The commonwealth., 1898-12-09
DAWN OF A CENTURY
Df. Talmage breaches d The Bright
ness ia Which It Comes.
Anrrieu To-day lse Chooses satiaa of
God-nbaf theoid century Leaves
BrhIndIt-ChrlstIaniiE
surradfna.

This sermon 81 Dr. laimlEe is ~
anticipation 10 tEiBEs near ui hand aHg
. urges preparation for stirring eFenfsf
test. Chronicles. 1889 ~Ihe children
. of Issaehar witch Were men thar ha-
understandable % ibe times 60 ku]w
ubat Israel ought to 10
Great tribe. shat tribe oi eha-
/ When Joab toaE abe census tAere wtrc
[ 1880 % Them. Before The aimalac
w born through astrological stuls
they knew from stellar eanHgueti8Hs
ati about he seasons Of lie year Be
I fore agriculture became an aTi ihly
were skilled iu ihe raising % ps
I Before politics became science fhey
/ knew tie temper gf nations and when
4 ever ihey marched either for plea ore
( or war they marched uEder thrae-
/ c0l9rei faR topaz ardiHe and
I bIucle Bot ihe chief chaeeler
0t thsi tribe 81 IssactuF was that ntF
I uHdfnio15 ths tmcs Ttey were 81;
Z BIKE The political aUd moral iEa5uil5e-
I teHfs of oar fag uh0 are trying q
I guide ls1 5F the theories af I
/ They looked r' che divine Indications
in their own particular century. Sc
I We ought 10 arrslsrd tile sHues net
I thF times aher Amer uas ca.es
bHddlrd Def ai9Es tAe taaa
I coast bHi fbs times ltu she
( dips ore har1 d. tie eaH ca
side the continent d thc oth a1a
I in tha 1eesn 5 she aheT .5o rou
7 tueUf; t.m wh.ch rgJ Na ygrk
Narrow ar1 sAs Golden Horn g1 fhE
Paei6c w'lia cUe Gash "a sc{ve
telsErgrhy t.izes nbea Goa
recflT as sirslr as s5auEiy. us
I tremenaun 81 addressing hTvH
/ the eai'T EeTuager ar6 thF a
roFolgfinr II events IS s. ssr
dressed ihe reHt Or
through ths IEd!y Scriptures Ih
voice 1f God H pf1zdeace s a fan
I p1riart trs gfee n God Iu syraI n
fer ir rHT awH dag ue bave haE an1
aina.s Usrh tha1dtTs 0f tie 4luight
ard Na'garies 81 sasr8 Bee ard Gct1s m-
snes th1, scat great DROPS of b,3od
and Qireis sf ascension and MgHai
Pisghz az isr-rearhfrg ris.o1. Th
Lord who r0laaFd this worH sgeq
years ago and rnt hfs Son 10 redeem ft
near 900 yFsrs GO haFyet much 10 "a
w'ih Offs adiaHt hef aGonized ulauss
May God make us IKE DE children
lssachar (which were mau That bad
understanding II Tie times 10 know
what Israel ought 70 d8.
The grave 0fthis century wiII soon De
dug The cradle of fano{herceufuyf ,giji
soon Be rocked There ls something
moFing ibis Way out Of the eternities
toiaethlHg that thrills me. blauches me. I
pppalls me eshiiarates ME. enraptures
me li VIII Ureathe the orange bios
SONS for millions 0f weddings. II win I
beat The dirgc for millions 0f obee.
qujes. It will carry the rildsd ban
ners of brightest mornings and the
black Gags q darkest midniglts. The /
world wiIl Play the grand march 81 fts
heroes and sound the roguea march Of
its towards Other professions may
halt or break down on fall back. but
the pr0ee l0u led by thlt leader moves
steadily or aBd win soon be here. II
N'H preside over coronations aud de-
lhTonements. 7 bail 81 ] bless it! Ill
wt tieoms q! Tile twentieth century Of /
lhe Christian
hhaf mat "e pec; uI It and how /
FAait #e pfsFare fcr it are ths momeu-
toHs QUESTION: IproPes uow fo discuss.
hs in famil.s human nativity IS am
iicipied 6y I'D arcfitv and kindi- /
ness an3 solcmnity aud care ana hope
i#Enea 90 ought we pFayerfully. hope.
iVliy iHdHatrlousy confidently pre-
pare for the advent of ncw century
The nineteenth century must not treat
The twentieth on its arrival aa The
eighteenth century treated the nine.
ttenth Our century Inherited the
arrrfsfHe & H...4. ..5.a..V.