Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-17
Deliver on the Dos,rue, ion Of Jsru,alsn

l.sersd y lcelufs IN Lincoln. which city he has
Tor a numh-r OF years represented Ia Paflia'
ment. op ils early hi'lofy OF the Baby lonlsn,
Assyrisn, Persian, Egyptian, Greek and Jew
ish nations, and closed with the following pow.
srtal snt dmmaie description Of the desiTue'
iioa n Jerusalem by Tiius'
"Sis Sears after The birth OF our Lord. Ju.
dea and Ssmaria became Roman province.
under subordinate governors. the most famous
81 WHOM Wa, Ponlius Plate. These Cover.
nors became so oppressive thar the Jews broke
out into rebellion; and seventy wears after
Christ, jerusalem was finally bcsiegrd by Tt
ias, afterwards Emperor Of Rome. No lpgr.
dy onlthe Stage has the same scenes Of appal-
ling terror as are 10 be found in the history Of
this siege. The city itself was rent BY fac
lions III the Leadliesl war with each oher--sll
the elements Of civil haned had broke loose
the streets were slippery with the blood Of ell
were set on hre--iamine wasted those whom
the swusd did not slay. In the midst OF this
civil massacres. the Roman armies appeared
before the walls Of Jerusalem. Then for a
short time the rival faction united against the
common foe; they were again the gallant
countrymen Of David aud loshua-ihey salli-
cd forth and scattered the eagles Of Rome
But thistinmph was brief; the ferocity Of the
Inflated Jews soon again wasted itself on each
other. And Titus marched on--encamped
his armies close by the walls--and from the
heights the Roman general enzed with awe on
the strength and splsndoT Of the city Of leho-
var.
Let US here pause-and take, ourselves. q
mournful glance at Jerusalem; as il then was.
The city was fortified BY triple wall. save on
one side, where il was protected by deep and
impossible ravines. These walls. Of solid
masonry were guarded by strong towers; op.
posi,e to the loi,iest OF these towers Titus had
eneamped. From the heigh, Of TINT tower
the sentinel might have seen stretched below
the whole Of tina, fair territory Of Judea, about
to pass from the countrymen Of David. With
In these walls was the palace OF the kings
It's roof Of cedar, i,s doors OF the rares, mar.
bles, it's chambers filled with the ccstliest Ia.
pes,ries, and vessels Of gold and silver. Groves
and gardens cleaning with fountains, adorned
with statues Of bronze, divided the courts of
the palace itself.
But high above all. upon a prceipi,ous rocl,
rose the temple, fortified and adorned BY Solo.
mon. This temple was as strong without us a
vitnd.--within more adorned than palace
On cnteri e you beheld porticOs OF number.
less columns Of porphyry, marble and alabas.
ter; gates adorned with god and silver,
among which was the wonderful gate called
the Beautiful. Further on, through vast
arch, WAS the sacred portal which admitted in
10 the interior Of the temple itself-all sheet
ed over with gold, and oyerhung ~ vine
tree Of gold, the branches of which were as
large as a man. The roof Of the temple.
even on the outside. was set over with golden
spikes, to prevent the birds sitting there and
defling the holy dome. AT distance, the
whole temple looked like mount OF snow,
tretted with golden pinnaces.
But. alas, the veil Of that temple had been
already rent asunder by an incapable crime,
and the Lord of Hosts did no, fight with Is
rael. But the enemy is laundering at the
wall. Al around tho city aro,r immense mn.
chimes, from which Titus poured down mighty
fragments Of rock and showers OF fire. The
walls gave way--tle city was enter-d-ihc
temple itself was stortned. Famine in the
meanwhile had made such havoc, that tn be-
seiged were more like spectres than living
men; they devoured the belts to their swords,
The sandals to their feet. Even nature itself
80 perished away, that Il mother devoured h. r
own infant; fulfilling the awful words Of the
Warike prophet who first led the Jews towards
the land OF pronisc-"The tender and deli.
cate women amongst you, who would not adj.
venture to set the sole Of her foot upon The
ground for delicateness aud tenderness-her
eye shall be evil towards her young one ard
the children she shall bear, for she shall eat
them for want Of all things secretly in the
siege and straitness whefcwi,h thine enemy
thall distress thee in the gates" Still. as if
the foe and the famine was not scourge enough
citizens smote and murdered each other as
they met in the way-false prophets ran howl.
lag through the streets--every image Of DIS.
pair completes the ehastly picture of the fall
of Jerusalem. And now the temple was SIT
On FIRE. the Jews rushing through the flames
70 perish amidst its ruins. II was calm sum.
mer nigh,--the 10th of August; the whole
! Mill on which stood the temple. was one gigan.
Tic tlaz. Of fre--the roof Of cedar crashed
the golden Pnhacles of the dome were like
spikes of crimson fame. Through the lurid
atmosphere all was carnage and slaugh,et /;
the echoes Of shrleks and yells rang hack from
the Hill of Zion and the Mount of Olives.
Amongst the smok ng ruins and over piles
of the dead, Titus planted the standard Of
Rome. Thus were fulfilled the last avenging
prophecies-thus persisted Jerusalem. In that
arcsdfa day men still were living ybo might
have heard the warning voice Of Him they
cr9; iEcd-"Verily, lsay unto you all, these
things shall come upon this generation >. 0
jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets and stonest them that are sent TO
thee, 80. behold your house is left unto you
aesolate!" And thus were the Hebrew peo-
Pie catered over the face Of the Earth; still
4 living proof of the truth of those prophets
,hey had scorned or slain--stll, vainly await
ing that Messiah, whose divine mission was
iaialled eighteen centuries sgn, Upon the
kiount Of Calvary.