The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-09

you have and all you expect to be to the
Lord who blessed this Queen of Sheba. Ger
tainly you are not ashamed TO be found in
this queens company. / am glad that
Christ has had his imperial friends in all
ages-Elizabeth Christina, queen of Prus-
STA; Maria Feodorovna, queen of Russia;
Marie, empress of France; Helena, the i'm
perial mother of Constantine; Arcadia,
from her great fortunes building public
baths in Constantinople and toiling for the
alienation of the masses; Queen Clotilda,
leading her husband and three thousand
of his armed warriors to Christian baptism;
Elizabeth of Burgundy, giving her jeweled
glove to beggar and scattering great for
tunes among the distressed; Prince Albert,
singing Rock of Ages in Windsor castle,
and Queen Victoria, incognita, reading the
Scriptures TO a dying pauper.
bless God that the day is coming when
royalty will bring all its thrones, and mu-
sic all its harmonies, and painting all its
pictures, and sculpture all its statuary,
and architecture all it's pillars, and con-
quest all its scepters; and the queens of
the earth, in long line of advance, franklin
cense filling the air and the camels laden
with gold, shall approach Jerusalem, and
the gates shall be hOisted, and the great
burden of splendor shall be lifted into the
palace of this greater thanSolomOn.
EAENEsTNEss N SEARCHING FOR TRUTH
Again, my subject teaches me what is
earnestness in the search of truth. Do you
know where Sheba was? 1t was in Abys-
sinia, or some say in the southern part of
Arabia Felix. In either case it was a great
way off from Jerusalem. To go from there
TO Jerusalem she had to cross a country in
tested with bandits and 90 across blister
ing deserts. Why did not the Queen of
Sheba stay at home and send n committee
to inquire about this new religion, and
have the delegates report in regard to
that religion and wealth of King Solo
mon?
She wanted TO see for herself and hear
for herself She could not do this by work
of committee. She felt she had a soul
worth ten thousand kingdoms like Sheba,
and she wanted robe richer than any
woven by oriental shuttles, and she wanted
a crown set with the jewels of eternity.
Bring out the camels. Put on the spices.
Gather up the jewels of the throne and put
them on the caravan. Start now. No
time TO be lost. Goad CA the camels.
When | see that caravan, dust covered,
weary and exhausted, trudging on across
the desert and among the bandits until it
reaches Jerusalem, | say, There is an ear
nest seeker after the truth"
But there are a great many of you, my
friersls, who DO not act in that way. You
all want to get the truth but you want the
truth 10 come TO you; you do not want to
go TO it. There are people who fold their
arms and sag y; am ready to become n
Christian at any sime. If | am TO be saved
i shall be saved, and If / am to be lost l
shall be lost" Ahl Jerusalem will never
come 10 you; you must go to Jerusalem.
The religion Of the Lord Jesus Christ will
al
ligion. Bring out the camels Put on all
the sweet spices, all the treasures OF the
hearts affection Start for the throne. Go
I'm and hear the waters Of salvation dashing
i'm fountains all around about the throne.
Sit down at the banquet-the wine pressed
from the grapes Of the heavenly Eschol.
the angels of God the cupbearers
Cioad on the cames; Jerusalem will never
come 20 you; you must go TO Jerusalem.
The Bible declares It.: "The queen of the
soJth'-that l., this very woman / am
speaking of-"the queen Of the south shall
rise up in judgment against this genera
tion and condemn Il; for she came from the
uttermost parts OF the earth 20 hear the
wisdom OF Solomon; and, behold n greater
than Solomon is here" God help me TO
break up the nfatuation Of those people
who are sitting down In idleness expecting
60 be saved. "Striyo 90 enter In ut tho
straight gate. Ask and IL shall be given
you; seek. and ye shall find; knock, and IL
shall bc opened TO YOU" Take the king
dom Of heaven by violence. Urge on the
camolsl
THE GLoRirs or RELIGION
Again, my subject imprcsscs me with tho
fact that religion Is n surprise 10 any ono
that gets II. This story Of the new religion
In Jerusalem, and OF the glory Of King
u EatgUtpt ttflR "a lei. Of fHptaf TINT
story rolls on md on and Is told by every
traveller coming back from Jerusalem.
! Tho news goes on the wing Of every ship
md with every caravan. aud you know "A
story enlargcs ~ IL IN rotold, and by tho
time that story gets down into the south.
crn part OF Arabia Felix, and tho Queen 81
Sheba hears IT, IL must be- q tremendous
story And yet this queen declares In re-.
gard 90 g. although she had heard 80
much and had her antclpations raised so
high, the half-tho half was not told her.
So religion n always n surprise 10 any
one that gets IL. The story OF graco-an
old story Apostles preached IL with rat
tie Of chain. mnrtyrs declared IL with arm
OF fire. dcathbcds have affirmed IL with
visions Of glory and ministers OF religion
have sounded u through the lanes md the
/ highways and the chapes and the catho
drns. u has been cut into stone with
chiscl and spread on the canvas with pen-
/ ell, and u has been recltcd In the ttoXol
ogy Of great congregations And yet when
man first comes 90 look on the palace Of
God'smorcy and t0seo The royalty OF Christ,
aud The wealth of thls banquet, aud the
luNurinncc OF his attendants, and the love.
llncss OF his face, and the Joy Of his sery.
Ice. he cXcoims with prayers. with tears,
with sgha with triumphs. THE hnlf-tho
half WIS not told me-"
appeal To- those IN this house who are
! Christians Compare the idea you had 81
the Joy of the Christian life before you be-.
came a Christian with the appreciation Of
that Joy you have now since you have boz
come "A Christian, aud you are willing 10
attest before angels and men that you
never Ia the days Of your spiritual bond
age had any appreciation OF what was 90
come, You are ready today 90 answer,
+ and II | gave you an opportunity In tho
midst Of this aascmblage You would spenk
out and say In regard TO the discoveries
/ you have made Of the mercy and the grace
aud the Roodness Of God. "Tho half-the
half was not told meh
/ Wci we hear a Rreat deal about tho
/ good time that Is coming TO this world,
when II Is Co lee girdcd with salvation.
/ Holiness on the bells Of the horses The
/ lions name patted by the hand OF babe.
] Ships Of Tarshish bringing cargoes for
! Jesus, and the hard, dry, barren, winter
bleached, storm SCARED, thunder split
rock breaking into floods Of bright water.
\ Deserts into which dromedaries thrust