Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-10
REV. DIR. TALMAGE,
THE BROOKLYN DIVINU,S SHY.
DAY SERMON.
subject: "The Morning Star.n


This is Christmas Eve Our attention and
The attention OF the world is drawn 10 tba
star fEut pointed down to tho caravanso-.
WnRre CHRIST was born But do nor let us
'orEet that Christ himself was a star To
that luminous fact my text calls us
IL seems as il the natural world yvaro
anxious 10 make up for the damage il did our
race in furnishing the forbidden fruit If
iAat lrult wrought death among the Nations
now all the natural pro iuct shall become a
SYMBOL OF blessing, The shuwering down n;
the wealth OF thc.orcharl will make us tbinL,
of him whom solomon describes az the annie
tree among the trees OF the wood. and the
flowers Of tangled glen and cultured narterra
shall be the dew gbnted garland for the brow
ot the Lord Jesus. Yea. even the night shall
Ie taxed. and its brightest star shall be sat
as "A gem IN the cOrOnet of our holy religion
Have you ever seen the morning star ad-
ylntaSeouslyr II it was on Your way home
from nights carousal, you saw none of its
beauty. It you merely turned over on your
pillow in the darkness, glaucing out OF the
window, You know nothing about the
cheerful influence otthJt star. But there are
many IN this house tonight who in e,relt
passes or their life, some OF them far ont at
sea, nave SaZei at that star and been thrilled
through with indescribable glafness That
star comes trembling as though with the
perils OF the darkness, and vet bright with
the anticiPations OF the day II seems emo
tIonal with all tenderness, its eyes fill with
the tears Of many sOrrOws. 1t is the gem on
the hands OF the morning thrust up to signal
lis coming. Others stals are dim, ike holy
candles in a cathedral or silver beads counf-
ei in superstitiOus litany, but this is a living
stars, speaking star. a historic star an
evancelistic star-briyht and brilliant and
triumphant symbol of the great Rsdeemer
thete.esraphlc operator puts his finger on the
silver key OF the electric instrument and the
tidlnGs fly across the continent And so fl
seems to me that the finer of iuspiration is
placed upon this silver pont in the heavens.
and its thrill through all the earth. Be
hold bring you good tilings OF great iov
10 al people. Behold I am the bright AMI
morning star" The meaning Of my text fs
this: As the morning srar preceIes and
promises the coming Of the day. so Christ
Leralis the natural and spiritual lawn.
In the first place, Christ herdl ieH the COM
ing Of the creation. There WAS a time when
there was no or Ter. no Sour or beauty No
wing stirred. No word was utter,f 40
light sped. As far rs Col could look IN. as
far out, there was nothing. Immeasur reabIe
solitude. Height and depth and length and
breadth Of nothinguess. Did Christ then
exist? on, yes. by him were all things
made that are made things in heaven an
Things in earth ant things under the earth"
les, he aDte3ated the creation. He led iorth
Ar'turus and MS sons. H shOne befoEe the
first morning. HIS voice was heard in the
concert when the morning stars serenaIef
t1@atvHnt o. our infant earth, when, wrapped
IN swaJ4ituc clothes OF light. it lay in the
arms of the great Jehovah. ITr saw the first
fountain laid. He saw the first light i;iudied
That hand which WIS aftarwari crushed
upon tine cross was thrust into chaO- AMI it
brought out one world AMI swung II in tu1t
orbit. and brought out another world and
-Wuuc IL in another or)it, AMI brought out
Al. tHs worlds and swung them in their
particular orbits. They came like sheep
10 the call OF a shepherd. They knew
Ills voice, and he called them all by
their names. Oh. it is an interesting
thought to me to know that Christ had soma
raiu- TO DO with the creation. l SEQ now
why it was so easy for Him to change water
into wine. He first create the water. |
-.. now why 1t was 50 easy for Him 70 cure
r.n maniac. He first create the intellect. |
-ae now why it was 50 easy for Him to hush
rnH tempest. H sank GanGrsaret. l see
now why il was 50 easy for Him TO swing FISH
into SIm0u's MT. He made the fish. I see
now why il wns 80 easy Tor Hun to give sight
lo the blind man. He created the optic nerve.
seq now why il was 50 easy for Him to raise
Lazarus from the dead He created the
n9tr of Lazarus AMI the rock that shut him
iE. som. suppose that Christ came stranger
To Bethlehem. On, no. He created the
shepherds, and the hOcks they watched, and
rH- mills on which they pasturet, and the
heavens that oTrrIr'hrt their uciIS, and the
ANGELS that .uIutai the chorus that Christ
mas night. That hand which was a ;erward
uHIai 10 fue cross, WIS an OnnIpOtrnt AMI
creative hlni an the whole untvers5 " -
posed on -la tip OF one Of HIS iuysr-. Be
Tor" the world was Christ was. All the
world came JroOpluc up out o. the darln -,
ami Hs greeted them, as a father greets hi~
children, VITA "goOI morning or a goo
night" Hail. Lord J-suS. morning star
the first creation.
