The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-08
AT THE TABERNACLE.
pR. TALMAGE breaches A SERMON
OF REMARKABLE POWER.

psAsluR Eioquence-Ehe 'eSe1 FFoP"seo
by Divlue Power Au Earnest Perora-
siop.
BRocKLYN, Jan. 28-Tho aaual
largo audience assembled in the Tabor
nacle today and listened to sermon of
remarkable power and interest by r v.
DR.. Talmage, the subject beine
"Festlvity." The text selected Was
Luke xiv, II, "Como. tor all things are
now ready"
It was one Of the most exciting times
in Eugllsh history when Queen Eliza
bath visited Lord Lclcester at KeDil
worth castle. The moment Of her nr-
rival was considered 90 important tha
all the clocks Of the castle were stopped
80 that tho hands might point to that ort
moment as teing the most Significant o
all. She Was greeted TO tho cato viii
floating islands and torches aud the ttun
der Of cannon and fireworks that SCI 1he
night ablaZe, aud a great burst OF mu''c
that lifted Tho whole scene into perfect
enchantment. Then ehe was. introduced
in dining hall, The luXries OF which as
tonished tho world. Fonr hundred s'r'
wants waited uprn the guests. IRE en.
tertainmcnt cost $500 each day. L'rd
Leicester made LhaA great supper IN
Kepilworth castle.
Cardinal Woscy entertained ihs
French nbnssaf0rS At Hnmp ~ court.
The bes cooks r all the land preVrI,u
tor tie banquet PnrveSors w'ut u,
ard Travelled all lhr king')Gm o cr to Il q
spoils for tho table Tie time cam
The guests were krpL dnGln. the ia,
hunting ID the kings pa,k, 80 that lhe,r
appelites might be k. Ell, and then in III,
evening, to The sound of the lruuJuctcrs
they were introduced INTO hull 'u:,:.
with silk AID cloh OF gold, md th(le
were lablts auliucr with imperial plal'.
and laoen with the rarest of meuls and
ablush with tue cOs;]!cst wines. An"
when the second course OF the teas,
came IL was found That The articles OF
food had been iasloued INTO the shape
OF mon, birds nno btusts, and groups
dancing. and j'ustiDg parties riding
against each otUtr With lnCea. Lmds
and PRICES aud en- bassadnrs out OF Guys
filed TO the Dr,m drank The health tira,
OF The king OF Entitaud aud next of the
king of France. Cardinal Wolsey pre-
pars d that great supper in Hampton
court.
But have to tell you Of q grsndor
entertainments. My Lord the King is
the barqueler. Angels are tho cupbear
ers. All the redeemed are tho gue sls. .
The halls of eternal love, irescoed with
light and paved with JOY and curtninctl
with uniadng beauty, are the banquet
ing place. The harmonics of eternity
are the musiC. The chaliGes Of heavcn II
are the plato, and l am one OF The scr
wants coming out with both hauds filled
With Invitations, scattering them any
where, and, oh, that tor yourselves you
might break the seal Cf the invitation
and read the words written in rcd INK of
blood by the trcmulous hand Of dying
Christ, Come DOW, for all things are
ready"
There have been grand entertainments
where was a taking ofl-tho wine gave
out, or the servants were rebellious, or
the light failed, but have gene oil
around about this subject und looked at
the redemption which Christ has pro
vided, and l como here to tell you il 10
complete, and l swing open the door of
the feast, telling you that "all thing arc
now ready"
In the first place, L have 10 announce
that the Lord Jesus Christ himself is
ready. Cardinal Wolsey came into the
feast after tho first course. He came in
booted and spurred, and. the guests arosc
and cheered him. But Christ comes III
at the very beginning of the feaet-aye,
he has been waiting 1894 years for his
guests. He has been standing on hls
mapgled feet. lie has had his aore hapd
On olJn no hoo
pressing his lacerated emples---waltir9,
waiting.
1t is wonderful that he has not been
Impatient, and that he has not said.
"Shut the door, and let the laggard stay
OUT" but he has been waiting. No ban.
queter ever waited for his guests so
patiently as Christ has waited for US.
10 prove how willing he is to receive us
l gather all tho tears that rolled down
his checks Ill sympathy for your sor
rows. L gather all the drops of blood
that chameled his brow and his back, q. d
his hands and feet, in trying to purchase
your redemption. gather all the groans
that he uttered in midnight chill, and in
mountain hunger, and in desert loneli
ness, and twist them into one crybttcr,
agonlzlng, overwhelming.
gather all the palms that shot from
spear and spike and cross joltiDg into
one pang- -remoreoless, grinding, ex-
crucatng. I take that one drop of
sweat on his brow, and under the gosps
glass that drop enlarges unul | see in it
lakes CT sorrow and an ocean of agony
That Icing standing before you now,
emaciated and gashed and CORY, coaXes
Tor your love with pathos in which
every word ls hearLbreak and every
sentence martyrdom. How can you
think he triiles?
Ahasuorus prepared least for $50
days, but this feast is for all etornily,
Lords and princes were invited 10 that. |
You and l and all our world are invited
TO this. Christ is ready. You know
that banqueters Of olden time used TO
wrap themselves IN robes prepared iol |
the occasion. So my Lord Jesus bath
wrapped himself in all that ls beau, fu(.
See how lair he is. His eye, his brow.
hls check, 30 radiant that the stars have
no gleam and the morning no brilliancy
compared With IL. His face rejecting