The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-01-29
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The Church OF God is Shield for
His Children,
Against Which the Powers of Sin VIII
Avail Nothing-Sermon by Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage, ID. ID.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, d. D., OF
Brooklyn, preached in Paris last Sunday.
He is making his way home, which
he expects to reach in the early
part of February. DR.. Talmage's
text was: "Jehosheba, the daughter OF
King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took
Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole
him from among the Kings sons which
were slain; and they hid him, even him
and his nurse, in the bedchamber from
Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And
he was with her hid in the house OF the
Lord six years."-lI. Kings, XII, ?, 8.
He said:
Grandmothers are more lenient with
their children's children than they we're
with their own. At forty years of age,
If discipline be necessary, chastisement
is used; but at seventy the grandmother,
looking upon the misbehavior OF the
grandchild, is apologize, and disposed to
substitute confectionery for the whip.
There is nothing more beautiful than
this mellowing of age toward childhood.
Grandmother takes out her pocket
handkerchief and wipes her spectacles
and puts them on, and looks down into
the face of her mischievous and rebel
| lious descendant, and says: 81 don't
think he meant to do it. Let him off
this time. I'll be responsible for his be-
havior in the future" My mother, with
the second generation around her-a
boisterous crew-said one day: 81 sup
pose they ought to be disciplined, but l
cam do it. Grandmothers are not fit to
bring up grandchildren" But here, in
my text, we have a grandmother of q
different hue.
l have within few days been at
Jerusalem, where the occurrence of the
text took place, and the whole scene
came wildly before me while was going
over the site of the ancient temple and
climbing the towers Of the Kings palace.
Here in the text it is old Athaliah,
the queenly murderess. She ought to
have been honorable; her father was a
king, her husband was king, her son
was king, and yet we find her plotting
for the 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
horrors feet-footed woman, a cleryman's
wife, Jehosheba by name, steathily APP
proaches the Imperial nursery, seizes
upon the grandchild that had somehow
as yet escaped massacre, wraps it ur
tenderly but in haste, snuggles il
against her, flies down the palace stairs
her heart in her throat lest she be dis
covered in this Christian abduction
Get her out of the way as quick as you
ian, 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 the older
time, unwraps the young King and put
him down, sound asleep as he is, and un
conscious of the peril that has beef
threatened; and there for six years he il
,ecreted in that church apartment
Meanwhile old Athaliah smacl1s her lip
with satisfaction, and thinks that al
The Royal family are dead.
But the six years expire, and it is nov
line for young Joash to come forth an(
AXE the throne, and to push back int,
disgrace and death old Athaliah. TIL,
arrangements are all made for politica
revolution. The military come an,
take possession of the temple, swea
loyalty to the boy Joash and stant
around for his defense. See the sharp
sned swords and the FURNISHED shields
Every thing is ready. Now, Joash, hal
affrighted at the armed tramp of his de
tenders, scared at the vociferation of hi
admirers, is brought forth in full re
gala. The scroll of authority is put i
his hands, the coronet of government i
out on his brow, and tho peopl
slapped, and waved, and huzzaed
aud trumpetcd. what is that?
said Athaliah. "What is that SCUM
over in the tcmple?" And sh
lies to see, and on her wa
they meet her and say: "Why, haven
you heard? You thought you had slai
all the Royal family, but Joash ha
| come to light" Then the queenly mul
| aeress, frantic with rage, grabbed he
mantle and tore it to tatters, and erie
cl fNo,,,nJ NJ hn gSNA
have no right to crown my grandson. Yo
: have no right to take the government
/ from my shoulders. Treason! Treason!
| While she stood there crying that tn
J military started for her arrest, and sh
: took a short cut through the back doc
of the temple and ran throug
{ the Royal stables; but the battl
axes of the military fell on her in tn
, barn-yard, and for many a day, whe
) the horses were being unloosened frol
J the chariot, after drawing out youn
Joash, the fiery steeds would snort an
rear passing the place, as they smelt tn
, place of the carnage.
, The first thought I hand you fror
this subject is that the determination G
{ righteousness is an impossibility. Whe
a woman is good she is apt to be yer
good, and when she is bad she is apt t
, be very bad, and this Athaliah was on
, of the latter sort. She would EXTERN
, nate the last scion Of the house of d;
, vid, through whom Jesus was to com,
There was plenty of work for embalmel
. and undertakers. She would clear tn
land of all God-fearing and God-lovin
, people. She would put an end to ever