The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-30
BEISHAZzAR's FATE.
DR.. TaImage on the Downfan Of
Babylon
ssgs~dera Of the Ancient City-The Hand
writing On tiae EgaIf-sln's ssRn4ues and
zIs inevitable EsesuIt-i'reps.rinE
Esr the Last Day.


Witt Talmagc took his text from Daniel
-. 3O- I'm that night WAS Belshazzar,
the King of this Chaldcans slain DIR.
-Talmage said:
After the site of Babylon bad been
selected two million of men were en-
-plOyed for the construction of the wall
and principal works. Tic walls of the
city were sixty miles in circumference
They were surrounded by n trench, out
of which had been dug the material for
the construction of the city. There
were twenty-five gates of solid brass
on each side Of the square city. Be
tween every two gates a great watch
tower sprang up into the heavens
From each of the twenty-five gates. on
either side, a street ran straight through
TO the gate ON the other side, that
there were fifty streets, each fifteen
miles long, which gave the city an ap-
pcarance of wonderful regularity.
The houses did not join each
other the ground, but between
them were gardens and shrubbery.
From house top to house top bridges
swung. over which the inhabitants were
accustomed to pass. A branch of the
q Euphrates went through the city, over
which Il bridge of marvellous structure
was thrown, and under which tunnel
ran To keep the river from overflow
ing the city in times OF freshet, a great
lake was arranged to catch the surplus,
in which the water was kept in a
reservoir until times of drought. when
1t WAS sent streaming down over the
thirsty land A palace stood ut each
end of the EuphFates bridge; one palace
"A mile and three-quarters in compass,
and the other palace seven and u half
miles in circumference. The wife of
observation-disclosures. having been brought
up among the mountains of Media,
seoalld not stand it in this fiat country of
Babylon, and 50, to please her. NebsI-
-chadneZxar had mountain 400 feet
high built in the midst of the city.
The mountain was surrounded by ter
races, for the support of which great
=arches were lifted. On the top OF these
arches fat stones were laid: then lay
.er of reeds and bitumen; then two rows
OF bricks closely ccmented; then thick
sheets of lead, upon which the soil was
placed. The earth here deposited was
so deep that the largest trees had room
to anchor their roots. All the glory OF
the ffowery tropics was spread out al
that tremendous height, until it must
have seemed 70 one below as though
the clouds were all in blossom and the
very sl<y leaned on the shoulder of thC
cedar. At the top an engine was con
structed which drew the water from the
Euphrates far below, and made it spout
up amid this garden of the skies. Al
this to please his wife. 1 think She
must have been pleased.
In the midst of this city stood also
the temple of Bclus. One of its towers
was One-eighth of mile high, and or
the top of it an observatory which gave
the astronomers great advantage. as
being at so great q height one coulC
easily talk with the stars This tenn
pie was full of cups, and statues, and
censers, all of gold. One image weighed
1000 BabylOnish talents. which would
be equal to So, 600, OOO All this by day,
but now night was about to come down
on Babylon. The streets and squares
We're lighted for dance and frOlic and
promenade. The theaters and galleries
OF art invited the wealth and pomP an6
grandeur of the city to rare entertain
ments- Scenes of riot and wassail were
mingled in every street; goddess mirtt
and outrageous excess and splendid
vicl1edness came to the Kings palact
to do their mightiest deeds of darkness
royal feast tonight at the Kings
palace! Rushing up to the gates are
-chariOts, upholstered with preciou:
cloths from Dedan. and drawn by fire
eyed horses from Togarmah, that reai
and neigh in the grasp of the char
ioteers; while thousand lords dis
mount, and women, dressed in all the
=splender of Syrian emerald, and the
color blending of agate and the chaste
ness of coral, and the sOmbeE glory o
Tyrian purple and princcly embrOid
cries, brought from affair by cameL
across the desert. and by ships o
TarShish across the sea
Open wide the gates and let the guest
come in fil the cups Clap the Gym
balls Blow the trnmpets- Let thu
night go by with song, and dance, ant
ovation, and let that IBabylonish tOngu'
be palsied that Will not say: 20. Kins
Belshazzar, live forever
An! my friends, it was not any com
mon banquet TO which these great PEG
pie came All parts OF the earth hat
sent their richest viands to that table
Brackets and chandeliers flashed thei
light upon tanlSaris OF FURNISHED gold
Fruits, ripe and luscious in baskets 0
silver, entyvined with leaves pluclze'
from royal conservatories- Win
brought from the royal watts, foamin.
in the decanters and bubbling in tn
.Shalices. Gorgeous banners unfolding
In the breeze that came through tn
open window bewitched with the per
Ssf hanqrfuur n