The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-08-13
TALMAGE WILL STAY.
DENoUNCES REPORTS OF HIS DIS
SATISFACTION WITH HIS CHURCH.

netism of Christ-Isaiah's Prophecy o.
Christ the wonderful-His Miracles ant
His Infinite Sympathy For Mankind.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Dr. Talmage
referring to recent reports as to the sew
erance of his present pastoral relations,
has authorized the following statement;
II have denounced the infamous
falsehood concerning my dissatisfaction
with my Washington church and the
statement that had determined not to
return there. Relations between that
congregation and myself are perfectly
happy, and the church has met all its
obligations to me. Our attendance was
larger last year than ever before, many
more people coming than we could ac-
commodate. will be in my regular
pulpit second Sabbath in September. "
In the discourse below by DR.. Tai
mage Christ is looked at from an up-
usual standpoint. His text is Isaiah tx, 6,
Ellis name shall be called wonderful ="
The prophet lived in a dark time.
For some 5000 years the world had
been getting worse. Kingdoms had
arisen and persisted. As the captain of
vessel in distress sees relief coming
across the water, so the prophet, amid
the stormy times in which he lived. put
the telescope of prophecy to his eye
and saw, 750 years ahead, one Jesus
advancing to the rescue. want to show
that when Isaiah called Christ the
Wonderful he spoke wisely.
In most houses there is a picture of
Christ Sometimes it represents him
with face effeminate, sometimes with
face despotic. have seen Vests grand
sketch of the rejection of Christ. l have
seen the face of Christ as cut on an en-
erald, said to be by command of Tiberius
Caesar, and yet l am convinced that I
shall never know how Jesus looked IN
til, on that sweet Sabbath morning,
shall wash the last sleep from my eyes
in the cool river of heaven. | take up
this book of divine photographs, and
look at Luke's sketch, at Mark S sketch,
at Johns sketch and at Paul's sketch,
and I say, with Isaiah, Wonderful"
l think that you are all interested in
the story of Christ. You feel that he is
the only one who can help you. You
have unbounded admiration for the
commander who helped his passengers
ashore while he himself persisted, but
have you no admiration for him who
rescued our souls, himself falling back
into the waters from which he had
saved us?
Christs Magnetism.
Christ was wonderful in the magnet
ism of his person.
After the battle of Antietam, when "a
general rode along the lines, although
the soldiers were lying down exhausted,
they rose with great enthusiasm and
huzzaed. AS Napoleon returned from
his captivity his first step on the wharf
shook all the kingdoms, and 100000
men joined his standard. 1t took 5000
troops to watch him in his exile So
there have been men Of wonderful mag
netism of person. But hear me while
tell you of poor young man who came
up from Nazareth to produce a thrill
such as has never been excited by any
other. Napoleon had around him the
memories of Austerlitz and Jena and
Badajos, but here was a man who had
fought no battles, who wore no epau-
lets, who brandished no sword, He is
no titled man Of the schools, for he
never went to school He had probably
never seen a prince or shaken hands
with a nobleman. The only extraor-
binary person we know of as being in
his company was his own mother and |
she was so poor that in the most deli
cate and solemn hour that ever comes
to a woman's soul she was obliged to |
lie down amid camel drivers grooming
the beasts of burden.
imagine Christ one day standing in
the streets of Jerusalem. A man de-
scended from high lineage is standing
beside him and says: my father was
merchant prince. He had castle ON
the beach at Galilee. Who was your
father?" Christ answers, Joseph, the
carpenter. A ran from Athens is
standing there unrolling his parchment
of graduation and says to Christ,
"Where did you go to SCHOOL," Christ
answers, II never graduated Aha!
The idea Of such an unheralded young
man attempting to command the atten-
ton of the worldi As we'll some little
fishing village on Long Island shore at
tempt to arraign New York. Yet no
sooner does be set his foot in the towns
or cities Of Judea than everything is in
commotion. The people go out ON pic
mic, taking only food enough for the
day, yet are so fascinated with Christ
that, at the risk of starving, they fol-
low him out into the wilderness. A
nobleman falls down fat before him
and says, my daughter is dead" A
beggar tries to rub the dimness from
his eyes and says, Lord, that my eyes
may be opened. A poor, sick, painting
woman pressing through the crowd
says, 81 must touch the hem of his
garment" Children, who love their
mother better than any one else, strug-
gle to get into his arms, and to kiss his
cheek, and to run their fingers through
his hair, and for all time putting Jesus
SO i'll love with the little ones that there
is hardly a nursery in Christendom
from which he does not take one, say
ing: Il must have them. will fill
heaven with these. For every cedar
that l plant in heaven will have 90
t., 10 7 !