The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-31
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON. .
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE By THE NOTED
DIVINE. .

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DIVINE.
Subject: Children OF i Kine-The koya
House of jesus, and the Sun, the
Moon. the stars and All Mature Are
Its Heritaxe : Cross II fisfaidic Sign
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WAsHrNdfoN, D. C-fn this discourse
DR.. Talmage who, during his journey
h0meward 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 illMstrious station
than those which the Christian, has as a
child of Gods text, Judges viii iS: each
Zebah apd ZAlmunna had been, 6ff, t.
battle, and when they came, back they
were asked what kind ipf pcbple they had
seen. Ths answered that the people had
a royai appeasance; leach one resembled
tie Children of 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
Lord Almighty, Though .poM IA exile,
There are family, names that stand for
wealth, lor. patriotism, OF intelligence The
name Of Washington among .As viii al
| WAYS represent patriotism. The family
of the Medici stood ns the representative
of letters. The family of the Rothschilds
is significant of wealth, the loss of $4O,-
900 in l848 putting them to no incon.
venience, and within a few years they
hsN have eoo loaned Russia $4,000 Oooi Naples,
land, 5000. 100000. and the stroke Of their
pen on, the counting room desk shakes
everything from the Irish Sea to, the Dam
ube. They open their hand and there is
war, they shut it and there is peace.
The Romanoffs Of Russia, the Hohenzol-
lerns 81. Germany, the Bourbons of
france, the Stuarts and Guelphs of Great
Britain are houses whose names are inter
twined with the history of their respective
nations symbolic of imperial authority.
But preach Of 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, I speak of our family name. when
we see. q. descendant Of some One greatly
eseisbratsd s;, rate in the last century we look at
conquerors, kings or princes in the ances-
tral limo gives lustre to the family name.
4n our line was a King and Conuueror.
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
horse. When He, returns Hs will not
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. Il gathers fragrance from the
frankincense brought to His cradle, and
the lilies that flung their Sweetness into
HIS sermons; and the beg Of alabaster that
broke ct ;tl His feet. The Comforter at
Bethany. The Resurrector at Main. The
supernatural Oculist at Bethsaida.s The
Saviour Of one world, and the chief ioy of
another: The storm His frown. The sun
light His smile. The spring morning His
breath. The earthquake the .stamb Of His
foot. The thunder the whisper of His
voice. The ocean drop on the tip Of His
nnger. Heaven sparkle on the bosom
1T his love. Eternity the twinkliAg Of
His ~ eye. The Universe the ay{ng dust OF
t1is chariot wheels, Able to heal heart
Dreak q hush . tempest, or drown a
W5rld, OF Hood immensity with His glory.
What other family name could ever boast
OF such an illustrious parsonage?
Henceforth, swing out the coat Of armsi
Great famines wear their coat of arms Oil,
the dress, or on the door of the coach. or
on the helmet when they gc out to battle,
or on Hags and ensigns. The heraldic
sign Is sometimes lion, or dragon, or
an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right
over the heart hereafter. shall, be Z cross,
Al lamb a standing under it, and a
cutcheons! Most significant Of ali family
escuteheons! In every battle must have
e blazing on my fag-the deve, the cross.
the lamb, and when I fall, wrap me in
that good old Christian flag, so that the
family eeat of arms shall be right over
my breast, that all the world may see that
4 looked to the Dove of the Spirit and
clung to the Cross, and depended upor,
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 l blush, be this my shame
That ne 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. 80, 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
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 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 suf-
fer loss. Is one bereaved? We ore all be-
reaved
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe.
If you rejoice at another's misfortune.
you are not one of the sheep, but one of
the goats, and the vulture of sin hath
alighted on your soul, and not the Dove
of the Spirit.
Next, | notice the family property. AT
ter man of large estate dies the relatives
assemble to hear the will read. So much
OF the property is willed to his sons, and
80 much to his daughters, and SO much to
OSueVoielC socleCleS. Our LORD Jesus hath
died, and we are assembled to-day to hear
the will read. He says, My peace / 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
are called the "heirlooms" of the estate.
They are very old, and have come down
from generation to generation So / look
upon all the beauties of the natural world
as the heirlooms Of our royal family. The
morning breaks from the east. The mists
travel up, hill above hill. mountain above
mountain, until sky lost The forests are
full OF chirp, and buzz, and song. Trees
leaf and birds wing futter with gladness.
Honeymakers in the log, and beak against
the bark, and squirrels chattering on the
rail, and the call of the hawk out of a
clear sky make you feel glad.
The sun, which kindles confagrations
among the castles Of cloud and sets nina
ret and dome ahame, stoops to paint the
lily white, and the buttercup yellow, and
the forgetmenot blue. What can resist
the sun? Light for the voyager over the
deep! Light for the shepherd guarding
the focks afeld! Light for the poor who
have no lamps to Lurn! Light for the
downcast and the lowly! Light for ach-
ing eyes and burning brain and wasted
captive! Light for the smooth brow Of