Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-13

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sees here fortresscd gates and yonder the
wall, and here the towers blazing in
the sun, Thasaelus and Marianne. Wonder
is Hippcus, the kings castle Looking along
in the range of the larger branch of that
olive tree you see the mansions of the mer-
chant princes. Through this cleft in the lime
stone rock you see the palace of The richest
tralllcker in all the earth. lie has made his
money by selling Tyrian purple. Behold now
the templel Clouds of smoke lifting from
the shimncring roof, while the building rises
up beautiful grand, ma jestic, tho architect
ural skill and glory OF the earth, lifting
themselves there in one triumphant doxology,
the frozen prayer of all nations.
PERSONALITY OF CHRIST.
The crowd looked around to see exhilara-
ton and transport in the face of Christ. Oh,
no! Out from amid the gates, and the donlcs,
aud the palaces, there arose a vision of this
citys sin, and of this city's doom, which OBJ
liberated the landscape from horizon to
horizon, and he burst into tears, cry
ing: so Jerusalem, Jorusalemi" But that
was the only day Of pomp that Jesus
saw in and around this city. Yet he
walked the streetS e this city the love
lest and most majestic being the world
ever saw or ever VIII see. Pubus Lentilus,
in letter TO the Roman senate describes
him as "a man of stature somewhat tall; his
hair the color Of a chestnut fully ripe, plain
to the ears, whence downward it is more
orient. curling and waving about the Shout
doris; in the midst Of his forehead is Il stream,
or partition of his hair; forehead plain, and
very delicate; his face without spot or wrin-
llc, a lovely red; lis nose and mouth so
formed rs nothing can he represented; his
beard thick. in color like his har-uot very
long; his eyes gray, quick and clear" He
must die. The French army in Italy found
a brass plate ON which was n copy Of his
death warrant, signed by John Zerubbabcl
Raphael ROhani, Daniel Robani and Cnpet.
Sometimes men on the way to the scatiold
have been rescued 10y the mob No such at
tempt was made in this case, for the mob
wcro against him. From in the morning
till in the afternoon, Jesus hung a-dying in
the outskirts of this city. 1t was a scene OF
blood. We are 50 constituted that nothing
is so exciting as blood 1t is not the chiids
cry in the street that so arouses you as the
crimson dripping from its lip. In tho dark
hall, seeing the finger marks Of blood ON tho
plastering, YOU cry: "What terrible deed
has been done horc" Looking upon this sus
pended victim of the cross, we thrill with
the sight Of blooJ-blood dripping from
thorn and nail. blood rushing upon bis
check. blood saturatin, his garments. blood
gathered in a pool beneath. 1t is called an
louo. TO hqve in ones veins the blood of the
ho,l,e of Stuart. or OF the house of HaDs.
blr.- Isitnothing when point Won TO the
outpourin., blood of the kim. Of the uni
ycrsal
lii England therameo of Henry wasso great
that its honors We're divided among different
reizns. 1t was Henry the First, and Henry
the Second. and Henry the Third, and Hcnrv
the Fourth and Henry the Fifth In France
the name Of Louis was SO faVOrahly regarded
that it was Louis the First Louis the Second
Iollis the Third. and SO on. But In, king
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Christ tie Last, iaiI Christ the only. lie
roigncG before the car mounted tho throne
Of Russia or the throne Of Austria was lifted,
kim Eternal. Immortal" Through the i'm.
uu'@elc's oi INC royal iu'IiI 'he pHS sIc"
NE Gegenei@teS, ana some OF lue Kings nave
been almost imbcoilc, and their bodies weak,
and their blood thin and Watery; but the
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