Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-08-12
THE IVORY PALACES.
DR.. TALmAoE ON THE GLoRlES OF
THE WORLD TO COME.
The Attractivrprss III Christ. who
opens the Way For iI.s Faithful
Followers - The Ca.f.tian's Guide
60 Heaven.

"Opens the WAY Far I.s Faithful
Followers - The Ca.I-tinn's Guide
90 Heaven.
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WAsHiSGToN. July 80 In this dis
course Dr. Talmagc sets forth the rlorics
If the world to come aud the attractive
ness Of the Christ. VINO opens the way:
text. Psalms xiv. :. "All thy garments
smell Of myrrh and alocs and casSia ont
Of the ivory palaces"
Among the grand adornments 81 the
city of Paris j. the Church of Notre
Dame. with its great towers and clabo-
rate rose windows and sculpturing of the
last Judgment. with the trumpcting an
gels aud rising dead; its battlcments of
quatre foil: it, sacrisiy. with ribbed cell
ing and statues of saints. but there was
nothing in all that building which more
wildly appealed to my plain republican
tastes than the costly vestmenis which
lay in oaken presses robes that had
been embroidered with gold and been
worn 10y popes and archbshops On great
occasions There was robe that had
been worn by Plus VII al the crowning
Of the first Napoleon. There was also
a vcstment that had been worn NJ the
baptism OF Napoleon II. As our guide
opened the oakcn presses and brought
out these vestments Of fabulous cost and
lifted them M the fragrance Of the
pungent aromatics in which they had
been preserved filled the place with
sweetness that was almost oppressive.
Nothing that had been done in stone
more wildly impressed me than these
things that had been done in cloth and
embroidery and perfume But today
open the drawer Of this text. and ! look
upon the kingly robes Of Christ. and as
lift them. flashing with eternal jewels.
the whole house house is filled with the
aroma Of these garments. whirh smell
Of myrrh and aloes and cassia out OF the
ivory palaces.
In my text the King steps forth. His
robes rustic and blaze as he advances.
His pomp and power and glory ovcrmas-
ter the spectator More brilliant is he
than Queen Nashti. moving amid the
Persian princes: than Marie Antoinctte
on the day when Louis NNl put upon
her the necklace Of 500 diamonds than
Anne Bolcyn the day when Henry VIII
welcomed her Ia his palace all beauty
and all pomp forgotten while we stand
in the presence 81 this imperial glory.
King of Zion. King Of earth, King Of
heaven. King forever. His garments
not worn ont. not dust bedraggled, but
radiant. and jcwelcd. and rcdolcnt. II
seems as IL they must have been pressed
a hundred years amid the flowers 81
heaven. The wardrohes from which
they have been taken must have been
sweet with clusters Of campfire. and
frankincense. and all manner of precious
wood. DO YOU not inhale the odors:
Aye. aye. They smell 90 myrrh and
aloes and cassia out Of the ivory pal
aces"
Your first curiosity is 10 know why the
robes of Christ are odorons with myrrh.
This was bright lcafcd Ahyssinian
plant IL was irifoliated The Greeks.
Egyptians. Romans and Jews bought and
sold IL NJ a high price. Til. first present
that was ever given "a Christ was n
sprig % myrrh thrown on his infantile
bed ia Bethlehem and the last gift that
Christ ever had YVES myrrh pressed into
the cop - his erucifiNion. The natives
would take = stone and bruisc the tree.
and then i would exude gum that
would saturate all the ground beneath.
This gum WAS used FOR purposes Of mer-
chandi~c One piece 81 IL no larger than
: chestnut would whclm whole room
with adors II was put in closets. in
chests. in drawers. in F"oms. and its per
fumc adhered almost Unfortunately to
anything that was anywhere near IT, SO
when in my text | read that Christ ;
garments smell Of myrrh I Immediately
conclude the exquisite sweetness Of
Jesus.
! know that To- many he Is only like
any historical person anothrrJ John How
ard. another philanihropic Ohcrlin. an
other confucius a grand subject for a
painting. heroic theme for n poem. a
beautiful form FOR q statue. hut to those
who have heard his voice and felt his
pardon and received his hcnedirtion he
j. music and light aud warmth and thrill
and eternal fragrance. sweet friend
sticking to you when all else beiray. lift
ing you up while others try To- push you
down. not 80 much like morning glori"s
that bloom only when the sun i coming
up. nor like four o'clocks." that bloom
only when the sun is going down. hut
like myrrh. perprtually aromatic. the
same morning. noon and night. yester-
day. today. forever II seems as IL
We cannot wear him out. We put on
him all our burdens and aillict him with
all our griefs aud set him foremost in all
our battles. and yet he is ready To- lift
and 10 sympaihze aud 10 help. We have
80 imposed upon him that one would
think IN eternal affroni he would quit
our soul. and yet today he addresses us
with the same tenderness. dawns upon
us with the same smile. piiics us with
the same compassion.
There is no name like his FOR rs II j.
more imperial than Caesars. more mu-
steal than Beethov~n's. more conauering
than Charlemagnc' more eloquent than
Ciccro's. II throhs with all life. II
wecps with all paihos. II groans with
all pain. II stoops with all eondesccn-
sion. II breathes with an perfume. Who
like Jesus Ia set broken bone. Ia
pity homeless orphan. 10 nurse n
sick man. To- take prodigal back
without any scolding. 10 iluminc Gem
etery al plowcd with graves. to make a
queen unto God out 81 the lost woman.
Co catch the tears Of human sorrow ii =
lachrymatory that shall never bc broken :
Who has Such an eye 70 see our need,
such lip Co kiss away our sorrow. such
a hand 10 snatch rs out of the fire. such
foot to trample our enemies. such u
heart TO embrace all our necessities:
struggle for some metaphor with which
90 express him he Is not like the
bursting forth Of n full orchestra. that is
too loud. He is not like the sea when
dashed 20 rage by the tempest; that is
too boisterous. He Is not like the noun
tain. its brow wreathed with the light
nings: that is too solitary. Give us a
softer type. gentler comparison We
have seemed to see him with our eye.
aud 10 hear him with our ears aud q
touch him with our hands. oh. that to
day he might appear 90 some other one
OF our Eve senses! Aye. the nostril shall