Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-03-11

| Elizabeth Christina, queen Of Prussia; Maria
| Feodorovna, queen OF Russia; Marie, en-
| press of France; Helena, the imperial moth
| er of Constantine. Arcadia, from her great
| fortunes building public baths in CONSTANT
| nople 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 Burguu-
| dy, giving her jeweled glove to a beggar and
scattering great fortunes among the dis
tressed: Prince Albert, singing Rock of
Ages" in Windsor castle, and Queen Victo-
ria, ircognita, reading the Scriptures TO
dying pauDar.
bless God that the day is coming when
royalty will bring all its thrones, and music
all its harmonies AMI painting all its pic
| tures, and sculpture all its st4tuary, and
architecture all its pillars, aud 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 ap-
proach Jerusalem, and the gates shall be
hoisted, and the great burden OF spIendor
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? It was in Aoys-
sinia or 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 blistering
deserts. Why did not the Queen Of Sheba
stay az 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 aud 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 robe richer than any woven by
oriental shuttles, and she wanted a crown
set with the jewels OF eternity. Bring out
<1Ao al- Dat hos (1ofH
the jewels of the throne and put them on the
caravan. Start now. No time to be lost.
Goad on the camelS. When l see that cara
van, dust covered, weary and exhausted,
trudgng on across the desert AMI among
the bandits until it reaches Jerusalem, / say,
''There is an earnest seeker after the truth
But there are a 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 to become = Christian
at any time. If am to be saved | shall be
saved and it am to be lost I 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 thu 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 Sit down at the banquet
the wine pressed from the grapes of the
heavenly EschoI, the angels Of God thu cup
bearers.
Goad on the camels: Jerusalem will never
come to you; you must go to Jerusalem
The Bible declares it: The queen Of the
south"-that is, this very woman am speak
ing ot-''the queen OF the south shall rise up
in Judgment against this generation and
condemn it.; for she came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom OF
Solomon; and behold greater than Solo
iS Cod hair m TO K m he
infatuation of those people who are sitting
down in idfeness expecting to be saved.
''Strive to enter in at the straight gate
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to
you.n Take the kingdom OF heaven by vio-
lence. Urge OH the camels!
Again, my subject impresses me with tha
fact that religion is a surprise to any one
that gets it. This story Of the new religion
in Jerusalem, and of the glory of King Solo
mon, who was typo of Christ-that story
rolls on and on and is told by even traveller
coming back from Jerusalem. The news
goes on the wing of every ship and with
every caravan, and you know story en-.
larges as 1T is retold, and by the time that
story gets down into the southern part of
Arabia Felix, and the Queen of Sheba hears
IT. 1t must be tremendous story. And yet
this queen declares in regard to it, although
she had heard so much and had her aptici-
pations raised so high, the half-the half was
not told her.
90 TellglOn IS always surprise TO any one
that gets it. The story of grace-an old
story. Apostles preached it with rattle of
chain; martyrs declare it with arm of fire:
deathbeds have affirmed it with visions OF
glory and ministers Of religion have sounded
it through the lanes and the highways and
the chapeIs and the catnedrals. 1t has been
cut into stone with chsel and spread on the
canvas with pencil, and it has been recited
IN the doxology OF great congregations
And yet when man first comes to look ca
the palace Of Gods mercy and to see the
royalty Of Christ, aud the wealth of this
banquet, and the luxuriance of His attend
ants and the lovliness of His face, and the
joy of His service, he exclaims with prayers,
with tears with signs, with triumphs "The
half-the half was not told mep'
appeal to those in this mouse who are
Christians. Compare the idea YOU had of
the joy of the Christian life before you be-
cameo Christian with the appreciation of
that JOY you have now since you have be-
come Christian, and you willing to at
test before angels and men that you never in
the days of your spiritual bondage had any
appreciation OF what was to come You are
ready to-day to answer, and if I gave you
an opportunity in the midst of this assem-
blage you would speak out and say in re-
gard to the discoveries you have made of the
mercy and the grace and the goodness of
God, "The half-the half was not told mer
Well, we hear great deal about the good
time that Is coming to this worl1, when it is
to be girded with salvation. Holiness on the
bells OF 6ae horses. The lions name patted
by the hand of babe. Ships of Tarshish
bringing cargoes for Jesus, and the hard
dry, barren, winter bleacned, storm Scared
thunder split rock breaking into floods of
bright water. Deserts into which drome-
| daries thrust their nostrils because they
were afraid of the simoom-deserts bloom
ing into cG9natiOn roses and silver timed