Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
DEATH IS A VICTORY.
THE SUBJECT OF DR.. TALMAGE'S
EASTER SERMON.

DIsapprove of the Resurrection.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Rey. DR.. Tai
mage preached twice today in New
IYork-at the Academy of Music and
the West Presbyterian church-on both
occasions to crowded audiences. One Of
the sermons was on the subject Of "Eas-
ter Jubilee" " the text being taken from
/ Corinthians xv, "a, Death is swal-
lowed up in victory"
About 1861 Easter mornings have
wakened the earth. In France for three
centuries the almanacs made the year
begin at Easter until Charles TX made
the year begin at Jan. 1. In the Tower
of London there is a royal pay roll OF
Edward |, OIL which there is an entry OF
h8 pence for 400 colored and pictured
Easter eggs, with which the people
sported. In Russia slaves were fed and
aims were distributed on Easter.
Ecclesiastical councils met at Pontus,
at Gaul, at Rome, at Achaia, to decide
the particular day, and after d contro-
versy more animated than gracious de-
cided it. and now through all Christen-
dom in some way the first Sunday after
the full moon which happens upon or
next after March 2l is filled with Easter
rejoicing. The royal court Of the Sab
baths is made up Of 80. Fifty-one are
princes in the royal household, but Eas-
ter is queen. She wears richer diadem
and sways a more jeweled scepter, and
in her smile nations are irradiated. We
welcome this Queenly day, holding high
ND in her right hand the wrenched OIL
bolt Of Christ's sepulcher and holding
high up in her left hand the key to all
the cemeteries in Christendom.
Ny text is an ejaculation. 1t is spun
ont of halleluiahs Paul wrote right on
in his argument about the resurrection
and observed all the laws Of logic, but
when he came to write the words of the
text his fingers and his pen and the
parchment on which he wrote took fire.
and he cried out, death is swallowed
ND in victoryl' 1t is a dreadful sight
to see an army routed and flying. They
scatter everything valuable on the track.
Upwheeled artillery Hoof or horse on
breast of wounded and dying man. You
have read of the French falling back
from Sedan. or Napoleon's track Of 80,
600 corpses in the snowbanks of Russia,
or of the five kings tumbling over the
rocks of Bethoran with their armies
while the hailstorms Of heaven and the
swords OF Joshua's hosts struck them
with their fury.
The Hosts of Evil.
But in nv text is worse discom'
6ture. 1t seems that black giant pro
posed to conquer the earth. he gather
cd for his host all the aches and pains
and maladies and distempers and cpl
denies of the ages. He marched them
down. drilling them in the northeast
wind, amid the slush Of tempests. dc
threw up barricades of grave mound
He nitohed tent of charnel house. Some
Of the troops marched with slow tread
commanded by consumptions; some IL
double quick, commanded by pneumo
Mas. Some he took by long besiegemen'
of evil habit and some by one stroke OF
the battleax of casualty. With boDy
hand he pounded at the doors OF hospi
tails and sickrooms and won all the VIC
tories in all the great battlefelds of al
the five continents. Forward, march
the conoueror Of conquerors, and all TIT
generals and commanders in chief, an'
all presidents and kings and sultan
and czars drop under the feet OF his wa
charger.
But one Christmas night his antago
mist was born. AS most of the plague
and sicknesses and despotisms came on
of the east it was appropriate that TN
new conqueror should come out OF Tn
same quarter. Power is given him t.
awaken all the fallen Of all the centu
, ries and of all lands and marshal then
against the black giant Fields have al
ready been won, but the last day VII
sea the decisive battle. When chris
shall lead forth his two brigades, tn
brigade of the risen dead and the brl
eade of the celestial host, the blaol
, giant will fall back, and the brigad
from the riven sepulchers will take hin
from beneath, and the brigade OF dc
scending immortals will take him fror
above. and death shall be swallowe
q up in victory" The old braggart tina
> threatened the conquest and demolltlo
Of the planet has lost his throne, ma
= lost his scepter, has lost his palace ma
D lost his prestige, and the one word VIII
ten over all the gates Of mausoleum an
oataoomb and metropolis, on cenotap
: and sarcophagus, on the lonely calrn {
the arctic explorer and on the catafalqu
4 Of great cathedral, written in capital
of azalea and Gala lily, written IN mt
u sical cadence, written in doxoiogy
great assemblages, written on the scull
tured door of the family vault, is 'Nl'
tory " Coronal word, embannered wore
apocalvptic word, chief word OF trlun
p nhal arch under which conquerors II
turn Victory Word shouted at Cull'
u den and Balaklava and Blenheim;
u MeQiddo and Solferino; at Marathon
h where the Athenians drove back tf
Medes: at Poictiers, where Charles Ma
y Tel broke the ranks of the Saracens;
J SaIamis, where Themistocles in II
= great sea 6ght confoulided the Persian
, and at the door of the eastern cavern
chiseled rock, where Christ came OF
d tbrouqh a recess and throttled the kin
| of terrors and put him back in the mol
from which the celestial conquefor ha
tjust emerged. Aha, when the jaws
} the eastern mausoleum took down q
bIaok giant death was swallowed Q
4. in victoryr'
Abolition Of Death.
l. proclaim the abolition OF dealt
d The old antagonist is driven back in
mythology with all the lore about Sty
ian ferry and Charon with oar al
y boat We shall have no more to do WI
r death than we have with the cloakroo
"A at a governors or presidents leve
!. We stop at such cloakroom and lea'
In charge Of tho servant our overcoa
D. our overshoes, our outward apparel TN
er we may not be impeded in the brillial
q round Of the drawing room. Well, II
- Ia N