Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-04
HUMDRUM ABOLISHED.
SERMON PREACHED SUNDAY, May :.
~ REV. =. DE WITT TAlMAcE.

a stlrrteg Kxhsrx>sseA - Chsaseksss -
A4ks Tasis lkefisas. Gtvsiy, HAs>d upsa
ths visit sf The ouseA Of sAsb2 TO sod
sass. the Grsss King.
BEooKLYs, May 3.-Ths capacity ok the
New Tabernacle was fully tested this morn
ing by tina vast a1<i,eace whica assembled
- he&< Dr. Taimase Ia hss handsome and
spaeios.s church lie il pow preaching
there morning and evening. aud The
Christian Herald services Ia New York
have boea discontinued This has caused
much rsxrst to mAny psopis il that city.
A fnenoriai wzs prepared aud SIGNED by
iuf1aenEsAi eitizsos asking DR.. fxImags 70
contiane the zervices- He could loe see
bis wzy TO comply &C the time. bus. - be
was esidsntf7 iruprsased by the warmth Of
tha welcome given him In the metropolis,
zad dsepiy moved by the good that was
doos. IL 10 no< inpsobabis thss I'm the nsar
furars hs viii again be found duptscaeing
has asefulnazs BY mhistsring - two eou-
gregaticnz. - be has bosn doing during tho
past seven monsha His sub3scs this morn-
Ing Was "Humdrun Abolished" and his
text II Chronictes II. D. -Of spteo great
abundance, neishex was thsre any such
spice a. thu Qussn of Shebs gave King Sol
onon-"
A woxpEnRUL DuflDsxo.
What Is that building ont yondW git
scrinx In ths sunf Have you not hsarlp
IL - tina house Of the foruss Of Lebanon.
King solomon nas juss taken 20 IL his
bride. shs princses % EgypS. You see the
pillass u the postico. and ~ great tower,
adorned with one thousand shiel<ix Of gold,
hung on the outside Of the tower-fve
hanstrei OF the shields Of gold manufact-
ured at Solomon's order. five hundred
were captured BY David, his father, in bat
els. SEQ how tiny blaze In the MONDAY
san,
solomon goes up the ivory stairs of his
throne between twelve hops in seatuary,
and sits down on ths back Of the golden
pull. the head Of the brorxe beast turned
toward the people. The family aud At
tsndants Of the king are 50 many that the
caterers OF the place have 10 provide every
day one hundred sheep and thirteen oxen.
besides the birds and the venison. / hear
inc Stamping and paving OF loar thousand
tne horses in the royal stables. There
were important officials who bad charge Of
the work OF gathering the straw and the
bsrley for these horses. King Solomon
wss an early riser, tradition says, and used
70 take q ride out &C daybreak: and when
IN his white apparel. behind tho swiftest
horses OF ali the realm, and followed by
mounted arcbers In purple. rs the cnval-
cade dashed through the streets Of Jcrusa-
lena suppose 10 was something worth get
ting up At five O'Clock In the morning TO
look &t.
Solomon was no. Ike some OF the kings
OF the present day-crowned imbecility.
All the splendor Of his palace and retinue
was eciipsed by his intellectual power.
Why, be seemed to know everything. He
was the first great naturalist the world
ever saw. Peacocks from India strutted
the basaltic walk. snd apes chartered In
the trees and deer staiked the parks. and
there were aquarioms with foreign hsh
and syiaries with foreign birds. and tradi-
ton says these birds were % we'll tanned
that Solomon might walk clear scross the
city undsr the shadow Of their wings ~
they lowered and fitted about him
SOLOMON AND ms RYppLEa
More than this, he had . great reputa-
tiOn for the conundrums and riddles that
he made and guessed He aud King Hi
ram. his neighbor. used To sit by the hour
and ak riddles. eaeh one paying IN money
IL be could not ANSWER OF guem the riddle
The Solomonic navy visited all the world,
and the sailors, Of coursc, talked about tho
wealth Of their king, and about the riddles
and enigmas that he made and solved, and
she news spread until Queen Balkis, away
of south. heard Of il. and SAINT Messengers
with few riddles that she would like to
have solomon solve. and a few puzxles
which she would like to have him fnd out
she sent amoog other things 70 King Sol
cmon Diamond with hole So small that
q needle could not penetrate IL, asking him
90 thread that diamond. And Solomon
took . worm and put is at the opening In
tho diamond. and the worm crawled
through. leaving the thread in the dia-
Inond-
The queen also sent q goblet TO Solomon.
sskirg him TO all u with water that did
bot pour from the sky. and that did not
sush out from the earth. and Immediately
solomon put q slave on the back Of q swift
horse and ssliopsd him around snd around
the park until the horse was nigh exhaust
ed, and from the perspiratien Of the horse
she goblet was filed She also sent King
Solomon Ave hundred boys In gifls' dress,
and Ave hundred girls In boys' dress, won
ssering IL he would be acute enough 20 find
out the dscepsion. immediately Solomon.
when he saw them wash their faces. knew
from che way they applied the water that
&c was all q cheat.
THE VISIT or r1n QUEEN
Queen Balkis was so plcased With The
seutencss Of Solomon that she said, "fIl
just 20 and see him for mysslf~ Yondss
Il coues--thc cavalcadc--hofses and drom-
eslaries. chariots snd charioeeers. pugiipg
harness ard Gathering hoofs, sud blasting
Shields, and flying ensigns. and clappina
eymhals. The place 10 saturated with Che
perfume. Che brings cinnamon snd SAT-
from and calamus add frnnlo ceruse and
all manner Of sweet spices. As the reti-
nue. sweeps through the gate che armed
guard inhale the aroma "Haitr' CIT the
.harfose~rs. o. the wh~els grind the gravel
IN front OF the pil,areti pcrtjco Of the king.
slnc~u Bslkis aIigbts IN IN asn1osphevs b.
witched With pcyfume. An the droue-
5sries are driven up 10 thu kings seorc-
hous~s. and the bundles az canspfor ars
unioa<ied. add the sacks Of cinnamon. and
the ooSes at spices are opened, the puyvey-
oes Of the paisce discover what my texs
sencunc>s 'Of spices. greco abundance;
peisheP wss there amp such spices - the
Qneea 81 Ssseba gave ~ King Solomon"
Well. nay friends. ron know shas all thc-
olowsaus szrre in making Solomon type
81 Christ, and making The Qnepa Of Sheba
. type Of ever truth seeker. and shaIl
take she responsibility Of saytng that ell
the spfkennxvi and cnnsia and frnnkfncense
which tbs Green Of sbsoa bsUusht 10 King
Solomon an nightly Suggestive a The
sweet spices Of our hsiy rellktpu. Cars
tSsntty n oct . c,lleptleo q n1orD tesAnt
e..,,fses and anru}ne f1ren 81 GbpUUotoQ-