The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
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Taught by sisds of Ancient Sacrifice
From q scsne OF old Dr. Taluage in
this sermon presents the old gospel
under smother phase; text, Levldcus
xiv. 81: And the priests shall com
msnd thst one of the birds be killed
in an esrthen vessel, over running
water. As for living bird, he shall
take ii. and the cedar wood, snd the
scsrle. sn6 the hyssop and shall dip
them ard the living bird in the blood
Of the >irdt hat was killed over
the running water, aro he shall
snrinkIs upon him that is to be
clesnsed from the leprosv seven times
and shall pronounce him clean and
shall let shelving bird loose into the
opsp feld."
The Old Testament to very many
people is 8 great slaughter house
strewn With the blood and bones
and horns and hoo's Of butchersd
aainels. It cfends their sight;
it 6isgusts their taste; it &C
tuallv usussates the stomach. But
to the Intelligent Christian the Old
Testsm-ut is magnificent corridor
through which JESUS advances. As
he appears at the other end of the cor.
rioor we can only see the outlines OF
bis chars Coming nearer, we
can descry the features. But when st
last he sters upon the platform OF the
New Testament, amid the torches OF
evangelis,s and apostles, the orches-
trss # heaven announce him with 3
blsst of ninstrelsy that wakes up
Bethlehem at midnight
There were great many cages OF
bir6s brought down to Jerusalem for
ac.i6cs- sparrows and pigeons and
tprtl- doves. lean b ar them now
Thistlios csroling and singing all
around ABOUT The temple, when leper
was to be cured of his leprosy, in Or
der to his cleansing two OF these birds
were taken. One Of them was slain
over an esrthen vssssl OF running
wster-that is, clear. fresh water-snd
then the bird was killed. Another
bird vas then taken, tisd to hyssop
branch and plugged by the priest into
the blood OF the first bird, and then
With this hyssop branch, bird tippled,
the priest would sprinkle the lepsr
seven tinss, then unite the bird from
the hyssop branch, and it would go
soaring into the heavens,
Now open your eyes wide, my dear
bre hern and sisters, and see that that
6rst bird meant Jesus apd that the
second bird means your own soul.
There is nothing more suggestive
than 9 cssea brd In the down OF
its breast you can see the glow OF
.usiern chimes IN the sparkle OF It's
eye YOU csn see the Ash OF distant
sea-. Iu its voice you can hesr the
sang It learned 10 the wildwood It
Is Child of the sky in captivity. Now
the dad bird Of my text. captured
from the sir, suggests the Lord Jesus.
who came down from the realms OF
light and glory. He once stood in
the sunlight CT heaven. BE was the
fsvorits Of the land. He was the
Kings Son. Whenever victory was
gained or 8 throne set up he was the
frs, to hear it. He could rot walk
incoenito along the streets, for all
heaven knew him. For eternal ages
he had dwsls amid tae mighty popuis
tons of heaven. No holiday had ever
6awned on the city when ne was absent
He was not like an earthly prince,
occasionally issuing from q palace
heralded by troop OF clanklng horse
guards. No; he was greeted every
where SIS brother, and all heaven
was perfectly at home with him
But one day there came word to the
palace that an insignificant island was
in rebellion and was cutting itself to
pieces with anarchy. Ihear sn angel
say: Let it parish. The Kings realm
is vast enous IN without the island
The tributes to the King are large
enough without that. We can spear
it" Not so," said the Prince, the
Kings Son, and Isee him push out
one day under the protest OF q great
compSuy. He starts straight for the
rebellious island he lands amid tn>
exscratious Of the inhabitants, that
grow in violence until the malice OF
esrtl hss smitten him, and the spirits
of the lost world put their black wings
over his dying head and shut the sun
out. The hawks and vultures swooped
upon this dove of the text, until head
and breast and feet ran blood-until
nnder the 6ocks and beaks Of darkness
tie poor thing perished. No wonder
it was bird tnat was taken and slain
over an earthen vessel Of running
wster. It was child Of the skies 1t
typi6e6 him who came down from
heaven in agony an6 blood to save our
souls Blessed be his glorious name
forever!
notice also in my tsxt that the
bird that wss slsin was q clean bird
The text demanded that it should be.
The raven wss never sacrificed, nor
the cormorant, nor the vulture. Il
must be g clean bird, says the text,
sad it sugguests the pure Jesus-the
holy Jesus Although he spent his
boyhood in the worst village on esrth,
although blasphemies we're poured into
his ear enough to have poisoned any
one else, he stands before the world
perfect Christ Eerod was cruel,
Henry VIII was Uucleaa. William III
was treacherous, but point out fault
Of our King. Answer me, ye boys
who knew him or the streets Of NaZa
rethl Answer me, ye niscresnts who
saw him diet The skepticsl tailors
have tried for 1,S00 years to fud out
one hole in this seamless garment, but
they have not found it. The most in
genious and eloquent in6del of this
day in the last line of his book, sll of
which denouaces Christ, ssys "Al
ages must proclaim that smong the
sons Of nan there is none greater
than Jesus So let this bird Of the
text be clean-its feet fragrant with
the dew that it prsssed, it bsak carry
irg sprig Of thyme and frskincenss,
its feathers washed in summer show
ers, 0 thou spotless Son of God, i'm
press US with thy innocence!