The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-06
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject; Dreams - They Are the Avenue
Through which God Has Again aud
Again Marched Upon the Human Soul
Proof OF Immortality - Warned by God

Proofof Immortality - Warned by God
WASHINGTON, p C.-In this discourse
DIR. Talmage discusses a much talked of
subject, and one IN which al are inter.
ested. The text : Joel II. y; Il viii pour
out My spirit upon all flesh. Your Old
men shall dream dreams. your youag men
shall see visions.
In this photograph Of the millennium
the dream Is lifted into great conspicuity.
You may say OF dream that II Is 4 noe.
turnal fantasia, or that II IS the absurd
combination of waking thoughts and with
slur OF intonation YOU may say. 1T Is
only a dream" but God has honored the
dream by making it the avenue through
which again and again He has marched
upon the human soul, decided the tate Of
nations, and changed the course OF the
worlds history. God appeared IN 4 dream
TO Ablmelech, warning him against an un.
lawful marriage, IN dream 20 Jacob, an
nouncing by the ladder set against the
sky full OF angels, the communication be.
tween earth and heaven; IN a dream 20
Joseph, toretellng his coming power under
the figure of all the shesves OF the harvest
bowling down 20 his sheaf. 70 the chief
butler. foreteliing his disimprisonment: 20
the chief baker announcing his decapita.
ton; 10 Pharaoh, showing him first the
seven famine struck wears, under the
figure OF the seven lean cows devouring
the seven fat COWS; 20 solomon, giving
him the choice between wisdom and
riches and honor; 10 a warrior under the
figure OF a barley cake shifting down a
tent. encouraging Gideon in his battle
against the Midianites; 20 Nehuchadnes.
gar, under the figure OF a broken image
aud a hewn down tree, foretelliny the over
throw OF his power; 10 Joseph, of the
New Testament, announcing the birth Of
Christ N his own household, and again
a. =.
TO Pilates wife. warning him not 20 be.
come complicated with the judicial over
throw OF Christ
We all admit that God in ancient times
and under Bible d.penSation addressed
the people through dreams The question
now is. does God appear in our day and
reveal Himself through dreams? That is
the question everybody asks. and that
question | will try 10 answer. You ask me
II ! believe IN dreams. NV answer Is, |
do. but all have 10 say Will be under five
heads.
Remark the First-The Scriptures are
so full of revelation from God that If we
get no communication from Him in dreams
we ought, nevertheless, 20 be satisfied.
With twenty ouideboolls 10 tell you how
to get TO New York or Pittsburg or Lon
don or Glasgow or Manchester DO you
want night vision TO tell YOU how 20
make the journey? We have in this
Scripture full direction IN regard to the
journey of this life and how 10 get to the
celestial city, and with this grand guide
book. this magnificent directory, we
ought TO be satisfied. | have more faith
in a decision 20 which I come when ] am
wide awake than when | am sound asleep.
| have noticed that those who give great
deal OF their time TO studying dreams get
their brains added They are very anX.
ious 10 remember what they dreamed
about the first night they slept In a new
house Ii in their dream they take the
hand of corpse they are going To die
II they dream OF a garden II means a sep
ulcher II something turns out according
10 a night vision. they say: well, | am
not surprised; dreamed it Ii IT turns
out different from the night vision. they
say. well. dreams 20 bv contrarics.' In
their efforts 10 put their dreams into
rhythm they nut their waking thoughts
into discord Now, the Bible is 80 full OF
revelation that we ought 20 he satisfied
if we get no further revelation.
Sound sleep received great honor when
Adam slept so extraordinarily that the
surgical incison which gave him Eve did
not wake him, but there Is no such need
for Extraordinary slumbcr nov, and he
who catches an Eve must needs be wide
awake No need OF such a dream az
Jacob had with laddo@ against the sky
when ten thousand times Il has been dem
onstrated that earth and heaven are N
communication. No such dream needed as
that which was given TO Ablmelech, warn
inc him against an unlawful marriage
when we have the records OF the county
clerks Office No need Of such dream a.
was given TO Pharoah about the sever
wears of famine for now the seasons
march in regular procession and steamer
and rail train carry brcedstufs 20 every
famine struck nation. No need OF a dream
like that which encouraged Gideon, for al
through ChristeGGom u Is announced and
acknowledged and demonstrated that
righteousness sooner or later viii get the
victory.
II there should como about crisis il
your life upon which the Bible does not
seem to be sufficiently Specific 90 10 Goo
in prayer, and you viii get especial direc
ton. have more faith nlnety.nin'
times out of a hundred in directions giver
you with tie Bible in your lap and voui
thoughts uplifted in PRAYER to God than II
all the information YOU VIII get uncon
scious on your pillow.
I can very easily understand whv th,
Babvlorians and the Egyptians. with NJ
Bible. should put so much stress on dreams
and the Chinese in their holy book, Chow
King. should think their emperor gets hi'
directions through dreams from God, anc
that Homer should think that all dreams
/ came from Jove, and tha' IN ancient time
dreams were cla7Vtcd into science, Du'
why do YOU and pUt 20 much stress upoT
I dreams when we have a supernal book o
/ infinite wisdom on all subjects Nh'
/ should we harry ourselves with dreams
Why should Eddystone and Bernega'
lighthouses question a summer frehyE
, Remark the Second-Al dreams have m
( important ,scaning.. They prove that tn'
/ soul is comparatively Independent OF tn'
/ body. TIE ewes are closed. the senses arr
] dull. the entire body goes into a letharg'
which IN all languages ~ used a type .
/ death. aad then the soul spreads ~ wins
and never sleeps II leaps the Atlantis
. Ocean and mirgles IN scenes 300 mile
away II travels great reacne. OF time
/ flashes back eighty years. ana me o,toge
marian is a bJv again in his fathers house
/ n the soul before il mas entirely broken %
| chain Of flesh can do all this, how far car
/ IL lean what circles can n cut when " j
fully liberated Every dream. whethe
agreeable or h1rassing. whether sunshin'
( or tempestuous. means 20 much that rs
/ inc from your couch YOU ought 20 knee
/ dnvr and cav. 20 Cod. am I immor al
/ Whence Whittier? Two natures. W.
soul cagad now-vhat when the door o
/ the cage is opened: VI Tv soil can hv 81
i far In the few hours ~ which my bo1y o
asleep in the night. how far can y H'
when my 0ody sleeps the iong s'eep Of m
grave" Oh. this power 20 dream, no.
startling how overwhelming Immortal
immortal,
Remark the Third-The vast maiorit,
~ dreams are merely the result OF dis
+ turhed phy.icial condition. and are not
/ supernatural message JOB had carbuEc.f
and he wa. scared in the night. lie .ays
J Thou scarest me with dreams and terr.
fe.t me with visions" solomon had ~
overwsoazht brain. Overns0u2nt with pu1
lie business, and be suffered from errati
slun,ber. and he writes m Eccies.astes
/ "a dre.r, coroeth through the multitud