The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-24
A KINGS LIFE.
An Appllcation Of the Saving Of
he IA1s q Young King Joash.
ne vasssss 1e9bsts - Ntssa0Is Chris
tloslty Have Always RessItsA 10 .
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o8OeI AS9ss~s WIZ
announced 70 deliver the following ssr.
mon In Paris, from the text:
J~chosheba. she daughter Of King Joram,
eister Of AhsxIah. took Joash. che NON nj
Ahasish. and stole him from among the
Kings sons which were slain; and they hid
hlm, even hi ~ and his nurse, In tiis bed
chamber from Athaliah, 40 that he was nos
slain. And be was with her hid In tho housS
Of the Lord six Years. Ill. Kings, H., ia
Grandmothers are moro lcnient with
their childrcn's children than with t6elr
own. A. forty years Of age. II disci.
plinc be necessary, chastisemcnt In used,
but Ut seventy tho grandmother. look.
Ing upon the misbohavior Of tho grand
child. Ia apologetic, and disposed ~ sub
stitutc confectionery for whip. There
II nothing more beautiful than this mel.
lowing Of old age toward childhood.
Grandmother takes out her pocket
handkerchief and wipes her spcctscles
and puts them on, and looks down into
the face Of the miscellaneous and robel.
ious descendant, and says: ~ don't
think he meant 10 do II; let him OF
this time; III be responsible for his bc.
hsviOr In tho future" My mother, with
che second regeneration around her-a
bOistcrous crcw--ssid One day: II sup
posi- they ought " be disciplined, but I
can't do II. Grsndmothers arc not NJ To
bring up children" But here. In my
text, We have . grandmother Of = differ
ent hue.
have within . few DAYS been In Je.
rusalem, whcrc the occurrences Of the
text took place, and tho whole scene
came wildly before me while I was 60
Ing over the sitc Of tho ancient temple
and climbing the towers Of the Kings
palace. Hero In the text II IL old Atha.
lish, the quccnly murdcress. She ought
" have boon honorable. Her father was
. King. And yet We find her plotting
for the determination III the entire royal
family. including her " Grandchil.
dren. Tho c~xccutioncrs' knives arc
sharpcned. Tho palace In rod with
blood Of Princca and P~rinceases. On all
sidcs are Hhricks, and hands thrown up.
and struggle, and death groan. No
mercy! Killi XIII! Hut while the ivory
tioora Of the palace run with carnage,
and tho whole land In under tho shadow
Of . great horror. . fieet-fO0ted woman,
. clergyman's wife, Jshosheba by name.
stcalthily approaches tho imperial
nursery, seises up the Rrandchild that
had somehow "a yet escaped massacre,
wrapped II up tcndcrly hut In haste,
snugglcs u avSinst her, hies down tho
palace stairs, her heart Ia her throat
lest abe hc discovered In this Christian
abduction. Got hcr out of the way ~
oon ~ you can. Tor she carries precious
burden. oven = young King. With this
youthful prise she prcssos into the room
0f tho ancient temple, the church Of
olden time. unwraps tho young King
and puts him down, sound asleep ~ hs
IL, and unconscious Of the peril that has
boon thrcAtcned; and there for ak yoar~
hc In aecreted In that church apartment
Meanwhile old AthAliAh smscks her
lips with satisfaction. and thinks that
oil tho royal family arc dead.
But the ak years expire, and II In nov
time Tor young Joash 70 como forth and
take the throne. and u push hack into
arrangements are all made for political
revolution. Tho military como and
take possession Of the temple. swear 10y
atty 70 the boy JOash and stand around
for his defense. Soc tho sharprned
swords and the Furnished shields!
Every thing In rcady. Now. Joash, half
aSrighted Ut the armed tramp 81 his
defenders, scared u the vocifcration Of
his admirers, II brought forth In full N.
gala. The scroll Of authority IL put In
his hands. tho coronct Of government Ia
sr.sN al. Atu 1s.sSs asl AkA s~xAx,rlx .1a~sA
and waved, and huxxacd, and trumpcteA.
"WhAt Ia that?" said AthaliAh." What
10 that sound v In tho temples"
And she nics to see. and ON her vay
they meet her and say: "why. haven't
you heard? You thought you had slAin
VII they royal family, hut Joash has
como 10 light"
Then tho quccnly murdcrcss, frantic
with rage. grabbed her mantle and tore
II TO tntters. and cried until shc foamcd
Ut the mouth;
grandson. You have no right tn take
tn" government from my shoulders.
TREASON! T~rcason!"
While she stood thcre crying that the
military started for her arrcst, and abe
took . short cut through . back door Ut
the temple and ran through the royal
stables; but the hattie axea Of the mill.
tary fell on her In shc ~hArn-yArd. and
Tor many . day. when the hOrses were
being ualoosed from the chariot after
drawing out young Joaah, the ncry
stceds would spOrt and rear passing the
place. . they smelt tho place Of The
carnage.
Tho Arst thought hand you from
this suhiect 10 that tAs DETERMINATION Of
righteousness 10 ~ tm~pussiblltty. When
. womAn 10 good. she 10 apt 70 10 very
sood. and whom she 10 bed. che IL aps 10
b. very had. and this Athaliah was ese
Of the latter sort She would extsr0l.
aAte the lest scioa u the House q
David. through whom Jesus was -
come. There was plenty Of work soe
sMhAlmera and uadsrsakerA She wsalA
clear the lAnA u al 0~oa.tsartag Asa
0ua.lovins people. Hhs would pa ~
end 10 every thing that could In sAywtss
tntertere with hss IMPERIAL cstmiaAAity.
She tolds her hands sHA saya; The
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