Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-06
REV. DR. TALMAGE.
THE BRO ,KLYN DIVNE'B SUN
DAY SERMON.

Inc plainesf peoplei in our day have Z
nes which the kincs and queens OF olden
down the stairs Of Hoiyrooi palace ps>
lace that was considered one OF tho wonders
o. the worl!-and I said "Can It BE- posi-.
hle that this Is ell there was Of this reputed
wonderful place. And this IL the case II
many other instances. There are fruits IN
Westchester County and on Long Island
farms far b. tier than the pomegranafes and
apricots of Bible times. Through all the
ages there have been scenes of festivities,
AMI the wealthy man OF my text plansa
great entertainment AMI invites his friendA.
II one builds a beautiful hons, he wants his
arquaintances 80 cone and enjoy II. II ons
tuys an exquisite picture, he wants his
friends TO come and appreciate II. and II was
a lauda'le thing when the wealthy man 81 my
text. happy himself. wanted 10 make other
people happy. And go the invitations went
ont. but something went very much wrong.
lou can imagine the embarrassment OF any
one VINO has provided q grand feast when he
lnds out that the guests invited do not
intend 10 come. There is nothing that so
pIoyokes the master Of the feast as that.
We'll. these people invited to this great
bnnqret OF the text made most frivolous ex-
cusrs. The fact was. suppose, that som
OF them were offended that this man had
succeeded so much better in the world than
they hal. There are people in all occupa-
lions AMI professions who consider 1t .
wrong to them that anybody else IL adj
vance:i. l suppose these people invited to
the feast said among themselves " are
not going 10 q minister to that man's van
rE. He is proud enough now. We won't
so. Besides that We could all give parties
II we made our money the way that MAJ
makes his"
80 when the messengers went out with
the Invitations there was q unanimous re-
| fusa'. One man saf5, or | have bought q
farm. and | must 90 and look at it," He
was a land Spectator and had no business
10 iuy land until he knew about IT. A
frivolous excuse. Another NAH said. 81
have lousht five yoke OF oxen" The
probability is that be was n Spectator in
live stock. He ought to have known about
the oxen before he bough, them. Besides
that, it he had been very aux Gus 20 get to
the feast, he could have hooked Thorn up
AMI driven them on the road there. An.
of6"r frivolous excuse. Another man said,
90, | have married u wife, and | can't
come when If he had said to his wife, II
have IN invitation to a splendid dinner. 1t
j. highly complimentary TO me. l should
wy much Ike to 60. VIII you 20 along
with mef' SHE would have said, ''To be sure,
] Will CO." Another frivolous excuse. The
fa"' was that they did not want to 90.
Now said the great man OF the feast,
81 Will not be defeated in this matter.
hav' with Al honest purpose provided a
banquet. an there are scores OF people who
would like 10 come II they were only in
Vh-d. Here. my man, here you 20 out,
AMI when you find a blind man give him
Your arm and fetch him In. and when you
fin | II lame man give him a crutch and fetch
him in, AMI when you find a poor man tell
him that there is q plate for him in my man
SION, and when you nud some one who is 50
ragged and wretci,ed that he has never been
invited anywhere then by the kiniest ten
derness and the most loving invitation any
one ever had compel him to co ne in"
Oh. my friends, 1t requires no Rcuteness
on my part or on your part TO see In all this
affair that religion is a banquet. The table
was set In Palestine u goo many years ago,
and the. disciples gathered around 1t, ami
they thought they would have a good time
all by themselves, but while they sat by this
table the leaves begaE 20 grow and spread,
fnd one leaf went TO the east and another
lea went to the west until the whole earth
was covered up with them, and the clusters
from tae heavenly vineyard were piled up
on the hoard, and the trumpets and harps OF
eternity made up the orchestra, and as this
VINE OF God is pressed to the lips OF a sim
ming. bleeding, suffering, dying, grooming
world i voica breaks from the heavens. say
ing Drink. o friends. Yea, drink, o be-
loved" o blessed Lori Jesus, the best
frieni | ever had. the best friend any man
ever ha !, was there ever such a tablet Was
there ever such Il banquet?
From the cross upliftrd high.
v here tn Saviour deisns 10 die,
WA III 10 uss un - I hear
Bursting on tn ravished ar.
II aseu's redeeniny work done.
Com mi welcome sinner, come.
Relic "a is 4 joyous thing. I do not wan,
10 h-ar ANYBODY talk about religion a.
Il ou-! Il were n irnera'. do not want any
body to wnine-iu the pr yer meeting abou
I u. kin ::om OF God. l do no: want an,
man 10 ro up his eyHs. living in that Wa,
.v.l"ncs O; his stncitv. The men an
women . Co who Il | htppen TO know 10
IL. most p.rs "a rrii: on a great low. 1t i
.xh llratoa TO IN. totv. Ii is inv. .oratio,
! u IN" n. II Is rtu.ur- TO tn. SOU. /
n naln for Al wour g. 1t is light tor al
: arm IS. /. il mar or from all storms, an
a II COL knows that some OF them hay
rou j. ,n"u, a now, they rejoice becsu-
trv afr oltaer way TO the congratulations
et'rta.
o.. the Lor &c has many fair and beat
:ui au tat"rs. III me Ia rest o. them Ali
sI~ waQs" JAYS are p.rIsansness an who's
paths are peace. Now. my brothers an
sis!ers- or have y rig IT to call you all S
Il know some people look back on their an
c"s'rai linz. an they see they are descenie
from the Pur'tans or Huguenots, and the
rrlotce in that. hut l look back on nv az
crsiral lin. and | see therein su n a minc
ling nnd mixture ofthe hloo OF all national
ties tha, isel akin to all tae worii. and b
'" my W tHr " VI 10 WuO GIosI 10
all people, I AZ r.ss you in the bonds OF un
ver>ai hrot herhoo =,
come out rs only a servant bringing a
Invitation TO n party. and / put it into you
hsni, saying. "Come. for all things are no,
rea'y.' and / uree I, upon you and ~con,inu
TO urge II. AMI beior" / get through / hop,
by the blessing OF Got, 10 compel you /,
some in.
We ust take care how we give the invit,
fon. My Christian frien p, / think som
:im's Va have jus, gon. opposite to Chris,
command, ant we have con- PEELED peop,.
stay out. Sometimes our elaborated ms: rue
tions have tern The hsn.irsnce. We grail,
nj" iron our theoioG cal seninarIes on silt,
AMI II takes five or SIX years b@fore We ca
come down an 1 s'ani RICH, beside tn. cres
masses OF the people. learning their joy
sor ow>. VICTORIES. defeats.
W." get our heats SO hr,mfui o. ,heoloclc,
Wis on that Wa have to stand very s,raicf
list they spill over. Now. what do the gres
, masses o; the pope care, about the tecs
n'caiitses o. rri'Sion? VITA, DO they cal
about the hypoS,aiic union or the diYerens
ts;ween suoispssrian AMI supraiapssriar
Whist 10 they care for your pro'ouni e.