Milford chronicle., 1892-03-04

* BIagnihcence of Solomon, bcteai-litt
le Much as the Newly Converted Chris
to tian Is Sure to BE Surprised.
i. BROOKLYN, Feb. 2s.-The congregation
e. of the Tabernacle this morning listened to
glowing description of the magnifcence
n- of Solomon, which Dr.. Talmage likened to
:. the glories of the Christian religion, which
:, would, he said, be surprise to all who tried
it for themselves. His text was Kings, X,
4, Z, Behold, the half was not told me-"
Solomon had resolved that Jerusalem
s should be the center of all sacred, regal
3. and CONNIE cial magniiicenee. He set
: himself to work and monOpolized the sur
rounding desert as a highway for his cara
vans He built the city of Palmyra around
one of the principal wellsNs the east, so
that all the long trains Of merchandise
from the east were Obliged to stop there,
pay toll and leave part of their wealth in
the hands of Solomon's merchants. He
manned the fortress Thapsacus at the chief
ford of the Euphrates, and put under
guard everything that passed there.
The three great pr lucts Of Palestine
wine pressed from the richest clusters
and celebrated all the world over; oil
which in that country is the entire substi-
tute for butter and lard, and was pressed
from the olive branches until every tree in
the country became an oil well and honey
which was the entire substitute for sugar
these three great products of the country
Solomon exported and received in return /
fruits and precious woods and the animals !
of every cline.
HE RANsACKED THE KNOWN WORLD.
He went down to Ezion-geber and Or
dered a fleet of ships to be constructed.
! .
launching of the fotilla which was to go
out on more than years voyage to bring
home the wealth of the then known world
He heard that the Egyptian horses were
large and swift and long NAMED and round
limbed, and he resolved to purchase them,
giving eighty-fvd dollars apiece for them,
putting the best Of these horses in his own
stall and selling the surplus to foreign po-
tentates at great profit.
He heard that there was the best of tim ,
Der on Mount Lebanon, and he sent out one
hundred and eighty thousand men to hew !
down the forest and drag the timber
through the mountain gorges, to construct
it into RATS to be Goated to Joppa, and I
from thence to be drawn by OK teams +
twenty-five miles across the land to Jeru- /
salem. He heard that there were beauti- 6
full flowers in other lands. lie sent for }
them, planted them in his own gardens, {
and to this very day there are flowers found I
in the ruins of that city such rs are to be S
found in no other part of Palestine, the c
lineal descendants Of the very flowers hat 4
Solomon planted. He heard that in for II
eign groves there were birds of richest Ii
voice and most luxurant wing. He sent \
out people to catch them and bring them d
there, and he put them into lis cages. i:
Stand back now and see this long train il
of camels coming up to the kings gate, and S
the OK trains from Egypt, gold and silver q
and precious stones, and beasts Of every Il
hoof, and birds of every wing, and fish Of
every scalel See the peaeocks strut under c,
the cedars, and the horsemen run and the Il
chariots WHEEL Hear the orchestral Gaze sc
upon the dancel Not stopping to look into 81
5he wonders Of the temple, step right on to ri
5he eauseway and pass up to SOlomon's pal ti
leel M
Here we find ourselves amid a collection W
If buildings on which the king had Law tb
shed the wealth of many empires. The br
genius of Hiram, the architect, and of the vi
,ther artists is here seen in the long line of to
Corridors, and the suspended gallery, and stl
he approach to the throne. Traceried win yo
low opposite traceried window. Bron ed sh
bursting into lotus and lily and do
Chapters surrounded by ca
eemed suspended as in hanging baskets. 2
Three branehes-so Josephus tells US fac
hree branches sculptured on the marble, thu
D thin and subtle that even the leaves in
eemed to quiYeF, A laver capable of hold Sol
lg hYe hundred barrels of water on six st0
undred brazen OK heads, which gushed ira
18th water and filled the whole place with III
)Olness and crystalline brightness and ant
usical plash. Ten tables chased with sto
lariot wheel and lion and cherubim. Sol tin
non sat on a throne of ivory. At the ern
ating place Of the throne, on each end of She
lie steps, brazen lion. stol
Why, my friends, in that place they gar
immed their candles with snuffers of mu
I'D, and they cut their fruits with knives hig
gold, and they washed their faces in 81
lsins Of gold, and they scooped out the one
hes with shovels of gold, and they stirred old
e altar fires with tongs of gold. Gold re- tie
cted in the waterl Gold flashing from OF
e apparel Gold blazing in the crown visi
,ldl goldl gold hav
ALL THE WORLD WENT TO JERUSALEM. higl
OF course the news Of the affiuence Of dral
at place went out everywhere by every chs
ravan and by wing Of every ship, until ell,
On the streets Of Jerusalem are crowded ogy
th curiosity seekers. What is that long a mi
ocession approaching Jerusalem? think God
m the poinp of it there must be ROYALTY and
the train. | smell the breath of the luxu
ces which are brought as presents. and lines
ear the shout of the drivers, and l see ice,
, dust covered caravan showing that with
y come from far away Cry the news half
to the palace. The Queen Of Sheba adj
ices. Let al the people come out to see, Lhrl
the mighty men Of the land come out the
the palace corridors, Let Solomon came
ne down the stairs OF the palace before that
queen has alighted. Shake out the come
namon and the saffron and the ealamus Rttes
the frankincense and pass it into the neyel
lsure house. Take up the diamonds Rge l.
il they glitter in the sun. come
he Queen of Sheba alights. She enters and
palace She washes at the bath. She iiiids
down at the banquet The cupbearers out :
:. The meat smokes. You hear the you
of waters from the molten sea- Then and
rises from the banquet, and walks half !
1ugh the conservatories, and gazes on we
architecture, and she asks Solomon good
~ strange questions, and she learns when
ut the religion of the Hebrews, and She Holm
I and there becomes servant Of the lions
God Ships
le is overwhelmed. She begins to think jesus
all the spices she brought, and all the bleac
ious woods which arc Intended TO be rock
led into harps and psalteries and into Qesei
ngs tor the causeWay between the lhelr
pie and the palace and the one hun the 81
and eighty thousand dollars in money tion I
g begins to think that all these pres 1t
amount to nothing in such place isaial
she is almost ashamed that she has Ezeli
ght them, and she says within herself it, Jo
card great deal about this wonderful and y
ion Of the Hebrews, but find it far tiy til,
nd my highest anticipations. must great
more that fifty per cent to what has into Il
related. It exceeds everything that and W
4 h.va synected Tho baIf-tba half her ju
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