The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

tors the palace. She washes st The
bath. She ats down st the banquet
The c~up-bearers bow. The meat smokes.
The music tremblcs In the dash OF the
waters from tho molten sea. Then she
rises from tho banquet and walks
through the conservstorics, and gazcs
on the architecture, and she asks Sol
ONION many strange questions. and she
learns about the religion Of tho n q.
brcws, and she then and there becomes
q scrvsnt OF the Lord God.
She Is overwhelmed. She begins "a
think that all the spices she brought,
n all tho precious woods which arc
Intended TO be turned into harps and
psaltcries and into ratings for the
causcway between tho temple and the
palace, and the one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars in moncy--sho begins
to think that all these presents amour,
70 nothing In such . place, and she IL nj.
most ashamed that she has brought
thcm, ana she says within herself: ri
heard . great deal about this place, and
about this wonderful religion OF the Hc.
brews. but find II far beyond my high.
est anticipations. must add moro
than htty per cent. To what has been
related. IL exceeds every thing that I
could have expected. Tho half-tho
half was not told me-"
Learn from this subject what o bcauti.
ful thing II Is when social position and
wealth surrender themselves to God.
When religion I'm ~ q ncighborhood,
the first to receive IL arc tho women.
Some men say II Is because they are
weak Reminded. I say IL IL because thcy
have quicker perception Of what IL right,
more ardent affection and capacity for
emotion. After tho women
have received tho Gospel then all tho
distressed and poor Of both sexes, those
who have no friends. accept Jesus.
Last OF all como the greatly prospcrcd.
Alas, that II IL SO!
II there are those who have been IA.
vored Of fortune, or, as I might better
put II, favored Of God. surrender all
you have and oil yOu expect
To be- To tho Lord who blessed this
Queen OF Shcba. Certainly you are not
ashamed to be found in this Queens
company. am glad that Christ has
had His imperial friends In call agcs-
Elizabeth Christina, Queen OF Prussia:
Maria Feodorovna, Queen OF Russia;
Marie, Empress Of Franco; Helena. the
imperial mother Of Co%nstantinc; Area.
dia. from her great fortunes building
baths in Constantinopic and toll.
Ing for the alienation Of tho masses:
Queen Clotilda, leading her husband
and three hundred Of HIS armed warriors
u Christian baptism; Elizabeth OF bur.
giving her jcwelcd glove to u
bcggar, and scattering great fortunes
among tho distressed; Prince Albert,
''Rock Of Ages" In Windsor
and Queen Victoria, incognita,
reading Scriptures TO q dying paupcr.
! bloss God that tho day IL coming
when royalty will bring oil its thrones.
and music all Its harmOnics, and paint
Ing oil Its pictures. and sculpture all its
s~tatuarv. and conquest all its sccpters,
and the Queens Of tho earth. In long
limo Of advance, frankinccnsc filling the
mir and tho camcls laden with gold. shall
approach Jerusalem, and the gates shall
be hoisted. and the great burden Of
splendor shall bc lifted into the palace
Of Tits greater than Solomon.
Again, my subject teaches mo what IA
carnestness In the search Of truth. DO
you know where Sheba was? II was In
or some say In tho southern
part Of Arabia Felix. In cithor case II
was q great way from Jerusalem. To
NAT erss,s e1nan o., 1ns1a, a., A A.
gross = country infested with bandits.
and 10 cross blistcring deserts. Why
not the Queen Of Shcba stay at home
and send = committee To inquire about
now religion. and have the dele
gates report In regard to that religion
and wealth Of King Solomon? She wanted
Ia see for herself, and hear for herself.
She could not DO this by work OF COM
Shc felt she had = soul worth
ten thousand kingdoms like Shcba, aud
sho wanted u robc richer than n
woven by Oriental shu,tlcs, and She
wanted . crown sct with the Jewels Of
eternity. Bring out the camols. Put
tho spices. Gather up tho jewels of
tho throne and put them on the caravan.
Start now: no timc IL bc lost. Goad ON
tho cancels. Whom I SOC tho caravan,
dust-covercl. weary and exhausted.
trudging ON across tho desert and among
the bandits until Il reaches Jerusalem,
I say: ''Thers IL IN earnest seeker after
the truth"
hut there are . great many who do
act In that way. They all want IA
get tho truth, but they want the truth
u como to them; they do not want To 70
70 Il. There are peoplc who fold their
and say: II am ready to become
. Christian at any time; II I am Ia be
saved l shall bc saved. and II ! am tn bs
lost ! shall be- lost" Hut Jerusalem
will never come to you; you must 90 to
Jerusalem. Tho religion Of tho Lord
Jesus Christ will not como to you: you
must so and got religion. Bring ont
the camels; put On all the sweet
spices. all tho treasures ~ tho
hearts affection. start for the
throne, TO In and hear the waters
of salvation dashing in fountains all
around about the throne. Sit down at
the b~anquct-thc wine pressed from the
grspcs Of the heavenly E.schol. tho
angels Of God tho cup-hearpr~. (;oad