Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-24
FR0NTHE SOUTH SEA
DR.. TALMAeE SENDS A LESSON FROM
FAR AUSTRALIA.

BROOKLYN, Sept 98.-Rev. DR.. Tai.
mage, who is now preparing to leave
Australia for India on his round the
world tour, has selected as the subject
for today's sermon through the press
1.-THE Tax Collectors Conversion, - the
text being taken from Luke xix, 0,
"This day is salvation come to this
house "
zaccheus was a politician and tax.
gathererI He had an honest calling, but
the opportunity for "stealings" was SO
large the temptation was too much for
him. The Bible says he Twas sinner
that is, in the public sense. How
many fine men have been ruined by off,
cial positionl 1t is an awful thing for
any man to seek Office under govern
ment unless his principles of integrity
are deeply fixed. Many a man upright
in an insignificant position has made
shipwreck in great one. As far as
can tell, in the city Of Jericho this Fac
cheus belonged to what might be called
the ring. They had things their own
way, successfully avoiding exposure, if
by no other way perhaps by hiring
somebody to break in and steal the
vouchers. Notwithstanding his bad rep
utation there were streaks of good about
him, as there are about almost every
man. Gold is found In quartz, and
sometimes in very small percentage
q The Thronging to See Jesus.
Jesus was coming to tow. The peo-
pie turned out en- masse to see him.
Here he comes. the Lord of glory, ON
foot, dust covered and road weary
limping along the way, carrying the
griefs and woes of the world. He looks
to be 60years Of age, when he is only
about 80. Zaccheus was q short man
and could not see over the peoples heads
& while standing on the ground, so he got
up into sycamore tree that swung its
arm clear over the road. Jesus advanced
amid the wild excitement of the surging
crowd. The most honorable and popu-
lar men of the city are looking on and
trying to gain his attention. Jesus, in
stead of regarding them, looks up at the
little man in the tree and says: "Zac-
cheus, come down. / am going home
with you" Everybody was disgusted to
think that Christ would go home with
DO dishonorable man.
I see Christ entering the front door of |
the house of Zaccheus. The king Of |
heaven and earth sits down, and as he |
hooks around ON the place and the fam
sly he pronounces the benediotion of the |
text, ''This day is salvation come to this
house -
Zaccheus had mounted the sycamore
tree out of mere inquisitiveness. He
wanted to see how this stranger looked
the color of his eyes, the length Of his
hair. the contour of his features, the
height Of his stature. "Come down."
aid Christ
Idle Curiosity.
And so many people in this day get
up into the tree of curiosity or specula-
ton to see Christ. They ask Thousand
queer questions about his divinity,
about Gods sovereignty and the eternal
DEGREES. They speculate and criticise
and hang onto the outside limb Of q
great sycamore, but they must come
down from that if they want to be
saved. We cannot be saved as philoso-
DUETS, Uub ttS llbll0 LO0 O0A4- |
not go to heaven by way of Athens. but
by way of Bethlehem.
Why be perplexed about the way sin
came into the world when the great
s,uestion is how we shall get sin driven
ont of our hearts How many spend
their time in criticism and religious
They take the rose of
Sharon or the lilly Of the valley, pull
ont the anther, scatter the oorolla and
hay, "Is that the beautiful flower of re-
ligion that you are talking about?" No
iiower is beautiful after you have torn
# all to pieces. The path to heaven is SO
plain that fool need not make any
mistake about it, and yet men stop and
coyil Suppose that, going toward the
Pncific slope, / had resolved that !
would stop until could kill all the
grizzly bears and the panthers on either
side of the way. Iwould never have
n0f 10 the Pacific coast. When went
ont TO hunt the grizzly bear, the grizzly
pHfr would have come out to hunt me,
lsG<e is a plain road to heaven. Men
Iap they will not take a step on it until
iI|iy can mako game Of all the theories
s'4t bark and growl at them from the
tAI>kets. They forget the fact that as
I|IH5 60 out TO hunt the theory, the the
rf< BONES ont 10 hunt them. and so they
DlHish.
Must BeoOms as q Little CHILD.
No must receive the kingdom OF
htsten in simplicity. William Penning'
t'.| Was one Of the wisest men Of this
'''t0iry--a governor Of his own state
'ss;:.'s 's:.E =fterward speaker OF the house OF
I'f'eentatiyes-yet when God called
NH 10 be Christian he went IA and
ft< tpwn among some children who
N|IA applying for church membership,
An8 ~ said 20 his pastor, Talk TO mo
5n4' ~ you do 10 these children, for !
hA4# pothing about IL" There IL no
nlsH{ 81 bothoring ourselves about mys-
'N'i't When there arc 20 many things
|'1' We plain,
f' Ludlow, my professor in tbe theo.
I'4sIf4i seminary, taught nae 4 lesson /
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