Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-22
Ca(n,aSe
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae. D. d.

turesque imagery the preacher in this
sermon shows the significance of the
testimony Of Israels great leader TO
Jesus as the Messiah. The text Is
Luke xvi, 81, "If they hear not Moses
and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded. though one rose from the
dead"
The symbol Of the graveyard Is used
by Jesus for his gospel teachings, just
as many artists use skeletons for
their models in great artistic master
pieces. The parable Of Dives and
Lazarus is nothing more or less than
a great panorama, collection Of YER
bal pictures. showing the eternal trng-
edy of a misspent life.
Scene the First.-An eastern prince
is in mis- palace. All that wealth and
power and temporal grandeur can give
is his. His clothes are of royal purple.
His dining room is banquet hall.
His walls are of white marble. His
floors are mosaics. His Railways and
bedrooms and parlors are filed with
statuary and richest tapestries and
beautiful artistic masterpieces. Upon
his doorstep crouches a poor beggar,
starving to death, malodorous and Of
fensive from innnmerablc ulcers and
assesses which have broken out over
his body on account Of improper nour-
ishment.
Scene the Second.-Two graves and
the celestial advent Of the beggar anf
the eternal Incarceration of him who
had once been king among mon. The
earthly pauper has been crowned. The
earthly prince has been stripped Of his
all. Then Dives. down In tho region
OF the lost. looks up and scos Lazarus
who had once sat at his doorstep de-
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The Rank OF Moses.
Moses by the law OF adoption took
the rank OF one who was well born.
daughter. lie was the heir apparent
OF the greatest throne on earth. He
had all that wealth and position and
honor could give MN. lie was born
great. lie was rocked III golden
cradle ana ieo out OF golden spoon
ana had servants innumerable 10 run
| his bidding When he WAS carried
iorth ID one or the royal chariots the
people used to knee! and say, There
| goes the child who will one day rule
over us as king In the sight OF the
law he was not pauper. slave or
q Hebrew. lie had been raised 10
royal rank. All that he had to do
( was to keep his lips closed. and he
might live in aflluence and inherit a
! throne. And yet this Egyptian prince
( this adopted child Of Pharaoh's dangh'
/ ter was ready to surrender all Of king
~ power in order to be follower OF
the true God. Now, every effect must
have logical cause. \ man does not
surrender great prize Of life Just
for Whim There must have beer
some great impellng force In Moses
life to have led him TO serve God and
espouse the cause Of the Hebrew
slave.
We have read OF men and womcr
surrendcring their faith for an earthly
throne. but did you ever know of {
man surrendering an earthly throne
for his religion unless he deeply ant
conscientiously believed in that reli
gion? When German princess few
years ago married Emperor Nicholas
and became Empress AliX Of all til,
Russins, she renouncod the Lutheran
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