Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-20
DIR. TALMAaES SERMON /.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.

Subject: Children of IlIng-The ROYAL
House of Jesus. and the Sun, the
Moon, tho Stars and All Nature Are
Its Heritage - Cross Its Heral.iic Sign.
copyright 1901
WASHINGTON, d. C.-In this discourse
DIR. Talmagc who, during his journey
homeward has seen much of royal and i'm
perial splendors, in passing through the
capitals of Europe. shows that there is no
higher dignity nor more illustrious station
than those which the Christian has as a
child of God; text, Judges viii, Is: Zach
one resembeld the children of king.
Zebah and Zalmunna had been off, to
battle, and when they came back they
were asked what kind of people thev had
seen. The answered that the people had
royal appearances; each one resembed
the children of a king" That description
of people is not extinct. There are still
many who have this appearance. Indeed,
they, are the sons and daughters OF the
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
wavs represent patriotism. The family
of the NIcdc stood as the representative
of letters The family of the Rothschilds
is significant OF wealth. the loss of $40,-
900 in ls48 putting them to no ineon-
venience, and within few years they
have loaned Russia Sl2,OOO.000; Naples,
S25,0OO,0 900; Austria, $4,000 600, and Eng
land, 5000, 1000, 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.
The Romanoffs of Russia, the Hohenzol-
lerns of Germany, the Bourbons of
France, the Stuarts and Guelphs of Great
Rrtfn hon zxrI,D init
twined with the history OF their respective
nations symbolic of imperial authority.
But | preach of a family more potential,
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.
! First / speak of our family name. When
/ we see descendant of some one greatly
! celebrated in the last century, we look at
him with profound interest To have had
| conquerors, kings or princes in the ances
! trail line gives lustrc 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 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 Il 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-whte cavacade 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
| frankincense brought to His cradle, and
the lilies that flung their sweetness into
| His sermons. and the box of alabaster that
/ l~al.. u
Bethany. The Resurrector 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 drop on the tip of His
finger. Heaven 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 a
world, or flood immensely with His glory.
What other family name could ever boast
OF such an illustrious personagey
Henceforth, swing out the coat of arms!
! Great famiiles 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 ensigns. The heraldic
sign Is sometimes a lion, or dragon, or
an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right
! over the heart hereafter shall be cross,
| lamb standing under it, and Il
dove flying over it. Grandest of all es-
cutcheonsi Most significant OF all family
escutcheons! In every battle | must have
it blazing on my flag-the dove, the cross,
the lamb, and when fall, wrap me in
that good old Christian flag 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 ta!leth 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.
I Next, speak OF the family sorrows. If
trouble come to one member of the family
| all feel it. Ii 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 90 down through
/ them all The sadness OF one is the sad
/ ness OF all. A company OF persons join
I hands around an electric battery; the
two persons at the ends of the line touch
the battery and al the circle feels the
| shock. Thus, by reason OF the hlal, ma
ternal and paternal relations of lite. we
stand so close together that when trouble
sets it's battery, all feel the thrill OF dis
tress In the great Christian family the
sorrow OF one ought to be the sorrow OF
ALL l. one pcrsecutedy 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 How
For human guilt and mortal woe.
II you rejoice at ano,hor's misfortune.
| you are not QUE OF the sheep. but one OF
/ the goats, aud the vulturc OF sin hath
alighted ON Your soul and not the Dose
oi the Spirit.
/ Next. 1 notice the family property. AZ
{ ter man of large estate dies the relatives
assemble 10 hear the will read. So much
OF the property is wlled To his sons. and
so much 10 his daughters, and 50 much t.
beneyolen, societies. Our Lord .lesus hath
I died, and Nc are assembled to-day to hear
/ the viii read. He says. My peace | give
unto YOU Through Ills apostle He says.
i "All things arc yours. What, everything