Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-31
CHILDREN OF A KING.
DR.. TAlMAGE breaches OF THE
SCiONS OF ROYALTY.


Nature Are Its ueritaEe-The Cross
Its Great HcraIdic Sign.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26-In this dis
course Or. Talmage. who during his
journey homeward has seen much of
royal and imperial splendors. in pass
Ing through the capitals of Europe.
shows that there is no higher dignity
nor more illustrious 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 off to
battle and when they came back they
were asked what kind Of people they
had seen. They answered that the
people had royal appearance; each
one resembled the children of a 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 i'm 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
viii always represent patriotism. The
family of the Medici stood as the re-
preventative of letters. The family of
the Rothschilds is significant of wealth.
the loss OF Si0,000.OO0 i'm 1915 putting
them to no Inconvenience: and within
few years they have loaned Russia
$12,000,000. Naples. 23.OOO.O0O. Aus
tria. $40.0O0.000. and England 5000. OOO.-
600; and the stroke of their pen on the
counting room desk shakes everything
no IrfC A.
open their hand. and there is war: they
shut 1t and there is peace. The Roman
ors or Russia. the Hohenzollerns of
Germany. the Bourbons of Franco. the
Stuarts and GuelphS of Great Britain
are houses whose names are inter
twined with the history of their re-
spective nations symbolic of imperial
authority.
But L preach of n family more poten-
tal, 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 relations by
the relationship of the cross; all of us
are the children of the King.
The Ancestral Line
First, l speak of our family name.
When we see n descendant of some one
greatly celebrated in the last century.
we look at him with profound inter
est To have had conQuerors, kings or
princes in the ancestral line gives lus-
ter TO the family name. In our line
was King and Conqueror. The Star
IN the East with baton of light woke
up the eternal orchestra that made
music ut his birth. From thence he
started forth TO conquer all nations.
not by trampling them down, but bv
hfting them up. st. John saw him on
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
white cavalcade that brings them to
the gates in triumph
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
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
Kesurrector at Main The supernatural
Ocuiist at Bethsaida. The Saviour 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 foot The thunder the whisper of
his voice. The ocean n drop ON the tin
or his finger. Heaven sparkle on the
bosom of his love. Eternity the twin
king of his eye. The universe the fiy-
Ing dust OF his chariot wheels Able
To heal heartbreak. or hush n tenn
. pest or drown world. or flood inn
mensity with his glory. What other
family name could ever boast OF such
an Industrious parsonage?
Henceforth, swing out the coat of
arms! Great families wear their coat
or arms on the dress. or on the door
or the coach. or on the helmet when
they go out to battle. or on flags and
ensigns. The heraldic sign Is some
times lion, or n dragon, or an eagle.
Our coat OF arms worn right over the
heart hereafter shall he cross. q
inmo standing under il. and Il dove
nying over IL. Grandest of all eScutch-
cons! Most significant of all family
escutcheons. In every battle | must
nave 1t blazing On my flag-the dove.
the cross. the lamb; and when | fall
wrap me in that good old Christian
nag. 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;
Mol When blush. be this my shame
fhst no moe revere his name
Next speak of the family sorrows
AZ trouble come To one member OF the
family. all feel it. 1t is the custom.
after the body is lowered into the
grave. for MI the relatives to come TO
the verge OF the grave and look down
INTO IL. First those nearest the de-
parted come. then those next of kin.
until they have all looked into the
grave. So. whea 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
sadness OF all. 4 company of persons
Join 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 hiiai. maternal and paternal re-
lations OF life. we stand so close TO-
gether that when trouble sets its hat
terry. all feel the thrill of distress. In
the great Christian family, the sorrow
or one ought to be the sorrow of all.
is one prosecuted? All are prosecuted.
Does one, suffer loss? We all suffer
loss. is one bereaved? We are ali
bereaved.
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe
III you rejoice at another's misfor-
tune, you are not one of the sheep. but
one OF the goats; and the vuIture of sin