The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-30
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE EMINENT DIvINE's SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.
Subject Children of King-The Royal
House of Jesus, and tho Sun, the
Moon, the Stars and All Nature Are
Its Heritage - Cross Its ueraldic Sign,


House of Jesus, and tho Sun. the
Moon, the Stars and All Nature Are
Its Heritage - Cross Its ueraldic Sign,
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WASHINGTON, ID. C.-In this discourse
Dr. Ialmage who, during his journey
homeward has seen much of royal and inn
perial splendors, in passing through the
capitals OF Europe, shows that there is no
higher dignity nor more ilustrious station
than those which the Christian has as a
ehlld OF God text, Judges viii, 49, Each
one resembeld the children of n king"
Iebah and Ialmunna had been off TO
battle, and when they came back they
were asked what kind of people they had
seen. The answered that the people had
., royal appearance; each one resembled
the children of q king That description
OF people is not extinct There are still
many who have this appearance. Indeed.
ihey, are the sons and daughters of the
LORD Almighty 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 al.
WAYS represent patriotism. The family
OF the Medici stood az the representative
OF letters. The family of the Rothschilds
IS significant OF wealth, the loss Of $i0,-
OOOOO IN lSiS putting them to no incon.
yenience, and within a few years they
have loaned Russia $4,000 900: Naples,
S20OOOOOO; Austria. $4,000 900 and Eng.
land, S2OO.OO0 900. 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 it and there is peace.
Inc Romanofis of Russia, the HohenZol-
Terms OF Germany, the Bourbons of
France, the SuartS ana Guelphs of Great
Britain are houses whose names are inter
twlned with the history OF their respective
nations symbolic of imperial authority.
but ! preach OF family more potential,
more rich and more extcnsive-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, | 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 interest. 70 have had
conquerors kings or princes in the ances.
tral line gives lustre TO the family name.
In our line was n 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 white
hNlnS' w ltu llt ItbuIIS ne VIII 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 lustre from the
star that heralded Him. and the spear that
pierced Him, and the crown that was
given Him. 1t gathers fragrance from the
franllincensc brought to 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 Resurroctor at Main The
supernatural Oculist 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 a drop on the tip of His
finger. Heaven a 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 heart
break or hush tempest, or drown
world, or flood immensity with His glory
What other family name could ever boast
OF such an illustrous parsonage?
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 so out to battle
or on flags and ensigns. The hcraldc
sign is sometimes lion, or dragon, or
an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right
over the heart hereafter shall be cross
a lamb standing under it, and
dove flying over it, Grandest of all es.
cutcheons! Most significant of all family
escutcheons! In every battle / must have
it blazing on my hag-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
III a 4 A
i 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;
No! When | blush, be this my shame.
That | no more revere His name.
Next, speak of the family sorrows. If
Trouble come to 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 it. 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 A company of persons join
y
two persons at the ends of the line touch
the battery and all the circle feels the
shock Thus, by reason OF the filial, 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.
cuted. Does one suffer loss? We all SUI
fer loss. Is one bercaved! We are all be
reaved,
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe,
If you rejoice at anothers misfortune,
you are not one of the sheep, but one OF
the goats, and the vulture of sin hath
alighted on your soul, and ! 1t the Dove
of the Spirit.
Next, notice the family property. AT
ter man of large estate dies the relatives
assemble to hear the win read. So much
of the property is willed' to his sons and
so much to his daughters, and so much to
benevolent societies. Our Lord Jesus hath
died, and we are assembled to-day to hear
the will read. lie says, My peace i give
unto you" Through His apostle He says,
"All things are yours" What everything?
Yes, everything This world and the
next! In distinguished families there are
old pictures hanging on the wall. They
They are very old, and have come down
from generation to generation. So look
az %p4R d n Re sS sq5e q 5 + dya 5a pffy a%f5y wTBa Bi
morning breaks from the east The mists
travel up, hill above hill, Modntain above
mountain, until Sky lost. The forests axe
full of chirD and buzz and SONG Tfee's