The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-09
TALMAGE SERMON.
fHE BROOKLYN DIVINE breaches
ON THE eLoRIES OF RELIGION.

The Queen of Sheba Was Amazed at the
Magniacence of Solomon, but Not So
Much as the Newly Converted Chris
tian Is Sure to BE Surprised.
BROOKLYN, Feb 2s.-The congregation
of the Tabernacle this morning listened to
a glowing description of the magnificence
of Solomon, which Or. Talmage likened to
the glories of the Christian religion, which
would he said. be a surprise to all who tried
it for themselves. His text vas / Kings, X,
:, Behold, the half was not told me-"
Solomon had resolved that Jerusalem
should be the center Of all saera4 regal
Sud commercial magniicence. He set
himself 70 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 wells of 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 products of Palestine
wine pressed from tine 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 EANsACKED THE KNOWN WORLD.
He went down TO Ezion-geber and or
dered a fleet of ships TO be constructed,
oversaw the workmen, and watched the
launching of the fotilla which was 10 go
out on more than a years voyage to bring
home the wealth of the then known world
He heard that the Egyptian horses were
large and swift, AID long named and round
limbed, and he resolved to purchase them,
givins. eighty-ive dollars apiece for them,
putin z 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 tloated 10 Joppa, and
from thence TO be drawn by OK teams
twenty-five miles across the land to Jeru-
salem. He heard that there were beauti-
them, planted them in his own gardens,
and 70 this very day there are flowers found
in the ruins Of that city such as are TO be
found in no other part Of Palestine, the
lneal descendants Of the very flowers that
Solomon planted. He heard that i'm for
eign groves there were birds of richest
voice and most luxuriant wing. He sent
out people to catch them and bring them
there, and he put them into his cages
Stand back now aBd see this long train
of camels coming up to the kings gate, and
the OK trains from Egypt, gold and silver
and precious stones, and beasts of every
hoof, and birds Of every wing. and fish Of
every scalel See the peacocks strut under
The cedars. and the horsemen run and the
shariots WHEEL Hear the orchestra! Gaze
apon the dance! Not stopping 10 look into
The wonders Of the temple step right on to
the causeway and pass up to Solomon's pal
acel
Here we find ourselves amid n collection
Of buildings on which the king had law
ished the wealth Of many empires. The
genius of Hiram. the architect, and Of the
other artists Is here seen In the long line Of
corridors. and the suspended gallery, aud
the approach to the throne Tracoried win
dow opposite traceried window. Bronzed
ornaments bursting into lotus and lily and
pomegranate. Chapters surrounded 10y
network Of leaves in which imitation fruit
seemed suspended ~ In hanging baskets.
Three brauchos-so Josephus tells us
three branches sculptured on the marble,
40 thin and subtle that even tho leaves
seemed 60 culver A LAYER capable of hold
ing five hundred barrels OF water on six
hundred brazcn OK heads, which gushod
with water aud dllcd the whole place with
GOODNESS aud crystalline brightness aud
musical plash. Ten tables chased with
chariot wheel and n on and cherubim. Sol
onion sat on throne OF ivory. AZ tho
seating place OF tho throne, on each end Of
thc steps brazen lion.
Why. my friends Ia that place they
trimmed their candles with snuGcrs OF
gold. and they cut their fruits with knives
OF gold. and they washed their faces Ia
basins Of gold. and they scooped out tho
Hshes with shoyols 81 gold, and they stirred
the altar fires with tonga Of gold. Gold re-.
fccted Ia the waterl Gold flashing from
The apparel Gold blazing In tho crownl
Gold Roldl goldl
All TnE WORLD WENT TO JERUSALEM.
OF course tho news Of the niiluonce ~
that place went out everywhere by every
caravan aud by wing OF every ship, until
Hoon Che streets Of Jerusalem arc crowded
with curiosity seekers What Is that long
procession approaching JcrusulemP think
from The pomp 81 u there must bo royalty
n the srain I smell the breath Of tho
splcea which are brought ~ presents aud
hear the shout Of the drivers. and SEQ
the dust covered caravan showing that
they come from far away Cry the news
up 20 the palace The Queen Of sheba al.
vanees. Let all the people come out TO see.
let tho mighty men OF the land come out
on the palace corridors. Let Solomon
come down the stairs Of the palace before
the queen has alighted Shake out tho
cinnamon aud the sullroa and the ealamus
and the frunkineense and pass IL into tho
Treasure house. Take up the diamonds
until they glitter In the sun
The Queen OF sheba allghts She enters
the palace. She washes 40 the bath She
slts down 80 the banquet. The eupbcarers
bow The meat smokes. You hear the
dash Of waters from the molten sea. Then
she rises from the banquet. aud walks
through the eonservatoriea aud gazes on
the architecture, and she asks Solomon
many strange questions, and she learns
about the religion Of tho Hebrews, and she
then and there becomes "a servant OF the
Lord God
She IL overwhelmed. She begins 20 think
that all the spices she brought, aud all the
precious woods which are intended 20 be-
turned into harps and psalteries and into
ratings for the causeway between tho
temple and the palace, and the one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars In moaey
she begins 20 think that all these pres
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