The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-11
IN JERUSALEM
Df. Talmage Visits the Ancient City
And breaches a Sermon,



Talmage d, D., of Brooklyn, was the
preacher His text was Matt. xiii, 81:
"Jerusaleml Jerusaleml'
This exclamation burst from Christs
lips as he came in sight Of this great
city, and, although things have marvel
ously changed, who can visit Jerusalem
to-day without having its mighty past
roll over on him, and ordinary utterance
must give place for the explanatory as
we cry, o Jerusalem, Jerusaleml Dis
appointed with the Holy Land many
have been, and have heard good friends
say that their ardor about sacred places
had been SO dampened that they were
sorry they ever visited Jerusalem. But
with me the city and its surroundings
are rapture, a solemnity, an over
whelming emotion. 0Jerusaleml Jeru-
saleml The procession Of Kings, con-
querors, poets and immortal men and
women passes before me as stand
here. Among the throng are
Solomon, David and Christ Yes,
through these streets and amid these
surroundings rode Solomon, that won
der Of splendor and wretchedness. 1t
seemed as II the world exhausted itself
on that man. 1t wove its brightest flow
ers into his garland. 1t set its richest
gems in his coronet. It pressed the
rarest wine to his lips, 1t robed him in
the pnrest purple and embroidery. II
cheered him with the sweetest music in
that land of harps. It greeted him with
the gladdest laughter that ever leaped
from mirth's lip. 1t sprinkled his cheek
with spray from the brightest fountains
Royalty had no dominion, wealth no
luxury, gold no glitter, flowers no sweet
ness, song no melody, light no radiance,
upholstery no gorgeousness, waters no
CLEAN, birds no plumage, prancing
coursers no mettle, architecture no
grandeur bst it was all his. Across
the thick grass Of the lawn. fragrant
with tufts Of campfire from Engedi, fell
the long branches Of trees brought from
distant forests.
Fish pools, fed by artificial channels
that brought the streams from hills far
away, were perpetually ruffied with fms,
and golden scales shot from water cave
TO water cave with endless dive and
swirl. attracting the gaze Of foreign po-
,tentates. Birds that had been brought
from foreign aviaries glanced and fut-
tered among the foliage and called 70
theil mates far beyond the sea. From
the loyal stables there came up the
neighing Of $1,000 horses, standing in
blankets OF Tyrian purple, chewing
their bits over troughs Of gold, waiting
for the Kings order 10 be brought out
ii front Of the palace when the official
dignitaries would leap into the saddle
for some grand parade, or, harnessed TO
some Of the 1.4O0 chariots Of the King,
the fiery chargers with Haunting mane
and throbbing nostril would make the
earth Jar with the tramp Of hoofs
and the thunder of wheels While
within and without the palace you could
not think Of a single luxury that could
be added, or Of single splendor that
could be hndled, down on the banks Of
the sea the dry docks Ezion-geber rang
with the hammers OF the shipwrights
who were constructing larger vessels for
still wider commerce, for all lands
and climes were To be robbed TO make
up solomon's glory, No rest till his
keels shall cut every sea, HIS axmen
heW every Unrest, his archers strike
every rare wing, his fishermen whip
every stream, his merchants trade in
every bazAr, his name be honored by
every tribe, and royalty shall have no
dominion, wealth no luxury, gold no
glitter, song no melody, light no radi-
ance, waters no CLEAN, birds no plum
age, prancing coursers no mettle, up
holstery no gorgeousness, architecture
grandeur, but II was ell his
WELL" You say, az there Is any man
happy he ought to be-" But hear him
coming out through the palace and see
his robes actually incrusted With jewels,
as he stands in the front and looks out
upon the vast domain. What does he
sayp King Solomon, great IS your
dominion, great is your honor, great is
your joy9 No. While standing here
amid all the splendor, the tears start,
and his heart breaks and he exclaims:
VANITY Of yanities; all is vanity"
What Solomon not happy yet?
No, not happy. The honors
and the emoul lments Of this
world bring so many cares with them
that they bring also torture and disquie-
tude. Pharoah sits on one OF the
highest earthly eminences, yet he, 10
miserable because there are some people
in his realm that dc not want longer TO
mako bricks. The head OF Edward !,
aches under his crown because the
people will not pay the taxes,
and Llewellyn, Prince Of
Wales, will lnotdo him hornage, and Wal
lace will be q hero. Frederick William
III, OF Prussia, is misefable because
France wants TO take the Pfussian prov
inces. The world is not large enough
for Louis XIV. and William III. The
ghastliest suffering, the most shriyeling
fear, the most rending jealousies, the
most gigantic disquietude, have walked
amid obsequious courtiers, and been
clothed in royal apparel, and sat on
Judgment seats OF power, honor and
truth and justice can not &c, SO high up
In authority as TO be beyond the range
Of human assault. The pure and the
good in all ages have been execrated by
the mob who cry out; .Not this man,
but Barabbas,Y Nov, Bafabbas was a
robber. BY honesty, by Christian prin-
ciple, would have you seek for the
favor and the confidence. ylof. .uyour
fellow men; but do not look
upon some high position as though