Telegram-herald., 1888-02-06
THE VEIL Of MODESTY
TaLMAas's 10 % NoMsN
rhs Gr.ss Fr.-eh>r ssgs rhst s.a's
Ch@E.ss~F . D~tsF sla@d - His AR-
sfs~t.sisA 90 ~ snlss HiEnsi--t Ia
asssss. sxs ks@F fhs ass4 slisaE

place. sad tns rsnf2l exeeess al previous
ys.r4 sor llas tsst ps~s ess. siE, seven AMI
.ght aanarsa asli2rs were paid Bus parta
sf Lns aoGss sss kspe fFes, - that a. oas can
sr-sthf,aily ~ ttlsl ns cannot attend charea
here for - u means
n th.s .1ane1ss structure we're twice As
larzs q would snt coalaln al Who desire -
worship 4sr- - the tlns tAe seryies 30
xins tA@ strssts ars blDcxssi sta psoPls going
aEaf
The R~v T. DeWltt TalEnags. .. o the
pastor. pfesc he'd tins morning the ffth ia the
'.ss~ries 81 sernnoas q Eho ooaan q Amer
ia. sitn hnportant Hiatt g. Aen7 His sub
ject waz. "fhe Vel % aodesty,' aud his
tsrt Lschsf l. =. The 0leen V.4hti refused
q come
II You win sccept nay arm vii escort VOC
INTO a throne rom. ls this fifth sermon OK
tbs series ~ sermons there krs certain woman
~ sxeslisncies Nhich wish - commend. buE
instead II pusIing them in dIy abstraction,
prsseut you shefr impersoDafion ia one Who
ssidom. n ever gels ssrmonic recognition.
Ws stAnd amid The psslaces u SaushAn-
The Dinuacies a.. aazzue vita tho morning
IghA Th~ colu1aus rise f-srooned and
~reatAed the wealth II empires flashing
from TIE grooves. the ceilings ad0rnei with
talAsss n bard and beast, and scsnes II
flro~rss and eonfPlsE. The walls are hung
-~ith shis.as, and enbiazoned until lt seenls
tl.ss tho whole round of srlenaors Is sx-
bansisL Each zroh b. mighty leap II
architecEurai achievement Golden stars,
sbinIr down on glowing arabesque Hang
Ings u cmbroiGsred work. ia which mingls
tie blu-nsss q the ssy. tho greenness of
tts grass aad ths wallenees of tho sea foam.
Tas~striea hang oa silver rings. wedding to-
ketaer the pillars II narbie. PAvibons
reaching ont IA every direction. These for
reposs. hlad With iuNuriant couches. In
sshioh seary hHabs sink until al fatigue IL
submerged. fhese tlr carouSaI, where hsngs
drinx down a kinx,hsm al one swallo~.
Amazing spectacis Light 81 silver dripping
down over stairs of ivory on shields Of gold
Fioors n stained marble. sunset red and
aixht black, ard iniaid With cleaning pearl
Way. is seems II a heavenly vision Of
amethyst, and Jacinth, and topaz, and
ChrY sopraHn had dcs<rnded and alighted
upoa shushan. 10 seems as II
bilow ~ celestial glory had dashed
tns metropolis of Persia In con-
nsction With this palace there i a garden,
where ths usighty mea Il forei n lands are
eak. and linden, and ac,,cia, the tables are
srranged- Ths breath Il honey ysuckle and
frankineense ais the air Fountains leap up
iato The hghs. The spray struck through with
rainboss falling IN crystalline baptism upon
Towering se.'sbs-thrn rolling down through
channels - nsRrble, aud widening. Oua hers
and there intc pools s~iring with the fnny
trihes of foreign aIuar1ums, bordsred with
scarlet anemones. hypericunls, and many col
ord ranuncuiux Meats II rarest bird aud
heass smoking up amid ~rsaths olaromatics-
The va@s ailed with apricots and almonds
e ue baskets pned up with apricots, and
dates. and figS. and oritngeS. and pomegran-
ates Melons tastefully twined with leaves
of acaci,A Ths bright waters q EulasU5
filing the uns. aud sweating outside ths
rim In flashing hesds amid the traosriss~
Vine from the royal vats u Ispahan and
shiraz. IA bottles ~ tinxed shell. aud lily
shaped cnps q silver. and fagons and tank-
ards Of solid gold The n1rlSie rises higher,
ant Ebc rsvelry breaks cut into wilder trans
port. aud th@ ~ins has flushed the check and
coached the brain. and louder than al other
voscss az the hiccou.b of the inebriates, the
rabble "a fools and the song of ths drunk
ards
Ia anosher part ot she palace Queen vashti
T. entertaining the princessss OF Persia at a
banquet. Drunken AhsSusrus says to his
servants. You "a Ous and fetch Vsshti
from that bsnqEet With the women, aud
bring her % this banquet with The men. and
lss uis display her bezuty- The servants
irsrneiiataiy stars % obey the kings com
riafuf. but there was rule in Oriental soci-
sfy that mo- souan might sppoaT IN public
without having her fscs veiiei Yet here
"a a. u. a.
