The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-10-06
IN CANA OF GALILEE
Rev. Or. Talmage's Sermon
About Jesus First Miracles.
The Gospel OF Good cheer and limo
cent Enjoyment The Marriage
Altar Earth's Most important
ruacc-Talk 60 the saviour.


Of a gospel OF good cheer and helpful
ness ana shows that Christianity bars
no one from Innocent enjoyment Tue
text is John q, H. This beginning OF
miracles did Jesus 10 Cana OF Gal.lee''
Finding the rational causes for the
inception Of things IS q passion In the
bumen heart and mind But next TO
its the desire Of making o right start
when. after years Of hard work and
toll we would give &c The world Tie
results OF our labor and our lnvestga-
ton. When Henry NJ Stanley came
from bis exploration OF the dark con
tlpeut be ala not let the facts thus
gained lie dormant in his mind Tie of
once headed toward the great metroy'
lis OF London. There, 10 Albert Me
mortal hall, before The representatives,
OF the English throne aud ue sgeale'l
Of scientists, be described the results
OF bis daring journey What he ala
not Tell by l.p be told as soon as pos
slble to the world by hls pen NO
sooner ala Samuel r. Morse cFy' as
did the Greek mathematician, Eureka.
have found it. Z have found that
n telezraph!c message can be sent over
tho wires" than at once De applied 70
the American congress TO help him
build a line from Baltimore 20 Wash
lngton. He would prove to all the
world. 10 the best aud most emphatic
way. that telegraphy was 20 be ciassed
among the found arts"
l enter q great artists studio ] say
20 Jean Francois Millet, What are you
working so bard aboutT "Oh.' be
says. Il have consecrated my life to
a new mission Of art. used TO be
noted for the skill with which ap-
pealed to the lowest passions Of life
10 the evil desires Of the world through
suggestive figures Of the nude. heard
some bystanders looking at one OF my
pictures say, IT Is too bad that Millet
with such q genius as he has, paints
pictures like thatr at once left Paris
and went back TO my old home. There
among the hamlets Of France ] began
to study the pure beauties 70 be found
in the face Of my old grandmother
Now I am trying as on artist 10 depic
the honely virtues Of the French peas
ants. As this Is my frst peasant pic
ture 10 be sent to the French salon.
want 10 make my mark in my new
Geld. for when 8 man is TO make
great success In any one line he mus
he very careful about bis beginning
This IS a new beginning for me as
Christian artist" To make @ right be
ginning for bis new art-his Christian
art-Tissot. the former artist Of tn
French society women. secluded him
self for years In the Holy Land that b.
might walk and live amid the scene
where Christ lived and died As
Christian artist be wanted to make
right beginning
The desire to make a right begin
ming Is Implanted In every ones llf
who starts upon q great career for 'th
reformation OF the customs and th'
habits Of the world Thus. when be
gan to think upon this subject thh
miracle at the beginning Of Christ
ministry began to grow and widen au'
deepen and lift Itself higher and high
or In the purposes Of Jesus Christ
Whyf II was Chrlsts first miracle
For thirty long years he led the no
Of obscurlty. Now Jesus comes ford
aud practically says: Il have come Il
reveal my Father 10 the world. l wan
10 win the belief and trust Of the pco
pie. How shall I begin my work ID
the most attractive and lmpressif
way7 will do II at the wedding ia
Cana Of Galllee" Thus we must mp
proacb our subject with awe ana rev
eronce. This miracle is not mcn
happen So The FIRST miracle Of Chris
was one by which we may catch th'
keynote for the onward musical move
ments Of a perfect NE
Where does the active scene %
Christs earthly ministry openf AZ
nuptial song. At time Of joyful les
tlvitles. At time when not only th'
young but also the old ana the middle
aged are trying TO be happy and Il
make every one happy At a TIM
when laughter and merriment an'
good cheer are making tired men nu'
women feel for a time at least tha
care and worry and anxiety and dis
trust have no part 10 play IN the grea
social economy. The celestial som
which was sung on the morning OF th
Nativity was no more joyful In not
than the songs we hear as we com
over the hills aud see the wedding
party dancing upon the grass upon TIA
outskirts Of the Gahlean village o
Cana.
Would you have me describe the io
Of a wedding festival once witnesses
IN the sastl l did not see II at Cana
did see II, however. at one Of 90
nelghborlng towns Of Galilee. First
found the wedding guests came from
far and near. as they once came &
wostovor, where Colonel william
Byrd, lawyer statesman ana lrndc
gentleman. married his daughter 20
distinguished representative Of VII
glnia's aristocracy. or TO Mount Nel
non when Martha Washington's grand
daughter. Eleanor Parke Gusts, wa
married 70 yOuns Major Lewis. or
Monticello when tie great Jeaerso
and the Randolph families became OF
at the marriage altar There the cues
came not only by the tens, but by n
hundreds. The bridal home was ful
and all the neighboriug houses Wei
crowded with the invited gueste