Connecticut western news., 1890-01-08

She is overwhelmed. She begins to think that all the spices she brought, and all the precious woods that are intended to be turned into harps and psalteries and into railings for the causeway between the temple and the palace, and the $1SO,0 in mOney-she be- gins to think that all these presents amount to nothing in such place, and she is almost ashamed that she has brought them, and she says within herself: ''I heard a great deal about this place, and about this wonderful religion of the Hebrews, but find it far be- yond my highest anticipations. I must add more than 50 per cent. to what has been re- lated. It exceeds everything that I could have expected. The haf-the half was not told me-"
 Learn from this subject what a beautiful thing it is when social position and wealth surrender themselves to God. When religion comes to neighborhood, the first to receive it are the women. Some men say it is be- cause they are weak minded. I say it is be- cause they have quicker perception of what is right, more ardent affection and capacity for sublimer emotion. After the women have received the gospel then all the distressed and the poor of both sexes, those who have no greatly prospered. Alas, that it is so!
 If there are those who have been favored of fortune, or, as I might better put it., favored of God, surrender all you have and all you expect to be to the Lord, who blessed this Queen of Sheba. Certainly you are not 86QAmeQ to De 1OunQ III IulS QueenS con- pany. I am glad that Christ has had his im- perial friends in all ages-Elizabeth Chris tina, Queen of Prussia; Maria Feodorovna, Queen of Russia; Marie, Empress of France l; Helena, the imperial mother of Constantine :; Arcadia, from her great fortunes build ing public baths in Constantinople and toiling for the alleviation of the masses 1; Queen Clotilda, leading her husband and 5000 of his armed warriors to Christian bap- tism; Elizabeth of Burgundy, giving her jewelled glove to a beggar and scattering great fortunes among the distressed; Prince Albert, singing "Rock of Ages" in Windsor Castle, and Queen Victoria, incognita, read ing the scriptures to dying pauper.
 bless God that the day is coming when royalty will bring all it's thrones, and music all it's harmonies, and painting all it's pie lures, and sculpture all it's statuary, and architecture all it's pillars, and conquest all its sceptres, and the queens of the earth, in long line of advance, frankincense filling the air, and the camels laden with gold, shall ap- proach Jerusalem, and the gates shall be hoisted, and the great burden of splendor shall be lifted into the palace of this greater 3han Solomon.
 Again, my subject teaches me what is earnestness in the search of truth. Do you know where Sheba was? It was in Abyssinia, or some say in the southern part of Arabia Felix. In either case it was great way of from Jerusalem. To get from there to Jeru- aalem she had to cross a country infested vith bandits, and go across blistering deserts. Why did not the Queen of Shebah stay at houne and send . committee to inquire about < 1T new religion, and have the delegates re. sTagt h rsGaFd to that religion and wealth of
 - 0o3e0oof she Wanted t0 nee for herself