Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-07
TABERNACLE PULPIT.
'HUMDRUM ABOLISHED" THE
SUBJECT AT THAT TEMPLE.



/ What Is that building out yondcr, glitter
ny in the sun! 1--we you not heard! 1t
!, the House OF the Forest OF Lebanon.
Ming solomon has just taken to 1t his BRIDE
lie princess Of ESJ pit. You see the pillars
/ >i tie portico, an great tower. adorned
with one thousand shields OF gold, hung on
The outside OF The tower live hundred OF
the shields OF gold manufactured at solo.
mons order, i've hundred were captured
10y David, has father III u Dattie. see how
hey blaze in the MONDAY sun!
solomon goes up the ivory stairs OF bis
throne. between twelve lions in statuary
ana SITS down on the back OF the golden
bull. the head Of the bronzcd beast turned
toward the people. The family and
attendants OF the king are 50 many,
that the caterers OF the palace have to pro-
vide every day one hundred sheep and thir-
teen oxen, besides the BIRDS and The yenlson.
hear the stamping aud paving Of four
Thousand fine horses IN the royal stables
There were important officials who had
charge OF The work Of gathering the straw
and The barley for these horses. King Solo.
mon was IN early riser, tradition says, and
used To take Il ride cut Ut tay-break /; and
whcn, ia his white apparel, behind the
swifIcst horses OF all the realm, and follow
cd by mounted archcrs in purple, Us the cav
sicadc dashed through the streets OF Jeru.i-
lem, ! suppose il wa, something worth get
Ting up at five o'clock III The morning to
lcok at.
solomon was not like some Of the kings
Of the present. day-cIowIed imbeCility.
All the spiendor Of his palace and rctinue
were ecllpsed by his intellectual power.
Why, he seemed 10 know every thing. lie
was the first great naturalist the world ever
saw. PeacCcSs from India strutted the
pa>altic walk, and apes chartered in the
trccs and deer stalkcd the parks and there
were aquarIums with foreign fish. and
aNiares with foreign birds; and tradition
says these birds were wcl-Lamed that
solomon might walk clear across the city
under the shldow OF their wings Us they
lowered ana fitted about him.
More than his, he had 4 great reputation
FOR the conundrrms and riddles that he
male and guessed. lie and King Hiram,
bis ucighhor, u>ei 10 sit by the hour and
AK riddles, each one paying in money IL lie
could not answer or guess the riddle. TIE
SplomonC navy visited all the world, and
the sailors, Of course, talked about the
wealth Of their king. and about the Riddles
and Cui"naS that he made apl solved: and
the news spread until Queen Bulkis, away
off south heard OF II, and sent messengers
with few riddles that she would ike 10
have solomon solve, and II few puzzles
which she would like to have him find out.
She sent among other thug, to King solo.
ihnn, diamond Win hole so small
that nc' die could not penetrate it,
asking h III 10 thrcad TINT diamond.
And solomon took II worm and put 1t at
The opening IN the damon l. AMI The worm
cra"ird through, leaving the thrca in the
diamond. Tic queen also sent goblet to
Solomon, ASKING him 10 ill it with water
that did not pour from tie sky, and that
did not rush out from the earth; and I'M
mcdiatciy solomon put slave IN the back
OF swift horse and ghtloprd HIM around
and a. ouEd the park Il I'll the horse was
wrll-ni2h cXhau,ted, and from the pcr>p,-
ration OF the horse the COB ct WAS lille l.
She also sent King solomon live hundred
boys IN girls dress, and five hundrel girls
IN boys dress, wondering IL he would he
acute enough to tind out the Gecept ion.
Immediately Solomon, when he saw them
wash their faces, knew from the way they
applied The water that it wa, all II cheat.
