Milford chronicle., 1904-02-19
TALMAGE
SERMON
By Rev.
FRANK DE WITT TALMAGE. DID,.
., Pastor of Jefferson Park Presbv.
'erian Church. Chicago

OSiei the preacher in this sermon
urges their acceptance by faith as tbe
ntst essential step toward elucidation
Inc text is Timothy ill., 16. Great Is
The mystery of godllness."
Ignorance is a stunted scoffer As q
dWari she will ridicule the beIDino
hahd OF knowledge which she is too
SNORT OF stature TO reach As an icon-
Ociastc waif Of the street she will burI
uerlslVe missiles at the big square win.
uOWs OF the temple of wisdom whose
"ais she IS too puny to topple down
Come said an aristOcratic hut ,,a,-y
ishoraht woman of London to bar
EueSt-"come into the front room
want 10 show you poor. crazy. delud-
eu ana yet harmless old man He seer,s
10 nave an intelligent face. but tbaro
ne Sis IN the house Just across tho
eet Hour after hour, day after dav
nu week aIter week as a little child /
an cay pipe, blowing soap bub-
Dles' VINO was the frivolous hostess
no was patronizingly asking her guest
70 lduSh at the old man who seemed +o
iuu enjoyment in blowing a few soap
DuDDies IN Leicester square, London?
MOI one person of this generation evar
heard OF her name. Who was tbenoor
shy Old man of intelligent face Win
penny clay pipe blowing soap bub-
ules lie was Isaac Newton. whose !
Skull incased the greatest brain of bis
Time He was Isaac Newton. laborious-
~ intensely, unremittingly studving :,
the laws of the refraction of Iiob+ for u
which Investigations and disco,o,.ios q, a.
ne was to be honored bv scientific 90 -
cleues all around the world II 10 ~
never safe TO take public opinion os a ~
Suiue III estimating men or things eli
swallow critics often assume 81 sonio,t -
~" ana IN supercilious tone deride 'rr
."e "lsuoh they cannot comprehend. VI
a stuHed owl with spectacles on nose to,
10y pose IN a museum as an en- for
Dieni OF wisdom. but the winged dem
~" oI 'he forest hooting in the dark y
HESS Is no teathered oracle
Footprints of Truth. 'i'e
now often have the pure white car. 1.i Do,i
inehls OF wisdom been bespattered and 80" So'
DeIouled by blatant, bombastic teno-
i'nce' How often has the phiIosonbar l-1
. ana the truth seeker been taunted Win s, s,"'
III ms Iallire to solve the problems of -il'
- .Hc universe. He does not know every -,,e
snils' no man more conscious of tbe ''''-i'
'dcl than he. But should he on +b,+ 9ou
account desert the fountain of wisdom ' -i'''i u
iuu refraln altogether from drinI,iDo "iiiii ~
II tne Flerian spring? Should the sci ,'' 1oiii'
,n'ine student be so discouraged at bis 'iOiiS
ecause it does NOT rooc, .Ie 4, Ieiescope glory
pace! Should he throw awav his mi .,iins
rOscope because it does not mornifv lueI'
lOughF Is he to burn out with senso- WIN
ent and wrecL b,s aa..',. %te not omnis- dren.'
ley fail TO detact roro4 ''iiis because myste
., 'e"toh' himself the greatest -.
--'O'OPner OF his time. was one Of -
~ nuilDIest OF men, At the end of - -
me ne SAID: Il know not how 7 - 80 :
= "PPedr 10 Others. As for MYSELF | 60 60.
- 70 De IKE schOolbOy pIaying ~,.,I''
ioOt OF the sand dunes, gather. T.--
Hete "hlte shell and a smoother ,C,
nc than ordinary while the gra.+ ne
u AHOWleuge lies all unexDlored ~
~ ue' because man does not =, -N
:" everything, that is no reason =
SHOULD despise the temple Of -. T
u"ln' Because here and there MUS
mlst cannot be penetrated - a.
- Ho reason why he should be- ,,-i'eA'
e ground mole and not trv IN fol "nOse
), ~ the self revealed footprints Of 10 le'I % sup
Mysteries OF the GospeI ana he [
'ere are two purposes for this ser. inns an
me hrst Is to talk about some uou tne
nc great mysteries Of the gospel ellui' l
1uiu SNOW you that about every A"OW' al
:" "ltar there are great AppaIa- l,iI uanu Or
Iahges great towering noun eAncn III
peaks OF mysteries. So high tbev open pan
iut Ine mind of man cannot attain acrOss IN
en- yet each bears the mark NJ ieit'
e certitude the mark of +bo 80 VI right ant
iHlped upon them as the Mount an l. 81
( holy Cross in Colorado beara sreiit un
sn OF the cross. To this sign We Dou the I
ma believe, even though we can Iree agent
luerstand. Peter could not under
John of the Apocalypse could 1hese t
huerstand, and Paul. beholdinp out VINO
exclaimed, Great is the mvs. lore, artel
OF godliness!' What those niysVery
intellects could not grasp must Ian IAN creed
lystery to us until it is fully ex. WIN II w
beyond the grave. sectarianis
second purpose of the sermon ia Tue diHere
lctical side. 1t is to remind Won Dro'ners
houSh we now know only in You 40 IN
-hat part is sufficient for ali the Sinpiy en'
purposes of salvation and re-. 'uiS great
IN. It is to nrova once grantl
puts It that .oItboroi, - - n ner Of you
a glass darIIv nc ", We see which you
ng." and that tbot uo " see by the asp
S sufficient If v,a ,,,aiao,... your RELATE
handmoid to lood ~ 1t 'ls argue from
ce and 10 lead ne 20 tia4 ~ per come Cal,
where each can co.. 40. ., 'i.lone II know Co
zen as also an, l,,,c,,.,, 'ii"ii can fOresee
lystery of the ,rri,,1.- me If he W
re he three nersons -, nov rally go int
!? Three in ono a,,d ''ilp O... oiie But if I say
rr,l,o4 " anu Ole IN free npant. !