Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-17
WORD OF THE LORD
Or. TalmAes On Thoss Invited to
the Wedding Feast
EXCUSES ron THEIR DELAY
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yoss Of ssen. AID be wanted - ~ and
psOvs them Lie had no business u boy
them until hs kasw what thy were
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yoks Of oxsa can command his own
eiGe. bssadss that 10 might have yoked
swo Il taso togsshsr ana driven thsm
sn the way 10 shs banquet, fog locoEno-
tssn wa sos - rapid theu - now. Tho
man Who gave the comesnc reason said
Ne bad got married 10 ought to have
taken aAs wife with him The TACT was
they did not want 70 90. And they all
viii ono cscseus easAn ~ make ex-
cuss. SO now God spreads . great ban
qust: Il l. tho gospsl feast. and tbs table
PEACHES Across the kemispherss. and ths
Invitations 20 cut and multitude come
and st down and DRINK out Of the chalices
Of Gods love. while othsr nulttssdes do
cine comias-shs one giving ttds spolo-
~ and tie other giving thss apology.
And they al With one consent baean IA
make excrsc.' Ipropose this morning.
- far ~ God may hc,p me. 70 examine
ths Apologies which men make foe not
entering the Christian life.
Apology the drst: ] am not sure thsss
= anything valuable IN the Christian ~
6sioa- IL y pleaded that thsrs ase -
..sany impositsons m this dsy-so many
things tAss sssm 70 b real ~ sham- A
glded outs;de may have hollow inside.
There v 50 much Quacksry N physics. tn
ethics. In politics. that men como To tho
habit Of incretuhty. aud after swhile
they allow that tncreaulity 70 collide
with ous holy religion.
II HAs MADE 0ooo RscoaA
But. my friends. think religion has
mae pretty good record IN ~ void.
How many wounds ie haS aAlvsd: how
many PILLARS of dse 10 b. hfsed Ia
shs rnidmghs wilderness; bow many a.
noon struck Sahasas 70 18th tusnsd into
shs gardeus II the Lord; how u hath
solisd the chops sssl Whee roy t&Ghs
% hath ssus streaming throooA u r>1s
OF toe storm ciOod wSeck; vnas poob Of
cool water % hath 8Sshereo ~ 01SSy
HaSsr and lshmaeI; what manno vh1eer
than eosisudes sssd u hssh dropped I'll
around the ca0D OF hardly besesad pu-
gr.rns. vhss promasss II hath ssns oet
hike holy wuecAssD 20 keep th0 Amps
barring ssoand deashbeds! Ihsoooh Ne
daskns0 that lowers into ths ssDu1chsr,
what 6AAhes OF resurrection mosni
BeNdes that, this resigssu - made -
many heroes IL brought Sunmss1osad,
chs Nsthodiss. across the Atlantic ocean
With bis aivsr trumpet - blow The &c
esptSols ysar OF she Lord. suol u sssmed
- u al cur American ouo would take
she KIN Sdom Of hsAvsn ~ vioincA II
sent Jehudi Amman INTO Afrs0e aSoue.
In . continent OF naked oereersanA. to
hft the standard Of ctvthsseaoo and
Christianity. IL made John Milton
among poets. Raphael among pssntsrs.
Christopher Wren among architects,
Thorvaldsen among sculptors. Handel
among musicians Dupont among NH
fsry commanders; and 10 give ncw wings
To tho Imagination, and sssssr balance
TO the judsrneas. snd more ds'4smins-
ton to tn VIII. and greater usefulness
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