Sharp County record., 1890-01-30
A SAFE HIDING-PLACE.
Sermon by Rev. T. De Witt Ial'
mage, D. D.
p,hre Scenes Enacted in Jerusalem Gr"ph-
icaUy Described Murders !"
Royal Family Downiah
of Athaliah.

io,II,, described Murders IN
Royal Family Downfah
of AthaIiah.
In y rcccnt sermon in Paris Dr. 1al,
maze took for his text the second AM.
tbiTd verses of the twelfth chapter Oh
Sacord KINGS: "JehoSheba, the daugh-
tor of kim Joram, sister OF Ahazlah,
tool, Joash. the son Of Ahazlan' anu
stolo HIM from among the Kings sons
ybicb we're slain; and they hid hlm'
ovon him and his nurse, in the bed
chamber from Athaliah so that ne was
not slain. And he was with her ma IN
the house of the Lord six years lie
'said: ,.. ,i+b
tboir childrcn's children than with
their own. At forty years of age, II dis
chime be necessary, chastiSement IS
nsed but at seventy the grandmother
looking upon the misbehavior OF the
,grandchild, is apologetic and disposed
"a TO substitute confectionery for Wnlp'
There is nothing more beautiful than
this mellowing of cid age toward chllo-
hood Grandmother takes out her pock-
of handkerchief and wipes her specta-
cles and puts them on, and looks down
into the face of her mischievous and
rebpllious descendant, and says: L
don't think he meant to do II; leu MIN
off this time: I'll be responsible for his
behavior in the future" My mother,
with the second generation around her
"a boisterous crcw-said one day: Il
sunnose they ought to be disciplined
but | can't do it. Grandmothers are not
fit to bring up grandchildren bu'
bore in nv text we have grandmother
Of a different hue
have within few days been at Jeru-
salem, where the occurrence OF the teXG
took place, and the whole scene came
rvividIv before me while | was going
Sover the site of the ancient temple ana
climbing the towers OF the Kings
nalace. Here in the text it is Old
7Athaliah, 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 determination
of the entire royal family, including her
own grandchildren. The executioners'
knives are sharpened The palace
is red with the blood Of Princes
and Princesses. On all sides are
shrieks and hands thrown up, and
struggle, and death-grOan. No mercy!
Kill! Kill! But while the ivory floors
of the palace run with carnage, and the
whole land is under the shadow of
great horror, feet-footed woman,
clergyman's wife, Jehosheba by
name, stealthily approaches the
imperial nursery, seizes upon the
grandchild that had somehow as yet
escaped massacre, wraps it up tenderly
but in haste, snuggles it against her,
flies down the palace stairs, her heart in
her throat lest she be discovered in this
Ehsistian abduction 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 the room OF the ancient
temple, the church Of olden time, un-
wraps the young King and puts him
down, sound asleep as he is, and uncon-
seious of the peril that has been threat
ened; and there for six years he is Sc
creted in that church apartment. Mean
while old Athaliah smackS her lips with
salts faction and thinks that all the royal
family are dead.
But the six years expire, and it is
now time for young Joash to come forth
and take the throne, and to push back
into disgrace and death old Athaliah'
The arrangements are all made for po
litical revolution. The military come
and take possession of the tenn
plc swear loyalty to the boy
Joash, and stand around fol
his defense. Sec the sharpened
swords and FURNISHED shields! Every
thing is ready. Now Joash, half af'
frighted at the armed tramp of his de-
tenders, scared at the vociferation o.
his admirers, is brought forth in full re-
gala. The scroll of authority is put
in his hands, the coronet o.
government is put on his brow
and the people clapped, and
waved and huzzaed, and trumpeted
"What is that?" said Athaliah. "What
is that sound over in the temple?" AnC
she flies to see, and on her way they
meet her and say: why, haven't yor
heard? You thought you had slair
all the royal family, but Joast
has come to light" Then the queen
ly murderess, frantic with rage
grabbed her mantle and tore it to tat
ters, and cried until she foamed at the
mouth: "You have no right to crown
my grandson. You have no right tc
take the government from my shoulders
Treason Treason" While she stood
there crying that, the military started
for the arrest, and she took a shor
cut through a back door of the temple
and ran through the royal stables
but the battle-aXes of the military fel
on her in the barn-yard, and for many
day when the horses were being un
loosed from the chariot after DRAWN!
out young Joash the fiery stceds woult
snort and rear passing the place as the,
smelt the place of the carnage.
The first thought hand YOU from thi