Queen BaI,iS was so pleased with the
acltene>s Of solomon. that she said: Jpn
just 70 and sec him Tor my>ell." Iondcr 1t
CGmrs-the ayalvade-hOrscs aud dromr-
darIcs, Chariots anal characters. jug NJ
harres> and gathering boots, and h!aZins
shields, and flying enSignS, and clgpp NJ
cymhalS. The place is saturated win the
perfume. She brings cinnamon and saffron,
and calamu', and frankincen>c, aud all
manner OF sweet spices. AS the rrtinVe
sweeps through the gate. the armed gurrl
inhalC the aroma. "liat.' cry the chpriot-
cers, rs the wheels grind the gravel Ia 'front.'
of the plllarcd porlico of The king. Queen
Balkis ali hts 10 An atmosphere bnNilvhed
with perfume. As Tho dromcdarieS are
driven up 10 the kings storchou>cs, and
the bundles OF camphor are unloadra aud
the sacks Of cinnamon, and the boxes Of
spices are opened, Inc puryevors OF TIE pal
ace discover what my text announces: ''Of
spices. great abundance; neither was there
any such spices as the Queen OF Sheba gave
to King solomon"
We'll. my friends, You know that all
iheologianI agree in making solomon u
type Of Christ and mixing the Queen OF
sIrba a type Of every truth-speker: and
shall take the responsibility Of saving That
all the sp kenard and cnssa and franklin
ccnse which The Queen CT Shcba brought To
King solomon are nightly suggestive OF
the sweet spices OF our holy religion.
Christianity is not 4 coilec ion Of sharp
technicaiities. and angular facts, and chroHO-
logical tables. and dry statistics. our re.
liglOn Is compared to frankjnCcnSe and to
caSsia, but never to nichtshadc. II is q
bundle OF myrrh. 1t is Il dash OF holy light.
1t is sparkle OF cool fountains 1t
is an opening OF opaline gates. It is a coll
lection OF spices. Would Go that we were
as wise in taking spices to Our Divine King
as Queen Ba'kiS was wise IN taking The
spices to the earthly Solomon What many
OF us most need is 10 have the humdrum
driven out Of our lie. and The humdrum
ont OF our religion. The American, and
English, md Scottish church will die OF
humdrum unless there be 4 change. An
editor from sun Francisco a few weeks ago
wrote me saying lie wa getting mp for his
paper a symposium from many clergymen,
discussing among other things. "Why
Ito not people 20 10 church, and
he wanted my opinion aud gavt
it in one sentence: People do not 20 TO
al, h.N nj bo
drum. The fact j. that most people have
So much humdrum in their worldly calling,
that they do not want to have added the
humdrum OF religion. We need in all our
sermons and eXhnrtalions and songs and
prayers more OF what Queen Balkis brought
to Solomon. namely more spice.
The fact is that the duties and cares OF
tins life, coming TO us from time to time,
are stupid often, and inauC, and intOlcFablc
Here are Ingn who have been barteriug, and
negotiating, climbing, pounding. hammer
ing for twenty years, forty years, fifty
Years. One great long druagery has their
lie been. W hat i necessary to brighten
up that mans life. and to swecten that acid
disposition, and 10 put sparkle into the
mans spirit>y The SpCcry OF our holy re-
IiriOlL Why, II hctw cen the losses OF life
ihcrr dashed CLEAN of an eternal gam: il
between the Dclravais OF life there came
the CLEAN Of Ihn undymg friendship OF
found ministcrin9 spirits living 10 and FRO
in our Office, and store, and shop, everyday
life. Instead Of being a stupid monotone,
would lie glorious inspiration. pendulum
ing between calm satisfaction and high
rapture.
More than that, VIC want more life and
spice in our Christian work. The poor DO
not want so much 10 be groaned over rs
sang 10. WITH the bread, and medicines,
and The garments YOU give them. let there
be IN accompaniment OF smiles and brisk
encouragement. Show them the bright
slde OF life, il there lie any Bright side.
Tell them good times will come. FELL them
that for the children Of God there IS i'm
mortal TeScuc. Wake them up ont Of their
Solidity by IN inspiring laugh. and while
you send IN help, like the Queen OF SheRa.
also send in tie spices. There arc
Two WAYS OF meeting The poor. Ono
is 10 come into their house with 4 nose ele-
waited in disgust. ~ much rs to say: II
DOM SEQ how you live here IN this neigh
horho1d. IL actually makes me sick. There
il thai bundle take it, you poor, miserable
wretch. and mako the most OF it, Another
way is 10 70 into The abode OF the poor IN II
IHanEer which seems to saw: "'jhe blessed
Lord sent me lie was poor himself. 1t
is not more for the good am going 10 do
YOU Than ii i for the good you can do me-
Coming in that sDirlt, the gift Will be as AFRO.