The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
4 GLORIOUS FUTURE.
pr. Talmage Tells of the Heritage
Of Gods Children. se @

m. Talmage Tells of the Heritage
Of Gods Children. e
sA,mou Suggested by His Contact
~ith Imperial SpIendors Of
Europe-The loyal House
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fCopyright, 1900. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington, 7at.rr =
n this discourse Dr.. Talmage, who,
during his journey homeward, has
seen much of royal and imperial
sulendors in passing through the cap
i.ak Of Europe, shows that there is no
hirher dignity nor more illustrious,
ststion than those which the. Chris
fian, has as child of God; text,
Judges s:1s: Each one resembled
the children Of king" .s f'ire tas
Zbah and Zalmunna had been oil to
battle, and when they came back they
we're asked what kind of people they
lad seen. They answered that the peo-
uleshad a royal resemblance. Each
one resembled the children of king"
That description OF people is not ex-
sinct. 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
family Of the Medici stood as the rep
fesentative of letters. The family of
the, Rothschilds is significant of
wealth, the loss of SAC, ZOO, 900 in 1s4S
quitting them to no Inconvenience, and
within few years they have loaned
Russia $12, 600, 600, Naples S25, 100000,
Austria $4,000. 900 and En-. and $780,
600, 600, and the stroke of their pen on
the counting desk shakes every
thing from the. Irish sea to the Dan
ube They open their hand and there
Is war; they shut it and there is
peace. The Romanoffs Of Russia, the
q Hohenzollerns of Germany, the Bour-
bons of France, the Stuartss and
Guelphs of Great Britain, are houses
whose names are intertwined with the
history of their respective nations
symbolic of imperial authority,
But I preach of a family more po-
tential, more rich and more extensive
1.-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;
oil of us are children of the King.
First, speak of our family name
When we see descendant of some
one greatly celebrated in the last cen
tury, we look at him with profound
interest. To have had conquerors
kings or princes in the ancestral line
giyes ,luster to the family name. IL
our line was King and a Conqueror
The Star of the East with baton o.
light woke up the eternal orchestrs
that made music at His birth. From
thenct He started forth to conquer al
nations, not by trampling them down
but by lifting them up. st. John saw
Him on white horse. Wnen He re
turns, He will not bring the nation!
chained to His wheel or in iron cages
but hear. the strike Of the hoofs O.
the snow white cavalcade that bring
them to The gates in triumph
Our family name takes luster from
the star that sheralded Him and tn,
spear that pierced Him a1d the crown
that was given Him. # gathers fra
grance from the frankincense brough
to His cradle and the lilies that fun.
their sweetness into His sermonsgan,
The box Sof, alabaster that broke at Hi
feet. The Comforter at Bethany.aTh
Resurrector at Main. The super
natural Oculist at Bethsalda. TIL
Saviour Of one world aha the chef jo
OF another. The storm His frow1
The sunlight His smile. The sprin
morning His breath. The ,earthqua K
the stamp Of His foot. The thunde
the whisper of His voice. The ocea
. drop on the tip Of his finger. Heave
. sparkle on the bosom of His Low,
Eternity the twinkling of His ey,
The universe the flying dust OF Hi
chariot wheels. Able to heal hear,
break or hush tempest or drown
world or fioodimmensity with His glor,
What other family name could eve
boast Of such an illustrious .pefsof
oge? esE - s&
Henceforth swing out. the, coat &
afms! Great families wear their Goa
q arms on the dress, or on the doc
g the coach, or on the helmet whe
they go ont to. battle, or on flags an
ensigns. The heraldic sign is som,
times a lion or dragon, or an, eagl,
our coat OF arms, worn right over IL
heart, hereafter shall be cross,
amb standing against 1t and a doy
ayhg over it. Grandest of all escutcl
sons! IN every battle I must have
sanng on my fiag--the dove, tn
eoss, the lamb. and when 1 fall wra
ns a that good old Christian flag. (
ss.t the family coat OF. aims shall L
nent over my breast, that all til
~orld may see. that I looked to tt
cove OF the Spirit and clung to IL
oss and depended upon the Lam
uod, which taketh away the sin
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