The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-15
SAVING a KINGS LIFE.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage breaches
to the Parisians.
How a Kings Life Was saved--Young
Joash's Escape from Death at the
Hands OF AthaIiah-The
i Church of God the Only
Hiding Place.

sermon recently in Paris. He Is on his
way home, which he expects to reach in
the early part of February. DR.. Tai
mage's text was from II. Kings, xi, 2-S:
tJehosheba, 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, from his
nurse In the bedchamber from Athaliah,
so that he was not slain. And he was
with her hid in the house of the Lord
six years" The sermon was as follows:
Grandmothers are more lenient with
their children's children than they were
with their own. At forty years Of age, !
II discipline be necessary, chastisement |
is used, but at seventy, the grandmoth-
or, looking upon the misbehavior OF the
grandchild, Is apologetic and disposed
to substitute confectionery for whip.
There is nothing more beautiful than
this mellowing Of old age toward child
hood. Grandmother takes out her pock-
ct handkerchief and wipes her specta-
cles and puts them on and looks down
into the face Of her mischievous and re-
bellious descendant, and says: 81 don't
think he meant to do 1t; let him of this
time; I'll be responsible for his behavior
in the future" My 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 bring
up grandchildren" But here, in my
text, we have grandmother Of differ
ent hue.
have within few days been at Je-
rusalem, where the occurrence Of the
text took place, and the whole scene
came vividly before me while was go
ing over the site Of the ancient temple
and climbing the towers OF the Kings
palace. Here in the text 1t is old Atha-
liah, the queenly murderess She ought
TO have been honorable. Her father was
King. Her husband was King. Her
son was King. And yet we find her
plotting for the determination Of the
entire royal family, including her own
gI hdchildren. The executioners' knives
ar sharpened The palace Is red with
th 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 shadow Of
great horror, fleet-footed woman, a
clergyman's wife, Jehosheba by name,
stealthily approaches the imperial nur-
sery, seizes upon the grandchild that
had somehow as yet escaped massacre,
wraps 1t up tenderly but in haste, snug
giles 1t against her, flies down the palace
stairs, h er heart In her throat lest she
be disc overed in this Christian abduc-
tion. 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 theroom
OF the ancient temple, 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
Meanwhile old Athaliah smacks her lips
with satisfaction, and thinks that all the
royal family are dead.
But the six years expire, and 1t is nov
time for young Joash TO come forth and
take the throne, and 10 push back intC
disgrace and death old Athaliah. The
arguments are all made for politica
revolution. The military come and TAX,
possession Of the temple, swear loyalt,
10 the boy Joash, and stand around II
his defense. See the sharpened swordl
and the FURNISHED shields Every thing
is ready. Now, Joash, half affrighted a
the armed tramp of his defenders, scarce
at the vociferation Of his admirers, i
brought forth in full regalia The scroll
OF authority is put in his hands, th'
coronet Of government is put on hi
brow, and the people clapped, and waved
and huzzaed, and trumpeted. "Whati
that?" said Athaliah, "What is tina
sound over in the temple2" And sh
flies TO see, and on her way they NEE
her and say: "Why, haven'tyou heard
You thought you had slain all the roya
family, but Joash has come to light.
Then the queenly murderess, franti
With rage, grabbed her mantle and tor
1t to tatters, and cried until she foame
at the mouth: "You have no right
crown my grandson. You have no righ
10 take the government from my shoul
ders. Treason Treason ~ While sh
stood there crying that, the militar
started for her arrest, and she took
short cut through q back door Of tn
temple, and ran through the royal sts
bles; but the battle axes Of the militar
fell on her in the barnyard, and for man
day, when the horses were being III
loosed from the chariot, after DRAWN
out young Joash, the fiery steeds woul
snort and rear passing the place, as the
smelt the place OF the carnage.
The frst thought hand you frol
this subject Is that the determination (
righteousness Is an impossibility. Whe
woman is good, she Is apt to be yer
good, and when she is bad, she is apt
be very bad. and this Athaliah was on
Of the latter sort. She would extern
nate the last scion Of the house Of Dayit
through whom Jesus was TO COM
There was plenty OF work for embalmel
and undertakers. She would clear u
land Of God fearing and God loving Pc
pie. She would put an end TO ever
thing that could in any wise interfel
with her imperial criminality. 81
folds her hands and says; "The wor
Is done; It is completely done" Is i
In the swaddling clothes Of that churc
apartment are wrapped the cause Of Go