The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1890-01-15
Dr.. Talmage in Paris.
SERMON OF THE BROOKLYN
DIVINE PREACHED SUNDAY
JAN. az. IIE
The Text of the Discourse Was
Found fn second Kings ~, g, 3,
aud Here Is N Report la Fun
-'sHow "a Kings Life was
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of February. DR.. Tallnage's text was: "Je-
hosheba. the daughter of King Joram, sister
Of Ahaziah took Joash the son of Ahaziah,
and stole him from among the kings SONS
which were slain; and they hid him, even
him and his nurse, In the bedchamber from
Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And be
was with her hid IN the house of the Lord
six years. "-II Kings, xi, 2, 3. He said:
Grandmothers are more lenient with their
children's children, than they were with their
own. At forty years of age, If discipline be
necessary, chastisement is used, but at seven
ty, the grandmother, looking upon the mis-
behavior of the graudchild, Is Apologize and
disposed TO substitute confectionery for whip.
There is nothing more beautiful than this
mellowing of old age toward childhood.
Grandmother takes out her pocket handker-
chief aud wipes her spectacles, and puts
them on, and looks down into the face of her
mischievous and rebellious descendant, and
says: 81 don't think he meant to do it; let
him off this time; I'll be responsible for his
behavior in the future" Ny mother, with
the second generation around her--a bolster
Gus crew--said one day; 81 suppose they
ought to be disciplined, but | can't do it.
Grandmothers are not fit to hiring up grand
children" But here, in my text, we have a
grandmother of different hue iI
l have within few days been at Jerusalem,
where the occurrence OF the text took place,
and the whole scene came wildly before mo
while was going over the site of the ancient
temple and climbing the towers of the kings
palace. Here in the text 1t is old Athaliah,
the queenly murderess. She ought to have
been honorable. Her father was king. Her
husband was a king. Her son was king
And yet we find her plotting for the extermi-
nation of the entire royal family, including
her own grandchildren. The executioners'
knives are sharpened. The palace is red with
the blood of princes and princesses. On all
'sides are shrieks, and hands thrown up. and
struggle, and death groan. No mercyl Kill
KILL But while the ivory floors of the palace
run with carnage, and the whole land is under
the shadow Of a great horror, feet footed
woman, a clergymans wife, Jehosheba by
name, stealthily approaches the imperial
nursery, seizes upon the grandchild that had
somehow as yet escaped massacre, wraps it up
tenderly but in haste, snuggles IL against her,
flies down the palace stairs, her heart in her
throat lest she be discovered IN this Christian
abduction. Get her out of the way as quick
as you can, for she carries a precious burden,
even young king. With this youthful prize
she presses into the room Of the ancient tenn
pie, the church of olden time, unwraps the
young king and puts him down, sound asleep
as he is, and unconscious of the peril that has
been threatened; and there for six years he is
secreted in that church apartment Mean
while old Athaliah smacks her lips with salts
faction, and thinks that all the royal family
are dead
But the six years expire, and it is time for
young Joash TO come forth and take the
throne, and to push back into disgrace and
death old Athaliah. The arrangements are
ali made for political revolution. The mill
tary come and take possession of the temple,
swear loyalty 10 the boy Joash and stand
around for his defense. See the sharpened
swords and the FURNISHED shields! Every
thing is ready. Now Joash, half affrighted
at the armed tramp OF his defenders, scared
at the vociferation of his admirers, is brought
forth in full regalia The scroll of authority
is put in his hands, the coronet of govern
ment lie put on his brow, and the people
clapped, and waved, and huzzaed, and trump
eted. "What is thatp said Athaliah.
''What is that sound over In the templeF
And she flies TO see, and on her way
they meet her and say; "Why, haven't
you heardl You thought you had slain all
the royal family, but Joash has come to
bkhb 1hcii thc uuttii1 lIdllllC
with rage, grabbed her mantle and tore it to
tatters, and cried until she foamed at the
mouth: 'You have no business to crown my
grandson You have no right to take the
government from my shoulders. Treasonl
Treasonp While she stood there crying
that, the military started for her arrest, and
she took short cut through back door Of
the temple, and ran through the royal stables;
but the battle axes of the military fell on her
in the barn yard, aud for many day, when
the horses were being unloosed from the char
lot, after drawing out young Joash, the fiery
steeds woLld snort and year passing the place,
as they smell the place Of the carnage.
The first thought hand you from this sub
ject is that the determination of righteous
ness is an inlpossibility. When a woman is
good, she is apt to be very good, and when
she Is bad, she is apt to he very bad, and this
Athaliah was one of the latter sort. She
would exterminate the last scion of the house
OF David, through whom Jesus was to come
There was plenty of work for embalmers and
undertakers. She would clear the land Of
all God fearing and God loving people. She
would put an end TO everything that could
IN anywise interfere with her imperial Grim
inality. She folds her hands and says: 1.-The
work Is done; il is completely done" Is itl
In the swaddling clothes OF that church
apartment are wrapped the cause Of God,
and the cause of good government. That is
the Scion of the house of David it Is Joash,
the Christian reformer; IL is Joash, the friend
OF God; It is Joash, the demoralzei' Of Baal-
fish idolatry Rock him tenderly; nurse him
gently. Athaliah, you may kill all the other
children but you cannot kill him. Eternal
defenses are thrown all around him, and this
clergymans wife, Jehosheba. will snatch him
up from the palace nursery, and will run
down with him into the house of the Lord,
and there she will hide him for six years. aud
at the end Of that time he will come forth
for your dethronement AND obliteration.
Well, my friends, just : poor a botch does
the world always make of extinguishing
righteousness Superstition rises up and
says; II will just put an end 10 purereligion."
Domitian slew forty thousand Christians,
Diocletian slew eight hundred and forty-four
thousand Christians And the scythe Of per-
seoution has been swung through all the ages,
and the flames Missed, and the gulliotine
chopped, and the Bastle groaned; but did
the foes VI Christianity exterminate iti Did
they exteIfninate Alban, the first British
saciihce or Huinglius, the Swiss seformer;
or John Odcastle, the Christian nobleman,
or Abdallah, the Arabian martyr; or Anne
Aslew .or Sanders, or crnnneri Great work
Of DETERMINATION they made OF it, Just at
the time when they thought they had slain
ali the royal family OF Jesus, some Joash
would spring up and out, and take the throne
OF power, and WELD vory scspter Of Chris