r,andinU that VaShti come IA unvsiisd before
th., rruleitude. However. taere wls n Vashtis
soul a prinol1le more regsl than Ahasuerus.
r,or- brilliant than the gold q Shushsn. oS
rsore wealth thsn The rsvsuUe q Persia.
uhifh roatrlandsd her O. disohsv tha order
af she ong. aid - NJ the righteousness
ard holiness snt moo sstY n her nature
ri..s up into 1ne ssfbiiL3c refusal She
Savs. II vii not 70 into the banquet
raw-tied Of course. Ahssuerus vas IN
f.,-iaf... and NaShfi robbed ~ her position
AMI her estate . driven f1rts 10 poverty ard
r-.sn t. s1Csr The scorn - nation and yet
q, ~r.ceive she srpiagss of after generations.
who shall risa ap to sdmlre this martyr 20
Eiss.!v inSoi~lsce. Vel tne last veSsigs of
tnaf f-sst Is gore. the isst garland hss faded
az. lss.s arsa haze fallen the last tsrssrd has
r,.en .i.~sreys.i. ard ShBshsn IS = ruin. but
a. icn9 a. siss world stands thers vii %
r,nlt ..,rsi,s III men and roraeu. familiar with
tha si6la. who wli corie into tbis picture
ralierv ~ Cod snd admire the divine portrait
"a vaShti tae queen. Vsshti the veiled.
v.shti the sacrid,-s. Fashti the silent
In -he 6rst risoe. sant you o. iook upon
vssh6i ths queen. A bilie ribbon. rayed
u1th ~hits. drawn around he- torehsad. IN
s,cat~d h.r queenlY POSITION. fs vas 10
ssuaH hcner .c - gnran In such rsazn a.
shst Hsrk eo the rustic ~ her robesi Sc
the his-e ~ hsr Jewels And vst. ny friends
re- = nof 1.resarv to have paiaes Ard r.gal
role ln ar,isr - - que-nlv When I - a
~rr,an svith stout fa.th ia God ruffirg her
f,ot rrcn sil saea1nsSs. ard ssiiisbuess. snd
rr.iess aisrIar EoirE riEh2 forward ~ serve
GERS. srli the rsce hf q grand srd glorious
s,r~ire 8 sse. That woman is q aueen
arf f,e rsnxs 1f hearsn look over the
hsttEeDs-as upcn the corunanon. and
-h~fhsr she -nrus up from tae shantv on
t.e -a-sncns er the mau<icn n tha
sssa.orshis s1aars. T greet her with the
saut. an haii crisen sshtL' What
r.rrr vas ttrrs en- d.e brew ~ Nary. of
-,atfand. ar E.1aberh. 81 EaE.and ~
1fs--arrf. ~ Frsrte. or Esf.er'ne. 81 Rrs-
- a.sraznrr.t Nsfa -'le ~crtt of s7rae sf 11r
gfrrf1ssr r,ofhers ufs-r ~ ften e-se nto
giorvf 81 that wnnnen rle1tcae.i in tte
SCRIPTURE. who ruf arr al llfo IRE Ecris
fr-sasurr t-or ~ tsr1tffns tai1g1rsr nho
rassI sis-i,rusfs1. an ~ anse.sfi .sarTi1tl-I,f
--sr ~ tasztlL 'v,c ras.arl tae rers and
Ecrxs 81 ser hte nsra .--.7f 20 hsftt Ntr
t1iiesi rnlef e fror.ea. san fr e1rr. oit
kelniass NaauI .-er ef srs Aicl1rala 49a-
So. who siAsl.si ffe rafs ef sivil71 alud
aus s1Ikress ~ eur-rast t-or ~ N-t itsfaacs.