN uoiiS 'i'9oho IaSuiillo Vi oni ID
''In y {t,pa'ni. ,Ia ,..,
III llls En'1eh oi the Lorn nnu the MeNl :,
0'''A ''0'N'' i0NoA'iosS "NAiin' 'IoinS VIII
out, men with great sharpness OF behavior
and manner. but within them the peace O
God, the love of God. the grace OF God
They are hard men to handle, ugly men tC
touch, very apt to strike back when you
strike them, yet within them all lovelnes:
and attraction. while outside so completely
unfortunate. Mexican cactus all the time.
Doctor Won would do hetter 70 control Won,
temner " "Ah " eaid the minister IN Nh,
nlarid elder ~ control more temner In fiy,
minutes thnn Won do in Ave veari" Thes,
people gifted men. who have great exasnero
ton of manner and seem to be- very difreren
from what they should be, really have il