The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-08
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLyN DIviNE's SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "Christ the Conqueror.

! Tiki; "Who ishis G.d, comet, from Edon,
nil, dyed garments from, Bozrdh--tbis that is
| glorious in HIS apparel, trdreiinq in he great
ness Of HIS strenJthy'-Isaiah xiii, /.
! Edom and Bozrah. having been the scene
OF fierce battle. when those words ara used
/ hero or In any other part OF the Bible they
are figures Of speech setting forth scenes OF
severe conflict. As now we often use the
/ word Waterloo 10 describe n decisive contest
OF any kind so tho words Bozrah and Edom
In this text are figures Of speech descriptive
| of n 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 IL thisthat cometh from
I Edom. with dyei garments from Bozrah,
travelling In the greatness OF His strength?'
When general IL about TO go out TO the
wars. a flag and sword are publicly pre-
sentei 10 him. and the maidens bring How
srs, and the young men load the cannon.
and the train starts amid huzza that
. browns the thunder OF the wheels and the
shrics ofthe whistle But all this will give
40 idea Of the excitement that there must
h1ve been in heaven when Christ started out
Ou the campaign oi the worlds conquest. IL
they could have ioreseen the siege that
would be- laid to Hin. and the maltreatment
He would suiier. and the burdens Tie would
have TO carry. aud the battles He would have
to fight. think there would have been n
. 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 IL wide difference be-
tween a mans going of to battle and coming
back again. When he goes or, u Is with
. rpaulets untanged, with banner unspecked,
with horses sleek and shining from the
groom. All that there il OF struggle aud
pain i 10 come yet. So IL was with Christ.
lie hId not yet fought "A battle. He was
starting out. aud though this world did not
give Hon warm hearted greeting there was
| gentle mother VINO folded Him In her arms.
. And "A babe finds no difference between n
stable and u palace, between courtiers and
. camel drivers
A. Jesus stepped on the stage ofthis world
u was amid angelic shouts in the galleries
and amid tne kindest maternal ministra-
tions. Bu; soon hostile forces began TO
gather. Iney dcployad from the sanhedrin.
They were detailed IRON the standing army.
They cam" out from the Cmsarean castles.
/ The ytgabouGs Ia the street joined the gen
tlemen oi the mansion. Spirits rode up from
hell. AMI IN long array there came force
together that threatened TO put 10 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
u, u VI.
ulabis;er box. another woman with two
mites aud u group OF iriendless, moneyiess
ana pO-ltioness people came TO His standard.
What chance was there for Him? Nazareth
against Him. Bsthlehem against Him, Caper-
naum against Him. Jerusalem against Him
Galilee against HIN. the courts against Him
The army Hgains, Him, the throne against
Him. the world against Him. all hell against
Him. No wonder they asked Him to sur
Gender.
But lie could not surrender. He could moi
apologize. lie could not take any back steps
He had come 10 strike for the deliyerapce oI
AN enslavei race. aud He must do the work
Then they sent out their pickets TO watch
Him. They saw in what house He went and
when He came out. They watched what H'
ate. and who with what He drank. and how
much, They did not dare to mase''
a. "a. .o'c ....s-- - a. a.. .
-,ut at last the battle came. II was TO lie
more fierce than Bozrah. more blooiy than
Gettysburg, involving more than Austerlitz.
more combatants employed than at Chalohs
aghastiier conflict than all the battles OF the
earth put together. though Edmund Burke's
estimate Of thirty-fiye millions OF the slain be
accurate. The day was Friday. The hour
was between IL and 3 o'clock. The field
was slight hillocs northwest OF Jerusalem.
Tho forces engaged were earth and hell,
Joined ~ allies ON one side, and heaven.
represented 10y "A solitary inhabitant on the
Otupr.
The hour came oh what a time It was
think 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 getting turlough from beneath
came up aud they listened. and they looked.
and they watched. Oh, what AN uneven bat
] tynFld'a All an ail Ia M,
unarmed man on the other. The regiment
OF the Roman army at thar time stationed NJ
Jerusalem began the attack. They knew
how 10 light, Tor they belonged to the most
thoroughly drilled army OF the world. With
spears glittcring In the sun they charged up
the hill. The horses prance and rear
amid the excitement Of the popu'ace the
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 blood
starts. and there. and there. and there. II
He Is 10 have re-eniOrcements, let Him call
them up now. No He must do this work
alone. lie is dying. Feel for Yourself ol
the wrist the pulse is feeber. Feel under
the arm the warmth il less lie Is dying.
Aye, they pronounce Him dead. Aud Just
at that moment that they pronounce Him
dead He rallied. and from His wounds He
unsheathcd a weapon which staggered the
Roman legions down the hill and hurled the
satanic battaliOns into the pit. IL was
weapon OF lOye-iniinitc love. all conquer.
inc love. Mighter than jayelin or spear. II
triumphed over all. Put back ye armies o
earth aud he'll
The tide Of battle turns. Jesus hath over
come. Let the people stand apart and make
line that He may pass down IRON Calvary
10 Jerusalem, and thence on and out all
around the world. The battle is fought.
The victory is achieved The triumpha
march Is begCn, Hari to the hoofs OF the
warriors steed and the trdmping of great
multitude. for lie has many friends now
The hero OF heaven aud earth advances
Cheer. cheer 'Who is this that cometh
from EdOm, with dyed garments from Boz
rah, travelling IN the greatness OF HI;
slrsugth?'
We behold here a new revelation Of q
blessed and u startling fact People talk o.
Christ as though He were going TO do some
thing grand Tor us after awhile, He has
done il. Peopeta talk rs though ten or twenty
years from now, In the closing hours OF oui
life or In some terrible pass OF life, Jesus will
help us. lie has done the work already. III,
did II 1861 years ago. You might as we'll tall
OF Washington rs though he were going &
/ achieve our NATIONAL independence In 1850 MS