The Progress., 1897-08-14
DIVINE MAGNETISM.

Or. TALMAGE REGARDS CHRIST FROM
AN UNUSUAL STANDPOINT.
Sermon ON the Prophecy Of Isaiah. "Hia
Name Shall BE wonderful"-Dr. Tal.
mage Denies Reports Of His Dissatisfac-
tioa With His Church.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Dr. Talmage re-
ierring to recent reports as to the severance
of his present pastoral relations, has au-
thorized the following statement:
- have denounced the infamous false
hood concerning my dissatisfaction with
my Washington church and the statement
thnt had determined not to return there
Relations between that congregation and
myself are perfectly happy, and the chulch
las met all its obligations to me. Our at
tendance was larger last year than ever be-
1Oro. many moro people coming than we
could accommodate will be In my reg
u1ar pulpit the second Sabbath in Septem-
ber.''
In the discourse below BY Dr.. Talma9e
Christ Is looked at from an unusual stand
Ioint: His text Is Isaiah tx. q "Hh name
shall be called wonderful"
The prophet lived in q dark time. For
some 5000 years the world had been get
ting worse. Kingdoms had arisen and
perishet. As the captain Of vessel In dis
tress sees relief coming across the water,
20 the prophet, amid the stormy times In
which he lived. put the telescope of proph-
ecy to his eye and saw 7bO years ahead one
Jesus advancing to the rescue. I want to
show that when Isaiah called Christ the
Wonderful he spoke wisely.
Popular Pictures Of Christ.
In most houses there 10 q picture Of |
Christ. Sometimes 1t represents him with |
race eneminate; sometimes with . face /
despotic. have seen Vests grand sketch |
OF tho rejection OF Christ; have seen the
Face Of Christ az cut on an emerald, said
TO DO by command OF Tibexius Cesar, and
yet am convinced that shall never
know how Jesus looked until. 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.
ct Mark g sketch, at John g sketch and al
rauPs sketch. and I say. with Isaiah,
" Wonderfuli'
think that you arc all interested In The
story OF Christ. You feel that he is the
only one who can help you. You hoye
nnboundcd admiration for the commander
who helped his passengers ashore while he
himself persisted, but have you no admira- =.
tion for him who rescued our souls, him :
self falling back into the waters from |
which he had saved usp
Christ was wonderful In the magnetism
It his person.
After the battle Of Antietam. when :,
seneral rode along tho lines, although tho
oidiers were lying down exhausted, they :
.ose with great enthusiasm and huzzaed. |
40 Napoleon returned from his captivity ~
us nrst step on the wharf shook all the =
lingd"ins, and 100000 men joined bis !.
tan.'ard. 1t took 5000 troops to watch z
t'iA In his exile. So there have been men =
u wonderful magnetism Of person, but y
ear me while tell you Of a poor younp =,
IAN who came up from Nazareth to rro- :.
uce thrill such as has never been excited =,
any other. Napoleon had around him -
40 memories OF Austerlitx and jena and :,
'ndn jos. but hero was . man who had u
'ught no battles, who wore no epaulets. a.
no irandished no sword. He IS no titled | "
AN II the schools, for he never went to ~
h"ai He had probably never seen a SO
'in,e "r shaken hands with a nobleman. al
he eniy extraordinary person we know ..
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