Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-09-21
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
rHE BROOKLYN DivINE'S SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "Holy CompulsIon."

rl'- which the kings and queens OF ot-ien
timcs never imagined. ] walked up and
down the stairs OF EIolvroO p1lnce-t pa
lace that was considered one Of the wonders
Of the world-1Ri | said "Can it be- posi-
bile that this is all there was Of this reputed
won ieriui place. And this t. the case in
many other instances. There are fruits IN
Westminster County aud on Long Island
farms lar b. tier than the pomcgranates and
apricotS of Bible times. Through all tho
ages there have been scenes OF festivities,
AMI the wealthy man OF my text planSa
, great entertainment AMI invites his friends.
II one hull is a beautiful home. he wants his
Hcqnlintnn"cs to como AMI enjoy it, II one
buys IN exquisite picture. he wants his
friends 10 come an appreciate II, an It was
"A lauiaNla thing when the wealthy man OF nv
text, happy himself. wanted to make other
people happy. AMI so the invitations went
out, but something went very much wrong.
You can imagine the embarrassment ofnny-
ono who has provided grand feast when he
/ finds ont that the guests invited do not
I Intend TO come. There is nothing that so
/ provokcs the master OF the feast rs that.
/ Well, these people invited TO this great
| bRnqu" OF the text made most frivolous ex-
/ cuses. The fact was suppose that soma
! OF them were offended thnt this man had
succco led so much better in the world thnn
/ they had. There are people in all Ocrupa-
| tions and professions who consiier it
wrong 10 them that anybody else IS n4-
vanccd. / suppose these people invited to
/ the feast said among themselves 1--WE arc
/ not going to administer 10 that mans van
/ ity. He is proud enough now. We won't
20. Besides that we could all give parties
II We made our money the way that man
| makes his "
/ so when the messengers went out with
the invitations there was n unanimous re-
fusal. One man slil, "Oh. | hav" bought
| farm, and | must ~ and look at 1t. He
was land sprcuiator and had no business
TO luy lanl until he knew about 1t. A
frivolous excuse. Another mai said, 81
have bought tive yoke Of oxen" The
probability il that no was Il Spectator in
live stock. He ought TO hava known about
the oxen before he bought them. Besides
that, If he had been very ANXIOUS 20 get 10
the feast. he could hay" hooked them up
and driven them on the road thore. An
other frivolous excuse. Another man said,
ooh, | have married wife, and cant
come" when II he had said to his wife II
have an invitation to a splendid dinner. 1t
Is highly complimentary to me. | should
very much Ike TO go. VIII you 20 along
with mcf' she would have sad. 40 be sure,
| will 70. Another frivolous excuse. The
fact was that they did not want 10 go.
"Now,' said the great man Of the feast,
81 Will not be defeated in this matter. |
have with an honest purpose provided a
banquet, and there are scores OF people who
would Ike to cone II they We're only in
Sltrd. Here. my man, here YOU 20 out,
and when You hui tlnd man give him
your arm and fetch him in. and when YOU
lind lame man give him a crutch and fetch
him in, and when you lind "A poor man tell
him that there Is n plate for him IN my man
sion, and when you liuI some one who IL so
ragged nui wrrtchei that he has never been
invited auywn' re- then by the kiulcst ten
dernrss and the most loving invitation Any
on" ever had compel him - cone in.
oh. my friends. It reqrircs no acutnnrS4
on my part or on vour part to see IL all this
a:lIir tat religion Is II banquet. Ihr table
WIS snt IN Palestine u goo many years nEo
and the disciples gathered around H. mn |
they thou :ht they would have "a good time
all 10y themselves, but while they sat Ivy this
table the leaves b .gan to grow and spread
and one leaf went to the east ani another
lent W, ut TO the west until the whole earth
was covered up with them, and the clusters
from tho heavenly vineyard were ptiei up
on tn" hoard, and tho trumpets and harps ot
eternity made up the orchestra, and rs this
wine OF God IS pressed to the lips OF II sin
ming, bleeding. suffering, dying, grooming
world voice breaks from the heavens say
ing Drink. O friends Yea, drink, o be-
loved" 0 blessed Lord Jesus, the best
irieni | ever had, the btst friend any man
ever had, was there ever such table, Was
there ever such n banquet
From the cross upltfted high.
Whcr, tn Saviour drisn> To- Ito,
What III 10 / u sounds hear
Bursting ON tn raNiShed "nT
II 'aSens relr"mtus work j. lone
COM Bnd welcome, sinner. come.
Religion is n joyous thing. do not want
TO hear anybody talk about religion na
though il were a funeral. | do not want any,
body to whine In the prayer meeting about
the Kingdom Of God. | do not want ans
man to roll up his eyes, giving in that way
evidence OF his sHnc,itv. The men an
women OF Gol whom happen to know fol
the most mart find religion u great Joy 1t Is
exhiuratIon to tho body. 1t is inauguration
to the mini. II Is rapture to the soul. II
Is balm for all wounds. 1t is Hight for nj
darkness. Ii ID hnrbor from all storms, anl
though God knows that some OF them hav,
trouble enough now, they rejoice because
they are on their way to tho congratulations
eternal
Oh, the Lord Col has many fair and bean
tiful daus hters, but the fnircst OF them all i
she whose ways arc plolsantncss ami who's,
paths arc peace. Now, my brothers nm
sisters-ior have a right to call you all 50
i know some people look back on their an
cestral line. and they see they arc descenle
from the puritans or Huguenots and the'
rejoice In that, but look back on my an
cestral line. and see therein such ming
ling and mixture ftho blood OF all nationals
ties that feel akin to all the world, and b,
the blood OF the Son OF Col, who died 70
all people, address you in the bonds Of uni
versal brotherhood.
come out as only servant bringing al
invitation to a party, and | put 1t into you
hand, saying, Come. for all things arc nov
ready, and urge 1t upon YOU and continu
to urge II, and before get through | hope
by the blessing OF God, TO compel you (
come In.
We must take caro- how we give the invita-
] ton. My Christian friends, | think some
, times We have just gone opposite TO Christ
command, and we have compelled people I
stay out. Sometimes our elaborated instruc
+ tions have been the hindrance. We gradu
ate from our theological seminaries on stills
and II takes five or six years before we en-,
come down and stand right beside the grea
, masses of the people, learning their Joys
sorrows, victories. defeats.
I We get our heads so brimful OF theological
wisdom that we have to stand very straigh
lest they spill over Now, what do the grca
masses of the people care about the tech
nlcaties OF relgionf What do they car
, about the hypostatic union or the differenc
|, between sublapsarlan and supraapsarian
What do they care for your profound eX
Q plantations, clear rs "a London fogf When
y man is drowning, no Goes not want you t
stand by the dock anu describe the nature
, the water into which he has fallen and tie
him there are two parts hydrogen gas IN
one OF oxygen gas, with common densit
Of 80 F., TURF ing to steam under commo
atmospheric pressure of 212. He does nj
want chemical lecture on water, He wan
| a rope.
0 Oh, my frlendf, the curse of God on tn
y church, 1t seems to me, IN this day, Is met
J, physics. We speak In an unknown tongr
in our SRbbath-schools, and in our religion
nssemblages, and In our pulpits, and no
= can people be saved unless they can unde
. stand us2 We put on our official gowns, IN
{. we think tho two silk balloons Tapping