The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-09
THE VEIL OF MODESTY.
DR.. TALMAGE'S FIFTH SERMON TO
THE WOaiEN OF AMERICA

prec =. 49, q ";i''iai.-iiiGht1e@ infi;i-
enccS -. i-~er t;:r izost Silent.
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- ' 'i'i''Nh Pc"
letting ~ - "''lEh tlpefflaclc mas just
taken - a:. the rental exceeds all
previou H'ra. tor the best pews five,
six, seyc=i ,.Il.i eight hundred dollars were
paid f5tfi ,-,..s # tic house are kept
free. 50 T.. ma one can truthfullv saw
that IL. t,--,...ot attend churcl, here for
lack Of r..;4s
If TIL: = .,s..-i-t. structure. were twice
as lar i, Void not contain all who de-
sire t. e-e.. =. hero. Bv tie time the
service l.:.:- .l.s. streets are blocked
with T;~',ir .ai5'.. #n.3v.
: The !! = l., Wit Tainace, D. D.
the Ir:.,.:,e. chez! this morning the
fifth in ~ ..-:,,.c, of Sermons to the
Women Si:i,rita, with important
Hints to : - His subject was 1.-The
Veil Of Me-, 81. and his text: Esther
i, IL: TIL. tss.cn Vashti refused to
come
If you vii accept my arm l will escort
you into tlirouc ROOM In this fifth
sermon of TIE series of sermons there are
certain womarly excellencies which
wish to comulc::d but instead of putting
them in DRY abstraction. I present Won
their representation in one who seldom,
if ever, gets .ermonic recognition.
We stand amid the palaces of Shrsban.
The pinnaclcs are afia1ne with the morn
inc light The columns rise festooDed and
wrcathcd. the wealth of empires flashing
from the, grooves; the ceilings adorned
with images of bird and beast, and scenes
of prowcss and conquest The walls are
hung with shields. and emblazoned until
1t eecr;,S that the whole round of snIen-
dor> is czl,austct!. Each arch is a mighty
leap of architectural achievement. Golden
stars, shining down on glowing arabesque.
HanginGs of embroidered work In
which mirrIc fhc bl1,eness of tbe slvv
the crccnness OF the grass and the white
ness of the sea foam. Tapestries hung
on silver rings, wedding together the nil.
lars Of marble. Paviiions reaching ont
in cycre direction. These for renose
filled with Iuxuriant couches. in which
weary limbs sink until all fatigue is snb-
merged These for carousal, where kings
drink down kingdom at one swallow.
Amazing spectacle. Light of silver
drippi.S down over stairs of ivory on
shiel,ls Of gold. Floors of stained marble,
sunset red and Ei-ht black, and inlaid
with glr:iIning pearl. Why. it seems as
if a heavenly vision of amethyst, and
jacinth. and topaz, and chrysoprasus had
descended and alighted upon Shushan.
1t ses1n- - if q Lilrw of celestial glory
had n TEL clear ever heavens battle
menfs Ion this metropolis of Persia. In
conn vtlen with this palace there is a
garI,r " here the mighty men of foreign
lands arc seated at banquet. Under
the s!'rtrad OF oak, and linden, and
acacia tfM' tables are arranged. The
breath u honeysuckle and frank
incense MS he ar Fountains leap
up liit'' the hight, the spray struck
!! ,hrouS. H,lti rain6oWs falling IN crystal
me iI - III uTon fiowering shrubs--then
roiii!'5s "o"h through channels OF marble,
anu "i.'SiiiaS oht hoTe ana there into
Poola "isl2 Win the hnny tribes of
iofti@H &'iE:.iitiins' biT1cred with scarlet
an'l'''AcS- h%perlcuIns. and many col
ore,' rai.'iticuius. Meats OF rarest bird
ahn oe;.'' s'i -, ulf amid wreaths OF
a. o,i',' ~. me =, vases liiieo with aprlcots
ana dnitiHia. Inc baskets piled up with
aPric"'"' ana Gates, and ilgs, and oranges,
ahd rolneSranates. Melons tastefully
twincd with leaves Of acacia. The
bright waters of EnIaeus filling the
urhs' ana sweating outside the
tlh III linshlng beads amid the
1Iaceries- wine from the royal watts
d isPanan ana Shlraz, IN bottles of
sihged shcli, ana lily shaped cups of sill
yer, and 1iagons and tankards of solid
gold: Inc music rises higher, and the
revelry breaks out into wilder transport,
and the wine has flushed the check and
the brain, and louder than all
other VOICES are the hlccough of the inc
PIRATES, the gable OF fools and the song
Oh the drunkards.
In another part Of the palace Queen |
Vashti Is entertaining the princesses of |
Persia at banquet. Drunken Ahasuerus |
says to his servants: "You 60 ont and |
fetch Vashti from that banquet with the |
women, and bring her to this banquet |
Win the men, and let me display her |
beauty. The servants Immediately start |
70 obey the kings command; but there |
was rule in oriental society that no |
woman might appear in public without |
having her face yelled. Yet here wac
mandate that no one dare dispute, de-
that Vashti come in unveiled |
before the multitude. However. there
was in Vashti's soul a principle more
legal than AIlasrlerus, more brilliant than
he gold of Shushan, of mere wealth
han the realm of Persia, which COM
nantici her to disobey this order of the
king; and kn all the lishteousness
md holmes and modesty of her
laturo r-,SS up into one sublime
'efussi. Sc says: Il will net go into
The t..tI::ct unveiled Or course
Ahasil,''ass was infuriate: and Vasliti,
.obbed i her position and l,c., estate, is
irlven forth in poverty and ruin TO suf-
er the scorn IF Il nation, and yet to re-
;eive the api.iause of after generations
Who shall rise up to admire this martyr
% kinglY insolence. Well. the last yea