Milford chronicle., 1903-06-19
TALMAGE
SERMON
By Rev.
FRANK DE WITT TALMAGE. DID,,
Pastor Of Jefferson Park Presby-
terrain Church, Chicago


uay, there is q message to the hear
and life Of every American boy an,
girl and TO the parents also. The tex
is Matthew xix. IA, suffer little chill
dren, and forbid them not, to come un
to me-"
The second Sabbath Of June is here
This is children's day. This is tho
morning when the Sunday schools of
America, headed by their superintend.
ents and teachers, have made a grand
charge and captured tie pulpits and
pews and choir lofts of all Protestant
churches for their own sacred service.
This is the day when the church audi
forums are, for the most part. fragrant
with two kinds Of flowers. Here are
the flowers which were produced in the
greenhouses and the back yards and
the front yards and the wild country
hlllsides and the meadow lands. Here
are also the human buds Which were
gathered out of the nurseries of many
homes. Here they are, these human
flowers, in clusters Of many classes.
My, my! Did you ever see so many
beautiful flowers abloom all in one gar
denE We know not which to admire
most-the pale lilies in the cheeks. the |
red roses in the lips, the gOldenrod (
dancing among the yellow curls or the I
roguish glances of these "black eyed I
Susans." If any one should ask me
what / considered the most important
day in the church year. without hesita-
ton l would answer, children's day.
This Is the Sabbath morning when par
ents not only bring their children to
the churches where Christ is preached,
but when their own thoughts, l believe.
are irresistibly drawn toward the di-
vine teachings If father cannot feel
his affections stirred with love toward
God when his little girl is singing her
Sayiour's praise in the holy sanctuary,
his heart must be indeed as dead as a s
stone =
This is children's day. l would talk I
10 the children for little while about !
one Of the sweetest scenes in all the =
Bible. There was a great crowd Jos q
Ting and pushing about Jesus Christ. p
1t was the time of the Saviour's earth T.
~ popularity. Every one wanted to h
speak to Christ, as every one would q
like to shake hands with the president +
Of the United States at a White House o
reception. Among others there were n,
IN that crowd surrounding Christ a nj
great number of fathers and mothers III
who had children by their side and
wanted Jesus to bless them. so that
their boys and girls might grow I'D to
be good as Christ was good They
wanted to do just as Washington Irv- "a
lngs nurse did when he was a little M
child. She forced her way into the ~
home Of the first president and said: sr
MIR. Washington, have little baby WI
boy here who is named after you.
want him to be as good and great 10
nan as you are. VIII you bless your u Du
little namesake, that many years from WI
low, after you are dead, l may tell ini
nm that your hands touched his fore Il
lead and that he ought. therefore. to yo
ry to be like youT That baby after ol
yard grew up to be George Washing so'
1ns first great biographer. VI
Consider the Children. ca G."
But in the crowd surrounding Christ a. %,
lere were also lot of unsympatbetic W
en- and women. They belonged TO 49, 49,
at great class of people who think litu
at children are born nuisance and
at they should never be seen and 90.
yer heard in public places They 49,. e.
INK If they go and visit married - s-e-
end. that friend should have his ar;I III
ildren eat I'm the kitchen while they - :,
there, or else have the children -,
1t until the older folks are through y.,tI,
4 then go to the second table Now, &C.,
70 not believe that is the right way .1S,.a
bring up boys and girls. If my ,,.isb
'nds who visit my home are not Ii++Ia
ling to eat at the same table with -
babies they need not come and visit ..IK,I,
at all. I am Just headstrong ,o+ =
ugh to believe that what is good his /,
ugh for ~ children is good enough into
my frie DIS. -
, ro,,or.' 9olne 7D men 'lut uay' 100 went
were called his disciples. They ond
w how recious every word he ut 80
d was nd how many sick and ,,o,, >
ID and deaf people he was curing, pv,
they did not want his time taken boor
with little children. So these dis +oot
es told the fathers and mothers not bon,o
bother Jesus with their children. -.
y said: "JIere. fathers and mothers. ond .
It are you bringing those children car,o CON,
for? Why do you not take them y-as a
e, where they belong3" But Jesus. ,,.bor'
ing the commotion. stopped and Et+lo
d the cause. Then when Christ TTor >,
d that these men were driving the ron,
es from his side he turned and ond /,
tically said: "Ah that IS not right inv.
not push those little ones away. 40 goo
! path there and let the children bovs
to m, arms and be blessed" socia+e
lie uttered the sweet words Of Nov.
ext. Suffer little children. and Iittle a
them not. to come unto me. for tannf
n is the kingdom Of heaven" M 10
ist gave this sweeping invitation "a tai
children to be brought to his (oing t
Therefore I shall try. children bad girl
few plain. simple words to ~ er and '
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