Telegram-herald., 1890-01-06
JOYFUL SURPRISE
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Surprises Or Religion.
IHREE INTERESTING SUBJECTS
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oucs enacted EhSre. AaFz = Circle around
LAks U&lllas, zA1 snSt4sF circle around
Jerulzsyn. aad yeal describe the two rus ions
IL wl a. cluster memories 0f Eaore events
tlan N any other two circisk jerusalem
spsal Of fascination that vii hold ne
tLe resi- Of ny hfe. solomon had resolve
thai that city should bs the center of al
sacred, resal zad commercial uagnlncence.
he SCI himself 70 work and non0pollzed the
surrounding desert as highway for hIs cara
Vans. lie bulk tie clty of Palmyra arOuad
one q TIE principal wells Of the east, - that
al The long trains OF merchandise from
the east were obliged 70 stop there, pay
toll and leave part ot their wealth Ia
the hands Of SolOmOns merchants. He
manned the fortress Thapsacus, al the chief
ford OF toe Eupnrares, and put under guard
every thing that passed there. The three
great products Of Paestlne-wins pressed
nom tns richest clusters aud celebrated all
the world over; oil which in that hot country
Il the entire substitute for butter and lard
aud " as pressed from the olive branches until
every tree IL the country became an oil well .
and honey, which was the entire substitute
for sugar-these three great products OF the
country Solomon exported, and received in
return fruits and precious woods and the AMI
mails Of every cline
HOW SOLOMON KNLAArEp HIS KINGDOM
He went down to Ezion-geber and ordered
heet OF ships 70 II constructed, overSaw the
"orkmen, and watched the launching Of the
notliia which was 70 60 out on more than a
years voyage, 10 bring homo the wealth Of
the then known world. He heard that the
Egyptian horsaS were large and swift, and
long named AMI round limbsd, and he re-
solved 70 purchase them, giving eighty-fve
dollars apieoe.for them, putting the best of
these horsssfn his own stall, and selling the
surplus 70 foreign potentates at great profit.
lie .fsard that there was the best Of timber
on MoUnt Lebanon, and he sent out ono
hundred and eighty thousand men to hew
down the forest and drag the timber through
the mountain gorges, 10 construct 10 into
RATS to be floated to Joppa, and from thence
10 bs drawn by OK teams twenty-five miles
across the land TO Jerusalem. lie heard that
there were beautiful flowers In other lands
He sent for them, planted them in his own
gardens, and TO this very day there are
howers found in the ruins of that city such
rs are to be found in no other part Of Pales-
tine, the lineal desccndants of the very
flowers that solomon planted. He heard
that In foreign groves there were birds Of
richest voice and luxuriant wing. He sent
l.
there, and he put them into his cages
Stand back now and see this long train Of
camels cDoning up 10 the kings gate and the
OK trains from Egypt, gold and silver and
precious stones, and beasts of every hoof, and
birds Of every wing, and fish Of every scalel
See the peacocks strut under the cedars, and
the horSernen run, and tho chariots wheel
Hark 20 the orchestral Gaze upon the dance!
Not stopping to look into the wonders of the
temple, step right on TO the causeway, and
pass up to Solomons palace.
Here we find ourselves amid collection of
buildings on which the king had lsvished the
wealth Of many empires. Tho genius of Hi
ram, the architect, and of the other artists i,
here seen in the long line of corridors and the
suspended gallery and the approach to the
throne. Traceried window opposite traceried
lotus and lily and pomegranate Chapters,
surrounded by network OF leaves in which
imitation fruit seemed suspended, as in hang
ing baskets Three branches-so Josephus
tells us-three branches sculptured on the
marble, 50 thin and subtle that even the
leaves seemed 20 quiver. 4 laver, capable Of
holding five hundred barrels of water, on six
hundred brazen OK heads, which gushed
with coolness and crystalline brightness and
musical plash. Ten tables chased with cha
riot wheel and lion and cherubim. Solomon
sat on a throne Of ivory. At the seating
place OF the throne. on each end of the steps,
q brazen lion. Why, my friends, In that
place they trimmed their candles with snuff
fers Of gold, and they cut their fruits with
knives Of gold. ard they washed their faces
in basins of gold, and they scooped out the
ashes with shoves Of gold. and they stirred
the altar fires with tongs Of gold Gold re-
fected in the waterl Gold FISHING from the
apparell Gold blazing in the crownl Gold,
gold, gold
OF course the news Of the eflrerce of that
place went out eyerywhere By every caravan
snd by wing Of every snip, until soon the
streets Of Jerusalem are crowded with curios-
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preaching Jeruzalenl | think from the
pomp Of 1t there must be oyaIty in the train
| smell the breath Of the spices which are
brought as presents, and hear tho shout of
the drivers, and I see The dust covered cara
van showing that they come from far away
Cry the news up 70 the palace. The queen Of
sheba advances. Let ali the people come out
b see Let the mighty men Of tue land come
> Ia, Tre~ 1t
come down the stairs Of the palace before the
queen has aiighted Shake ont the cinnamon,
and the saffron. end the calnus, and the
houso Take up the diamonds until they
glitter in the sun.
SHE WOULD sEE FOR HERsgLy
The queen = Sheba slights She enterr
iha palace SIZE washes AZ the bath Shs
ats dom ~ ths banquet. The cup bearers
bov The u7est snookeS- The music ;rern-
b.ss IN tee dash of the waters from fhs
molten ga Then she rises from the ban
9uet. snd wsllxs through The couservstories
snd gszes on tie archit~ct1re. and she asks
5o.0mcY many straHg- questions. snd Sc
leaEus about the rel zion q the Hebrews. and
she s5en and there becomes servsnt n The
Lord God
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.hst s1 ths suices 50 brouEt g ard 81 ths
7-@c5lus ~oods wbsch are iute7ded r. -
Eurned into bsrrs ard pssltsri-s sni
r.o ratings f1r tie raese~av between tha
ter1's sra 80 palace All fhe ere bur-
1-e1 s-3 eighty thousand dollars FIJI u1c0ev- -
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All sze .ars w1een he~ssf II hesrd zrass