The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-06
WHAT IS IN A DREAM {?
Or. TALMAGE DEDUCES AN IMPoR-
TANTLESSONF FROM VISIONS

Dreams Of Today Are. AS Rule, of NJ
y s,eniflcance-But God Can ard Occa
sionIy Doea Speak In Dreams.
BROOKLYN, March 26--A remarka'
BILE sermon was preached by Rev. DR..
Talmage IN the Tabernacle toiay, the
subject being physiological and re-
ligious study of the phenomena of the
mind durng sleep and the significance
rt dreams as evidence OF Immortality
The text chosen vas Gene sis xviii. II
"He took OF the stones of that place
aid put them ior his pillows and lay
down in that place to sleep, and he
dreamed"
Asleep on pillowcasc lilicd will,
hens feathers it is not strange one
should have pleasant dreams. But here
is pillow OF rock and Jacob with lis
head on it, and, 10! dream of angels
two professions, those coming dowl
the stars mot by those gOlug up tnt
stairs. H. is the first dream Of Bible
record. You may say OF a dream tn It
it is nocturnal fantasia, or that it is the
absurd combination of waking thoughts,
and with slur of intonation you may
say, "It is only Dream" but God has
honorcd the dream by making ii the av-
enue through which again and again he
has marched upon the human soul, de-
cided the fate of nations and changed
the course of the worlds history.
God appeared in dream to Abme-
lech, waning him against an unlawful
marriage; in dream to Josl4eph forctell-
ing his coming power under the figure
Of all the shcaves Of the harvest bOwing
down to his sheaf; to the chief butler,
foretellng his dislmprsOnmCnt; to the
chief baker, announcing his deCapitati0n
to Pharaoh, showing him first The seven
plenty years and then the seven famine
struck years, under the figure OF the sew.
en- fat COWS dcvourin@ the seven lean
cows; to Soloman giving him the choice
between wisdom and riches and honor:
to the warrior, under tnc figure of bar
ley cake shifting down tent, cncourag-
ing Gideon IN his battle agHinsL the
Amaleki.cs; to NcbuChadnczcr, un.
der the figure of Il broken i'm.
age and hcWn down tree.
foretelng his overthrow OF Eower;
to Joshcph Of the New Testament, an.
nouncing the birth OF Christ in his own
household; TO Mary, bidding her to il\
from 1lcrodiC prosecutions; to Pilates
wife, warning him not TO become com
plicated with the judicial overthrow O
Christ.
We all admit that God in anclen
times and under Bible dispcnsaton adj
dressed the people through dreams. Th
question now is, Does God appear i
our day and reveal himself throug
dreams? That is the question ovcry be
dy asks, and that question this morl
ing shall try to answer. You ask II,
II L believe III dlcams. My answer IS,
do believe in drc0mo, bu, all ! have
say will be under five heads,
Remark The Fir THE Scripture
are 30 full ofrCyclatiOns from God lh;
If we get no communication from him
dreams we ought nevertheless to be sa
fsfed.
With 20 gudcbooks to tell you no
to get to Boston or pittsburg or Londc
or GlaGgow or Manchester, do you wal
anight vision to tell you how to NAL
the journey! We haven this Scrlptu
full direction IN regard to the journey
this life and how to get to the cclesti
city, and with this grand guidcbool
this magnificent directory, we ought [
be satisfied. | have more faith in e d,
clslOn to which | come when am wild
awake than when | am sound asleep.
have noticed that those who give
great deal of their time to studyin
dreams get thc'r brains adllcd. The
are very anxious to rclAcmbcr wha
they dreamed about the first night the
slept in new house.
If in their drcarh they take the han
OF corpse, they arc 2oing to die, |
they dream OF Gar(C IL means sep
ulche:- If something turAs out ac
cotdlng to a nigh, vision, they say
Nv el am not surprised. | drca, Ic(
It," If it turns out different from tho
night vision, they say, "Wcll, dreams
60 by contrarics." In their efforts tc
put their dreams into rhythm they put
their waking thoughts into discord.
Now, the Bible is SO full of revelation
that we ougt to be satisfied If we get nc
further revelation.
Sound sleep received great honor
when Adam slcpG so extraordinarily
that the lurgical incision which gave him
Eve did no. Wake him. Eut there is no
such need for extraordinary slumbc.
now, and he who catches an Eve must
be wide awake! No need of such a
dream rs Jacob had W ith
a ladder against the sky when ten thous-
and times il had been demonstrated
that earth and heaven are in commnni-
cation. No such dream needed as that
which was given to Abimelcch, warm
ing nm against an unlawful marriage,
When we have the records OF the county
Clerks Office.
NO need of such dream as was piy
en- to Pharaoh about the seven wears of
1amlne, Tor now the seasons march in
regular procession, and stcc mer. ana rail
Train carry breadstuns to every famine
struck nation. No need OF dream like
That which encouraged Gideon, for all
through Chrlstcndom it Is announced
and acknowledged and demonstrated
that righteousness sooner or later will
get the victory.
s. Ii thee should come about crisis in
your liie upon which the Bible does not
seeh TO be sufficiently specific, 90 to
God In prayer, and you will get especial
direction. L have moe faith % times
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