Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-17

Talmage. VINO is still absent on his
,ound-the- world tour, has selected as
ihs subject OF his sermon through the
press for to-day: Holy COmpulslon,
the text being Luke "A: 90; aud com
pei them TO come in"
The plsinest people in our day have
luxuyies which the kings aud queens OF
Olden times never immaginsd. walked
up and down the stairs Of Holyrood Pal
Gce-a palace thu was considered one
Of the wonders Of the worId-and said:
''Can IL be possible that this is all there
was Of this reputed wonderful placer"
Aud this is the case 10 many other In
stances. There are fruits in Westches-
ter county and on Long Island farms
far better than the pomegranates and
apricots OF Bible times. Through all
the ages there have been scenes Of fes-
tivity. aud the wealthy man Of my text
plans great entertainment and
iu(kss 81 friends. II one
builds K beautiful home be wants
his acquaiutances to come and enjoy It,
II one buys an exquisite picture, he
wants his friends TO come ana appreci-
ate lt; aud il was a laudable thing when
the wealthy man OF my text, happy
himself wanted 70 make other people
happy. And so the invitations went
out, but something went very much
wrong. You can Imagine tho embar-
rassment OF any one who has provided
a grand feast when be finds out that
the guests invited do not Intend TO come.
There is nothing that so prOvOkes the
master OF the feast as that
Well, these people Invited TO this great
banquet Of the text made most frivo-
lous excuses. The fact was, l suppose,
that some OF them were offended that
this man had succeeded so much better
in the world than they had. There are
people In all occupations aud DrOfes
sions who consider 10 wrong 20 them
thatanybody else is advanced. 1 sup.
pose these people
INVITED TO THE FEAST
said among themselves, 1--WE are not
going TO administer to that mans van
ity, be is proud enough now; we wont
20; beside that, we could all give parties
n we made our mOney the way that
man makes his.
So when the messengers went out with
the invitations there was unanimous
refusal, One man said, "Oh, l have
bought farm, and l must so and look
st i'll" lie was a land SPECTATOR, and
had DO business to buy land until be
knew about il. A frivolous excuse. An
other men said, II have bought i've
yoke bf oxen" The probability is he
was SPECTATOR in live stock. lie
AaghA u have known about the oxen be-
- i3esges that, il
pLvery anxious "a get 10 the
Be could have hooked them up
driven them on the road there. An
er frivolous excuse. Another man
said, "Oh, have married a wife, and l
can't Gomez" when il he had said TO his
wife, II have an Invitation 20 q splendid
dinner; II is highly complimentary 10
me; l should very much like to 90; will
YOU go along with me?" she would have
said, ITO os sure 1 will CO." Another
frivolous excuse. The fact was that
they did not want to 90.
Now" said the great man OF the
feast, II will not be defeated In this
matter; have with an honest purpose
provided a banquet, and there are
scores Of people who would like TO come
If they were only Invited. Here, my
man, here, you go out, and when you
find blind man, give him your arm aud
fetch him In; and when you tnd a lame
man, give him a crutch aud fetch him
10; and when you find poor man, tell
him that there Is plate for him 10 my
mansion; and when you ind one who
Ne so ragged add wretched that he has
Never been invited anywhere, then, by
kindest tenderness and the most
IN |ag invitation any one ever had,
co NJ him 70 come in
N nopped one hightiall, years ago,
A. FtIty burg, Switzerland, TO hear the
orqsN OF worldwide celebrity az that
placeN l went into the cathedral at
nightNtll. All the accessories were IA
There was only one light 10
ln the cathedral, and that a faint taper
n the Altar / looked up into the ven
Fable arches, and saw the shadows OF
Pnturlss, ana when the organ awoEe,
q cathedral swOke, aud all the arches
emed 70 lift and culver as the music
hme under them. That instrument did
lot seem y be made OF wood and metal
IOut out Of human hearts, so wonderful
ly aid 1t pulsate with every emotion;
now laughing like a child; now
sOBBEG LIKE A TEMPEST.
At one moment the music would die
away until you could hear the cricket
ehirp outside the wall, aud then il
would roll up until IL seemed as If the
surge Of the sea and the crash OF an
avalanche had struck the organ pipes |
al the same moment. AT one time that |
plight 1t seemed as If q squadron Of spir- |
IS weeping up from earth had met q |
uadron Of descending angels whose |
Wory beat back the woe. Standing /
trSre and looking az the dim taper on |
then altar Of the cathedral, l said, /
HOW much ike many a Christians /
litel Shadows hover, and sometimes |
his hope Is dim, aud faint. and flicker |
ms, Ike a taper on the altar. But at /
what time God wills the heavens break /
forth with music upon his soul, and the
Rir becomes resonant IS the angels OF /
God beat il with their shining scep-
tres"
Oh, the Lord God has many fair aud
eautlIul daughters; but the faireSt Of
hem all Is she whose ways are pleas !
AntneSs and whose paths are pssce |
Now, ny brothers and sisters-for l
have right TO call you all SOIL know
80 H. L.