The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-31
Caln1age
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae, d. D.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 29.-From al
incidental reference to an ancient orr
entail marriage custom the preacher II
this sermon draws lessons applicable
to modern life The text is Psalm xiv
8, "All thy garments smell Of myrrh
and aloes and cassia out Of the ivory
palaces
The marriage bells are Ginning. The
glorious robes of kingly bridegroom
and Of his bride, the daughter Of a
queen, and the garments Of her many
bridesmaids are rustling. Royal jew
els are flashing. The most sklllful Of
musicians are playing. And as the
wedding march sounds forth the mar
riage procession is approaching the
kings throne room over boulevards Of
gold. The nun1berless inhabitants Of
the metropolis of the universe, with
its walls Of jasper and its gates Of
pearl and it's palaces Of spotless ivory,
are making the welkin ring with halle
luiahs. Of never ending joy. The ban
quoting house is 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 bis hands have placed
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earth nor in heaven has been seen and
never shall be witnessed a wedding
procession like unto this. Gorgeous
ness infinite, wealth and power un!im-
tied, splendor and magnlflcence pass
ing all understanding, will there be
manifested on every hand.
Earth has beheld some wonderful
wedding pageants. When the present
Emperor William Of Germany was
married to the beautiful Princess Au-
gusta Victoria the representatives of
all the civilized governments Of the
earth were there. Among Berlin's
guests at that time were the king and
queen of Saxony, the Grand Duke
Alexis Of Russia, Crown Prince Ru-
dolph of Austria, the crown prince of
Sweden, the present king Of England,
the late Duke of Aosta of Italy and
scores Of other notables. The young
bridegroom came from Potsdam at the
head Of his gigantic foot guards to
meet his bride. On the day of the GER
emory the homes and Tie stores and
the public buildings were decorated.
When the nuptial vows were taken the
cheers OF the people who crowded the
streets about the royal palaces echoed
the thirtyasix salvos Of artillery which
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
that had been built for the coronation
Of bis illustrious uncle, the emperor
passed through long lines Of his en-
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 q nation could
10 to make the wedding ceremony Inn
pressive and joyous was left undone.
lIenorable sDeetacles.
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-
ng magnifcence. But the elimination
has yet to come-not here, but In that /
glorious realm In which the Lord of |
Hosts has set his throne. The mar
tiage Of the Lamb will be the grandest |
md most glorious Of all unions, when
Christ takes to himself his church. /
which he has redeemed with his pre- /
.ious blood, "a glorious church, not /
having spot or wrinkle or any such |
hing. holy and without blemish.'
Human imagination fails to conceive |
II spectacle 10 glorious. Let US In
stead Of dwelling on the marvellous
Icens take but one detail Of It's beauty,
he wonderful garments with which
he Divine Bridegroom is to be robed
N that glorious occasion. The psalm
st mentions them In the words Of my
ext. They are wedding robes that
AVE the aroma Of myrrh and aloes
md csaesia Itst ma try h, describe them I