Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-09
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIvINE'S SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "ChrIst the Conqueror."

TEXT "WLo isG,is that comeh from Eiom
teh dgsi garments from Bozrdh-t,is that IS
glorious az HIS apparel. tdreling ia he great
ntss Of HIS strength Isaiah kill. /.
Edom and Bozrah having been the scene
Of fierce battle. when those words are used
here or in any other part OF the Bible they
are figures OF speech setting forth scenes OF
sewers conflict As now we often use the
word Waterloo 10 describe decisive contest
Of any kind. so the words BoZrah and Edom
In this text are figures OF speech descriptive
OF 4 scene of great slaughter Whatever else
the prophet may have meant TO describe, he
most certainly meant to depict the Lord Jesus
Christ saying, 'WhO is this that cometh from
Edom, with dyed garments from BOzrah.
travelling IN the greatness of His strength
When general is about to 90 out 10 the
wars, u flag and sword are publicly pre-
sentcd TO him, and the maidens. bring flow
ers. and the young men load the cannon
and the train starts amid a huZza that
browns the thunder Of the wheels aud the
shrieR oithe whistle. But all this will give
no idea Of the excitement that there must
have been in heaven when Christ started out
on the campaign OF the worlds conquest. IL
they could have foreseen the siege that
would he laid to Him. and the maltreatment
He would suffer. and the burdens He would
have 10 carry, and the battles He would have
to fight, ] think there would have been a
million volunteers in heaven who would
have insisted on coming along with Him.
But no they only accompanied him TO the
gate their last shout heard clear down to
the earth the space between the two worlds
bridged with great hOsanna.
You know there is Il wide difference be-
tween II mans going of to battle and coming
back again. When he goes OF, it is with
epaulets untangled, with banner unspecked,
with horses sleek and shining from the
groom. All that there is OF struggle and
pain is TO come yet. SO It was with Christ.
He had not yet fought battle He WAS
starting out. and though this world did not
give Him a warm hearted greeting there was
IA gentle mother who folded Him in her arms.
And babe finds no difference between u
stable and 4 palace, between courters and
camel drivers.
As Jesus stepped on the stage of this world
( it was amid angelic shouts in the galleries
and amid the kindest maternal ministra-
tons. But soon hostile forces began to
gather. They deployed from the sanhedrin.
/ They were detailed from the standing army.
| They came out from the Cmsarean castles.
The vaGabonds in the street joined the gem
tlemen OF the mansion. Spirits rode mp from
! hell, and in long array there came Il force
together that threatened to put to rout this
newly arrived one from heaven.
Jesus, now seeing the battle gathering
/ lifted His own standard. But who gathered
/ about II? How feeble the recruits few
Shoremcn, IA blind hecgar a woman with an
/ alahaster box, another woman with two
mites and II group Of iriendlesS, monevleS7
| and po7itionless people came to His standard,
! What chance was there for HIM Nazareth
/ against Him, Bethlehem against Him, Caper,
naum against Him. Jerusalem against Him.
Galilre against Him, the courts against Him.
the army against Him. the throne against
Him, the world against Him, all hell against
/ Him. No wonder they asked Him 10 sur-
render
Bat He could not surrender. He could not
! apologize. He could not take any back steps.
| He had come 10 strike for the deliverance 81
an cnslaved race. and lie must do the work.
Then they sent out their pickcts t. watch
| Him. They saw I'm what house He went and
when He came ont They watched what He
ate and who with what He drank, and how
! much. They did not dare to make their
final assault, for they knew not but that he
hind Him there might be II reinforcement
that was not seen.
But at last the battle came. II was to be
more fierce than Bo2rah, more bloody than
Gettysburg, involving more than AustcrIlt3,
more combatants employed than AT Chaons
II ghastllcr conflict than all the battles OF the
q eitlH pul lbStlHtT, lub'lsl I'luhbl l'hA ht
estimate Of thirty Ave millions OF the slain be
accurate. The day was Friday. The hour
was between II and o'clock. The field
was Il slight hliOck northwest OF Jerusalem.
| The forces engaged were earth and hell,
Joined IA allies on one side, and heaven,
| represented hy u solitary inhahltant on the
| other.
The hour came. oh. what time II was
| think that day the univ looked on. The
3 tb,t I,. al fHAF Ia,
heavenly temple aud could get conveyance
Of wing or chariot came down from above,
and spirits getting furlough from beneath
came up and they listened, and they looked
aud they watched. oh, what IN uneven hat
tie Two worlds armed on one side, an
unarmed man on the other. The regiment
OF the Roman army at that time stationed ut
Jerusalem began the attack. They knew
how 10 fight, for they belonged to tho most
thoroughly drilled army Of the world. With
spears glittering in the sun they charged up
the hill. The horses pranee and real
amid the excitement OF the pOpuRce-th,
heels of the riders plunged IN the Hanks, urg
ing them on.
The weapons begin to tell on Christ. See
how faint He looks There the blOot
starts, and there, and there. and there. |
He Is TO have re-enforcements. let HIN cal
them up now. No He must do this worl
alone. He is dying Feel for yourself o
the wrist the pulse is ieehler. Feel under
the arm the warmth is less. He is dying
Aye, they pronounce Him dead. And JUS
ut that moment that they pronounce Hin
dead lie rallied, and from His wounds III
unsheathed weapon which staggered thu
Roman legions down the hill and hurled the
satanic battalions into the pit. II was
weapon Of love-intnite love- all conquer
ing love. Mightier than javelin or spear, i
triumphed over all. Put back, We armies o
earth and hell
The tide OF battle turns. Jesus hath over.
come. Let the people stand apart and max,
line that He may pass down from Calvary
to Jerusalem, and thence on and out al
around the world. The battle is fought
The victory is achieved. The triMmpha
march is begun. Hark to the hoofs OF the
warriors stecd and the tramplng OF a great
multitude, fer lie has many friends no.
The nero OF heaven and earth advances
Cheer. cheer! Who is this that comett
from Edom, with dyed garments from Boz
Eah travelling in tho greatness of Hi
strengthY'
We behold here a new revelation Of
blessed and II startling fact. People talk 0
Christ us though He were going to do some
thing grand for us after awhile. He ha
done II. People talk as though ten or twent,
years from now, in the closing hours OF on
life or in some terrible pass OF life, Jesus will
help us. He has done the work already IL
did It 1861 years ngo. You might as well tall
OF Washington as though he were going t
achieve our national independence in 1850 a
TO speak of Christ rs though lie were goint
TO achieve our salvation in the future H
did It in the year OF our Lord 33-lSG
years ago-on the field of Bo2rah, thu
Captain Of orr salvation lighting unto dealt
for your aud my emancipation.
Alive have to do Is to accept that fact il
our hearts, and we are free for this world
and we are free for the world to come
But lest we might not accept, Christ come
through here to-day "travehng In the great
. o. 18th q 10 fall VA TINT II