The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-04

BRooK1.YS. n Y. July Rev Dr.
TaImage, who is now nearing Aus
Gralia- on his round the world
journey. has selected for the subject
Of his sermon. through the press to-
day. The Royal Garden" the text
being taken from SolomOn's song ST.;
II am come into my garden"
The world has had a great many
beautiful gardens Charlemagne
added TO the glory of his reign by de-
creeinR that they be esta blished all
through the misunderstanding even
the names Of the flowers to be plan ted
there Henry VII at Montpelier est
"a bIished gardens Of bewitching
beauty and luxuriance. gathering into
them Alpine, Pyrenean and French
plants One Of the sweetest spots on
earth was the garden Of Shenstone,
the poet His writings have made
but little i'm preston upon the world;
but his garden. the Leasowes. will
be immortal To the natural advant-
age Of that place was brought the per
fiction of art Arbor. and terrace and
slope. and rustic temple, and reser-
voir. and arm. and fountain here had
their GROWING. Oak and yew. and
hazel put forth their richest foliage
There was no life more dligent- no
soul more ingenious than that of
Shenstone, and all that diligence and
genius were brought TO the adorn-
ment Of that one treasure spot
He gave three hundred pounds
for it: lie sold it for seventeen thou
sand And vet am to tell you Of richer
garden than any I have mentioned
1t IS the garden spoken Of in my text,
the garden Of the church, which be-
longs to Christ, for my text says So
He bought it, he planted it. he owns
it. and he shall have It Walter Scott,
IN his outlay at A bbotsford, ruined his
fortune; and now in the crimson
flowers Of those gardens, you can al
most think or imagine that you see
the blood of that old mans broken
heart The payment of the last one
hundred thousand pounds sacrificed
him But / have to tell you that
Christrs life and Christ,s death were
the outlay Of this beautiful garden OF
the church Of which my text speaks
Oh, how many signs, and tears, and
pangs. and agonies. Tell me, ye exc
cutioners who lifted him and let him
down. Tell me, We sun that didst
hide. ye rocks that fell Christ
loved the Church and gave himself for
it, If then the garden of the church
belongs to Christ, certainly he has a
right to walk in it Come then Q
blessed Jesus. this morning, walk up
nd down these aisles and pluck what
thou wilt of sweetness for myself
The Church, IN my text. IS appro-
priately compared to garden, be-
cause it is q place OF choice flowers. Of
select fruits and Of thorough irriga-
ton
The ~,-o,,19 - a s+rauoa Garden in
which there were no flowers If no
where else thew Will be along the
borders or at the gateway The home
lest taste will dictate something, if
il be the old-fashioned hO1vhOck, or
dahiia. or dafodil or coreopsis; but
ii there be larger. means, then you
VIII find the Mexican cactus and dark
reined arbutelion- and blazing azalea.
and clustering OIeander. Well. now.
Christ comes 10 his garden, and he
plants there some Of the brightest
spirits that ever lowered upon the
vorld Some Of them are vioIers IN
conspicuous but sweet in heaven
\ on have to search for such spirits to
ind them y on do not see them very
1ften. perhaps, but you find where
hey have Teen by the Frightening
lace Of the invalid, and the
,DElA u AlCLdAA- I'LL I'll LAC o-d-A--1
md the window curtains keep
np out the glare of the sunlight
They are. perhaps, more like the
-anunculus. creeping sweetly along
mid the thorns and briars OF life, Civ
ng kiss for sting, and many man
Who has had IN his way some great
black rock Of trouble, mas found that
hev have covered it all over with
low ering jasmine running in and out
mid the crevices These Christians
n Christ's garden are not like the sun
low er, gaucy in the light; but when
.ver darkness hovers over q soul that
reeds to be comforted, there they
tand. night-blooming cereuses- But IN
,hrist-s garden there are plants that
nav be better compared TO the Mexi-
an cactusmthorns without, loneliness
with sharp points Of
haracter. They wound almost every
ne that touches them They are
ard to handle Men pronounce them
lothinr but thorns. but Christ loves
hem. Notwithstanding all their sharp
esseS Many . man has had very
ard ground to culture. and it has
nly been through severe toll he has
aised even the smallest crop OF grace
"A very harsh minister was talking
Nth a very placid elder. and the
lacid elder said to the harsh minister
Doctor. do wish you would control
our temper '-Ah. - said the minis
sr to the elder, II control more
smper in five minutes than you do ia
We years 1t IS harder for some men
D do right than for others TO do
ght The grace that would elevate
on to the seventh heaven might not
eep your brother from knocking
ian down ! had friend who came
) me and said. i dare not join the
nurch-" I said. Why" ''Oh. he