Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
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watch which pales the brow, troubles
the soul, and for moment shakes
the sturdy frame as the cedar quiv-
ers in the march Of the storm blast:
"Take now thy son." etc.
We see Jacob, after bidding good
bye TO home, fifty miles IN the viii
deIncss, in the midst Of the desert
darkness and alone, holding com
munion by way Of ladder Of light
reared SO high a. to couple Two
worlds together, with heavenly Wis
itauts stepping the rounds thereof
ascending and descending; and ~
after years in the same wilderness
be immortalized his memory by all
night wrestling with the Almighty.
We stand at daybreak III Egypt
and from every Egyptian family we
listen 10 loud lamentations, Tor dur
ing the somber hours of the night
death hath sliced the first born.
We stand on the shore Of the Red
Sea in the early morn, and we hear
the song Of deliyerance from emau-
cipated throngs:
sound the loud timbrol DER Egypts dark sea,
Jehovah bath triumphed, his people are free
For the waves roll over the bodies
Of Egypt's proud boosters and the
enemies Of the lsraelites. Alive
last night, dead this morning. En-
gulphcd during the night hour.
We pause by the side of King
David and watch him as the break
err O. anguish roll over his wounded
heart barring his heated brow to the
midnight breeze as cold it comes off
the bosom Of Jordan's stream. No
sorrow like home sorrow.
We would like to speak word Of
cheer to Elijah, as solidarity ne sits
the hours of darkness away under
the juniper uee after his princely
achievement on Mt. Carmel We
leave him, however, in better hands,
for the Lord is coming,
We leel sorry that poor Jonah did
not have more religion and 20 to
bed instead Of sitting up all night
TO see Ninevah consumed and then
getting mad because God did not
set fine to it. We congratulate the
people on Jounh's disappointment.
Daniel spent one agreeable night in
what We should consider rather
disagreeable place, with not the
most loving companions. Master
lion tanner. Terrible attack If lock-
jaw; yet all right.
But we must not linger on other
night scenes, SO hasten to the sub
iect Of one IL connection with Bel
shazzar, the Babylonish King. "ln
that night was Belshaazar, the King
of the Chaldeans, slain" In what
night? Anything physically differ
ent to other nights? Very little, If
any.
babylon, the greatest, richest city
in the world, built by Nebuchadnez
Ear the greatest architect III the
world. looked as beautiful as ever.
Never fairer than now We look
outside. We take walk by the
great deep moat which surrounds
the city acting as a first defense.
Next we view the walls, standing
$50 feet high, 81 feet thick, contain
inc 5000, 100000 feet of solid ma
sonry, built by 100000 men with
bricks one foot square stamped with
one Observation-Disclosures These
walls were 90 miles long--l5 miles
north, IL miles south, 10 miles east,
Is miles west. On the west side Of
this city was the famous lake, 40
miles square, IS feet deep, used as a
supplier when the river, which ran
through the city, was Swallowed by
reason of drought, or as a receptacle
in times of overflow, There were
100 gates of solid brass-25 on the
north, south, east and west sides Of
the city. From each gate on the
north side to the OPP osite gate ON
the south side ran a street l5 miles
long, $50 feet wide and straight as
an arrow. The same may be said
from east to west There were 676
great squares. The palaces are
superb. There is a bridge over the
river of magnificent magnitude. At
one end stands a palace ! miles in
circumference, at the other end one
stands II miles round Piercing
the clouds is the Temple of Belus,
680 feet high, in the dome Of which
astronomers talked with the heavens
probably as near then as they
ever got. In this Temple stood an
idol which cost So, 100000; also
utensils worth s2oO,o0O,ooo were
used in idol worship.
The hanging gardens were the.
wonder of the world $50 feet high,
400 feet square, with soil deep
enough TO grow the largest trees
whose foliage kissed the clouds.
The aroma from these gardens filled
the city, which was a beautiful san.
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