The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-16
TALMAGE's SERMON.
The Astounding Grace of Christ and
His SACRIFICES
What He Surrendered to become the
saviour of Mankind-We Can Never
ruby Appreciate Ills self
Abnegation.

Rev. 7: Dewitt Talmage told again
the old, sota story of Astounding grace,
but dressed it in new garb in the tell
ing. His sermon was based on the
text:
Ye know the grace OF our Lord Jesus Christ,
that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes
He became poor.--lL Corinthians, viii.,s
That all the worlds which on cold
winters night make the Heavens one
great glitter are without inha bitants
Is an absurdity. Scientists tell us that
many OF these worlds are too hot or
cold or too rareted Of atmosphere for
residence. But, if not lit for human
abode, they may be tit for beings diff
ferent from and superior to ourselves.
We are told that the world of Jupiter
Is changing and becoming fit for crea-
lures like the human race, and that
Mars would do for the human family
with a little change in the structure of
our respiratory organs. But that there
IS a great world swung somewhere,
vast beyond Imagination, and that it
Is the headquarters OF the universe,
and the metropolis of immensely, and
has Il populat.o in numbers vast be-
yond all statistics, and appointments
of spiendor beyond the capacity of
canvas or poem or angel to describe, is
rs certain as the Bible is authentic.
Perhaps some OF the astronomers with
their big telescopes have already
caught glimpse of 1T, not knowing
what it is. We spell it with six let
tiers and pronounce il Heaven.
That is where Prince Jesus lived
nineteen centuries ago. He was the
Kings son. 1t was the old homestead
of eternity, and all it's castles were as
old as God. No frost has ever chilled
the air. Not tear had ever rolled
down the cheek of one of it's inhabit-
ants. There had never been a head
ache, or suicide, or heartache.
There had not been funeral in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant.
There had never in all the land woven
black veil, for there had never been
anything 10 mourn over. The passage
of millions of years had not wrinkled
or crippled or bedimn.ed any of its cit
liens. All the people there were in q
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:
''Nhat is sin? What is bereavement?
What is sorrow? What is death?" the
brightest of the intelligences would
have failed to give definition, though
to study the question there was silence
IN Heaven for half an hour.
The Prince of whom l speak had
honors, emoluments, acclamatIons,
such as no other prince, celestial or
terrestrial, ever enjoyed. As He
passed the street, the inha bltants took
off from their brows garlands of white
lilies and threw them in the way lie
ever entered any of the temples
without all the worshipers rising mp
and bowling in obeisance. In ali the
PROFESSIONS of the high days he was
the one who evoked the loudest well
come. Sometimes on foot, walking in
loving talk with the humblest in the
land, at other times He took chariot,
aud among the 20, 900 that the Psalmist
spoke of He was the swiftest and most
flaming; or, as when st. John described
Him, lie took white palfrey with what
prance of foot. and arch of neck, and
roll of name, and CLEAN of eye. is
only dimly suggested in the Apo
calypso. lie was not like other princes,
waiting for the father to die and then
take the throne. When years ago an
artist in Germany made picture for
the royal gallery representing the
Emperor William on the throne. and
the crown prince as having one foot
on the step of the throne, the Emperor
William ordered the picture changed,
aud said: Let the prince keep his
foot OF the throne till leave it."
Already enthroned was the Heaven
ly Prince sido by side with the Father.
WHAT circle of dominionl What null
titudes of admirers! What amending
round of glories! All the towers chimed
the Princes praises. OF all tho inhab-
itants, from tho center of the city on
over the hills and clear down to the
beach against which the ocean OF inn
mensesity rolls its pillows, the Prince
was the acknowledged favorite. No
wonder my text says that HE was
rich" Set all the diamonds of the
earth in one scepter. build all the pal
aces of the earth In one Alhambra,
gather all the pearls of the sea in one
diadem, put all the values of tho earth
AZ Oho 0hoooms Pus IA VIC voiuOo "a bho
earth in one coin, the aggregate could
not express His affiuence. Yes, St.Paul
was right. Solomon had in gold ResO,-
O0O,OOO, and In silver Ri,020, 377, 900
But greater than Solomon Is here.
Not the millionaire, but the owner
of all things. To describe His ce-
lestial surroundings, the Bible uses all
colors, gathering them in rainbow
over the throne and setting them IA
agate in the temple window, and hoist
Ing ID of them INTO the wall. from
striped jasper at the base to transpar-
ent amethyst in the capstone, while
between are green of emerald, and
snow of pearl, and blue Of sapphire,
and yellow of topaz, gray of chryso-
praise, and flame of jacinth. All the
lovliness of landscape in foliage, and
river, and rill, and all enchantment
aquamarine, the sea of glass mingled
with fire as when the sun sinks in the
Mediterranean. All the thrill of mu-
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