Telegram-herald., 1890-01-06


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sor the A-isvl vlzt5oa e tne nasssess Qaeeu CO
fsaa. leading ker tusbzs.3 ana tares thois-
sard 4 tls arned ~erIisEs G. Ch1istau l.ar-
aam. EAsalslAs II bafsal.ay. gslEg arr
je~e.s3 .l0se ~ = oessar, sn4 scattering
xreat ffgtunes znoae tie llstrssSe1 Prince
Albert Singing Rock II Age Ia Winassr
casrls. and Q4aen Victoria. ineosniga, real
tog the Scriptures = q dyias Fauper
hes Cd that tie dsv Is co,uing when
ROYALTY vii bring al as thrones, and music
al Is hsrmonles and painting sll AIS Iac-
tgres and sculpture al It's st1tuary. ana al
rbitecture all us pillars. ard conquest al Is
sceptsrs; aud the queens 0f the earth, IN long
ls.e Il advance, frankincense hlilnE the ar
tud the cGfuels iAdea .th god. shall APP
reach Jerusalem, and >ae gates shall 10
.oissed and the great burdea u splendur
hall Be lifted into the palace of this greater
han solomon.
-HE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MUST Re SOUGHT.
Again, nay subject teaches me what is
earnestness Ia the search Of truth. Do YOU
know where Sheha wass IL was IN Abys-
sinia. or some say in the southern part of
Arabia Felix In either case, IL was d great
way OF from Jerusalem To Get from there
10 Jerusalem she had 70 eros country in
Tested With bandits, and 90 across biistering
deserts. Why did not the queen Of Sheba
STAY at home AMI send a committee 10 in
quire about tins new religion, and have the
delegates report in regard 20 that religion
aud wealth Of King Solomoni she waited
10 see for herself and hear for herself she
could not DO this by work Of committee.
She felt ske had soul worth ten thousand
kingdoms like Sheba, and She wanted a robe
richer than any woven by oriental shuttles,
and she wanted a crown set with the jewels
Of eternity Bring out the canels. Put on
the spices Gather up the jewels OF the
throne and put them on the caravan. Start
now; no time 10 be lost Goad on the camels.
When / see that caravan dust covered, weary
and exhausted, tr-udging on across the desert
and among the bandits until II reaches Jeru-
salem. | say: There Is an earnest seeker
after the truth
But there are a great many who do not act
in that way They all want TO get tho truth,
but they want the truth 10 come 10 them;
they do not want to 60 10 il. There are peo-
pie who fold their arms and say: Il am ready
10 become Christian az any time. if am to
be saved / shall be saved, and if / am 70 be
lost shall be lost" But Jerusalem viii never
come 10 you YOU must 90 10 Jerusalem. The
religion Of our Lord Jesus Christ will not
come to you; you must go and get religion.
R~iu ont ba Mt pii No ST. eef
spices, all the treasures Of the hearts aiec-
tion. Start for the throne. Go in and hear
the waters of salvation dashing in fountains
all around about the throne Sitdown at the
banquet-the wine pressed from the grapes
Of the heavenly Eshcol, the angels Of God the
cupbearers Goad on the camels. The Bible
declares it; THE queen of the south"-that
is, this very woman ! am speaking of-"the
queen of the south shall rise up in judgment
against this generation and condemn it; for
she came from the uttermOst parts of the
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and.
behold a greater than Solomon is here"
What infatuation, tho sitting down in idle
ness expecting 70 be saved. Strive TO enter
in at the strait gate. Ask, and it shall be
given you; seek, and We shall find knock.
and il shall be opened TO you" Take the
klDruoul bl ilcdftl y N4t4eICt. II - cu
the camelsl
Again, my subject inlpresses me with the
fact that religion is a surprise to- any one that
gets it. This story of the new religion in Je-
rusalem, and OF the glory OF King Solomon,
VINO was q type of Christ-that story rolled
on and on, and was told by every traveller
coming back from Jerusalem. The news
goes ON the wing Of every ship and with every
caravan, and you know a story enlarges as it
is retold, and by the time that story gets
down into the southern part of Arabia Felix,
and the queen Of Sheba hears il, il must be
tremendous story. And yet this queen de-
clares in regard TO it, although she had heard
50 much and had her anticipations raised so
high, the half-the half was not told her.
TIE CONVERTS JOYFUL SUNRISE.
So religion IS always a surprise 10 any ono
that gets it. Tho story O grace-an old story.
Apostles preached it with rattle Of chain;
martyrs declared it with arm Of fire; death
beds have affirmed it with visions of glory,
and ministers of religion have sounded it
through the lanes, and the highways, and the
chapels and the cathedrals 1t has been cut
into stone with chisel, and spread on the can
vas with pencil; and it has been recited in
the doxology Of great congregations. And
yet when man first comes 20 look on the
palace Of Gods mercy, and 70 see The ROYALTY
Of Christ. and tho wealth Of this banquet. and
the luxuriauCe Of his attendants, and the
loveliness ot bis face, and the JOY Of his ser
vice. he exclains with prayers, with tears,
with sighs. with triumphs: The haf-the
half was not told me-"
] appeal TO those who are Christians. Com
pare tho idea YOU had Of the JOY Of the Chris
tian life before you became Christian. with
the appreciation OF that JOY YOU have now
since YOU have become a Christian. and you
ara willing TO attest before angels and men
that YOU never In the DAYS Of your spiritual
bondage bad any appreciation of what was ~
come. You are ready today 70 answer and
say in regard To the discoveries you have
made Of the mercy and the grace and the
goodness of God; The hslf-the half wss not
told me"
Well. We hear q great deal about the good
time that i coming 10 this world when il is
to be girdsd with salvation. Holiness on tho
bells Of the horzes Tho lions name patted
BY the hand q babe. ships Of Tarsh .sh
bringing car<oes for Jesus. and the hard. dty,
barren. winter bieached. storm scarrcd tbuu-
3er split rock breaking into foods x hrigh;
water. Dss-~is into which dTonedaries
thrust their nostT1ls. because they were afraid
- tbs SIMEON deserts blooming into csrns-
Ion roees ard silver tipped lilies
Il Is toe cd story. Evsrybodv tells -.
taiAh told Il. John told 1t. Paul told it. Ere
tie told S. I1taer tod r. CALVIN tod lt.
Iohn Milton to.I .t-evorybodv tells it snd
rss-ani ~st whsa toe midnight shall ~ the
l'ls s1d Ch~izt shall marshal bis great arnT,
sfs1 Cd re-. fa-e z h~r idois into tfs Dust