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Calnage
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmade. d. d.

Frank De Witt Ta1maoe. b. D.
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 20.--From m
incidental reference to an ancient orr
entail marriage custom the preacher IN
this sermon draws lessons applicable
10 modern, life. The text Is Psalm xiv,
$. AN thy garments smell Of myrrh
and aloes and cassla out Of the ivory
palaces"
Tue marriage bells are Ginning. The
glorious roi,es Of kine,y bridegroom
and Of his bride, the daughter Of a
queen, and the garments of her many
bridesmaids are risuing. Royal few
els are flashing. The most skiilfui Of
musicians are playing And as the
wedding march SQUADS forth the mar
riagc PROCESSION Is approaching the
kings throne room over boulevards Of
gold. The numberless Inhabitants Of
the metropolis Of the universe. with
its walls Of jasper and it, gates Of
pearl and it's paiaces Of spotiess livery,
are nakipg the weikla ring VIII halle
luiahs Of never ending Joy. The BAN
qnettug house r. prepared with the
wedding supper for the coming guests,
for the Divine Bridegroom Of my text
Is bringing his Queenly bride to her
place at his side, over which hangs the
banner that his hands have placed
there, the banner Of love. Never on
earth nor in heaven has been seen and
never shall be witnessed a wedding
procession like unto this, Gorgeous
ness minute, wealth and power ,lnfim-
tied, splendor ana magnincence pass
ing all understanding, wal! there be
manifested on every hand.
Earth has beheid some wonderful
wedding pageants. NVhen the present
Emperor William Of Germany was
married to the beautiful Princess Au-
,susta Victoria the representatives Of
all the civilized governments OF the
earth were there. Among Berlin's
guests Mt that time were the king and
queen Of Saxony, the Grand Duke
Alexis Of Russia. Crown Prince Ru-
dolph Of Austria. the crown prince ~
Sweden. the present king of Engla nd.
the late Duke OF Aoeta Of italy aud
scores Of other notables. The young
bridegroom came from Porsdam at the
head OF his gigantic foot guards to
meet his bride On tho day of the Ger
emory the homes ana the stores and
the public buildings were decorated.
When the nuptinl vows were taken the
cheers of the people who crowded the
streets about the royal palaces echoed
the thirty-Six salvOs of artillery which
Numbered the news to the world that
Prince William and Princess Augusta
Victoria were one.
When Napoleon III. in 1858 rode to
the Cathedral of Notre Dame to be
united in marriage with Eugene, the
most beautiful woman in Europe. the
progress was one continuous ovation.
Seated in the wonderful glass coach
of his ill,lstrIous uncle. the emperor
passed through long lines Of his en-
thusiastic subjects, who rent the air
with their wives. When the young
queen Of England became the bride of
Prince Albert in the royal chapel Of st.
James nothing that the money, the
wealth and the love Of a nation could
do to make the wedding ceremony i'm
pressive and Joyous was left ,lndone.
Memorable Spectacles.
Memorable in the annals Of the world
are such spectacles. IN which all that
human ingenuity could conceive has
been done TO render the nuptials Of the
rulers Of nations scenes Of overwhelm-
ing magnihcencc. But the elimination
has yet to comc-not here, hut IN that
glorious realm in which the Lord of
Hosts has set his throne. The mar
rage of the Lamb will he the grandest
and most glorious Of all unions, when
Christ takes to himself his church,
which he has redeemed with his pre-.
cious blood, "a glorious church, not
having spot or wrinkle or any such
thing, holy and without blemish.'
Human agination fails to conceive
Of a spectacle so glorious. Let us in
stead Of dwelling on the marvellous
scene take but one detail Of its beauty
tho wonderful garments with which
the Divine Bridegroom Is to be ROBBED
on that glorious occasion. The psalm
isl mentions them in tho words Of my
text. They are wedding robes thai
have the aroma Of nylrh and aloes
and cassia. Let M try to describe them
and to learn a few practical gospel les
sons from them.
The royal robes of the Divine Bride
groom will be the most expensive oil
all garments. Costly was tho wedding
apparel Of Louis XIV, which be wort
when he was married to Maria There
sa Of Spain; Of Prince Ferdinand whel
he stood by the side Of his bride. lisa
bella Of CASTLE; Of the dauphin Of
France, Who 40 Prince Francis. mar
ried the beautiful Mary. queen OF
Scots; of Emperor Nicholas H., who il
1sa4 gave his heart and hand in mar
riage to the beautiful Princeas Alix o.
IIessc: OF Napoleon Bopaparte whe.
In 1910 he welded Marie Louise tn til.
place OF the dsthroned and exilet
uosephine. But the rol,es Of the Heav
emily BRIDEGROOM will surpass all thes,
in their value How do we know
The oriental imagery Of the text signi
ties it. Fine and beautiful in texture