The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-05


BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-Dr. Talmage |
preached the following sermon this !
morning in the Academy Of Music in !
this city, and lie rcptatci 1t tonight |
1T The Christian Herald service in the |
New York Academy Of Music. His |
text was Daniel, Y, 30: in that night |
was BelshaIZcr. the king Of the Chal- |
deans, slain"
After the site Of Babylon hNd been
selected, two million of men were en-
ployed for the construction of the wall
and the principal works. The walls Of
the city were sixty miles in circumfcr-
Cncc. They were surrounded by Il
trench. out OF which had been dug the
material for the construction Of the
city. There were twenty-five gates Of
Solld brass on each side Of the square
city. Between every two gates great
tower Sprang up into the heavens.
From each OF the twenty-five gates on
either side aStrcct ran straight through
TO the gate on the other side, so that
there were fifty streets, each fifteen
miles long, which gave to the city an
appearance OF wonderful regularity.
The houses diN not join each other
on the ground, and between them were
gardens ana lhruhbrry. From house
top to houSctop bridges swung, over
,,l,,,. nn '"' ','h'"''t'%'''" Mtic caCChStom''.
w. ,"n"t r''Ii ~ Hl"',c' ~ inc EupnratcS
,,;1 ";1C ''iiC"Sn ltC city, owe; Which ii
,hroS,, W '',a' NviouS STRUCTURE was
Tn tt,'o' H,iu.t "i'icil " a''llicl ran.
city Ill time Of frcShCt, Il great lake
VAS arranged to catch the Surplus, in
Whlch the water kept us in Il reservoir
uhtll times OF drought, when it was
ianG ,,.S wv IL Oyer lne lhlTSIy
+ha n"i'r' otHo" 'e t'''h emu OF
mia nI,I t'o tIn niiust. oi;c Pti'cc Il
nnI tho ,|'c, ~ ,r r'v.I'lu"lleia III compass
,niIos s'.H -; 'o,vh l',i''ce seven ana hal!
WnHnnh,S Vi.Hn ~, SS,ioua'itIeiice S.! me Wlie OF
1,n '"N.'I|"' o,nnM,r ~" 'nIi,'S nreil hr1uGhI
cnulI ,,os rnt ,,,I ,''o'''.tu'i'| "' Mcula'
nT n",vion ,,'i ~, ~ 80 ''''n lI"" '"!lI'i'
rh,In' ,lor aD' u ,'iu ~ l" ir'"HH 'i'i .N'pu-
Jr"d fnnf nir ',I' ii, It. 'I1"'I'"i '"';L I:''lr
the citv "'S'' '"''' ~ '''' ''''''' ~
mis- mouut,i,, ,,,,, ,,,rr,,,r,o,I H..
terrncrs for t,,r c',,,r,rt ~
great archrs vrr,. E,nI ~, ~, tn, n'''r'r rIf
thesr nrrhnS G.t ,,nn,', ,', Wa, 1''I '|i' W
laycr Of rrcns s' and ,I,,n mrtr I, inn triI
rows nf hrirl;s rncniv nnmn,,I. ,' wv"
thick shcris Of lend un,m whirI, ,,'I'i '''S' ~"
soil was nlncrl TRr rorih hrrn '"" Tn'
positpd was sn doom thnt thn I,rr,',,
trees had room TO 3uchnr heir r,Dt..
All the glory of ;hr unwrrv iromirs
was spread out ut that trtmrnLlmHS
height, until it, must hive srrmrI In
one below as thomuh ,h" clouds wcrr
ali in blossom, and the very sI,y lrHnrI
on thn shnuldnI, nr ~ ~, n;i! ON! ''.''yu
top an engine was constructed wh;~h
drew the Water from the F,unnra "s rir
below, and made il, scout up amid ihit
garden OF the skies. All this 10 n,rn;r
his wife! think She mast lave nrrn
pleased.
In the midst of This city s.ocd a};,
the temple Of Hvlus. one OF it's towers
Was one eighth Of Il mllr high, nlh on
the top of it an observatory, Which
gave the astronomers great advantage,
us, being at SO grra, IL height. ,.nr
could easily talk with the stars. This
temple was fun If cups and StHtUvS and
ccnScrs, all Of gold. puc figure " ,i;:i,,l
thonsand Baby lNn!Sh jh!rutS. Whirh
would lr cQU"I 10 htty-lv.V mi!li,m
dollars. All this by cay: hut now night