Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-02

within herself VI heard great deal abou
this place and about this wonderful relie
ion OF the Hebrews, but find it far b
yond my highest authorizations. l mus
add more than fifty per cent to what ha
been related. 1t exceeds everything tia
l could have expected. The balf-th
half was not told me"
Learn from this subject what beautifu
thing il is when social position and wealtl
SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO GOD.
When religion comes to q neighborhoot
the first to receive it are the women. Som,
men say it is because they are weak minded
l say it is because they have quicker per
cepuon of what is right, more ardent affsc
: ton and capacity for sublimer emotion
After the women have received the Gospe
then all the distressed and the poor OF both
Jesus. Last. of all comes the people ol
affiuence and high social position. Alas
that it is sol If there are
those here to-day who have been favored
of fortune, or, as might better put it,
favored of God, surrender all you have and
all you expect to be to the Lord who
blessed this Queen of Sheba. Certainly
yoa are not ashamed to be found in this
Queens company. I am glad that Christ
has had his iu perial friends in all ages
Elizabeth Christina, Queen Of Prussia;
Maria Fe0dorovns, Queen Of Russia |;
Marie, Empress OF France; Helena, the
imperial mother If Constantine; Arcadis,
from her great fortunes building public
baths in Constantinople and toiling for the
alleviation of the masses; Queen Clotilds,
leading her husbstd and three thousand
of his armed warriors to Christian baptism;
Elizabeth Of Bergundy giving her jeWeled
glove to beggar and scattering great for
tunes among the distressed; Prince Albert,
singing Rock Of Ages" in Windsor
Castle, and Queen Victoria, incog-
nito reading the Scriptures to a dying
pauper. bless God that the day is coming
when royalty will bring all its thrones
and music, all its hsrmonies and painting,
all its pictures aud sculpture. all It's ststu.
sry and architecture, all it's pillars and
conquest, all the scepTes; and the queens
of the earth in long line of advance,
frankicense filling the air and the csme)s
laden with gold, shall approach Jerusalem,
and thu gates thalI be hoisted, and the
great burden Of splendor shall be lifted
into the palace Of this greater than Solo.
mon.
Again, my subject teaches me what is
EARSEsTNEss
in the search of ruth. Do you know
where Sheba was2 1t was IN Ahyssinis,
or some say in the southern part Of Ara
bis Felix. in either case it was great
way ofi from Jerusalem. To get IRON
there TO Jerusalem she bad to cro0s o
country infested with bandits, and 90
across blistering deserts Why did not the
Queen Of Sheba stay at home and send a
committee 10 inquire about this new rtlig-
ion and have the delegates report in re.
gard To- that religion and the wealth OF
King Solomon She wanted to see for
herself and hear for herself She could
not do this by work OF committee. She
felt she had q sou worth ten
thousand Kingdoms like She5a, and she
wanted a rote richer than any woven by
Oriental shuttle, and che wanted a crown
set with the jewels Of eternity. Bring out
the camels. Put on the spices Gather
up the jewels Of the throne a1d put them
on the caravan Start now, no time 10 be
lost Gosd On the csRela. Wien see
that caravan dust covered, weary atd ex-
hsusted, tFudging on across the desert and
aneRg the bandits, until II reaches Jeruss.
lem, say: There is an earHest seeker
e. al p.,k
many Of you my friends, who do not act
in that way. You all want to get the
truth, but you want the truth to come to
you; you do not want to go toit There are
people who fold their arms and say; II
au ready to become a Obristiap at any
time; if am 10 ,e saved ! shall be saved,
aud If | an 70 be lost | shall be lost" a
man who says that and keeps on saying it
will be lost. Jerusalem will never come
10 you; you must go to Jerusalem. The
religion OF the Lord Jesus Christ will not
come to you, you must 60 and get re.
ligion. Briny out the camels; put on all
the ugeet Gploes, all the treasures OF the
hearts affections. Start for the throLe
Go in aud hear the waters Ct salvation
dashing in fountains all around the throne.
81: down at the bapquet-the Yipe
pressed from the grapes Of heavenly Esh
COL the angels OF God the cup bearers.
Goad on the camels; Jerusalem will never
come TO you; you must 90 10 Jerusalem.
The Bible declares it: The Queep If the
South"-thst is. this very woman | am
speaking of-"The Queen OF the South
shall rise Up in judgment against this gen.
GRAFTON and condemn it; for she came from
the uttermost parts Of the earth to hear
the wisdom Of Solomon, and 10! a greater
than Solomon is here" God help me to
break up the intatuation of tbols people
who are sitting down ip idleness expecting
te be saved Strive to enter in at the
strait gate. AJAX and it shall be given you
seek and ye shall ind; knock aud it shall
be opened to you" Take the kingdom Of
heaven by violence. Urge on the camels.
Again, my subjec: impresses me With
the fact that
RELIGIoS IS A SURPRISE
to any one that getsi it. This story of the
new religion in Jerusalem, and Of the
glory OF KING Solomon, who was type Of
Christ-that story rolls On and on, and is
told by every traveller coming back from
Jerusalem. The news goes on the wing of
every ship and with every caravan, and
you know q story enlsrges ss it
is retold, and by the time
that story gets down into the !
southern part of Arabia Feliz and the
Queen Of Sheba hears il, It must be ire. !
nendous story. And, yet this queen de
clares in regard to il although she had
heard 30 much and had her snticipations
raised so high, the balt-the bAlf was rot
told her. So religion is slRAys a surprise
to suy one that gets it. The story Of
grsce-ap old story. Apostles preached |
it with rattle Of chain; martyrs declared it |
With arm Of Grei death beds have affirmed |
it With visions Of glory, and ministers Of
religion have sounded it through the lanes
and the highways and the chspelS and the
ca,hedrsls 1t has been cut into some
with chisel, and spread on the csnvs, with |
pencil; and it has been rtcited in the I.
doxology Of great congregations. And
yet when man 6rst comes 70 look on