Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-29
THE HANGING OF HAMAN
SERMON PREACHED BY REV. T.
DE WITT TALMAGE, o. o., MAY rs.

Queen Esther's knowledge of Hid
eous Plot Revealed to the King-Mor
decai's Day of Triumph.
BROOKLYN, May 25.-In the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music this morning, after the
| preliminary exercises which in this congre
| cation are considered as important as any
of the others, DR.. Talmage preached from
the text so they hanged Hannah on the
gallows that he had prepared for Morde-
cal Esther vii. 10 Following is his SER
mon in full,
Here is an oriental courtier, about the
most offensive man in Hebrew history,
Hannah by name He plotted for the de
struction of the Israelitish nation, and
wonder not that in some Of the Hebrew
synagOgues 20 this day. when Hannah 8
name is mentioned. the congregation elinch
their fists, and stamp their feet and cry;
Let his name be blotted outF' Haman
was prime minister in the magnificent
court OF Persia Thoroughly appreciatiye
of the honor conferred he expects every
body that he passes TO be obseqnious. Com
ing ia one day at the gate Of the palace the
servants drop their heads in honor Of his
Office, but a Hebrew, named MOraecai,
gazes upon the passing dignitary without
bending his head or taking off his hat He
was a good man, and would not have been
negligent of the ordinary eourtesies of life,
but he felt no respect either for Hannah or
the milton from which he had come But
he could not be hypocritical, and while
others made oriental salaam, getting clear
down before this prime minister when he
passed Mordecai, the Hebrew, relaxed not
a MUSCLE OF his neck. and kept his chin
clear up. Because Of that affront Hannah
gets a decree from Ahasuerus, the das-
tar,lly king, for the massacre OF all the Is
raelites, and that OF course, will include
MOriecai
THE PLOT REVEALED
To make a long story short through
Queen Esther this whole plot was revealed
to her husband, Ahasuerus. One night
Ahasuerps, who was afflicted with insom-
MIA. in his sleepless hours calls for his secre
tary 10 read 20 him a few passages OF Persian
history. and so while away the night. In
the book read that night 60 the king an ac-
count was given OF a conspiracy, from
which Mordecai, the Hebrew, had saved
the kings life. and for which kindness
Mordecai had never received any reward.
Hannah who had been fixing up a nice gal.
lows TO hang Mordecai on, was walking
outside the door OF the kings sleeping
apartment ana was called in The king
told him that he had just had read to him
the account Of some one who had saved his,
the Kings life. and he asked what reward
ought 70 be given TO such a one SELF
conceted Haman, surprising that he him
self was 70 get the honor. and not imagin
Ing for moment that the deliverer of the
kings life was MOrdecai, SAYS: Nv by, your
majesty ought 20 make a triumph for him,
and put crown on him, and SET him on
splendid horse, high stepping and full
lieoded, and then have one Of your princes
ead the horse through the streets, crying;
Bow the knee, here comes man who has
saved the kings lifei' Then said Aha
sueruS IN severe tones % Hainan: ~ know
all about your scoundrelism. Now you 90
out md make triumph for Morieeaii the !
Hebrew, whom you hate. Put the best
saddle on the finest horse, and you, the
prince, hold the stirrap while Mordecai
gets on, and then lead his horse through |
the street Make hastef'
A COMEDY AND A TRAGEDY.
What spectacle 4 comedy ard tragedy I
az one and the same time There they gol /
Aiordecai who bud been despised now
starred and robed, ia the stirrdps Haman, !
the chancellor. afoat holding the prancing, !
rearing, champing stallion Mordecai /
bends his neck al last. but it il to look I
down at the degraded prime minister walk |
ing beneath him. Hu1za for Mordecai /
Alas for Hannah. But what pity to have |
the galllws recently hailt entirely wasted 4
Il is atty cubics high, aad built with care 4
Aad Hannah bad erected it for Mordecai, /
by whose stirrups he now walks rs groom. /
and more startling than any 70 1
Nance, there 20 up the steps Of the scat
folding, side by side, the hanglnan and /
Hsmsn theex-chance!lor so they hanged /
Hannah on the gallows that he had pre-
pared for Mordecai
Although so many years have passed |
since cowardly Ahasuerus reigned, and the
Esther answered to his whims.
and Persia perishea. yet from the life and
Heath OF iIaman we may draw living les
sons Of warning and instruction. And,
irst, we come 70 the practical suggestion
hat when the heart is wrong, things very
Insignificant viii destroy our comfort
Who would have thought that a great
prime minister, admired and applauded by
millions of Persians, would have been so
lettled and harassed by anything trivial
" taftA AAAbAt AOhAG NHN EACttb nave
wanted than his chariots and attendants
md palaces and banquetss If afiluence Of
can make "a man contented
ind happy surely Hannah should have
leen contented and happy. No: Mordecai's
'efusal of bow takes the glitter from the
gold and the richness from the purple and
he speed from the chariots With heart
,uifed up with every initiation Of vanity
md revenge. it wss impossible for him to
,e happy. The silence Of Mordecai at the
gate was louder than the braying of trum-
,ets in the palace Thus shall it always be
the heart is not right. Circumstances
he most trivial will disturb the spirit.
SOME LIVING LESSONS.
Il is not the great calamities of life that
'reate the most worriment. / have seen
men, felled by repeated blows of misfortune.
irising from the dust. never responding
But the most of the disquiet which men
uifer is from Insignificant causes, as a
ion attacked by some beast of prey turns
asiiy around and Stays him, yet runs roar
ng through the forest at the alighting on
lis brawny neck Of few insects You
meet some great loss in business with com
,arative composure, but YOU can think of