The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
SPEAKS ON GLORIOUS hERIr-
Ao4 OF GODS CHILDREN.
Thoughts Suggested by Ms Costact
With the Imperial Splendors of Euro
ropean Capitals Msnab~rs
of the Royal Mouse of jesus.


during his journey homeward has seen
much of royal and imperial splendors
in passing through the capitals of Eu-
rope, shows that there is no higher
dignity nor more illuetrious station
than those which the Christian has as
child of God; text Judges viii, Is,
Each one resembled the children Of =
king"
Zebah and Zalmunna had been OF to
battle, and when they came back thsy
were asked what kind Of p eople they
had seen. They answered that the peo-
pie had royal appearance. Each
one resemblsd the children Of . king"
That description Of people Is not ex-
tinct. There are still many who have
this Appearance. Indeed, they are the
sons and daughters OF the Lord Al
mighty. Though now In exile, they
shall yet come to their thrones. There
are family names that stand for wealth
Or patriotism or intelligence. The
name Of Washington among us will
always represent patriotism. The fam
lily Of the Medici stood as the repre-
sentative Of letters. The family OF the
Rothschilds is significant of wealth.
the loss of $4,000 900 in 1s4s putting
them to no inconvenience, and within
few years they have loaned Russia &12.-
100000, Naples $25, 900 900. Austria $40,-
100000, and England 5000, 900. 900, and
the stroke of their pen on the count
ing room desk shakes everything from
the Irish sea to the Danube. They
open their hand and there is war, they
shut it and there is peace The Roman
offs OF Russia. the Hohenzollerns of
Germany. the Bourbons of France, the
Stuarts and Guelphs of Great Britain,
are houses whose names are intertwin-
ed with the history of their respective
nations symbolic of imperial author
ity.
But preach OF family more poten-
tlsl, more rich and more extensive
the royal house of Jesus, of whom
the whole family in heaven and on
earth is named We are blood rela-
tions by the relationship of the cross:
all of 'us are the children OF the
King.
First, | speak of our family name
When We see descendant of some one
greatly celebrated in the last century,
we look at him with profound interest.
To have had conquerors, kings or
princes In the ancestral line gives lus-
ter to the family name. In our line
was a King and Conqueror. The
Star In the East with baton OF light
woke up the eternal orchestra that
made music at his birth. From thence
he started forth to conquer all nations,
not by tramping them down. but by
lifting them up. st. John saw him on
will not bring the nations chained to
his wheel or in iron cages, but l hear
the strike of the hoofs Of the snow
white cavalcade that brings them to
the gates in triumph.
Luster From Star and Spear. {.
Our family name takes luster from
the star that heralded him and the
spear that pierced him and the crown
that was given him. 1t gathers fra
GRANGE from the frankincense brought
10 his cradle and the lilies that flung
their sweetness into his sermons and
the box of alabaster that broke at his
feet. The Comforter at Bethany. The
Resurrector at Main. The supernatur-
al Oculist at Bethsaida. The Savior of
one world and the chief Joy OF another
The storm his frown. The sunlight his
smile. The spring morning his breath.
The earthquake the stamp of his feet.
The thunder the whisper Of his voice.
The ocean a drop on the tip of his