Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-01-11
Dr.TALMAGE SERMON
THE GREAT DIVINE'S ELOQUENT
MESSAGE.
Subject: Cradle OF Christ-Shadows and
Sunshine on That Lowly Ted-The
Story of the Incarnation Told in a
New Way-Isr- of the Festival.
fCcpyrigIi', I,,ui, Klopsch. 1871

fCopyrieI', L,ui, Klnpsch. 1891
W%AsHISGroS. u. C.-The story oft1ai In
carnation Is here told BY DR.. Talmaga in n
new way, nni practical use is mad, o.
these days OF fc-tivity: text. Matthev. j.,
IL, $50 all the generations from ABRAHAM
70 David are fourteen generations, and
from David until the carrying away into
Babylon are fourteen generations, and
rom the carrying away into Babylon unto
Christ are fourteen generations"
From villa: many consider the dullest
and most unim oortant chapter - the NV
Testament take my text and fni it full
OF practical, startling an1 eternal inter
est. The chapter IA the front door Of tho
New Testament. through which all the
spiendora OF evangelism and apostOlicity
enter. Three times fourteen generations
are spoken o. in nay *~te1t-that il, forty
Two notwithstanding down 20 Christ.
They al! had relation 70 Hin, AMI at least
iorty%w o Gen"rations past affect US. II
they were good. we fee! the result Of the
GocoAes% H:.:sy were b.!, Sc fec the
result or their Wicsciness. r. some were
good aud some were bal, it Is an inter
mingling Influence That puts its mighty
Oand upon US. And az we feel the effect o.
at least forty-two generations past va will
In turn influence ut least for y wo cener-
atiCns to come, II the world shalt last n
thousand years. 50. You SCI, the cradle
Is more important than the grave.
propose to show you some Of the eha1-
oWs upon the Chri-tic crafi" OF Brthiehan
-Gnl 'heu we sr-a'fne tn't pore IN u"pn
the pillow OF straw. Notice among TIE
shadows on that Infants bed that there
was here and tners Il specimen Of dl4solute
ancestry. beautiful Bath His aneestres-1
Oh, yesi Devout Asa oncof His forcfnthers?
Oh, yes! Honest Joseph His father? Oh,
yes! Holy Mary Iis Mother? Oh. ves!
But in that genealogical Table wers IDOL
HfrIgtn snl nr,n
Eehoboatn and some men whose abouiina-
tons may not b" p"trticIlarizri. 50 You
sec bad men may have guoi d~escendlnta.
One Of the most conserrat.l mon ever
knew was the son Of Il man who lived and
died n blaaph"nrr. In the line OF an OPP
prea9ive Eehptoam comes Il gracious and
mercifui ana glorious Christ. Grrac en-
cOuragamen for thoS. who bad in tho
forty-two generations that preceded them.
however close by tr however tar back.
some Instance If perni.i3us and b:lefuI
and corrupt an sc-try.
10 my management. / found IN those Darts
Of Australia 10 which many year. ago fell.
ons were transported from England that
the percentage OF crime wis less than in
those parts or Australia originally settled
by honest men and good women. some
who are now on jaiiciai benches in Austria
lia, and in high governmental positions.
and in learned ant useful Professions. and
leaders in social life, are the eranisons and
granddaughter 81 mcti and women who
We're cXiied from Great Britain to Austria
Tia for arson and thcft and assault and
fraud and MurIer. so YOU see it IL posi-
bio fOr the de>ceu iaut5 Vi those WHO do
wrong TO DO right.
Meanwhilc keep carefully your famiiv
records. Tho old place for tho family
record In tn" Bible, between the Old and
New T~estanent@, IS Il most appropriate
place. Ihtt record, put i'll such impress
sive surroundings Of chapter, bounded on
one side by the prophecies Of Malachi and
on tho other side by the Gospel Of
Matthew, will receive stress and sanctitv
from it9 position. That record Is appro-
priately bound up with the cternities. DO
not simply say in your family record.
Born Ut such Il time ana died at such II
Tine but II there has been among Your
ancestors some man or woman especially
'ohsecrhsed ana useful make a note or 1t
Tor the encouragement OF the following
generations. Two family records OF tho
BiDle-the one IN Matthew reaching from
Abraham 10 CHRIST and the one III Luke
beginning with Joseph ana reaching back
TO the Garden Of Eden-with the sublime
statement which was the son o! A lam,
which vast Son Of God | charge You
to this duty OF keeping the family record
by tie iorty-tWo generations which are
past and the forty-two generations which
are to come. 1t IL a good thinc-the new
habit abroad OF seeking for ones pedigree.
Another shallow on the Christie cradle
was that 1t stood under a dcpravcd King.
Uerod was ut that time ruler and the com-
plete impersonation OF all depravitica. II
was an unfavorabie time for innocence to
expect good treatmcnt. SO dark was the
shadow dropping on the cradle from that
iniquitous throne that the peasant mother
had to lift her babe ont Of it and make
hasty flight Bcpraved habits Of those in
authority are apt to be opied by subjects
and from the imm0rals Of the Hnrodi,
thron" IN lge of the immorals Of n nation
There was n malaria IF sin I'm the air'Iyhar
the infant Christ Nret hreathod il. Thi,kest
shawl clnld po.kreu ths E,bo warm -rbo,
in that wintry month with His mother n,
became f~ucitiyr.
Historians. say firm. il was ot , ti,a q
peaca that Christ was horn hut Uis hir,t
arouSoi nm anta-oniSm Of whion thn pa.h
yehem massacre was only ,eelln pxnras
SION. War ofthn mirhtie-t nation ~ u.
earth ,aoeI against ihot ,ro1lni TIC IL
ouepr, that came forth tb,t r;,Lt So
that s~urroundinr ,f cara1s ana .hca, M
oxnn .hollcn.c3 tha iofon;tL.. - on ~,
centuries and will NOT crasr up,il l. h,
DESTROYED th.n. what nentG
want forth from that hlark ana h, rh,rin,
,hronn nrartir,lv sovin,. "Sjav .i ~,