The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-14
TALMAGE'S SERMON,
y nrvluw VI l,UIllr VI int
Wonderful Works of Man
in Palestine.
The Land Where Christ Was
Born and Mans Redcmp.
tion Won.

~, i-G: II madc me great works.l buiiied
me houses, planted mo vineyards. made
N" gardens and orchards. aud planted trees
in hem OF a!l kinds Of fruits: mnde me
nools OF water to water wl,erewith the wood
Ilnt bringcth forth trees" pr Tnlmuge
said:
"A spring morning and before breakfast ~,
Jerusalem. king with ROLES snowy white in
u chariot .erkc,l with gold drawn by eigh l.
horses. high-neitle.l, and housings rs bril-
liant as il scnllopeti ont %: that very sun
rise aud like the winds for speed. followed
l'y regiment Of nwllcrs on horseback with
hand on gil,iel how, aud arrows with steel
points Flashing in the SUI. clnd from head to
loot III Tyrian purple. and black hair
sriinkle'i witl,goln dust all dnsh,ng down he
rond, tho horses ut full run the rrius loose
on their necks, and the crack ofwhips, aud tho
llaloO of the reckless cnvnlcude putting the
miles ut detinnre. Who is it, and what is il.
King Solomon taking an outing before
breakfast, from Jerusalem. to the gardens
aud parks, aud orchards. and reservoirs. six
miles down the rnad towards Hebron. What
II contrast between HAT aud myself OH hat
very rnnd one morning, last December. go-
ing nf0Ot. for our plain vehicle turned back
for Photographic apparatus forgotten. we
on the way tnl what is+ called Solomon +
pools. the ancient watcrworks ofIrr!salcm.
aud tho gardens ofn king nearly 5000 years
aSo. WV tI'eS NV N']UtiUct again Huu
ngaiii. Tnsl lere W" are at the three great
reservoirs. not ruins of reservoirs, hut the
reservoirs Themselves. TINT Solomon built
three mi'ennilms ago .or tho rnrpOSe o.
catching the mountain streams, ana passing
them to Jerusalem to slnkc tho thirst OF the
"ity. nn'l a!so To rrigntc th" most glorious
rang" of gardens that ever lIonmc,l with all
rnlora, or lrratlc,l with all redolcncr, Tor
Solomon WIS the greatest liuricuiturist, the
fest hntflniGf Il lot
the greatest capitalist, aud the greatest
scientiat Of his century.
Come over the piles Of gray rorks, nn,l
here we arc at the first oil lct hrrr reservoirs,
whcl, nrc on three great levels. the base ol
the top reservoir higher than the top Of the
serond. TIL. base of tie Second ripervor
higher than the top oi I he third SO arranged
that the waters gathered from several
sources above shall descend from basin ia
bnsin, the sediment of the water deposited in
each of the three. so that l,y the time it gets
down to the ncGue,luct which is TO takt il tn
Jerusalem, il has had three tiltnrings, an. is
rs pure as when The clouds ruined it. Won.
der''l specimens q masonry nrc these three
reservoirs. Tie white cement fastening III
blocks oI stone together is row Just as wc,
the trowels 5000 years ugo sn,ontllcl the
layers. The high T. reservoir, $50 :cct hy
22!: the on,l, SO; feet by 100; aud ln
lowest reservoir, :'S:, fee, lY 1863: nn, deep
enough aud wide enough, aud migliiycnougll
10 float m ocean stenm"r.
