Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-03-19
REV. DIR. TALMAGE


should he the centre of Gil ".acrel. rexat ami
commercial! ~magnifcehcc. he set himself
10 wura 81 mono, o.lzai the surrounding
desert as a highway Tor ms caravans. He
btlilt the city OF Palmyra arotuti oua Of the
principal wells OF the "c>t. - thai All I'll :
long trains or rcrcdanii-e fr,4l u. cas-
we're obll-~t 10 stop tn"re. pay toll ami
leave ;art q. theIl- weaith iii tia uan Is Of
S@i4fn0u's merchants. He mannei tn.
fortress Ihap-acu<. at the cAief fart . the
Euphratee. ana put un.ef are:1
that pa~<-i tu-rr.
he tire gceit pfp lncts of Pll-,tlna
wine prrs>-l lfri.ti tn" r.cI-st custar-a ani
ce.ebr1teIo , The world over. OIL. whlcn in
! that cJnntry j the entir. II ,atitute tor Dut-
ter sud lard. AMI aa- pressed from the olive
braEche, until every ire. i'll the rcinfrv De-
catne all on wei. ant honey %n.cf was tue
entire substitute iI Suyar-:nesa tnree
great produc:~o u th- c0nutrv So,0fG0n *.
ported ami received in return tr,,fs end
| precious Woods az tire srima. CI ey4rr
ciIIne.
II. vent down To Eziop-gen.r AMI o. l4rel
a tiect CT s!a!p. to be Constructed. oversaw
the wcrhtnen, and watched the !aunchlur OF
the f1ntilli winch was - 90 out Oh more than
a year voyage to bring home the wealth OF
the then known world. He heari that tie
Egyptian horses were large ana swift. auI
long NAMED and round iitnbej, and he re
solved 10 purchase them. giving rtsuty-tive
dollar apiec. .or them. putting the bas., o. j.
these horses IL hts Cw4, stall an Seiilur IT,.
surplus To ioreiSn potentates AT great profit
ne heaf.4 ttau there "as the hes. OF ual-
Der on Mount Lebanon, AMI he sent or,
hundred ami eighty thousand men TO new
down the forest aud drag the timber through
the mountain gorges, tn Construct 1t into
RATS to be foatcd 70 aoFya. an from thence
10 De draWii by oS teams twenty-five miles
across the lana tn Jerusalem. He heard that
there we're beautitul flowers in other lands.
He sent Tor them, planted them in his own
| l AFtsJ md 70 ~, L., A.
howers found IN the rtIns Of that city sucl
as are to he found in no other part OF Pales-
tine, the tineal descendants OF the very
flowers that solomon planted. He heard
that III foreign groves there were birds OF
richest voice and rnosr. ltlxurlant wing. He
sent out people TO catcl them and brtny them
ther", aui he pu: them inID MS cages.
stand back now and 81. tnis Ion. train of
nainels coming up tn kings gate, and the
OK trains from Egypt, gold ana silver and
precious stones, and beasts OF every hoof,
ana birds OF every wing. and tisl CT every
scale, See the p4acocis strut under The
cenarS, and the horSemen run aud the char
lots wheel! fear the orchestral Gaze
upon the dance Not stopping to look into
the wonders ofthc temple, step right on the
cau,eway and pass NJ to Solo mons palac..
Here we iini ourselves anil Il collection
OF buildings on winch the king la! lavishel
th@ wealth o; many empires. The genius OF
hiram, the architect, ani o. the other
artists Is here sen IN tie lnu, inc o. CORR
doris, and the suspended gallery, ana the APP
proacn to the throne. Irac-riei window
opposite traceried window. HrouZed orna-
ments busting into lotus and lily and ponle-
granate. Chapters SURROUNDED by network
or leaves III which imitation fruit seemed
suspended as IN hanging baskets.
