The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-09
TALMAGE AT JERUSALEM.
he TAKES THE HOLY CITY AS THE
SUBJECT OF HIS SERMON.

| 1ne EXCLAMATION That Burst from the
Lips Of the Savior When He First
Saw the Place Spread Out Before
Him-A Procession OF Immortal Men,
JERUSALEM, Dec. Sat large meeting
OF christian people in this city to-day, the
Rev. I. Dewitt Talmage, DID,. of Brooke
lyn, was the preacher. His text was Matt.
xxilL ~; 'Jerusalemi JerusalemF A rs@
port OF his eloquent sermon is appended;
This exclamation burst from Christlx lima
as he came In sight Of this great city. and
although things have marvelously changed
VINO can visit Jerusalem to-day without
| having It's mighty past roll over on him, aud
| ordinary utterance must give place for tho
exclamatory as We cry, o, Jerus-
alem. Jerusalemi Disappointed with the
Holy Land many have been, and Z
| have heard good friends say that their
ardor about sacred places had been AZ
dampened that they were sorry they ever.
visited Jerusalem. But with me the CITY
ana It's surroundings are q rapture. a
solemnity, an overwhelming emotion. o.
Jerusalem, Jerusaleml Tho procession OF
kings, conquerors, poets aud immortal men
aud women pass before me as stand here.r
Among the throng are solomon, David and
Christ Yes, through these streets and
amid these surroundings rode Solomon, that
wonder or splendor aud wretchedness Ia
seemed as IL the world exhausted itself ON
that man. IL wove its brightest flowers
into his garland. IL set its richest
gems In his coronet. IL pressed the raresf
wine to his lips. 1t robed him In the puresti
purple and embroidery. 10 cheered him
with the sweetest music in that land OF
harps. 1t greeted him with the gladdest
laughter that ever leaped from mirth's lip.
1t sprinkled his cheek with spray from tha
brightest fountains. Royalty had nd
dominion, wealth no luxury, gold no glitter.
liowers no sweetness, song no melody, light
no radiance, upholstery no gorgeousness,
waters no CLEAN, birds no plumage, pranc-
ing c)ursers no mettle, architecture no
grandeur, but IL was all his. Across the
thick grass Of the lawn, fragrant with
tufts of campfire from Engedi, fell tho
long shadows OF trees brought from distant
forests
Fish pools, fed by artificial channels THAI
brought the streams from bills far away.
were perpetually ruifieh with fns, and
golden scales shot from water cave to water
cave with endless dive aud swirl, attracting
the gaze OF foreign potsntates, Birds that
had been brought from foreign aviaries
glanced and duttered among the foliage.
and called to their mates far beyond tho
sea. From the royal stables there came up
the neighing OF twelve thousand horses.
standing in blankets OF Tyrinn purple.
chewing their bits over troughs of
gold, waiting for the kings order to ba
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
tho king. the fiery chargers, with Haunting
name and throbbing nostril, would maks
the earth jar with the tramp of hoofs and
the thunder Of wheels. While within and
without the palace you could not think OF q
single luxury that could be added, or of a
single splendor that could be kindled, down
on the banks of the sea the dry docka
OF Ezion-Geber rang with the hammera
OF the shipwrights who were constructing
larger vessels for still wider commerce..
for all lands and clines were to be robbed
to make up Soiomon's glory. No rest till
his kees shall cut every sea, his axmen
hew every forest, his archers strike every
rare wing, his fishermen whip every stream.
his merchants trade in every bazar, his
name be honored by overy tribe; and
royalty shall have no dominion, wealth no
luxury, gold no glitter, song no melody!
light no radiance, waters no gleam, birds
no plumage. prancing coursers no mettle,
upholstery no gorgeousness, architecture no
grandeur. but 1t was ali his.
"Wel," )" you say, "if there is any man
happy he ought to be-" But / hear him
coming out through the palace, and see his
robes actually encrusted with jewels, as he
vast domain. What does he say7 EinS
Solomon, great is your dominion, great Is
your honor, great is your joys No. While
standing here amidst all the splendor, the
tears start and his heart breaks,
and he exclaims; Vanity of vans
ties; all is vanity.n Whati SOL
omon not happy yetl No, not happy. Tho
honors and the emoluments of this world
bring so 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
|. 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 Il miserable because Franco
wants to take the Prussian provinces. The
world Is not large enough for Louis XIV
and William Ill. The ghastIiest suffering.
tho most shriveling fear, the most rending
jealousies. the most gigantic disquietude,
have walked amidst obsequious courtiers,
and been clothed in royal apparel, and sat
on judgment seats of power.
Honor and truth and justice cannot 90 so
high up In authority as to be beyond the
range OF human assault. The pure and the
good OF all ages have been execrated by the
mob who cry out: mot this man. but Ba-
rabDas. Now Barabbes was robber.' By
honesty, by christian principle. / 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 OBJ
tained the confidence and love of your assoc
ciates, be content with such things as you
have. You brought nothing into the
world, aud it Is very certain you can carry
nothing out. "Cease ye from man whose
breath is in his Dostrils." There is an honor
that is worth possessing. but it is an honor
that comes from God This day rise up
and take it. behold what manner of love
the father hath bestowed upon us, that wa
should be called the sons of God.n Who
aspires not for that royalty2 Come, now,
and be kings and priests unto God and the
lamb forever.
If wealth and wisdom could have satisfied
a man, Solomon would have been satisfied.
To say that Solomon was a millionaire
gives but very imperfect fdea OF the props
erty he inherited from David, his father.
He bad at his comm md gold to the value OF
six hundred and eighty million pounds, and
he had silver to the value of one billion.
twenty-nine million, three hundred and
ssventy-seven pounds sterling. Ths
Queen of Sheba made him MICS
little present of seven hundred and
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