On that December morning we saw the
waters rolling down from reservoir to resrr-
voir, and cnn well understand how in this
nrighhorl,ond the imperin gardens were
one great blossom. and tho orchard Que
great bnskrt of fruit. and that Solomon In
his rnlucc. writing the Sung OF Songs, and
Ec .l"siaetrs, may have been drawing illus.
trations rom what hc had seen thnt very
morning in tho royal gardens when he al.
luded To melons, and mnnlrnkrs, janl up,i.
cots, and grnlms, and romrgrunntcs, and
figs. al'ikennrd, and cinnamon, aud clamms,
and campfire, aud apple trees among The
trees Of the wood. aud the almond tree as
iolrisl.imS, and the myrrh and frnnkinre,lse,
and represented Christ ns "gonr down into
His gardens. and the beds OF the spices to
feed in til" gardens. md to gather lilies, and
to eyes like tiall pools, aud to the voice of
the turtle dove rs heard in tlielan,l. think
it WAS when Solomon WAS showing the
Queen of Sl,eba through these gardens
that the Bible snys Of her: "rlere remained
no NOR. spirit in h"r." She gnveit up
But all His splcndor did not make Snlo.
mon happy. One day. after getting lmrk
from his morning ride nnd hc'ore he horses
had yet been cooled OIL. nnh rubbed down
memorable words. following my text. like IL
di,ge played after grand marcll Behold
all was vanity aud vexnton of spirit, md
there w;Is no profit under tha sun In 9th.
er words: "it don't payj" Would God that
We might all learn the lesson that this world
cannot rrodnr" happiness! At Marscillcs
there liz II cns,e!a,ei house on high ground
crowned with all that sroyennd garden rnn
do. md ilie whole place lnOka out uIOn us
enchanting u !nn,.scnpr na tic world holds;
water and hill claspins hands nn l,er Get be-
wiIciimcnt % SCENERY. but the owner OF that
pInrc is totally blind. nLd to him nj goes
Tor nothing. illustrating the truth. that,
whether one le physically or morally blind.
trilinnry o surrounding cannot give salts.
nction
But tradition SAYS TINT vii, n the "w.r
men o! the Ens,'' were bring guided Ly The
star o.! the way to Hctlhlr!.cn,, they, for 1,
little while. lost sight Of tllnt star anl in
despair aud exhaustion cane to n well to
drink. wilen looking down into the well they
saw the star reflected in the water. aud that
rhccrcd them. aud they resumed their
journey. and have the notion that though
grandeur AMI pnmp of surroundings may
not afford ren'". at the well of tind'- cn,,sO-
latni, r'osc by. YOU may find happiness,
and pia nest "up at The we'll ui salvation
may hold tl,cllistest star that ever shown
rom the heavens.
Although these Solomonic gardens are in
ruils. there are now GROWN. there flowers
,nht are !" y" 'o''Ed n"w'l re else IN tiIn
i'u'y '.a'"' now 10 'r'niht i"f 'hht:
, 'o','no" sent On, us s"'i's ma robbed We
planted tl,csr rexo irs here. and these lnrlm
u.ar flower. are 1ircct dt srcndanis of he
foreign lan,s lie imported. Mr.. Mcshullun,
hristinn lsrarlir. on the very site OF
'"'se io!n: e"rue'H. ms III our 'lhy, ny
putting III MS own alc."e;i"''strat'i t'';i,
.he E,n"nn ~ ON! wanting iof the fi.ht eau
ts.y t.,Ii ,St Il, Ii,
!" W W., ~, J"s' 'H mu'h '.A"Iienf' Nv: anu eIhh.
uor lo"" n".rS ater .hfisi. ny u y'rldr.!
solomon '"oo yours '"l"fe hrlst. SO M
ial'e''n" i, M'in'lS 10 l'"coilie IN" richest
seen. "or''c"''"''' arpof'cn'tnre ana ns-
rTE1'n'e
h''ei'' ilhF"i"fe III 'he iio'y lai,i srenk o.
IN" u. ,a'h. an' st"h! s''F'h"e o' hehf'y ''l
Ih'es' me ''s an ''nln,ss'tlr I'trfler 10 'hr III
tule tu''i'h;!o'. o. me son; hu' ,h"S had
tSa'n'h'e hlI'i"!sis me rorks anu stones "'
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m'hs ehe1"' o','"u: anu hir h'l'l@ 'hrl'e1 IN
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wl'ters' .he lsrent midsummer meats o' Ihi-
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rocks hte s'hi.i,i'y preparing l"'pst'ne
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