Three branches-sO JoSephuS tells us
three branches scul ptured on the marble, SO
thil and subtle tnat even tue leaves seemed
to culver. \ LAYER capable OF. holding five
hundred barrels Of water on six hundred
brazen OK heads, which gushe1 with watei
and titled the whole place with GOODNESS all /
crystalline brightness ami musical plasli
Ten tables chas Il with chariot wheel and
lion and cierulim. Solomon sat on a throne
of IVORY \ the seating place OF the throne,
on each end OF the steps, Il braz4n lion.
Nhv- my trleliIs, IN that place they
trimmed their caudle, with suffers of gold,
ana they cut tbei, fruits with knives Of gold,
and they washed their faces i'll baslus OF gold,
and they scooped out tie \asles with shovel>
of gold, ana they stirred tue altar fires with
tongs Of gold. Cola reflected III the water
Gold flashing from the appara.' cold blaz
ing in the crown. Gold! gold, goil,
OF course the news OF the atiiu1nce OF tina,
place Went out ~everyw acre BY every cara
van and by wing OF every SHIP. until scol
the streets OF Jerusalem are crowded witt
curiosity seekers. What is that long pro
CesSlon approaching Jerusalem? | tninl
from. the pomp of it there must be royalty i,
the train. | smell the breath of the spice
which are brought as presents, anu | hea
the shout Of the drivers, and see the 1us
coveoi caravan showing that they com
from tar away. Cry the news up to til
palace. The Queen . Sheoa advances. L.
all the people come out to see. Let tn
mighty men Of thu lamHcome out aon til
Palace corridors. Let SOLOMON come dow
the stairs OF the palace before the Queen Ia
aiighiel. Shake out the cinnamon and til
saffron apd the caiauius aud the traukil
o cence and pass it INTO ths treasure nous,
/. Take up the diamonds until they glitter
o. the SUI.
f, The Queen Of Sheba a.ight>. She ente
y the palace. She washes at the bath. 81
sits down at the banquet. The cupbeare
= bow. The meat smole>. You hear the ia:
OF waters from molten sea. Then She IT'S
from the banquet, ani walks through Il
Is consarva7orIo-. AMI eazes on the arch
re lecture, mn l>h ask, Solomon MANY >trane
n questions. AMI shA learns about the reIi.io
@. the Hebrew. aud sAe then aul th-ra b.
= comes a servant OF the LORI COL.
- Size overwhelmed. She begins TO thin
: that all taa ~plc-, she brought. AMI all II
precious woods which are INTENDED t. |
- surned into harp AMI psalte-ies AMI in,
ratlngs Tor the cauSe>vay between Ii
> temple AMI til. paiece, at.i the one hun1r4
AMI eighty thousand dollars in monev-~t
lryI's u think that al these presan
- "ff+'iilA - t+ftiiiti3 III Sl u Il pace am sue
almost as!llulai that She has brought thea
and saa SAYS within herself: II hear |
n great deal ABOUT this wonderful religion
y the Hebrews. but | find it far beyond n
?. highest antlclpatlonS. | must add mo
e lhat nifty per cont. 10 what has bfal I
pIs late. II exceeds everything that | scou
~ nave ex:ectct. The hatt-Jha half vas IL
II toll me
$50 learn from this subject VIVA. 4 baautif
'hlnS II i when social position ana veal
,u. SURRENDER thelISeivest to God. " IN reli-l
rone,to n I@t-Aborhooi the first to rec-l
IN IL are toe women. Some men say it IS /
"a rau~" they are weaknin lei. saw il i /!
cause they have quicker perception of VIII
Is right, more ardent affection an1 capac!
Tor sibiiiner emotion. After the won
nave received the Gospel then all thu i
're>>sd and the poor OF both sexes, those W
HaFe no friends, accept Jesus. Last o.
coma the people OF attluence AMI high SOC.
position, Alas, that il is 80,
IL there are those here today VINO ha
bee;l iavuSet o. fortune, or. Us | might be
Ter pat Z. !aEorel OF Go1. surrender all V
n4ve anu al you expec, 10 he II thu IL
Who blessed this Queen II Sleba. Cert1ln