Telegram-herald., 1890-01-13
.TALNlCE IL PARIS
sermon Of ths Breo klyn Divine
Preached sunday, January Ia
IL IS EEICRsBG 10 BROOGlN


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-lF soear Sc Is u8@zlag his "ay houze.
a4hh BE- axpec-s 81 r1@-1 p lls e-riy ISart
of Febrazry. Or as4mssvs text va. ye-
aosb-aA. ras daug ghtef x AnS 5cf@f- sister
of Aazztaa teoz Jsash ray son - Al&rak.
ald st9as aia telsa snong the Alns sons
wusen wers slain ana rhsg bld hln. eve.
bilu ana "a alrss. ~ t46 seeeAA44~er to-i
AfhzHah. So Has g. sas nog slAln And hs
n4s STA -. hit ID The house q he Loga
si1 ysars III KING. III Z. 10 80.
frraElaagEbeIs ar iulls ienlelt M their
chilroas chilarsu than they were vita their
can AZ forty yeags 4 axe, Il discipline oe
nece-sary. ct s,ls-a.cnt l. ussi. bat a. seven
~. the grAu4lnoshsT. lookins upon tes tals-
behavior u TIE grand hila Is spoiogegIc anI
alsposea % Substitute confect- onsry for y Dip.
Ihera Is nothing more boautifll Than this
risllouiug Of OF axe toward chldhood
Orandmother takss ou. her pocket hAndkeF-
chlal and w.res her spectacles aud pata
ta-su oa. AMI l1oas down into the face II her
nlschieyoas snd rebeIioas descendant, ard
says: Il doa thlns he meant L. do it, leg
h..a OF this ums. l'il ne responsible Tor his
benavior IN the future My mother With
ths second generst-on around her-a bolster
Gus crew-ssid one day. Il suppose tary
ought - be disciplined, but | can't do IT,
GrandnoJhers are not at % bring up grand
children. But here, IL my text, We have "a
grandmother OF a different hue
have within = fsw days been az jerusalem,
where the occurrence Of the text took place,
1nd The whole scene came wildly before mo
81 naile / WAS going over the site OF the ancient
temple ard climbing the towers II the kings
palace. Here Ia the text IL IS Old Athallah,
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 lind her plotting FOR the e1terini-
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 mercyi Kill
Kill. But while the ivory floors Of tha palace
run with carnage and the whole land Is under
the shadow Of great horror, fiost footed
woman, "a clsrgymanS wife, Jehoeheba by
name, s,ealthily approaches the imperial
nursery, seizes upon the grandchild that had
somehow as yet escaped massacre, wraps itup
tendcrly but ia haste snuggleS II against her,
flies down the palace stairs, her heart IN her
throat lest she he discovered IN this Christian
abduction. Get her out Of the way as quick
as YOU can. FOR she carries 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
socreted in that church apartment. Mean
while old Athaliah snnackS her lips with satis-
faction. and thinks that all the roynl family
are dead
But the six years expire, and il is tune for
young Joash 70 come forth and take tho
throne and 20 push back into disgrace and
death old Athaiiah. The arrangements are
all made tor political revolution. The mill
tary come and luke possession Of the temple,
swear loyalty - the boy Joash and stand
around for bis defense See the sbarpened
swords and the FURNISHED shields. Every
thing IS ready. Vow Joash half afTrghted
a tine armed tramp Of his defenders, scared
al the vociferatiou Of his admirers, IS brought
forth in full regalil The scroll Of authority
is put IN his hands, the coronet of govern
ment Is put on his brow, and the people
clapped, and waved, and huzzaed, and trump
eted. What Is that.7 said Athalah
"Nhat is that sound over III the templel'
And she flies 10 see, and on her way
they meet her aud say: "Why, haven't
you heard! You thought you had slain all
the royal family but Joash hes come 10
light Then the queenly murdereSs, frantic
with rage, grabbed her mantle and tore it to
tatters. and cried until she foa-ned at the
mouth: You have no business to crown my
grandson. You have no right to take the
government from my shoulders. Treason
Treason While she stood there crying
she took short cut through a 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, and for many a day, when
the horses were being unloosed from the char
lot, after drawing out yeung Joash, the fiery
steeds would snort ana rear passing the place,
a. they smell the place OF the carnage.
The first thought hand you from this sub
iect is that tho determination Of righteous
ness is an lu1possibility. When woman Is
good sae is apt 70 be very good. and whon
slie IS bad. she is apt 70 he very bad and this
Atha.Iah was one ~ the latter sort she
would sTterminate tue las; scion of the housa
o. David, through whors Jesus was 70 come.
Tbere was plenty OF work for emhalrners and
uadertakers She would clear tho land Of
al God fearing and God loving people. She
would pat an end - everything that could
IN suywise interfere with her imperial Grim
inallty She folds Der hands and says. Tbs
work IS done; it r. completely done Is iti
In tns sWaAsling clothes of that church
apartment ara trapped tbs cause u God
asd the cause % good government That is
the srion q the bsUss Of David ~ IS JOash.
the Christian rsfOrulsr. lt Ia Joash- the friend
- God 10 u Dash the dsn0ralizer of Baali-
tiSh idolatrT. Rock him tendoTly nuTss him
gently. Athaliah. you NAV kill al the other
children, but ron cannot Kill him. Eternal
defeRSes ara thrown all aronnd him. and this
clergyman wife Js1oshsoa, viii snatch BIN
up from tbe palace nursery, and vii ran
6oEz with MN into the house Of tbs Lord.
and there sue ulu hide him Tor SIX wears, snd
a tne sud % that time ae vii ooms f1Ttb
for your dethroaeulsnt 81 oblitsrati11
" a,i. my friends. Just as poor a botCh los
the world WAYS make ~ ug1ishinx
riehteouness Superstitiou rises up sBd
says rH i0st pvt Al md - pure religion
Ron.'iaa sew forty thousaud CbristiAns
Uia-easn s.ee sight hand-s3 and forty four
fecuvns Christisns And the s-vtaa II pr
seoutirn bss o~sa s~aug rough a. tse sgez
and taa iamss hisssi. All the gul}ot ~
s5opped. and t6e Bsst,i~ Er.sne3 s1t e.d
tir- foes ~ Cnrasfisultv EXTERN inate irf Ufd
hey sEter1insts Alhan. the frst B~ia-a
sscrIfcs ~ Zungaus the Swsss reforneT
or John oi6cass-e toe Christian no1lss1sa.
0r Ada a. t.e Arabian naartvr or Anr-
Asss~ -v Sscd-rs. or Crznsneff Great poys
~ sv-sru. .nati71 t1sv rsis ~ i- |1st st