The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-09-01
A GLORIOUS FUTURE.
Dr. Talmsge Tells Of the Heritage
Of Gods Children.
sermon Suggested By nis cea.aes
with IAperisl spieadsrs sf
EsrOpe-TAe Regal Hsase
o Jesas.
Copyright. is0 By Louis Kopsch-l
washington. Ave. q


(copT1Eht. iS@ By Louis Hopschl
WaahinGton. Aug -
In this discourse DR.. Talmags. who,
during his journey homeward. has
asen much Of royal and imperial
splendors in passing through the cap
itals Of Europe, shows that there 10 no
higher dignity nor more ilustrious
station than those which the Chris
tian has a. . child Of God; text,
Judges Sis: Each one resembled
the children Of q king"
Zebah and Zalmunna had been OF to
battle, and when they came back they
were asked what kind OF people they
had seen. They answered that the peo-
pie had . royal resemblance. Each
one resemhled the children Of . king
That description OF people is not en-
tinet. There are still many who have
this appearance. Indeed, they are the
sons and daughters Of the Lord Al
mighty. Though how In exile. they
shall yet com TO their thronea
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 Mediei stood a. the rep
resentative Of letters The family Of
the Rothsehilds is significant Of
wealth. the loss Of S4O.Oo0.0o0 in is4s
putting them to no inconvenience, and
within q few years they have loaned
Russia si2,Oo0.o0o. Naples S2S.oo0.O0o,
Austria $4o.ooo.o 900 and England s2Oo.-
100000, and the stroke of their pen on
the counting-room 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
HohenEollerns Of Germany. the Bour-
bons Of France, the Stuarts and
Guelphs Of Great Britain. are houses
whose names ara intertwined with the
history Of their respective nations
symbolic Of imperial authority.
But l preach Of q family more po-
iential. 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-
tons by the relationship OF the cross;
ell Of Us Hre children Of the King.
First, / speak Of our family name.
When we see a descendant Of some
one greatly celebrated In the last cen
tury, we look at him with profound
interest. To have had eonquerors,
kings or princes In the ancestral line
gives luster TO the family name. In
III line was . King and . ~Conqueror,
The Star Of the East with baton OF
light woke up the eternal orehestrs
that made music at His birth. From
thence He started forth to conquer ali
nations, not by trampling them down
but by lifting them up. ST. John saw
Him on q white horse. Wnen He re.
turns, He will not bring the nations
chained TO His wheel Or IN iron cages
but i hear the strike Of the hoofs OF
the SNOW white cayalcade that brings
them to the gates In triumph.
Our family name takes luster from
the star that heraided Him and the
spear that pierced Him and the crown
that was given Him. II gathers fra,
GRANGE from the frankincense brough,
to His cradle and the iiiiss that Aune
their sweetness into His sermons and
the box OF slabaster that broke at Hi
feet. The Comforter at Bethany. The
Resurrector at Main. The super
natural oculist at BethSsIda. Til.
Saviour Of one world and the cnief joJ
of another. The storm His frnS-s
The sunlight His smile. The spring
morning His breath. The earthquake
the stamp OF His foot. The thunder
the whisper Of His voice. The oeear
q drop on the tip Of his finger. Hesver
q sparkle on the bosom Of His love
Eternity the twinkling Of HIS eye
The universe the flying dust Of His
chariot wheels. Able to heal q heart
break or hush a tempest or drown Z
world OF food immensify with His glory
What other family name could esel
boast Of such an illustrious perzon'
age7
Hsnceforth swing out the coat Of
srmsl Great families wear their coat
Of arms ON the dress. or on the dool
Of the coach, or on the helmet when
they 20 out 70 battle, OF on flags and
ensigns. The heraldie iign Is some
times q lion or 8 dragon or anaeagie
Our coat Of arms worn right over the
heart, hereafter shall be . cross, Z
lamb standing against II and q doys
flying over Il. 0fsndest Of ali escuteh.
eonsi In every battle / mus. hare 4,
blazing on my fag--the dove, ths
cross, the lamb, and when I fall wrAE
me in that good old Christian, nag. &C
that the FANNY coat Of arms shall b
right over my breast. that all The
world may see that / looked to the
Dove Of the Spirit and clung TO the
Gross and depended upon the Lamb
Of God, which taksth away the sin Of
the world.
Ashamed Of Jesus. tina dear friend,
On whom my hopes % iffe depend:
mol When I blush BE- this NO hame-
That ! no more revere His name.
Next, ! speak Of the family sor.
rows. II trouble come to one member
Of the family, allfesl 81. II iElthe Gus.
tom, after the body IL lowered into
the grave. for all the relatives TO come
to the verge Of the grave and look
down into II. First those nearest the
departed come. then those next OF
hh, until they hare all looked into the
grave. So. when tron0le and grief 70
down thsopehsthe heart Of one mem.
Der of the family, they 20 down
through them all. The sadness of one
IL thu sadness Ut all. A 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 hhal, maternal and pa
tsrnsl relations Of life, We stand 70
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 sor-
row Of all. II n peFsecutsd7 All
are psrseeutsd. Does one suffer loss?
We all suffer loss. IL o bsrsaved?
We ara all bereaved.
Their streaming syss together nov
For haman guilt and mortal woe.
II you rejoice At anothsr's missor'
tune you are not one Of the sheep. but
one Of the goats. ana the valture Of
sin hath alightsd on your sOHl and not
the Dove Of the Spirit.
NEXT, ] notice the family property.
Altar . man Of large estate dies, ths
relatives assemble 10 hear the will
fssd. So much of the property ia
Wfllsd 70 his sons and 70 much 70 his
dsBghtera, and 90 much 70 benevolent
societies. Our Lord JeSus hath died.