The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-06
CHRIST THE THEME.
He Brings Happiness Into Every
Life That He Enters.
All Nature Sings His Praises, Says
DIR. TnImaEe-Hymns Heard I'm
Infancy Have n Strong In
huence in After Life.
JCopyrIght, 1900. by Louis IIopsch.l
washington.

l1oplrlEutf AuJ. by LOUIS NlOpSCn-l
Washington,
In this discourse DR.. Talmage shows
how Christ brings harmony and mel
Ody into every life thai lie enters:
text, Psalms. l1S:l4: The Lord is my
strength and song"
The most fascinating theme for a
heart properly attuned is the Saviour.
There is something in the morning
light to suggest Him and something
in the evening shadow to speak HIS
praise. The flower brcathes Him. the
stars shine Him. the cascades pro-
claim Him, all the voices of nature
chant Him. Whatever is grand, bright
and beautiful. if YOU only listen to it,
will speak His praise. So when in
the summer time / pluck 4 flower
thing of Him who is ''the Rose of
Sharon and the Lily of the Valley"
When 1 see in the fields lamb. I say:
Behold the Lamb of God that talIeth
away the sin of the world" When in
very hot weather I come under a pro-
jeating cliff. 1 say:
Rock or ages. cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in thee,
Over the old-fashioned pulpits there
was n sounding board. The voice of
the minister rose TO the sounding
board and then was struck back again
upon the ears of the people. And so
the 10000 voices of earth rising up
find the heavens a sounding board
which strikes back to the ear of all
nations the praises of Christ. The
A.T1 !,
shows His handiwork. The Bible
thrills with one great story of
redemption. Upon n blasted and
faded paradise it poured a light of
glorious restoration. 1t looked upon
Abraham from the ram caught in
the thicket. 1t spoke in the bleating
of the herds driven down to Jerusa-
lem for sacrifice. 1t put infinite pa
thOs into the speech of uncouth fish
ermen.
Instead of waiting until YOU get
sick and worn out before you sing
the praise of Christ, while your heart
is haPpiest and your step is lightest
and your fortunes smile and your
way blossoms and the Overarching
heavens drop upon YOU their benedic-
ton, speak the praises of Jesus.
The old Greek orators. when they
saw their audiences inattentive and
slumbering. had one word with which
they would rouse them up to the
greatest enthusiasm. In the midst of
their orations they would stop and
cry out: "Marathon." and the peo-
pies enthusiasm would be unbound
ed. Nv hearers, though YOU NAV
have been borne down with sin. and
though trouble and trials and temp
tation may have come upon you, and
YOU feel to-day hardly like looking
mp, methinks there is one grand. royal. |
imperial word that ought to rouse
your soul to infinite rejoicing. and
that word is Jesus"
Taking the suggestion of the text. |
shall speak TO you of Christ our /
Song. I remark, i'm the first place. |
that Christ ought to be the cradle /
song. What our mothers sang to Us |
when they put us to sleep is singing |
vet. We may have forgotten the \
words; but they went into the fiber /
of our soul and viii forever be a part /
y
formally teach your children as what
you sing TO them. \ hymn has wings
and can fly everywhither. One hun
dred and fifty years after YOU are
dead and "Old Mortality has worn
out his chiSel recutting YOUR name on
he tombstone. your great-grandchil-
iren will be singing the song which
asst night YOU sang 10 your little ones
gathered about your knee. There is
a place in Switzerland where, if YOU
utter your voice. there come
back ten or Is distinct echoes. and
Every Christian song sung by a moth
-r in the ear of her child shall have
10000 echoes coming back from all the
yates Of Heaven. Oh. if mothers only
knew the power of this sacred spell,
now much oftCner the little ones
would be gathered, and all our homes
would chime with the songs of Jesus!
We want some counteracting influ-
nee upon our children. The very mo-
nent our child steps into tho street
e steps into the path of temptation.
here are foul mOuthed children who
-ould like to besPOil your little ones.
t will not do 10 keep your boys and
iris in the house and make them
ouse plants. They must have fresh |
-ir and recreation. God save your chill I
rem from the scathing, blasting,
influence of the street!
now of no cOunteracting influence but |
he power Of Christian culture and ex-
mple. Hold before your little ones
ne pure life of Jesus. Let that name | I
e the word that shall exercise evil {
-Om their hearts. Give to your IT, ]
ruction all the fascination of music
corning, noon and night. Let it be '
ssus, the cradle song. This is impor- {
int, if your children grow up, but per-
lps they may not. Their pathway
ay be short. Jesus may be wanting {
lat child. Then there viii be a I
,undless step in the dwelling, and {
.e youthful pulse viii begin to flut- J
T. and the little hands viii be lifted i
T help. You cannot help. And a a
eat agony viii pinch at your heart. 7
ld the cradle Will be empty. and the J
lrsery will be empty, and the world c
i'll be empty. No little feet standing ]
the stairs. No toys scattered on a
e carpet. No quick following from il
om 10 room. No strange and won c
sring questions No upturned face C
It'll laughing blue eyes come for a u
s., but only a grave and a wreath of I
bite blossoms on the top Of il and I
tier 6esolation and q sighiDg at b