Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-29
THE LOOKING GLASS,
DR.. TALMAcE'S LESSONS FROM THE
JEWISH TABERNACLE.
The Doctrine of Mans Need of "a Redeemet
Is Referred to In Every Part of the Old
Testament as Well as the New.

Is Eeierrcd TO In Every Part of the Old
Testament as Well as the New.
BRooKLYE, Oct 2S.-Rev. DR.. Tai.
mage, who has left India and is now on
his homeward journey, has selected as
the subject Of his sermon today through
the press 1.-THE Looking Glass, -" his
text being Exodus xxxviii, s, "And he
inade the laver of brass, and the foot of
it was Of brass, of the looking glasses of
the women assembling.
We often hear about the gospel in
John, and the gospel in Luke, and the
gospel i'll Matthew, but there is lust as
surely gospel of Moses, and a gospel of
jeremiah, and gospel of David In
other words, Christ is rs certainly to be
found in the Old Testament as in the
New.
When the IsTaelites were marching
through the Wilderness they carried
their church with them. They called it
the tabernacle. 1t was pitched tent.
very costly, very beautiful The frame
work was made Of 4S boards of acacia
wood set in sockets of silver. The cur.
tains Of tho place were purple and scar
lot and blue and fine linen and were
hung with most artistic loops. The can
dlestick of that tabernacle had shaft
and branch and bowl of solid gold, and
the figures Of cherubim that stood there
had wings Of gold, and there were
lamps Of gold, and snutfers Of gold, and
tongs of gold, and rings of gold, so that
skepticism has sometimes asked, Where
did all that precious material come
from? 1t is not my place to furnish the
precious stones. 1t is only to tell that
they were there
The LaVcr of Cleansing.
| wish now more especially to speak
of tho laver that was built in the midst
of that ancient tabernacle. 1t was a
great basin from which the priests wash
ed their hands and feet. The water
cpmc down from the basin in spouts
and passed away after the cleansing
This laver or basin was made out Of the
looking glasses of the women who had
frCqucnted the tabernacle, and who had
made these their contribution to the
furniture. These looking glasses We're
not made of glass, but they were bra
zen. The brass was of very superior
quality and polished until it reflected
easily the features of those who looked
into it, so that this laver Of looking
glasses spoken of in my text did double
work. 1t not only furnished the water
in which the priests washed themselves,
but it also, Gu its shining, polished sur
face, pointed out the spots of pollution
ON the face which needed ablution.
Now, my Christian friends as every
thing in that ancient tabernacle was
suggestive of religious truth and for
the most part positively symbolical Of
truth / shall take that laver Of looking
glasses spoken Of in the text as all sug
gestive of the gospel, which first shows
us our sins as in mirror and then
washes them away by divine ablution.
Oh, happy day, happy day
Whom Jesus washed my sins awayi
The Mirror Of Truth.
/ have 10 say that this Is the only
looking glass in which man can see
himself as lac IN. There are some mirrors
that hatter the features and make you
look better than you are. Then there
are other mirrors that distOrt your fea'
lures and mako you look worse than
you are, but / want 10 tell you that this
looking glass Of the gospel shows "a man
Just as lac is When tho priests entered
tho ancient tabernacle. one glance at
the FURNISHED side Of this layer showed
tham their need " cleansing. 80 this
gospel shows the soul its need of divine
washing IAN have sinDed and come
short ~ tle glory ~ God. That is ono
showing IAN We, Ike sbeop have gone
aslray. That is another showing
Prom The crown u ihe head to tho sole
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