The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-07
THE PLAIN ROAD.
DIX. TALMAGE's SUNDAY THEME.
The Wayfaring Man, Though Fool,
Need Not Err Therein.

Text "And an highway shall be tnore:
and u way. and 1t shall be called, the way OF
holiness the unG,enn shall not pass over II,
but it shall be for those; the wayfarinS men.
though fools. shall not err therein. No non
shall be there nor any ravenous beast sha,l
go up thereon, it shall not be found there,
but tho redeemed shall walk there, and tho
rnnsomed OF tho Lord shall return and come
to Zion with songs and everlasting JOY upon
their heals. They shall obtain JOY and glad
ness. and sorrC W and signing shall lice away.
Isaiah XXXv., 8, 9. 10.
There arc hundreds OF people in this house
who want to find tho right road. You some
times see u person hating at crossroads, ana
ycu can toll by his looks that ho Wishes TO
ask n question IL to what direction he had
better take And [ stand in your presence
conscious Of tho fact that there are many OF
you hero that realize that there arc thoa-
sand wrong roads, but only ono right one,
aud take il for granted that YOU have com"
in to ask which ono u IL. Hero Is one rofi
that opens widely, bat l have not much faith
in it. rhrrc aro - great many expensive
toiicatcs scattered all along that way. In
GN"d at every rod You must pay III tears. or
nay III iSruutcNions. or pay in lagclationS.
On that road, II yOu get through it at all:
y0u will have ~ pay Your own way, and
since this differs so much from what | nave
heard i'm regard 10 til" rtr,ht way, believe II
il the WRONG way.
Hero IS another road. On either sid" - ii
are house,; OF sinful entcrtainme1s Ind inVi-
tationS tn come in an'i dino and rest. but
from the looks of the pcoplH VINO stand on
tho piazza. / am crr.ain il IL the WRONG
house and the wi"nc; Tay. Here Is another
road. II is very bvautitulan and macadamiZed.
Tho horses boots c!attCr and ring, and they
who ride over il spin along the highway un-
III suddenly they find thai tho road breaks
over an cmhankmrnt, and they try 10 halt.
uud they see the bit in the mouth oi the fiery
stccd aud cry: "ro! Ho!" But it is too late,
md. crash, they 20 over tho cmbnnkment
We shall turn and SEQ il we cannot tinh dill
fcrcnt Kind us road. Eou have heard OF the
Appiau wa II was $50 miles lonS. 1t was
twnntv-iuUr feet wide. and en- either side of
tho road was a path for foot passengers. Ii
was made out Of rocks cut IN hexagonal shape
and fitted together What road II must
havo been Made OF smooth. hard rock. 800
miles !ongi No wonder tina: IN the con
struction Of il the treasures oI - whole EN-
piro were exhausted. Because rt invaders
and tho elements and tiAl"--the old con-
uucror who tears up 4 road a. ne goes over
it-tEcrC il nothing lett OF th1t structur" but
ruin But have to tell you o. u road
built before tho Appi;n way and yet i j. ~
good as when first constructed. Millions ~
souls have gone over il Millions more viii
"ome
Tho prophets ani apostles, too.
Pursued this road white hr:" ""iOw.
Ne therefore Will. without d!sWay.
Still w.iN IN Christ. tn" -oni ola way.
ktrgt. THIS raiJ o., tho text il the King
hi=avay. In ,E.. diligence ynr dash on over
the Bernard inss Of the hiuS, milo a.t'r
,ui!r anL th"rH : not E" much rs u r'''d" :"
iar the wheels. You 20 over n.idcr' WHtth
cross chasms that max" y0u no Il your
breath, under proJc1tn: rock. aiohS Dy
d2ngcrJuS rr"'ipir", throuGh tunnels h-drtp
with the rlfiDcS pt the g!HcirrS aui per
haiS for thr iirSt time learn the majesty NJ 4
road built aud supported By Governmental
authority Well, nay Lore! the King decided
- build u highway from earth 10 heaven. II
should span all the chasms OF human
wyc;chrdncs<. ii should tunnel all the
mouut,Iius OF earthly difficulty; IT should be
wide enough and strong enough 10 mold
fifty thousand millions oi the human race.
if so manv OF them should ever be born; ]!
shoula ie blasted out OF the rock OF ages
and cemcntcd with tho blood of the
cross and be lifted amid the shout
ING OF angels and the execution OF devils.
Tho kiH.; ssnt His Son to build that road. He
the roa''Nhs '"Hip'c'1u W"rc1 nj; pIistcfeu
hand o.2: tho way, crying, 1t is finished"
Napoleon pa! Il 00CC0O frames for the build
ing OF tho S.mplOu road that his cannon
miGM - over for In" devastation or Italy
but o"E hiEg at great expense has built q
rOai tor p NIncrcut UVrrCS", that the han
nc.s OF h,;:y"uly dominion might come down
ovrg il. H'inG kings righway, oC course
it !& N,l i.lD I"ib-c. sn.cn!id!y ar,h"!
AM u'tr. ."i have ".g,u way AMI crushed
II" I '~ U.,"rs vino H;l"Tp.rl 10 cross th"n'
l'NsI Ns''.r, lt.'' N.tS "tlll l''liltl 40 %iT.t
thing - .Hf lrn wnr< dom, Ill .no.ui>
the riu!", pg lis luSr, .uI m,.lti'uar,
WDE"' vita i!ia! and Re drive; on Hut ar
.nH a,'"p ri n"t1n@ amid tn" p,audi'; Of ;;,lz-
in" worlds. IN" W.r'; i@ oono--wrii dome
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r1G" ". 80 urr rn!,i VAS h"couc mir.
AMI !r'N 'r H".H ~ h.a 10, i'"n prOp"r.,
cared I"" .Gt ay r'i- say tEr UncirIu ~.i".'
i;u, WAX 90 .H,$ vL" Epprl oD ci'H"r -. %,
20 throw away y..r Si"S. IL ."ai. j. y.n
"a"' ,o "'rr| ,h"m l''mg y"uHrn NJ; %. t..
r,S,;t ,cL.. fh", bridge viii nrcta. ih,.,
"E'TAHH:ihS ro'N~ via All, the might VIII !
como down leaving ruu at the mvrCv oI tie I
mOurtlLn bandits. nui II the very u"X, turn
OF the read You viii perish. But ii you ar /
really On this clean road nT which I have /
been 5!caHing, then you will stop ever and !
anon To wash in the water chat stands in IN" |
basin Oi the eternal rock.
Aye. At a m"%t every step OF the journey !
you will be crying out. Create within me- ,
Il c.ran heart If you have no such aspir;-
;.tions n that, it proves that you have mis- !
iai.Gn your way, aud If You will only look ,
mp ari see the l!n"crOoard above your head !
y,u ,"ay read npon il ~" worts, "rh"r" is, I
way iEIr sgrGcth ii-ht uu;o a man but tn"
IN, thrr,ul j. Inath.' without holmes no
'ran sra" SO" ;.r Lord and il you HAY" am.
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ra.-;g. -. "r. 20"
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-oni "ih" "dTiarin; ricu. though fools.
hal 40. err thc}"ia." That is. il II rran -
Gr,'. ,ourh, au IDIOT, uo can find this
road 'u-i a., we'll "a, il ne were Il phiIosopiirr :
h,y. the au-n,u~ stock 81 th.
t;c"t, aud joi'u~rt hy mob hDutinc az him (
;uS uu.E I".t I" luCch ON" ;it the gate ui
9tIE"n ""1 It n,,n';~ "!"l. WhIl" there ir..-
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