Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-17

Gifted Minds--rettcr Die y Ssu~ Man
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r. Dewist rsi"ssr-. u. ID.
DIR. Talmagc's text sunday was: Dam
sci. iv.. rs: IAN this came upon the
King. Nebuchndnczzar."
Col Rawlirson. the Oriental traveller.
says that nc eShumed bricks. not only
of Babylon but of 100 towns in an arca
that were Inscribed with the
name OF Ncbuchadnezxar. lie was
great warrior ana q, the
glnnce OF his sword nations
FRUSTRATED themselves lie was grca,
king and built city reservoir % miles
in circumference and lso feet deep. and
constructed n hanging garden 40o feet
square and IS feet high. some say to
please Amuhia. his wife, who had been
born among the hills, and others say TO
get pleasure ground free from tho
mosquitoes. which afilict the levels
think. from his character, the latter
reason may have impellcd him as much
as the former. When be conquered King
Zedckiah. So ms To haze no more trout BILE
with him. he put lais eyes out-a most
barbarous why of incapacitating nm
enemy. But Babylon was a great place.
the houses surrounded by gardens and
the housctops were connected with
each other 10y bridges. and one day
Nebuchadncxzar walked out on those
suspension bridges aud showed. per
haps To n royal visitor. the vastncss OF
his realm rs the sun kindlcs the domcs
with glisteningS almost iusuircrahle,
n a. Al ~
pomp into the car of the monarch. and
armed towers stand around adorned
with spoils OF conquered empires. Ne
buchadnczzar waves his hand above the
stupendous scene and cxclaims: "Is not
this great Babylon that have built
for the house OF the kingdom 10y the
might OF my power and for tho honor
of my majesty" In other words
"What great man / am. Babylon WINS
not anything until I adorned il See
those water works; see those gsrdcns;
sec those forts did all this shall
never be forgotten. Why, my namo IL
on every brick in all those walls Just
look ut me am more than . man"
But In an instant all that sple ndor il
gone from his vision, for n voice falls
from the heavens. saying: 20. King
Nebuchadnczzar. to thee IL IL spoken;
the kingdom Is departed from
thee, aud they shall drive thee
from men. and thy dwelling shall D.
with the beasts of the field: they shall
make thee to cat grass as oxen, and
seven times shall pass over thee, until
thou know that the Most High ruleth
in the kingdom OF men and giscth IL to
whomsoevcr IIc will" One hour from
the time he made the boast lac Is on his
way to the fields n maniac. aud. rush
ing into the forests. he becomes as one
of the beasts. and is after n while COW
cred with eagles feathers for protec-
ton from the cold. and his nails grow
TO look like birds claws in order that
he may dig the earth for roots and
climb the trees for nuts.
The mental disaster that seized him
was what the Greeks called lycan-
thropy, by which n man imagines him
self beast and prefers To go out and
mingle with brutcs. Tie who had been
eating pomegranates and apricots Oft
plates of gold inlaid with amethyst
and diamond and drinking the richest
wines from the royal watts, now brows-
ing on grass and struck by the horn OF
the OK as he contends for better tuft
OF the pasturage, and instead OF an or
chestra on benches Of ivory playing
the national airs. now listening to the
moan and below and grunt OF the
beasts This is not hard for me TO believe
for the forms of dementia are innumer-
able. A few years ago, arriving in n
city on n summer afternoon. while
waiting for my engagement in the
evening, ] sauntered forth into what
seemed to be park in front OF large
public building, the use OF which knew
not. j met a gentleman, with whom |
fell into delightful conversation. and he
seemed intelligent on all subjects
After awhile l said: Let us sit down
on this bench and rest awhile and enjoy
the scene of verdure and fountains"
No" said he, you sit down but can
not am made of glass. and II
should sit down / would break to
pieces" Then saw that he was insane
and belonged to the large building Just
behind us After such an interview as
that ] can easily believe this account OF
my text Here Is acknowledgements on
all tours. lie once prided himself OF
being moro than n man, and now he
turns out less than a man. The cour-
tiers look out OF the windows upon him
as he moved upon the royal herds and
cry: "A beastP Seven years pass,
when suddenly his reason re-
turn& and he comes back 20
Babylon \ humble worshiper of the
God Of Heaven. What must have been
the excitement in the royal court rs
this restored maniac emperor walks
into the palace. What time they had
in cutting his nails and his hair which
had grown for seven years without be-
ing intcrfcrcd with by any shears
What a. scrubbing down must have
taken place in the imperial baths
What n transformation necessary in
order that he who had been hcrding
with eamels and goats and swine may
be made ht 90 associate with princes
What change from sty 20 throne
room!
While walking from this Baby,.nian
palace down TO the pasture field. and
from the pasture field back 20 the PAL
ace. the first thing that imprcsscs me
IS what an homogeneous thing IL is for
king 90 be eating grass. 10 is good Tor
cattle. but not for man And then. for
one to prefer IL 20 q royal table toward