The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-06
DR.. TAlMAGES SUNDAY SERMON.
A GOSPEL MESSAGE.
Subject. "The Glow of Sunsets

1
Two villagers, having concluded their
errand In Jerusalem. have started out ut the
| city gate and are on their way 10 Emmaus
the place OF their residence. They 90 with n
SAD heart Jesus, who had been their ad.
| miration and their Joy. had been basely
massacred and entombed. AZ. with sad face
ard broken hear., they pass on their way a
Stranger accosts them. They tell Him their
anxieties and bitterness OF soul He I'm turn
talks TO them. nightly expounding the
scriptures. He throwsov them the fascna-
| ZION OF intelligent conversation. They for
f, get the time and notice not the objects thew
| pass, and before they are aware have come
up In front OF their house. They pause be-
| lore the entrance aud attempt 10 persuade
the stranger to tarry with them. They press
upon Him their hospltalities. Night is coming
| on, ana lie may meet prowling wild beast
| or be Obliged to lie unsheltered from the
dew. He cannot go much farther now. Why
not stop there and continue their pleasant
conversations They take Him by the arm
and they insist upon His coming in, address.
ing Him in the words. "Abide with us, for II
| Is toward evening""
The candles are lighted; the table isspread,
pleasant socialities are enkindled. They re-
loice In the presence OF the stranger guest.
He asks blessing upon the bread they eat
and He hands piece OF Il to each. Suddenly
and with overwhelming power the thought
flashes upon the astonished people--it Is the
| Lord! And as they sit In breathleas wonder.
| looking upon the resurrccted body OF Jesus
lie vanished. The interview ended, He was
| gone.
With many OF us It is bright, sunshiny
| day OF prosperity. There Is not a cloud ia
the skyi not leaf rustling in the forest no
emu In the mir. But we cannot expect all
this TO Inst He Is not an intelligent man
who expects perpetual daylight OF 10y. The
sun VIII after awhile near the horizon. The
shadows will lengthen. While speak many
OF us stand In the very hour described in the
text, "ior II IL toward evening"" The re-
quest OF the text Is appropriate Tor some be-
! lore me, Tor with them II Is toward the even
| ing oi old age They have passed the meridian
| OF life. They are sometimes startled 10 think
how oldthey are They do not however, liketo
have others remark upon IL. IL Others sug-
gest their approximation toward venerable
appearance, they say, "Why, I'm not so old
after ALL" They do. indeed. notice that they
cannot lilt quite so much as once. They
cannot walk quite so fast. They cannot
read quite so well without spectacles. They
canuot so easily recover from a cough or
any occasional ailment. They have lost
their tnste for merriment. They are sur.
grised at the quick passage Of the year.
| lhei say that II only seems n little while ago
| that they were boys. They are going a little
| down hill. There is something In their
health, s,mething in their vision, something
In their walk, something in their changing
| associations. something above, something
beneath, something within. 10 remind than
that it is toward evening.
| The great want of ali such is to h,yo Jasus
| abide with them. IL is dismal thing TO be
getting old without the rejuvcnating infiu.
ence OF religion. When we stepon the down
grade OF life and SEQ that II dips to the verge
OF the cold river. we want TO behoId some
| one near who will helm us across n Vben
the sight loses lis mower q gIanceand ,a,har
up, we need the faith thar can iIlumina,e
When we feel the failure of tho ear we nee,
the clear tones OF that voice which in olden
| times broke mn the sllenee of tbe doaf ,.i,i,
cadence of mercy. When tbe axmon ~
~. IN whole forests y, sire ~. -
pBht hel the .Is an 4, al
t-E~r'.. . 'ni-s s"S. ~ So. '.
sing id our branches When the sbadow,ss
begin to fall and we feel that the dav Al fnr
spent, we need most OF all TO supnlIcate The
strong beneflcent Jesus in the PRAYER OF the
villagers. "Ablde with us for n is .o,yard
evening"
The feuuest OF the text IA an nnnronris,
| exclamation for nil those who ara annroachaJ
In the gloomy hour of temptation. Tbera "a
nothing easier thnn to be GOOD natured ,rhen
eyerythinr plesses or 10 The hnmhle yhen
here Is nothing 10 onnose ms or for,iyins.
when we nave NOT been assaiied or 6onas,
when we have no inducoment 10 ,ra,,5 ~,
vou have fell the rronnlo oT some tc,rtta,
lion. Your nature nj some time ouol,od nr 4
yroaued under the internal force Won t.i,
hat the devil was after Won You snv vour
Christian grnces retre9ting Won 10, go"i yc5
nat Won would fall I'm the awful wrestlo ,yitb
,in and be thrown into the dust rbn Gloon,
,bickened. The first indico,Ions NJ Tho ni,bt
| wore seen I'm nil the trombliny of your s|,,i
in all the infernoi aforementioned of Satan g.;
an tho surving mn oS tumuIt,,ora nosDiora m
and excitements, You feIt with o,yfni ON,
nbnsis that n yvns tovard avenjr,. In ,ho
iempted hour Won need to as, Jasrs ~
abide with Won You rnn bent hant ybo No, ", W
stor tbot wSniI do,,o',r ,n,, w, W, 'i'S
horse the sin TINT wcnld ride Won Iov."
You cnn shnrnen tbe hattlaox ,S,,h v,bIah
| Iou split the hend of belme,od obnmi,ntinn
Who helned Paul sbai,e ,ho Irozo,' ',n,,ui
Seort Of Felix1 Wbo oc,oj Ito - sa'fheou.
when nll the crey bowIod an re Wo' H.
rnnean ebinwrccL2 VIZ La,,a, '.o ~ ,nVul %
~ be Arm when ona VII ~, 'so ,td anniui -
ion wo,Id bnre ruaas,n'n , " s,i ruIau'@, !,
he ,ol;e md mn ont the Lind,,nn eran W. ~