The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-09-27
CHRIST'S KINGDOM.
Rev. Or. Talmage's Sermon or
the Claims Of the Master.
Giving Up All For Him Is What True
Christians Must Learn TO Do,
and Doing II Is the
Greatest Joy.
Lcnnrrlrht lar. ny LouIe KIopsohl

ICopyright. 1907. by Louie KIopsch.l
Los ANGELES. Cal. Sept 22.-Ih
claims OF Christ 10 the homage OF al
races and all times as "a divine beinl
and the greatest Of teachers are elo
quently presented IN this sermon from
the text John VII, 46. Never maj
spake Ike this man."
What a strange world this Isl Al
soon as a novelty ceases 70 be novel
" we look upon It as quite common
place. What once aroused our admira
ton and enthusiasm Is now considered
one OF the ordinary, prosaic incidents
Of everyday life. We maryeled moi
long ago az the revolving wheel ~ inc
horseless carriage along our boule
wards. which made thousands OF pedes
TRANS line the curbstOnes with interest
But that mine days wonder" soon
came to an end. Now we grumbie al
the speed limit Of the automobile. ap
ply opprobrlous epithets 10 the ehauf'
feur and cross the street IN fear and
trembling lest one Of these onrusmng
machines huri Us into eternity without
a moments notice. Once the sound o.
the telephone bell would make us take
down the receiver with Joyful antlcipa'
ton to find who next OF our friends
had ordered his name put into the
telephone book. But now, instead Of
being impressed with the wonder of
the telephone wire. we are irritated
10y Il as an annoyance. Once we said
"MarvelOusl Marvellous invention"
Now we say. Il wish this miserable
telephone had never been invented, for
then could have few hours In
quiet for work"
But, though a novelty may cease &c
be a novelty In reference to some %
the great inventions Of the world, Tei
some creations Of God and man have
they stand out from all other crea-
tons as absolutely unique. Why do
the tourists 10 multltudes annually 20
TO visit Niagara fallsi Because those
waterfalls are different from all other
kinds Of waterfalls. Why do the Wis
itors marvel at the wonders of Vel
lOwstone park? Because when they
see the geysers IN full play and the
Giant Paint Pot" and -Hells Half
Acre" where the ground. as I'm an
earthquake. is moving and trembling
under their feet and where they can
catch a fish I'm one pool and without
moving their feet throw that living
fish into a natural caldron not ten
yards away and there cook II and take
II up ready to he eaten. these people
say. There arc many wonders I'm this
world. but there Is no wonder any
where else Just like the wonders Of
Yellowstone park" The same is true
about the pyramids. If we knew how
they were built and why they were
built. and If there were pyramids IN
every land like the Egyptian pyramids,
we would have but little interest I'm
climbing Pharaoh's marvels. But be
cause the Egyptian pyramids are DIFF
ferent from all other piles Of stone
tens Of thousands Of tourists annually
make pilgrimage to Cairo as to a sa
cred shrine.
What IS true Of inanimate things Is
also true Of certain men. When you
find a man radically different I'm Gu
paclty from all other men. then That
man stands out conspicuous among his
fellows. Paganini. the master wizard
Of the violin, was such q man. The
musical critics Of his day declare that
he developed a tone touch which was
peculiarly his own. No other man ever
possessed It lefore he did. No man
has ever possessed It since. He was
different from all other musicians. BE
cause he was different, the whole musi-
cal world sat at his feet and listened
and marveled. Edgar Allan Poe was
such a man. There were a host of
poets before the author Of "The Ra
ven" Many have risen and fourished
since, but he was different from them
all. Never was there a man who could
make such rhythmic music ont Of mere
words rs he. Read his famous poem
"The Bells" He transforms every
word into a bell note. There the
sleighs ring their bells, and the church
towers ring their bells, and the fire
alarms ring their bells. and the solemn
funeral dirges ring their bells And
because Edgar Allan Poe was different
from all other poets we find HIS books
upon almost every library shelf
Infinitely grander, supernally unique. !
even from a human standpoint. Is he |
Of whom I speak today Christ was
and is different from all other men. !
When he came forth from Nazareth |
and began to teach the people tried TO |
analyze his power. They tried to find |
between his personality |
aud that Of other prophets. but the
more they studied him the more they |
found he was a law unto himself. And /
because he was so peculiarly individ-
ual the people began TO flock after him /
IN great multitudes. At last every man 4
and woman who came IN touch with /
This new teacher confessed that he was /
absolutely and intensely unique. Even
Inc officers Of the law who were sent
by the priests and Pharisees 20 arrest
Jesus would not apprehend him. for
they said, "Neyer man spake Ike this
me- A." DO you wonder that a man like
Iesus. who was Of such n unique IN
llvidual type. should have gathered
about his personality the ever incrcas-
ny multltudes and that be astoundcd
hem with his doctrinesi I want 10
show you this morning some Of the
respects IN which Christ was different
rom other men and why ne wants as
o he like him and be I'm our was differ
mt from the great world az large.
Christ was different from an other