The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-31
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE eY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subjects Children or . King-rhe Rovai
House of Jesus. and the sun, the
Moon, the Stare and All Nature Are
lite Heritage - Cross Its Heraldie Sign.

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child OF God; text, Judges viii, Is: Each
one resembeld the children Of a king"
Zebah and Zalmunna had been off 10
battle. and when they came back they
were asked what kind of people thev had
seen. Tho answered that the people had
a royal appearance; leach one resembled
the children of king" That description
OF people rs not extinct. There are still
many who have this appearance. Indeed
they are the sons and daughters of the
Lord Almighty. Though now in exile,
they shall vet come 10 their thrones
There are family names that stand for
wealth, or patriotism, or intelligence. The
name of Washington among US viii al
ways represent patriotism. The family
OF the Medici stood as the representative
of letters. The family of the Rothschilds
is significant of wealth. the loss of si0,-
100000 in lS4S putting them TO no incon-
yenience, and within a few years they
have loaned Russia $4,000 900; Naples
s25 900, 900; Austria, $40 200 900. and Eng
land, 500 900 600. and the stroke of their
pen on the counting room desk shakes
everything from the Irish Sea TO the Dan
ube. They open their hand, and there is
war; they shut II and there is peace
The Romanoffs Of Russia, the Hohenzol
lerns of Germany. the Bourbons of
France, the Stuarts and Guelphs of Great
Britain are houses whose names are inter
twined with the history OF their respective
nations symbolic Of imperial authority.
But | preach of family more potential.
more rich and more eXtensive-thc royal
house OF Jesus. of whom the whole family
IN heaven and on earth is named We are
blood relations by the relationship of the
cross; all of US are the children of the
King.
First, I speak of our family name. When
we see descendant OF some one greatly
Il. ..l 4
him with profound interest. To have had
conquerors, kings or princes in the ances-
trail line gives lustre 10 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 trampling them down. but by lifting
them up. st. John saw Him on a white
horse. When He returns He will not
bring the nations chained TO His wheel or
in iron cages, but / hear the stroke of the
hoofs of the snow-whlte cavalcade that
brings them TO the gates in triumph.
Our family name takes lustre from the
star that heralded Him, and the spear that
pierced Him. and the crown that was
given Him. It gathers fragrance from the
frankincense brought TO His cradle and
the lilies that flung their sweetness into
His sermons. and the box of alahaster that
broke at His feet The Comforter at
Bethany. The Resurrector at Main. The
supernatural Oculst at Bethsaida The
Saviour of one world. and the chief JOY Of
another. The storm His frown. The sun
light His smile. The spring morning His
breath. The earthquake the stamp OF His
foot. The thunder the whisper OF His
voice. The ocean n drop on the tip of His
finger. Heaven a sparkle on the bosom
of His love. Eternity the twinl,ling of
His eye. The universe the flying dust of
His chariot wheels. Able TO heal heart
break or hush a tempest, or drown a
world. or flood immensity with His glory
What other family name could ever boast
Of such an illustrious personagey
Henceforth, swing out the coat of arms!
Great famines wear their coat of arms on
the dress, or on the door of the coach, or
on the helmet when they go out TO battle,
or on flags and ensgns. The heraldic
sign is sometimes lion, or dragon, or
an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right
over the heart hereafter shall be a cross,
a lamb standing under it, and
dove flying over il. Grandest of all es
cutcheons, Most significant of all family
escutcheons! In every battle | must have
It blazing on my lag-the dove, the cross
the lamb, and when | fall, wrap me IN
that good old Christian flag, so that the
family coat of arms shall be right over
my breast. that all the world may see that
/ looked TO the Dove of the Spirit and
clung to the Cross, and depended upon
the Lamb OF God, which taketh away the
sin OF the world.
Ashamed OF Jesus, that dear friend,
On whom my hopes of life depend;
MOI When | blush bc this my shame
That ! no more revere His name.
Next, speak or, he family sorrows. If
trouble come 90 one member OF the family
all feel it. 1t is the custom, after the
body is lowered into the grave, for all the
relatives TO come to the verge of the grave
and look down into II. First those near
est the departed come, then those next OF
kin, until they have all looked into the
grave. So, when trouble and grief go
down through the heart of one member
of the family, they go down through
them all. The sadness of one Is the sad
ness OF all. \ company OF persons JON
hands around an electric battery; the
two persons at the ends OF the line touch
the battery and all the circle feels the
shock Thus, by reason OF the filal, ma
ternal and paternal relations of life, we
stand so close together that when trouble
sets its battery, all feel the thrill of dis
tress. In the great Christian family the
sorrow of one ought to be the sorrow OF
all. Is one prosecuted? All are perse-
euted. Does one suffer lossy We all sui.
Ter loss. Is one bereavedy We are all be
reavcd.
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe.
If you rejoice at another's misfortune,
you are not one of the sheep, but one OF
the goats, and the vulture OF sin hath
alighted on your soul, and not the Dove
Of the Spirit.
Next, notice the family property. Al.
ter a man Of large estate dies the relatives
assemble TO hear the Will read. So much
Of the property is willcd 20 his sons, and
90 much 90 his daughters, and so much TO
benevolent societies Our Lord Jesus hath
died. and we are assembled to-day TO hear
the will read He says, My peace | give
anto YOU" Through His apostle lie says,
"All things are yours What, everything;
Yes. everything, This world and the
next, Ia distinguished families there arc
Did pictures hanging on the wall They
are callcd the "heirlooms' OF the estate.
They are very Old and have come Gown
from generation 20 generation. SO j look
upon all the beauties OF the natural world
a. the heir.ooms of our royal family. The
morning breaks from the east. The mists
travel up, hill above hill, mountain above
mountain, until sky lost The forests are
full Of chirp, and buzz, and song. Trees
leaf and birds wing Autter with gla1ness.
Honeymakers in the log, and beak against
the bark. and squirrels chattering on the
rail. and the call Of the hawk out Of
slear ky make you feel glad.
The sun. which kindlcs conflagrations
lmcng the castles Of cloud and sets nina
ret and dome siame stoOps 20 paint the
lily white. and the buttercup yellow, and
the forgetmenot blue. What can resist
the SUM- Light for tho voyager over the
deep! Light for the shepherd guarding
the hocks afieldi Light for the poor who
have no lamps % lurnl Light for the
iownc1st and the lowly, Light for acb
ing eyes and burning brain and wasted
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