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then and there becomes servant Of the

think that all the spices she brought
and all the precious woods which are
intended to be turned into harps and
psalteries and into ratings for the
causeway between the temple and the
palace, and the $3.50, 900 in money-she
begins to think that all these presents
amount to nothing in such place, and
she is almost ashamed that she has
brought them, and she says within her.
self: So heard a. great deal about
this wonderful religion of the He
brews, but l find it far beyond my
highest anticipations. l must add more
than so per cent to what has been re-
lated. 1t exceeds everything that l
could gave expected. The halt-the
hall was not told me-"
Learn from this subject what beau
tiful thing it is when social position and
wealth surrender themselves to God
When religion comes to neighborhood
the first to receive it are the women.
Some men say it is because they have a
quicker perception of what is right,
more ardent affection and capacity for
sublimer emotion. After the women
have received the gospel them all the
distressed and the poor of both sexes,
those who have no friends, accept
Jesus. Last of all come the people of
afluence and high social position. Alas,
that it is so!
If there are those here to-day who
have been favored of fortune, or, as
might better put it, favored of God,
surrender all you have and all you ex-
| pect to be to the Lord who blessed this
Queen of Sheba. Certainly 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 Prussia;
Maria Feodorovna, Queen OF Russia;
Marie, Empress of France; Helena, the
imperial mother of Constantine; Area
dia, from her great fortunes building
public baths in Constantinople and toll
ing for the alienation of the masses;
Queen Clotilda, leading her husband
and three Thousand of his armed war
riors to Christian baptism; Elizabeth,
of Burgundy, giving her jeweled glove
to beggar, and scattering great for
tunes among the distressed; Prince AL
bert, singing "Rock of Ages" in Wind.
sor Castle, and Queen Victoria, incog.
nita, reading the Scriptures to dying
pauper.
I bless God that the day is coming
when royalty will bring all its thrones,
and music, all it's harmonies, and paint
ing, all its pictures, and sculpture, all its
statuary and architecture, all its pill
lars and conquest, all its scepters; and
the queens of the earth, in long line Of
advance, frankincense 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 than Solomon.
Again. my subject teaches me what Il
earnestness in the search of truth. Dc
you know where Sheba was? 1t was in
Abyssinia, or some say in the southern
part of Arabia Felix. In either case il
was a great way off from Jerusales.'
To get from there to Jerusalem she had
to cross country infested with bandits
and go across blistering deserts. Why
did not the Queen of Sheba stay at home
and send committee to inquire about
this new religion, and have the dele
gates report in regard to that religion
and wealth of King Solomon? She
wanted to see for herself, and hear fol
herself. She could not do this by work o.
committee. She felt she had a soul worth
ten thousand kingdoms like Sheba ant
she wanted robe richer than any
woven by Oriental shuttles, and she
wanted crown set with jewels o.
eternity. Bring out the camels Pu
on the spices Gather up the jewels Of
the throne and put them on the cara
van. Start now; no time to be lost
Goad on the camels When l see thai
caravan, dust-covered. weary and ex
hausted, trudging on across the desert
and among the bandits until it reache.
Jerusalem, say: There is an earnes
seeker after the truth"
| But there are great many of you
my friends, who do not act in that way
You all want to get the truth, but yo,
want the truth to come to you; you d.
not want to go to it There are people
who fold their arms and say: 81 an
ready to become a Christian at an,
time; if / am to be saved / shall b,
saved, and if am to be lost shall b,
lost" All! Jerusalem will never com,
to you; you must go to Jerusalem
The religion of the Lord Jesus Chris
will not come to you; you must SO ant
get religion. Bring out the came)s; pu
on all the sweet spices, all the treasure
of the hearts affection. Start for tn
throne. Go in and hear the water
of salvation dashing in fountain
all around about the throne. 81
down at the banquet-the wine prcsse,
from the grapes of the heavenly Eschol
the angels of God the cup bearers
Goad on the camels; Jerusalem will
never come to you; you must go t.
Jerusalem. The Bible declares it: 'Th
queen of the South"-that is this yer,
woman l am speaking of-'the queer
of the south shall rise up in judgmen
against this generation and condemn il
for she came from the uttermost part
} of the earth to, hear the wisdom o
Solomon; and, behold! a greater thai
Solomon is here" God help me t
break the infatuation of those peopl
, who are sitting down in idleness
, expecting to be saved "Strive to en-