The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-10
TABERNACLE PULPIT.
DR.. TALMAGE breaches ABOUT
THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM
NV" IL 'am@ 10 Pass While | Was
among the Captives by the River OF
Chebnr That the Heavens Were Opcped
ana L Saw Visions of God"

# BROOKLYN Tohornoclo tLic f,uo,,a,,, a.
b. hvmrS. the scrintnro lo.eon n,l -
g prayers. as we'll as tbo ser,non ,.ar
aboot he future world more than phon
e this world. Rev. DR.. ToI,uaro too,, g.
80 his subject "a Vision of yysovo, - N
!, teX. being: Ezekiel "Nov ,
Il came to mas, =, toms ,-.,a,,. a..
e tives by the River of Chohor tho. ~,
y hervens were opened and ,,,v vision.
of God"
4 Expatriarpd ,nd ~, fo, o,.i1o -. H.,
banNs of the River Cbah,r m oe,uan,
of the Eunhr,to. COT EvaI';al =,
there he had m ,rmar.aI 1..a.,,
f AID it is given 70 Il. in the HOLY sorirt,
ureS IL dreamed If r,,ro and E,-,n+
He dreamed Of Christ and tho onrn; rn
heaven Tg.is exile so-tod nv tha,
river Chenor had nova ,.aaaont,I
dream than Won, or ever have had or
ever will have, seated IN tbo honks ~
the Hudson, or Alabama ~. Ore,ron ore
Thames or TtDer, or Danuhe.
But we all have had ,no,noro,,lo
..reams. some of tben ,,bon
half asleen on1 bo1f
aid not know ,,ha.r,..I ~ ''''V we
of shadow or punl;rb.. ,uIo.La, a..
we're thouphtc Loft 1ooco a,1 ,,-'
ranged as in sln,nbo, ~, ~. .:"
zion of facult;ps owol,o ''''
/ Such q dream 7 Ind ~; ~,
was about 4. 20 anS tbo 1a,,
Ing. It was y dream otroa. J.
of heaven Ezekiel had b;s
the banks Of th. Cbohou. h"n vi
dream not far from tbo h,.1.a ~ n'
Hudson. ,Tbo mar. - .l'. ''
heaven were vrit4on ,naa,, ' ao. as %
400 and tbo,, IN '""' T'i''u'' ''
looked thon or how, {. ,,;I wy. FN'
Juries ahead Womb WOW w, ~.
know how II lool,s o,,.o
am pnino 70 .ol1 '"' 40 " nav
.his morninr Ibauo ;.. ""' '"o,o
How | pot into t,ot oi+' "'
know not Wb;oh y, .t ~ '',o sun
| entered is 70 mo- "'''
arst renembranco ~ ,bo eoano :, 10y
[ stood on one Of tho nnin 'l'"'
looking this yov nd a..
N raptrres a5d tho o;r 4 s,II
If music and redolcnco md Io,,lsh
Ter and light that Il,nn,, at ie
street to take, whom an nna( - 90
Iccostcd me and offorod o. rha... w"
he objects Of pra,test ;ntose.. , LAC
conduct me from street r. stroot 80
rom mansion to mons;on ond ssa i
emple to temple, and from vol 80 d
vail. l saidato the ancel "uou low n
asst thou been in beavenq n ond ,Le S
nswer came, "Thirtv-two va,rS nv o
ording to the earthly calandonn il
here was secret about this annars f
anne that was not given me- hut frnn t
le tenderness, and sweatnaes ,nd - t
,ction, and interest t,1,on - a,1. g
trough heaven and mora +ban ~ =, t.
lie fact of thirtv-two wears, residanca d
lie number of wears since sbe,ecandoa N
think it was nv mathew OId nus A
I'd decrepitude, and the t;rod 1ao1, SC
GIG III gone, but l think it was she. y.
Oh see, was only on q visit - ~ p
ty, and had not vet taken nm ros; y'
nee, and | could know onlu II aant
| looked in for few momente - 49, tie
eat temple. Our brilliant ND IaraI,. pa
otch essavist Mr. D,rmmond oa tl'
ere is no church in beavao h,t Ia RI
l not look for it on the r;obt stroot pa
John was RIGHT wben ~ his OF
tmosic vision recordod - th.l:S alb
lpter of Revelation ba sneal,s - if
he Temnla of Nv Cod - dit
S morning; the LARGEST cbnrcb Israr tn
v; as big as ali tho churcbas and oe
hedrals of the earth MT tono.1as thu
/ it was thronped oh Sba+ GU
ltitude had never seen 50 manv OF
pile together All the audiences Of 'he
the churches of all tha earth MT SUI
ether would make q moor ,ttepd. val
e compared with that assembloro mel
re was fashion in attire and head.
IS that Immediately took nv atten. ~,
/. The fashion was white All IN In'
tie, save one. And the head-dress u.s. .
garland of rose. and l;lv and .el'
nonette, mingled wit green leaves s v"N
ed from the royal gardens and ~ y
nd together with bands of gold 1 u
nd | saw some vounp mon with uea
on the finger of the riobt hand 'his