The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-06
CHRIST, THE C0NQUER0R
WAS THE SUBJECT For THE TAEEA
NACLE SERMON SUNDAY.
~ r.,masa Discourscs on the Comm. OF
Christ to Fight His First Battle JOE
RELIGION Who Joined His standard

Rroox1vn. NJ Y, March 4.-(Special)-
From the startling figures of the text cloeen
by Rev. DR.. TalmaSe in his sermon III tiie
Brooklyn tabernacle today, the pre,,on i
brought out the radical truths Oh tile CHii.'
tisn religion 1t was Sacramental DAY III
the tabernacle. The subject of the sermon
was Christ the Conqueror, the text bems'
lisa. 63: 1: who is this that coilie Ii I'D
E,dom with dyed garments from bo@rai
this that is glorious in his apparel, traVel-
ing in the greatness of his strength
Edom and BoZrah. having been the scene
of a. fierce battle, when those WoruS are
used here or in any other part OF the biple'
they are figures of speech setting forth
scenes of severe conflict, as now we olteh
use the word Waterloo to describe a decisive
contest of any kind, so the words OF bo|rdn
and Edom in this text are ngureS Oh speech
descriptive of a scene OF great slaughter
Whatever else the prophet may nave meant
to describe, he must certainly nave meant
to depict the Lord Jesus Christ saying:
''Who is this that cometh from Edom with
dyed garments from Bozrah. travelling in
the greatness of his strength"
When a general is about to go out to the
wars a flag and a sword are publicly pre-
scented 10 him, and the maid@ns bring flow
| ers and the young men load the cannon,
! and the train starts amidst II huzZa that
| browns the thunder of the wheels and the
| shrek of the whistle. But all this Will give
| no idea of the excitement that must have
| ed out the campaign of the worlds con-
quest. If they could have forseen the siege
| that would be laid to Him, and the NAL
treatment He would suffer, and the burdens
| He would have to carry, and the battles lie
| would have to fight. l think there would
| have been Il million volunteers in heaven
| who would have insisted on coming along
| with Him, but no; they only
accompanied Him to the gate
| their last shout heard clear down to
| he he he worlds
| bridged with a great hosanna. You know
| there is a wide difference between a mans
! going off to battle and coming back again.
| When he goes off, 1t is with epaulets I'M
| tangled, with banner unspecked, with horses
! sleek and shining from the groom. All
that there is of struggle and pain is to
| come yet. SO it is with Christ. He had not
! yet fought battle. He was starting out,
and though this world dic not give Hii.s
warm-hearted greeting, there was gentle
mother who folded Him in her arms; and
babe finds no difference between a stable
and a palace. between courtiers and camel
drivers. AS Jesus stepped on the stage of
this world. it was amidst angelic shouts in
the galleries and amidst the kndest mater
nal ministratiOns. But soon hostile forces
began to gather. They deployed from the
Sanhedrim. They were detailed from the
standing army. They came out from the
Cesarean castles. The vagabonds in the
street Joined the gentlemen of the man
sion. Spirits rode up from hell, and in long
array there came force together that
thTea tened to put to rout this newly ar
rived from heaven. Jesus now seeing
the battle gathering, lifted Ills stand
ard; but who gathered about it? How fee
bic the recruits. a few shorcmen, a blind
beggar, a woman with an alabaster box
another womi I with two mites, and
group of fri less, moneyless and posi-
tlonless peopl me to his standard. What
chance was ere fer Him? Nazareth
against Him. j.ethehem against Him. Ca
IN
Him The courts against Him.
The army against Him. The throne
against Him. The world against Him.
All hell against Him. No wonder they asked
surrender, He could not apoiogize, He could
not take any backsteps. He nao Shaved
seIh" bdt their pickets to watch H.
lhey saw III what house He went. and
mHeh lie came out. They watched what
re aIe' ana VINO with: what He drank. and
now much They did not dare To p,ol,a
their hnal assault, for they know, NOT ~
mat ochihd INN there might be a reinforce
i Vit mat was not seen. But at last tho
pa..ie came. III was to be more fierce than
l.oIIiinrr nriore moody than Gettysburg, in
toINlnS more than Austerlitz. more cow
patahts employed than at ChaIons =. toit
iSi cohlicl imam all the battles Of -
ear IN put together, though Edmund ruri,a,s
- .! thlrty-tive thousand millions
81 me siam be accurate The dav ,
FRIDAY. The hour was between 10 -" az
CLOCK The field was q slight biii,
northwest Of Jerusalem. The foroai ''o W.
9@Se1 were earth and he'll, joined as allie
Oh one side, and heaven renee, -, "iiie7
solitary inhabtant on the nrbnr ''eN ny
Inc hour came. Oh, what = +in,o !. -
U,nih tiat mat day the universe 1on1.ol
81" o. me spirit that could be spared from
,..T 1elNenly temple, and could get CON
Feyance Of wing or chariot came ,1o2r, .5
above, and spirits getting t1lr1nuah 1,i
peheath came up; and they listened ana
,neS looked and they watched. Oh. wbat
'' uHgN'H pa'tle' Two worlds armed on
| one sac an unarmed man on the Other
| The regiment # the Roman ar,1v AZ ~
ume stationed at Jerusalem BEGAN tho a
! tack. They knew how to fight to. tbc,,
! belonged to the most Thoroughly drilled ar
my of the world. With spears .rIitterfne in
the SUM- they charged up the hill The horses
| prahce and rear amidst the excitement Of
ire populace-the heels of the riders plun..-
ed in the tanks, urging them on. The weap-
! ons begin to tell on Christ. See how faint He
! looks! There the blood starts and there
! and there and there. If He is to have rein
| forcements, let Him call them up now No:
| lie must do this work dlone-alonc. He is
! dying. Feel for yourself of the wrist; the
| pulse is feebler. Feel under the arm; the
warmth is less. He is dying. Ay they pro-
| nounce Him dead. And just at that mo-
ment that they pronounced Him dead He
rallied and from His wounds He unsheath-
ed weapon which staggered the Roman
battalionS into the pit. 1t was a weapon of
love-ntinite love. all-conquering love.
AIightier than javelin or spear, it triumphed
over all. Put back, we armies of earth and
he'll! The tide of battle turns. Jesus hath
overcome. Let the people stand apart and
make a line. that He may pass down from
calvary to Jerusalem, and thence on and
out all around the world. The battle is
fought. The victory is achieved. The tri-
umphal march is begun. Hank to the hoofs
of the warriors steed, and the tramping
of a great multitude for He has many
friends now. The Hero CT cartl and heaven
advances. Cheer! cheer! Who is tins that
cometh from Eden. with dyed garments
from Bozrah travelling in the greatness OF
He strengthen
You have noticed that when soldiers come
home from the wars. they carry on their
flags the names Of the bottlelleldS where
they were distinguished. The EngHshman
coming back has his banner lnkermann
and Balaklava: the Frenchman. Jena ana
T,y}ar1. the German, Versailles and Sedan.
Ard Christ has on the hammer tie carries as
cOndueror the names of ten thousand pat
tIefeds He won fer YOU and for me lie
rides past all our homes of bereavement
by the doorbell swathed in sorrow, by the
wardrobe black with woe. by the disman-
tied fortress of our strength. Come cut ana