Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-05

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 be-
tween 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 al
most ashamed that she has brought
them, and she says within herself: ~
heard a great deal about this wonder
full religion of the Hebrews, but find
II far beyond my highest anticipations-
must add more than 80 per cent to
what has been related It exceeds
everything that could have expected.
The half-the half 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 . neigh
borhood, the first to receive 1t are the
women. Some men say II is because
they are wealr-minded. say 1t is be-
cause they have quicker perception OF
what is right, more ardent affection
and capacity for sublimer emotion.
After the women have received the
Gospel then all the distressed and the
poor of both sexes, those who have no
friends, accept Jesus. Last OF all come
the people of afiiuence and high social
position Alas, that 1t Is so!
II there are those here to-day who
have been favored of fortune, or, rs /
might better put it. favored OF God,
surrender all you have and all you ex-
pect 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 Feodorova, 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
toiling for the elevation of the masses;
Queen Clotilda, leading her husband
and the three thousand OF his armed
warriors to Christian baptism; Eliza
beth, of Burgundy, giving her jeweled
glove to beggar, and scattering great
fortunes among the distressed. Prince
Albert singing Rock OF Ages" in
Windsor castle, and Queen Victoria in
cognita reading the Scriptures to q
dying pauper:
I bless God that the day is coming
when royalty will bring all its thrones.
and music all its 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, frankiucense 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
is earnestness in the search OF truth.
Do you know where Sheba was? 1t
was in Abyssinia, or some say in the
southern parts of Arabia Felix. In
either case it was great way off from
Jerusalem. To get from there to Jeru-
salem she had to cross q country in
tested with bandits. and go across
blistering deserts. Why did not the
queen of Sheba stay at home and
send n committee to inquire about the
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 for
herself. She could not do this by work
of committee. She felt she had soul
worth ten thousand kingdoms like
Sheba, and she wanted a robe richer
than any woven by Oriental shuttles,
and she wanted crown set with jew
els 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 on the camels. When see
that caravan. dust covered, weary and
exhausted, trudging on across the de-
sert and among the bandits until it
reaches Jerusalem, say, There is an
earnest seeker after truth"
But there are great many OF You,
nv 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 get il. There are people
who fold their arms and say: II am
ready to become q Christian at any
time; IL ] arm to be saved shall be
saved, and II / am to be lost shall be
lost" All! 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 religion. Bring out the camels;
put on all the sweet spices, all the
treasures of the hearts affection.
Start for the throne. Go in and hear
the waters of salvation dashing in
fountains all around about the throne.
Sic down at the banquet-the wine
pressed from the grapes Of the heavenly
Eschol, the angels Of God the cupbear-
-, noad IN tho camals. JeruRalem