Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-08
YET FOR YOUR SAKES
REV. DR.. TALMAGE breaches on
"FROM LILIES TO THORNS."
He Tells the Greatest Story Of All Times
In q New Way-His Celestial Departure
and Earthly Arrival vividly Contrasted.
The Prince Divine.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-In this dis
course Of Rev. DR.. Talmage the greatest
story Of all time is told in new way,
and all realms are drawn upon for illus
tration. His text was ii Corinthians
viii, 8, aye know the grace Of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor. "
That all the worlds which on cold
winters night make the heavens one
great glitter are without inhabitants is
an absurdity. Scientists tell US that
many Of these worlds are too hot or too
cold or too rarefed Of atmosphere for
residence. But, if not fit for human
abode, they may be fit for beings differ
ent from and superior to ourselves. We
are told that the world of Jupiter is
changing and becoming fit for creatures
like the human race, and that Mars
would do for the human family with
little change in the structure OF our
respiratory organs. But that there is
great world swung somewhere, vast be-
yond imagination, and that it is the
headquarters Of the universe and the
metropolis Of immensity and has a pop
ulation in nuiabers vast beyond all sta
tistics and appointments of splendor be-
yond the capacity Of canvas or poem or
angel to describe is as certain as the
Bible is authentic. Perhaps some Of the
astronomers with their big telescopes
have already caught glimpse Of it, not
knowing what it is. We spell it with
six letters and pronounce it heaven.
IKE Kings Son.
That is where Prince Jesus lived l9
centuries ago. He was the Kings Son.
1t was the old homestead of eternity,
and all its castles were as old as God.
Not frost had ever chilled the air.
Not tear had ever rolled down the
! cheek Of one Of its inhabitants. There
had never been q headache, or side
ache. or a heart ache. There had not
been funeral in the memory Of the
Oldest inhabitant. There had never in
ali the land been woven black veil,
for there had never been anything to
mourn over. The passage Of millions OF
years had not wrinkled or crippled o.
bedimmed any of its citizens. All the
people there were in state of eternal
adolescence. What floral and pomonic
richness Gardens Of perpetual bloom
and orchards in unending fruitage. Had
some spirit from another world entered
and asked: "What is sin? What Is be-
reavement? What is sorrow? What l.
death?" the brightest Of the intelli-
gences would have failed to give defmi-
ton. though to study the question there
was silence in heaven for half an hour
The Prince Of whom speak had hon
ors. emoluments, acclamations, such as
no other prince, celestial or terrestrial
ever enjoyed. As he passed the street
the inhabitants took of from their
brows garlands Of white lilies and threw
them in the way. He never entered any
Of the temples without all the worship
ers rising up and bowling in obeisance.
In all the professions Of the high days
he was the one who evoked the loudest
welcome Sometimes on foot, walking
in loving talk with the hum mblest Of the
land. but at other times he took chariot,
and among the 20, 900 that the psalmist
smoke Of his was the swiftest and most
flaming, or, as when st. John described
him, he took white palfrey with what
prance Of foot and arch Of neck and roll
of name and gleam Of eye is only dimly
suggested in the Apocalypse. lie was
not like other princes, waiting for the
fa,her to die and then take the throne.
When wears ago an artist in Germany
made a picture for the royal gallery
representing the Emperor William on
the throne and the crown prince as haV-
ing one foot on the step Of the throne,
the Emperor William ordered the picture
changed and said, "Let the prince keep
his foot off the throne till leave it
A Rich Dominion.
Already enthroned was the heavenly
Prince side by side with the Father
What a circle of dominionl What null
titudes Of admirers What unending
round Of gloriesl All the towers chimed
the Princes praises. Of all the inhabit-
ants. from the center of the city on
over the hills and clear down to the
beach against which the ocean OF in j.
mensity rolls its billows, the Prince was
the acknowledged favorite. No wonder
my text says that "he was rich. SET
ali the diamonds Of the earth IN one
scepter. build all the palaces OF the
earth in one Alhsmbra, gather all the
nearls of the sea in one diadem, put all
the values Of the earth in one eoin-the
aggregate could not express his atiu-
ence. Yes, st. Paul was right. Solo
mon had in gold $50, coo, 600 pounds
> and in silver 1,029, 900, S27 pounds
But a greater than Solomon is here.
Not the millionaire, but the owner
Of all things To describe his celes'
tial surroundings the Bible uses all
colors, gathering them in rainbow over
the throne and setting them as agate IL
the temple window and hosting IL ol
them into a wall, from striped jasper a
} the base to transparent amethyst IN the
capstone, while between are green OF
emerald, and snow Of pearl, and blue OF
sapphire, and yellow Of topaz, gray O.
chrysoprase and fame Of jacinth. AL
, the loyeliness Of landscape in foliag'
and river and rill, and all enchantmen
aouamarine, the sea Of glass mingled
with fro as when the sun sinks IN tn'
p Mediterranean. All the thrill OF music
!, instrumental and vocal, harps, trum
nets. doxologies. There stood the Prince
> surrounded by those who had under thei
). wings the velocity of millions OF mile
in second, himself rich in love- ricl
= In alteration, rioh in power. rich u
Is worship rich in holiness, rich IN al
n the fullness Of the Godhead bodily"
.,l A Contrast.
But one day there was a big disaste
70 IN a department Of Gods universe. 4
e race fallenl A world in ruins' ou
ulanet the scene Of catastrophel A gloo
IS swinging out into darkness, with noun
=, tains and seas and islands, an awtu
centrifugal Of sin seeming to overpowe
% the beautiful centripetal OF rignteou'
.~ran rao0bnd hoAX