The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07

BROOKLYN March. 4.-From the
startling figure of the text chosen by the
Rev. DR.. Talmage in his sermon in the
Brooklyn tabernacle today. the preacher
brought out the radical truths Of the
Christian religion. It was sacranlental
day in the tabernacle The subject OF
the sermon was Christ. the Conqueror,"
the text being Isaiah xiii. !, who is
this that cometh from Edom. with dyed
garments from Bozrah-this that is
glorious in His apparel. travelling in the
greatness of His strength"
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 set
ting forth scenes Of severe conflict AS
now we often use the word Waterloo to
describe a decisive contest of any kind,
so the words Bozrah and Edom in this
text are figures Of speech descriptive OF
a scene of great slaughter. Whatever
else the prophet may have meant to de-
scribe. he most certainly meant 10 depict
the Lord Jesus Christ saying, who is
this that cometh from Edom. with ryed
garments from Bozrah. travelling i'm the
greatness of His strength"
When a general is about TO go out to
the wars flag and sword are publicly
presented 10 him and the maidens bring
flowers, and the young men load the
cannon, and the train starts amid
huzza that browns the thunder of the
wheels and the shrek OF the whistle.
But all this will give no idea Of the eX-
citement that there must have been in
heaven when Christ started out on the
campaign Of the worlds conquest. If
they could have fOreseen the siege that
would be laid TO Him, and the maltreat-
1nent He would suffer, and the burdens
He would have to carry and the battles
He would have to fight. ] think there
would have been million volunteers in
heaven who would have insisted on COM
ing along with Him. But no, they only
accompanied Him to the gate, their last
shout heard clear down 20 the earth the
space between the TWO worlds bridged
with q great hosanna.
An Untricd soldier.
YOU know there is a wide difference
between a mans going of to battle and
coming back again. When he goes off,
it is with epaulets untangled. with ban
ner unspecl1ed. with horses sleek and
shining from the groom. All that there
is Of struggle and pain is 10 come yet.
So il was with Christ. He had not yet
fought a battle He was tarting out,
a warm-hearted greeting there was a
gentle mother who folded Him in her
arms. and a babe finds no difference be-
tween a stable and a palace. between
courtiers and camel drivers. As Jesus
stepped on the stage Of this world. II
was amid angelic shouts i'm the galleries
and amid the kindest maternal minis
trations.
But soon hostile forces began TO gath
er. They deployed from the sanhedrin.
taI fl no efa
army. They came out from the Ceas-
aI'ean castles. The vagabonds in the
street joined the gentlemen Of the man
sion. Spirits rode up from hell and In
long array there came a force together
that threatened 10 put to rout this newly
arrived one from heaven. Jesus now
seeing the battle gathering lifted His
own standard But who gathered about
it,
How feeble the recruits. A few shore
men. a blind beggar. "a woman with an
alabaster box. another woman with two
mites and group OF ffiendless. money
less and pOsitionless people came to his
standard. What chance was there for
Him? Nazareth against Him. Bethla-
hem against Him. Capernaum against
Him. Jerusalem against Him. Galiiee
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 90 sur
render. But lie could not surrender. bic
could not apologize. He could not take
any back steps. lie had come TO strike
Tor the doliverauce Of an enslaNed race,
and lie must do the work Then they
sent out their pickets 90 watch Him
They saw In what house lie went and
when lie came out. They watched what
lie ate and who with, what lie drank and
how much. They did not dare To make
their final assault. for they knew not
but That behind Him there might be
reinforcement that was not seen.
But at last the battle came ~ wac
20 be more fierce than Bozrah, more
bloody than Gettysburg. involving more
than Austrlitz. more comhatants em-
ployed than az Chalon7. u ghustlior con-
nict than all the battles of the earth put
together. though Edmund Burlsos cetl-
mate Of thirty-fve thousand million of
itH slain BE- accurate. Tho day was Fri
day. The hour WAS between n and 3
o'clock. The field was "a slight hill0ck
h"tihWtht OF 1sth'alein' ne forces en-
Rhged were earth and hell, Joined 40 ale
les on on side, and heaven. represented
By solitary inhabitant on the other.
An Even Hattie.
The hour came. oh. what a time u
was think that that day the universe
looked on, The spirits that could be
spared from the heavenly temple and
could get conveyance Of wing or chariot
came down from above. and spirits get
Ting frlough from beneath came up
aed they listened. and they looked. nnd
they watched. oh, what an uneven brit
tie Two worlds armed on ono side, an
unarmed man on the other The rogl-
fment Of the Roman army ne that tlms
stationed az Jerusalem began the at
tack They know how 20 light for they
belonged 90 the most thoroughly drilled
army ~ all the world. With spears gilt
tei'inE IN the sun they oharged up the
hill. The horses pranCe ana rear amid
the excitement of the populace the heels
OF the riders plunged In the tanks. urg-
ing them on
The weapons begin 20 tell on Christ
See how faint lie looksi There the blood
starts. and there and there and there.
n Tie Is to have r,-euforcements. let
Him call them up now. No. Hc must do
this work nlpue-alpnc. lie a. dying
Feel for yourself Of the wrist: the pulse
~ feGblcr Feel under the arm: tho
warmth ~ lea8. lie "a dying Ave. they
pronounce Him dead And Just at that
moment that they pronounced Him dead
He rallied, ana from His wounds He un-
Hheathed a weapon which staggered the
Roman iegiOns down the Hill and hurled
the satanic battaliOns into the pit n
was weapon OF love infinite love, all
conqucring love. MightieT than javeln
or spear. n triumphed over all Put
back. ye armies ~ earth and helll
The tide Of battle turns. Jesus hath
Iaf a. ..N