Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
CalnnaQe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt TalmaSe, b. b.

II BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmase. DID.
Los Angeles, Cal, July 30.-ln this
sermon the preacher draws the lesson
Of gospel Of good cheer and helpful
ness and shows that Christianity bars
no one from innocent enjoyment. The
text Is John II, II, This beginning Of
miracles did Jesus In Cana Of Galilee."
Finding the rational causes for the
inception Of things is a passion In the
human heart and mind. But next TO
It is the desire of making n right start
when, after years of hard work and
toll, we would give TO the world tho
results Of our labor and our investiga.
ton. When Henry NJ. Stanley came
from his exploration OF the dark con-
tinent he did not let the facts thus
once headed toward the great metropo.
lis Of London. There. in Albert Nc.
mortal hall, before the representatives
Of the English throne and the greatest
of scientists, he described the results
Of his daring journey. What he did
not tell by lip he told az soon as pos.
sible to the world by his pen. No
sooner did Samuel F. Morse cry, MS
did the Greek mathematician, Eureka!
have found It. have found that
telegraphlc message can be sent over
the wires" than at once he applied to
the American congress to help him
build a line from Baltimore to Wash
ington. He would prove to all the
world, in the best and most emphatic
way, that telegraphy was to be classed
among the found arts"
enter n great artists studio. I say
to Jean Francois Millet. "What are you
working so hard about?" "Oh." he
says, II have consccratcd my life to
new mission of art I used to be
noted for the skill with which l mp
pealcd to the lowest passions Of life
to the evil desires Of the world through
suggestive figures Of the nude. heard
some bystanders looking Mt one Of my
pictures say, 1T is too bad that Millet,
with such genius as he has, paints
pictures like THAR at once left Paris
and went back to my old home. There
among the hamlets of France I began
to study the pure beauties to be found
in the face Of my old grandmother.
Now / nm trying as an artist to depict
the homely virtues of the French peas.
ants. AS this is my first peasant pic
ture to be sent to the French salon.
want to make my mark in my new
field. for when man Is to make a
great success in any one line he must
be very careful about his beginning.
This is a new beginning for me as a
Christian artist" To make a right be-
ginning for his new art-his Christian
art-Tissot. the former artist of the
French society women, secluded him
might walk and live amid the scenes
where Christ lived and died. AS q
Christian artist he wanted to make a
right beginning.
4 Right BEGINNING.
The desire to make right begin
ming is implanted in every ones life
who starts upon great career for the
reformation of the customs and the
habits Of the world. Thus, when be-
gan to think upon this subject. this
miracle at the beginning Of Christ's
ministry began to grow and widen and
deepen and lift itself higher and high
err in the purposes Of Jesus Christ.
Why? 1t was Christ's first miracle.
For thirty long years he led the life
Of obscurity. Now Jesus comes forth
and practically says: II have come to
reveal my Father to the world I want
to win the belief and trust of the peo-
pie. How shall I begin my work in
the most attractive and impressive
way? I will do 1t at the wedding in
Cana of Galilee." Thus we must ap-
proach our subject with awe and rev.
erence. This miracle Is not a mere
happen 80. The first miracle of Christ
was one by which we may catch the
keynote for the onward musical move.
ments Of a perfect life
Where does the active scene Of
Christ's earthly ministry open? At n
nuptial song, At time OF joyful fes-
tivities. At time when not only the
young but also the old and the middle
aged are trying to be happy and to
make every one happy. At time
when laughter and merriment and
good cheer are making tired men and
women feel for time Mt least that
care and worry and anxiety and dis.
trust have no part to play in the great
social economy. The celestial song
which was sung on the morning of the
Nativity was no more joyful in note
than the songs we hear as we come
over the hills and see the wedding
party dancing upon the grass upon the
outskirts Of the Gallean village Of
Cana.
Would you have me describe the Joy
Of a wedding festival once witnessed
In the east? I did not see 1t Mt Cana
did see 1t, however, at one Of the
neighboring towns of Gnlilee. First
found the wedding guests came from
Gar and near. as they once came to
J MISSIONER, where Colonel William
Byrd, lawyer, statesman and landed
pentlomnn married his DAUGHTER to a