A,aiu, Christ heralds the dawn Of coniorI
I'm "a Christian soul. Sometimes W. come to
passes in life whore all kinds o, trtoulatioRs
meet US. You ars building up some great
enterprise. You have built the fOunlat!Oa-
the wai.-yOu are just aDOUs 10 put on the
ctpStonr, when everything; Il demolished.
You have uarp all strung for sweetest ac-
cor, ami sOmet great agony cIUShes II.
There is a little voice hushed in the house
hold. Blue G q closed Color dashed out o.
the cueeE. The loot still. lnsteat OF the
Gu.cS feet in tho nall, the heavy tread o.
tno-. v 20 nSzch to the rave. o.. wHag
our Master has. and He will take it and He
will wear it over His heart, or He will set it
in the vase OF the palace eternal. "The
Lord gave. and the Lord hath taken away /;
blessed be the name of the Lord" Peace,
troubled soul I put the balm on your
wounded soul tonight. The morning star,
the morning star OF the Redeemer.
Again, Christ heralds the dawn Of millen'
nial glory. 1t is night in China night in In
dia, night in Siberia, night for the vast ma
i0rity of the worlds population. But IL
seems to mo there are some intimations OF
the morning. All Spain is 70 be hCougnt
ul er the influence Of tls gospel. Haat Is
tuat light | see breaking over the top OF the
pyrenees? The mornIngl Yea, all itaiY
shall receive the gospel. She shall nav
her schools and her colleges and her
are people to do amid all these sorrows2
Some sit down and mourn. Some bite thef
lip until the blood comes. some wiring men ~
pale hands. Some fall on their faces. ooule
lie on their backs helpless AMI LOOK up lhtC
yyhat seems 10 them an IMPLYING hcaven-
Some pull their hair down over thelr eye
and look through with fiends glare. ooIne
with both hands, press Their not prain "a an a =,
want to die and cry, ~ God; -.
zfnnplI IOlI9 nl1ul
of the worlds suffering! Some know nol
which way to turn But not so the Chrstiah m
man. He looks up toward the heavens ts,.,I,s Is'
sarS a bright appearance IN Siie ne, Ile' q. s 10
Can it be only flashing meteor! Gan II oe
only falling star? Can It De oh'y ~, - ~,
sion? Nav. nav The longer ne Io9hs tne
more distinct 1t becomes, uh'h ~
awhile he cries out, - sur -
i.E star star OF CONF ~ star OF
Of Grace, a star OF peace, 'he a-,,Ia s.r,
the E.Ieanerr Peace Cor all trouns'
Balm for all wounds. Lie Tor an 49,. uehl
Now Jesus. the great heart he4Ier' t,b "
into our home. Peace! fsace - iP - our
al UNDERSTANDING We look up through OI'
isgls. yyo are oomioried. II Is the mo- ~
I.s star Of the Redeemer. "Who Droho %
that H1wer?" said one servant IN tls a St Sr,s
70 another. "NhO broke on i IIal .a- -
AuTtha other servant said, 'lhe . "a
NltHfn., more was said, for If the master I hau
n0ta a right TO break of flower TO wear WjS,, GSu'
Alg heat or to set in the vase OF I9 .l's ~. Anj
s..1 has n right 70 toU9n the NJ no - 1en to
when Christ comes down into our E"t ~ n
-lther lilies. shall we fight Him oackE oIna3 omai
we talk as though He had no right 10 co. c2tn1 ~
!. any one in all the universe mas a r. ~ .ben
that which is beautiful in our holhe''
CHURCHES. Her vast population SUI. sIr
grr-an Ter themselves to Christ. What IS ins'.
5..FfI ..a breal,iny over the top OF the Aipsf
The morning. All India shall come TO ar. uou.
Her idols shall he cast down. her "a in-
uauts shall be hcoken. Her temples VI -,
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