The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-15
TALMAGE In DETROIT
He breaches At THE CITY OF THE
STRAITS.


DETROIT, March 12.-Rev. DR. Talmage,
who isl now visiting this city, preachedtto-
day toa large and intensely interested audi
ence in the Fort Street Presbyterian church, |
OF which Rev. DIT. Radcliffe is pastor, on
on the crossing of the Jordan by the chill
dren 81 Israel the text being from Joshua
fiji IL And the priests that bare the ark
Of the covenant OF the Lord stood firm on
dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and
all the Israelites passed over on dry ground,
until all the people were passed clean over
Jordan"
Washington crossed the Delaware when
crossing WAS pronounced. impossible, but he
did il by boat Xerxes crossed the Helles-
pont with 2.Oo0.OO0 men. but he did 1t by
bridge The lsraelites crossed the Red sea, |
but the same orchestra that celebrated the
deliverance of the one army sounded the
strangulation OF the other This Jordanic |
passage differs from all There was no
sacrifice OF human life-not so much as the
los of n hnchpin. The vanguard OF the
host made up OF priests, advanced until
they nut their foot mt the brim Of the river,
when Immediately the streets of Jerusalem
were no more dry than the bed of that
river 4 was IA II all the water had been
drawn Off and then the dampness had
been soaked up with a sponge, and then by
a towel the road had been wiped dry.
Yonder gOes "A great army OF lsraelites
the hosts In uniform, following them u e
wives. the children, the flocks, the herr ~
The people look upat the crystalline wal Lof
the Jordan a. they pass aud think wha IAN
awful disaster would come 10 them be-
fore they got TO the opposite bank OF that
AiaIon wall that wall should fall on them,
and the thought makes the mothe RS hug
their children close TO their hearts rs they
switch their pace Quick, now get them
ali up on the banks. the armed warriors,
the wives and children, locks and herds,
and let this wonderful Jordanh passage be
completed forever
Sitting ON the shelved linn stone look
of upon that Jordan where joshua crossed
under the triumphal rch faf the rainbow
woven out OF the sp ray, the river which
Rfterward became tllc baptistry where
Christ was sprinkled or plunged; the river
where the ax-the b Sr owed ax-miracu-
lousy swan at the pplnhet's order; the
rlver illustrious IN TIE IA Raory OF the world
for heroic faith ard oHl nipotent deliver
ance ana typical % scenes yet TO transpire
IN your life and mine scenes enough TO
make us from vne sole OF the foot to the
crown OF the hf al, tinglis with infinite glad
ness.
ON JOfxDAN's STONY BANKS.
Standing cIn the scens of that affrighted.
fugitive ri'fer Jordan, ] learn for myself
And tOf ND n. IlFsL. Lldk ODsIdCIts When LneY
toucl Ied vanish. The text says that
when Oh kse priests came down md touched
the wAIer-thr etltss OF the water with their
feet-1he water parted. They did not wade
in CT in deep OF waist deep or knee deep o.
ank IL deep, but ~ soOn as tneir feet touched
thu. water Il vanished. And IL makes me
think that almost all the obstacles OF life
need only be approached m order 10 be con-
duered Difficulties but touched vanish. IL
-rgsr -. - r.
IN the distance that seems so huge and tire
mendous.
The apostles Paul and John seemed to
dislike cross dogs, for the apostle Paul tells
u in Philippians Beware of dogs" and
John seems TO shut the gate of heaven
against all the canine species when he says,
"Withont are dogs" But have been told
that when those animals are furious, II the 4
come at you II you will keep your eye .sn
them and advance upon them they viii re
treat Whether that be 40 or not ca'Anot
tell but do know that the vast ma ority
OF the misfortunes and trials and dhnsters
OF your life that hound your steps, IL you
can only get your eye on them, F.nd keep
your eye on al I'm, and advance upon them,
and cry, BE ,onep they will stink aud
cover
There is a beautiful tradition among the
American Indians that ManitCn was trav-
came TO a barrier Of braIhbles and sharp
thorns. which forbade his going on and there
was a wild beast glaring AT him from the
thicket, but ~ he determined to go on his
way be did pursue IL, and those brambles
were found 10 be only paantoms, aud that
beast was found to be n powerless ghost,
and the impossible river that forbade him
rushing to embrace the Yaratilda proved To
be only phantom river
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great many things that look terrible across
Sur pathway which when we advance upon
Hpon them only the phantoms, only the
lpparitions. only tire decisions Of life. Diff
5culties touched are conquered. Put your
feet into the brim Of the water and Jordan
retreats You sometimes see greet dusy
- perform IL Is Al very disagreeable duty.
You say: II CAN'T 20 through It. haven't
The courage haven't the intelligence, To
20 through it." Advance upon IL, Jordan
will vanish.
always sigh before begin to preach Mt
the greatness OF the undertaking; but as
SOon a. stSrt IL becomes 20 me AN eXhil-
aration And any duty undertaken with "A
confident spirit becomes pleasure and the
higher the duly the higher The pleasure
Difficulties touched are conquered There
are great many people who are afraid of
death in the future. Good John Living
sAou OuGes on hloOp coming from EliLa-
bethpOrt TO New York. was dreadfully
frightened because he Thought he was go
Ing 10 be drowned rs a Sudden gust came
up. People were surpris, at him. II any
man Ia all the world was ready TO die it
was good John Livingston
So there g.reat many good peo-
pie who shndder in passing n graveyard.
aud they hardly dare think Of Canaan BE-
cause Of the Jordan that intervenes but
once they down on "A sick bed then all
their fears are gone. The waters Of deaf
dashing on the beach are like the mellow
voice Of ocean shells-they smell of the bios
SONS OF the tree Of iife The music OF the
heavenly chOirs comes stealing over the wa
tiers. and 20 cross now il only a pleasant
sail. How long the boat il comingl Come
Lord Jesus come quickly Christ the
Priest advances ahead, and the dying Chris
tian goes over dry shod on coral beds and
flowers Of hes. en- and paths Of pearl.
oh. could We make our doubts remove
Those gloomy doubts that rise
And view the Canaan that we love
With unSvclouded eyes.
Could we but climb where Moses stood
And view the landscape DER.
Not Jordan stream deaths cold food
Could fright ua from the shore.
II INeyrgfuI L nan