Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-19
A CHEERFUL CHURCH
REV. DR.. TALMAeEiNTERPRsTsA PAS
SAGE FROM soLoMoN's SONG.

SAGE FROM SoLoMON'S SONG.
The Worlds Great Preacher Explains the
Kind Of Church lie Has Tried to Make of
the Tabernacle-A Few Earnest Words
of Farewels-A sweet Name.
BROOKLYN, May 1.-THE Tabernacle
was crowded to the doors today when
Rev. DR.. Talmage took for the subject
of his forenoon sermon a passage of
Scripture which has been made the sub
ject of much discussion and various in
terprctation by modern ih~eologians. His
theme was, "a Cheerful Church." and
the text was selected from Solomon's
Song iv, /, "Bebold, thou art fair, my
love-"
Higher criticism says that this look
OF Solomon's song is a love scene, a for
lorn maiden signing for her beau. II
so, it is an u~nclean and t~iebauclled ut
terance inserted in the pure word of
God and is not fit for common reading.
Ny opinion is that it is an inspired ode
setting forth the feeling of Christ to-
ward the church and Of the church to-
ward Christ. Christ Is the bridegroom.
and the church is the bride. The same
words we can utter today t%ruthfnliy,
whether in regard to the church OF God
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