The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-12-12
TALMAGE ON IIOLYGR0UND
HE breaches AMID THE SCENES OF
SACRED HISTORY.
The Vicinity of Jerusalem Thickset with
Memories Which Stir the Emotions of
Eloquent Preachers Sermon.


Jew and Christian = Pull Text OF tho
Eloquent Preachers Sermon.
JERUSALEM, Dec. s. - At a large
meeting of Christian people in this city
today, the Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage,
d. D., of Brooklyn, was the preacher.
His text was Matt. XIII, -37: "Jerusa-
lemi Jerusalem p A report of his
eloquent sermon is appended.
This exclamation burst from Christ's
lips as he came In sight Of this great
city, and, although things have mar
velously changed, who can visit Jeru-
salem today without having its mighty
past roll over on him, and ordinary
utterance must give place for the ex-
clamatory as we cry, o Jerusalem,
Jerusaleml Disappointed 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 a
rapture, a solemnity, an overwhelm-
ing emotion. . Jerusalem, Jerusa-
leml The procession of kings, con-
querors, poets and immortal men and
women pass before me as / stand here.
Among the throng are Solomon, Da-
vid and Christ Yes, through these
streets and amid these surroundings
rode Solomon, that wonder of splen-
dor and wretchedness. 1t seemed as
IL the world exhausted itself on that
man. II wove its brightest flowers
into his garland 1t set its richest
in hA
rarest wine to his lips 1t robed him
In the purest purple and embroidery.
1t cheered him with the sweetest mu-
sic in that land of harps. 1t greeted
him with the gladdest laughter that
ever leaped from mirth's lip. It
sprinkled his cheek with spray from
the brightest fountains. Royalty had
no dominion, wealth no luxury, gold
no glitter, flowers no sweetness, song
no melody, light no radiance, uphols-
terry no gorgeousness, waters no gleam,
birds no plumage, prancing coursers
no rnettle, architecture no grandeur
but it was all his. Across the thick
grass of the lawn, fragrant with tufts
of campfire from Engedi, fell the long
shadows of trees brought from distant
forests.
NARvELs OF soLoMoN's COURT.
Fish pools, fed by artificial chan
nels that brought the streams from
hills far away, were perpetually
ruffled with fins, and golden
scales shot from water cave to wa
ter cave with endless dive and swirl,
attracting the gaze of foreign poten-
tates. Birds that had been brought
from foreign aviaries glanced and fut-
tered among the foliage, and called to
their mates far beyond the sea. From
the royal stables there came up the
neighing of twelve thousand horses,
standing in blankets OF Tyrian purple,
chewing their bits over troughs of
gold, waiting for the kings order to
be brought out in front of the palace
when the official dignitaries would
leap into the saddle for some grand
parade. or, harnessed to some of the
fourteen hundred chariots of the king,
the fiery chargers with Haunting name
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 a single splen-
dor that could be kindled, down on
the banks of the sea the dry docks of
Eziong geber rang with the hammers
of the shipwrights who were con-
structing larger vessels for still wild
er commerce, for all lands and climes
were 10 be robbed to make up Solo
mons glory. No rest till his keels
shall cut every sea, his axmen hew ev-
cry forest, his archers strike every rare
wing, his fishermen whip every
stream, his merchants trade in every
bazaar. his name be honored by every
tribe; and royalty shall have no do
minion, wealth no luxury, gold no
glitter, song no melody, light no radi-
ance, waters no CLEAN, birds no plu
mage, prancing coursers no raettle,
upholstery no gorgeousness, architect
ure no grandeur, but it was all his.
"WeI,n you say, ''if there is any
man happy, he ought TO be-" But /
hear him coming out through the pal
ace, and see his robes actually incrust-
ed with jewels, as he stands in the
front and looks out upon the vast do
main. What does he sayl King Sol
onion, great is your dominion, great
Is your honor, great is your joy9 No
While standing here amidst all the
splepdor, the tears start, and his heart
breaks and he exciaims; Vanity of
vanities; all Is vanity" What Sol
omon not happy yets No, not happy.
The honors and the emoluments of
this world bring 50 many cares with
them that they bring also torture and
disquietude. Pharaoh sits on one of
the highest earthly eminences, yet he
is miserable because there are some
people In his realm that do not want
any longer to make bricks The head
of Edward l aches under his crown
because the people will not pay the
taxes, and Llewellyn, Prince of
Wales, will not do him homage, and
Wallace will be hero. Frederick
William III, of Prussia, is miserable
because France wants to take the Prus-
sian provinces. The world is not
large enough for Louis XIV and Will
lam III. The ghastliest suffering, the
most shriveling fear, themost rending
jealousies, the most gigantic disquie-
dude, have walked amidst obsequi-
GUS courtiers, and been clothed in
royal apparel, and sat on Judgment
seats of power.
Honor and truth and justice cannot
40 SO high up in authority as TO be be-
yondathe ranged of human assault The
pure and tho good in all ages have
been execrated by the mob who cry
out: mot this man, but Barabbas.
Now, Barabbas was a robbern BY
honesty, by Christian principle, I
would have you seek for the favor and
the confidence OF your fellow men; but
do not look upon some high position
as though that were always sunshine.
The mountains of earthly honor are
like the mountains Of Switzerland
covered with perpetual ice and snow
Having obtained the confidence ans
love of your associates, be content will
such things as you have. You brough
nothing into the world, and it is yer,
certain YOU can carry nothing out
Cease We from man. whose breath i
in his f.oStrils There is nm homo
ahat is worth possessing, but il is Al
honor that comes from God. This da.
rise tip and take il. "Behold wha
manner of love the father hath be
slowed upon us, that we should b
called the sons OF God" Who aspire
not Iof ttlist toyhily Ny'ltS ~" -
be kings and priests unto God and tn
lamb forever
THE GOLDEN AGE or JERUSALEM.
If wealth and wisdom could hav
satisfied a man, Solomon would hay
been satisfied. To say that Solomo
was millionaire gives but very IN
perfect idea of the property he inhcl
tied from David, his father. He ha
al his command gold 10 the yalu
"a Il haand,.ed and cirhtY millio