Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-30
p1IoN ON BABYLON.
rpELlvERED BY TIE
op, yN PREACHER.

RooKLYN pRENe
r;nfIon of the Wonders OF
-, Pagan City-Some Lessons
sno,,la be Hce''o" to no Drawn from
,,,more's text was Daniel v. 80:
night was Bclshazzar, the King
| ,NaIdcans, Slain
' ,ho size of Babylon had been Sc
| .mn million OF men were en-
WV rhc construction OF the wall
Io ,,,l works. The walls of the
l,' a siytv miles in circumference.
[ .,.nro surrounded by a trench out
[Nr' had been dug the material for
Pcl' , ,." of the city. There were
pm 1 - - oates of solid brass on each
|, III, ,he square city. Between every
u" . treat tower sprang up into
E'sns, From each of the twenty
Fa an either side a street ran
g. q ~ ,brough to the gate on the other
hot there were fifty streets, each
p ,,;lrs long, which gave to the city
| INV, ,,onre of wonderful regularity,
, '', did not join each other on
' nmd and between them were gar
P'" 1 ".hrubbery. From housctop to
~" ' bridgcs swung, over which the
F i,arl, were accustomed to pass. A
=. T. of The Euphrates went through
IN, !" over which Il bridge of marvel
'r"c,ure was thrown, and under
= ,unucl ran. To keep the river
" :" tho city in time of
Il \ great lake was arranged
=, the surplus, in which the wa
a. kept as in IL reservoir until times
meh,, when it was sent streaming
aver the thirsty land. A palace
At each end of the Euphrates
p. one palace Il mile and three
.rs in compass, and the other pail
yp,, and a hat miles in circumfer-
The wife of Nebuchadnczzar,
y been brought up among the
Ia;ns of Media, could not stand it
fiat country of Babylon, and so to
her Nebuchadnczzar had mount
mr. hundred feet high built in the
Of the city.
, mountain was surrounded by ter
for the support of which great
were lifted. On the top of these
, fiat stones were laid: thena layer
d, and bitumen; then two rows Of
). closely ccmented; then thick
Of lead, upon which the soil was
|. The earth here deposited was
y that the largest trees had room
hor their roots. All the glory of
very tropics was spread out at
height, until it must
cemcd to one below as though the
were all in blossom, and the very
lncd OH the shoulder of the cedar.
top an engine was constructed
drew the water from the Eu-
IS. far below, and made it spout up
his garden of the skies. All this
ase his wife. I think she must
,ccn pleased.
~ rn,ns omo nf lie tn,rars o ,r ,
5hth of Il mile high, and on the top
n observatory, which gave the as
ncrs great advantage, as, being at
Al a height, one could easily talk
tie stars. This temple was full of
oaoc WEIGHED y thousard Roh1lnn.
,nn,s whj.h ,ynnla bn anm,I ~ dr.
,ill;on ,,onars Al, th;s ' h No. ,, w. nv
ight WINS ahout IN nnmc dn,y, ON nn
on Tho sh,dows Of hnr two hnn
md 6fty towers ber,, tn ,nm"th"n
,unhr.tcs roIlnd an tarcbod nv ITO
,plendors Of 1hn settin9 SIM and
of brass hnrnisbnd AVID olittn,;nn
Il and shut like doors IF fame M"
NO gardens Of EaNvlon wnt with
avy dew began 1o NOM from star
yers and drinninr ,n,f = fr,eronno
nv nils .rn r7 IN =. ;. :" "'sI
IS were lighted for dannn AMI frol;n
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