Year: 1871




The Joys of the Future WOrld-Sermon


by Rev. Mr.. TaImaae.


There was large congregation In attendance at
the Tabernacle yesterday morning, and Mr.. Tai.
mage preached q very powerful and interesting
sermon. He selected his text from Revelations VII,
9, 10:-


After this beheld and To- great multitude which no
and tongues stood before the throne and before the Lamb
clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands,


which siteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.


Mr.. Tanage said lie wished that that morning
all their


CARES AND ANNOYANCEs OF LIFE


might be gone from their hearts, while he told them
something better that this world proposed to them.
In this series OF Sabbath morning dscourses upon
the IutuIe world he had tried TO lake heaven OF
the list OF intangbles and make it appear as 1t
really is-tne most solid fact In all existence. 1t
might be said that there had been certain ncongrul
ties in what he had told them upon former
sons respecting the future existence. He had said
that the righteous would be raised to heaven, and
that they should not thirst &c. The taking of food
in this world was necessary for the replenishing
of our wasted energies and arresting the work OF
death in our bodies; but In that other world to
come there would be no death and no
need OF any such Toou. The food or the
| righteous would be JOY unmixed and eternal. Mr..
| Tamage said that he had sometimes had delight
which made him forget his meals, and, to illustrate
this feeling, asked any OF his hearers to suppose
| that some years ago, when they were listening to
| TIE ENTRANciNd SONGS OF JENNY LIND,
| some one should tap them on the shoulder right in
the midst OF the song and invite them out to take u
| peach or an orange. How Indifferent they would
be- In the other world the righteous wonld have so
| much JOY that they would not need any otner food
In referring to the text the preacher said that John
coronation day. Now, suppose man came from
Paris after seeing the Emperors Jte day celebrated,
the 10Th OF August and talk about It, the conclusion
L
| man came TO New York when the Atlantic cable
celebration took place, ana on gong back related
| what he had seen. The people who heard HIM
| would suppose that New York always locked SO.
Mr. Talmage, however, did not think we ought to
come 10 the conclusion that because John saw them
CAST DOWN THEIR CROWNS
| that they Were always casting them down. Mr..
| mulutudes assembled were from ali nations and
| kindred and people. They all spoke one language
nationalties OF the present world Indicated from
| what nationality they came by the brogue they
from ali nstonailtles, standing before the throne Of
| God would speak one language. In the present
world people OF different kiadreds Ike different
| English q Kingdom, and the Austrians an absOlu-
tsn and when different natonalitles come TO stand
| before the throne OF God they would drop their
ernment eni Of Lord God Almighty. There would be
/ ONE THRONE AND ONE GOVERNMENT,


and one sceptre that sceptre all the nations OF
| heaven would bow down to. Oh, what glorious
admixture OF all tastes, Of all history, would stand





Mr.. Taimage said that the next thing he noticed
in the text was the dress-"c0tned In white r0bes."
The apparel in the present world was not oniy to
dress q great deal. We had often to have working
dresses, ana the man that was ashamed of his work
| dress was very silly man. But standing before
the throne of God, We would be clolned IN white
| robes. The work would be all done. There
would be no mire on those streets. no
dust on the hills and robe once put on would last
| forever. Another point in the text was the symbols
which these people carried-'palms in their hands,
In oden times when conquerors came to the city,
the people would come out by thousands with palm
| branches and wave them to the vlctors coming
| along When Jesus rises and announces the great
victory His armies, His people, rise and wave their
palm branches. The next idea In the text was the
song these people sang-salvaton unto the Lord
| God. That was the burden Of their song. In the
present world, Mr. Talmage said, we could not
always be singing religious songs; and he thought
those


| PARENTS MADE GREAT MISTAKE
| who kept out secular songs But In heaven we
should have taste for anything but sengs Of sal
| vation In the Church OF God 1t was impossible to
have perfect harmony IN song;~ but they who on
earth could not tell a plantation melody from the
Dead March In Saul, would Lift up anthem before
the throne OF God the like OF which was never heard
| by all the MozarLs or Beeth0vens It would be a
universal song-a song OF salvation,