Milford chronicle., 1906-08-24
CalmaSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaee' D. D.


+ba beloved disciple, in a new Ilsn'
,ud as a model of strength couraso y
oDd beroism. for Christians oil every
oge TIE text is John xiii % no"
.I;ore .1v5s leaning on Jesus bosom one t
NJ his disciples whom Jesus loVeu,
No art student feels that he has lru'5
..,,5iod +o the best advantage unless
- las .sa+ at the feet of the OLD mas
+ors What Mecca is to the Ao'i,'i-l l',Dl,
nedans and Benares to the lliIuoog
AMI Jerusalem to the Christians ,D ~
ora Venice. and Florence ana N'.In
~ po.is and Antwerp are TO NE
o., e,at,rc,. artists and sculptOrs SO over
80 ,,,,,,a vas Michael Angelo when nc
4,.s+ looked upon. the wonderful hsuie
If st George carved by the sculpsot
1lo;,,+ollo an the outside OF the chuIe"
- Sam Michel at Florence that loI "
time he could not speak me- -. So, Of
-etudied the magnificent propor'ioliS -
4bot greatest of ali the sreal WolH9 ~.
+ba FIorentine sculptor he ralseu -
hand maiestically and cried -. 49,
..1t,',, In these two simple Woius
~ orcbttect of st. Peters, the scuiP.
- -, of .,David" and Moses ana 'uv
toI " 1.oato,. Of "The Last judgment
"nd of the frescoes Of the Faul'no ii'
atanoI affirmed that the statue ol 81
Cod,..ro was perfect in its physical pio, ~
nortions and had every lnin7
makeup but human soul . ORG
The works of the OLD hias'ei9 fnf
almost oveipowering; hence We % tIl
t,a+ tbe greatest art schools ol -, .aI
I'D .-',, are near to the galleries IN "ulOi %
,,roso,.ved the immortal picture
o., !,o statues of the greatest artIs' ls,
~ so,,intors of past centuries ~
..n(, a. l,oe more to do with attlac.'u
,t,,gon+s 10 the Latin quarter .
-. I,, tbe hundreds and tnous"i''
+ban any other cause. Nol d va! 81 ct,
as Int YOU can see scores Oh o'.--7 zI,
donts with their easels' copy i''7
rilIo,s "Holy Family or ms -A7',,,,, W.
4ian Of the Virgin" which hahs wv
~ ro,,,.re's walls. There Rubens a. a,
G,,-I,.ard+ and Nelasquez anu
+e,+,1oD,ao and Da Ninci are sun
-, art professors as though III
a1i,-o In the flesh. What IS u
w n,ris is equally true Of all lne ~
1t+ios So much are the mouels
the ancient artists Sought 49,, ,.,
oonrinc purposes that the l'ai''ll ~, :, :,
eminent has forbidden any u 80 ~
5acts TO sell any Of these old ll,s't
niocos +o any buyer OUTSIDE VI
,,,,,+rv The king of ltaly knoM9 y
,a's of the works of the oiu III
. ~ NOR r-o,ld he irreparable, and Il u
-, can ottnred one of the greatest
Mel7 I+oIv would have vanished
ever ,rodonnos are
+he Young art students as t,,o
characters of Moses ana losiiu'' l''",
Sar,ua1 and Nehemiah ana D0Al1i
Iohn the Baptist and Peter anu
oDd Jobn. the beloved dlscliie'
-.o,,ner christians. These Blple
tors are not perfect, any more
AZ. nr+istic works of the OLD hio
lIe a,.foct Paul Veronese, one o.
-aoo+oe+ Of Venetian artists pa pa
e., fon,aIa characters of me y"
DariI,s at the Feet OF Alex,
u -, ~, +to Rattle of Issus' in the
skirts and low bodiceu M''''' .;vt
venetian costumes OF ule
oont,,rv although the battie u
,1os fought a third of mllleiini'li -
SO christ was born. Ihere 70
lolo oanfoct being mentioned Il
1i,,a Tl and that person is Jesus !
d. Do 3,,oTob the best Bible char
aro not perfect, yet, many OIL 'l'
iS,,ti4, hold M as prototypes lor
Ci,,.isfians TO copy after. TO-DAY
to sneak about one ol 'N 70
noblest Of the apostles lO' c.
iota want to show now ~
Tros strong. and how he was
+ba most influential and peru"
Sos+ beloved of all the dlsciple
Do4Sored III about the table at u IL
sumner. lust preceding the cru0'i
st. John "A Model d,
Tho model of my text, IN u
,Ioce was. l believe, a Cnii9
snnerb physical proportions
not as some people suppose !
1yeol,ling. He did not have Il
,,iIlowed upon Christs breast
borouet table of the last SUP
oa--so be was a suffering inva
Far from that. OF all
wart young men gathered ap
+able-for at that time they W.
ably all yOung-St. john pen
+be hest and the strongest
frame. His eye, like Davids'
herd boy. must have been G
Cricl His limbs must have
nle and sinewy. His chest N
boan broad and deep. HIS S
have been aglow with hea
mist have had the body OF al
Nc must have been a young
bling over with fun and goo
On account of the resllienc
strong physical constitution.
Sava had all the advantages
crue from good health, oe'
Pible indirectly affirms 1t.
How does the Bible asse !, ! !
must read between the l.ieS i!eS
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