Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-10


been favored OF fortune, or, as ! might bet
ter put IL, favored Of God, surrender all
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-
sia; Maria Feodorovna. queen Of Russia;
Marie, empress Of France; Helena, the inn
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;
OF Burgundy, giving her jeweled
glove to a 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 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 its pillars, and con-
quest all its scepters; and the queens of
bnC Ctttbl, lOnA AlnC VI hdNahOCt
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.
EARNEsTNESs IN SEARCHING FOR TRUTH.
Again, my subject teaches me what is
earnestness in the search Of truth. Do you
know where Sheba wasi 1t was in Abys-
sinia, OF some say in the southern part Of
Arabia Felix. In either case it was great
way off from Jerusalem. To go from there
to Jerusalem she had to cross country in
tested with bandits and go across blister.
ing deserts. Why did not the Queen of
Sheba stay at home and send a committee
to inquire about this new religion, and
have the delegates report in regard to
that religion and wealth of King Solo
moo?
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
crown set with the jewels of eternity.
Bring out the camels. Put on the spices.
them on the caravan. Start now. No
time to be lost. Goad on 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 great many of you, my
friends, who do not act in that way. You
all want to get the truth, but you want the
truth to come to you; you do not want to
go to it, There are people who fold their
arms and say: Il am ready tc become a
Christian at any time. If am to be saved
I shall be saved, and il l am to be lost
shall be lost" Ahl Jerusalem will never
come to you; you must go to Jerusalem.
The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ will
not come to you; you must go and get re-
ligion. Bring out the camels. Put on all
the sweet spices, all the treasures of the
hearts affection. Start for the throne. &c
in and hear the waters of salvation dashing
in 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.
Goad on the camels; Jerusalem will never
come to you; you must go to Jerusalem
The Bible declares it: 1.-THE queen of the
south"-that is; this very woman I am
speaking of-tthe queen of the south shall
rise up in Judgment against this genera
| tion and condemn it; for she came from the
uttermost parts of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon; and, beholdl greater
| than Solomon is here" God help me to
break up the infatuation of those people
who are sitting down in idleness expecting
| to be saved. "Strive to enter in at tn,
straight gate. Ask, and it shall be giveI
you; seek, and We shall find; knock, and il
shall be opened to YOU" Take the king
dom of heaven by violence. Urge on thu
camelsl
THE GLoRIEs OF RELIGION.
Again, my subject impresses me with tht
| fact that re gion is a surprise to any one
that gets it. This story of the new religion
in Jerusalem, and Of the glory of King
Solomon, who was a type of Christ-that
story rolls on and on and is told by every
traveller coming back from Jerusalem
The news goes on the wing of every shiI
and with every caravan and you know
story enlarges as it is retold and by the
time that story gets down into the south
ern part of Arabia Felix, and the Queen o
Sheba hears it, it must be tremendous
story. And yet this queen declares in re
gard to it, although she had heard 81
much and had her anticipations raised 81
high, the half-the half was not told her.
| So religion is always a surprise to an,
one that gets it. The story of grace-al
old story Apostles preached it with rat
tie of chain; martyrs declared it with arm
of fire; deathbeds have affirmed it will
visions of glory and ministers of religion
have sounded it through the lanes and tn
highways and the chapels and the cathe
drals. 1t has been cut into stone will
chisel and spread on the canvas with pen
Gil, and it has been recited in the doxol
ogy of great congregations. And yet whel
q man first comes to look on the palace o
Gods mercy and tosee the royalty of Christ
and the wealth of this banquet, and tn
luxuriance of his attendants, and the love
liness of his face, and the joy of his serv
ice, he exclaims with prayers, with tears
with sighs, with triumphs, "The half -th
half was not told mel"
/ appeal to those in this house who ar
Christians. Compare the idea you had O
the joy of the Christian life before you be
came Christian with the appreciation o
that joy you have now since you have be
come Christian, and you are willing t
attest before angels and men that yo,
never in the days Of your spiritual bond
4 age had any appreciation Of what was t
come. You are ready today to answer
and if gave you an opportunity in tn
midst of this assemblage you would speal
out and say in regard to the discoverie
4 you have made of the mercy and the grac
and the goodness Of God, ''The half-th
half was not told mel''
4 Well, we hear a great deal about th
good time that is coming to this world
when it is to be girded with salvation
Holiness ON the bells of the horses Th
lions name patted by the hand of bah,
Ships of Tarshish bringing cargoes fc
Jesus, and the hard, dry, barren, winte
bleached, storm SCARED, thunder spli
rock breaking into floods Of bright waite
| Deserts into which dromedaries thrus