Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-29
HEHALF NOT TOLD.
COMPARISONS DRAWN IETWEEN SOLOMON'S
KINGDOM AND RELIGION.
Dr.. Tslmage Glowingiy Describes the Splendors
ana Paysa1ry o.. The Wonderful Kingdom
Of So.0un-rhs Queen % SAsba
Overwhelmed by the Algait-
calcs Of the Palace.

this morning listened 20 q glowing de-
scrip,iou of the magujtCeuCe OF Solo
mon. which DIR. Talmaye likened 70 the
Vlories of the Christian religion, which
would. he said, be a surprise 10 all who
tried it for themselves. His text was;
] Kings, lO---"Beho,d, the hat was
not told me-"
Solomon had resolved that Jerusalem
should be the center OF all sacred, re-
ga and commercial maguinccnce. de
set himself % work and mOuOpOlized
the surrounding desert as highway
for his caravans He built the city Of
PALMYRA around one of the priucipa.
wells of the east, so that all the long
trains of merchandise from the East
were Obliged 10 stop there, pay toll
and leave par. OF their wealth In
tine hands OF SOlOmOu's merchants.
He manned she fortress Thap-
sacus 40 the chief ford OF the
Elphrates, and put under guard every
thing that passed there. The three
great products Of Palestine-wine
pressed from the richest clusters and
celebrated all the world over; oil which
IN that hot country is the entire subSti-
tute for butter and lard, and was
pressed from the olive branches until
every tree ia the country became an
oil well; and honey which was the en-
tire 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 WENT DOWN
10 Ezlon-geber and ordered q feet Of
ships % be- constructed, Oversaw the
workmen, and watched the launching
o. the hOtilla which was 70 20 out on
more than a years voyage, 70 bring
home the wealth OF the then known
world. He heard that the Egyptian
horses were large and swift, and long
named aud rOuEd-limbed, and he re-
solved 20 purchase them, giving eighty
five dollars apiece for them, putting the
best of those horses i'm his own stall
and selling the surplus 70 foreign pOten-
t8tes 40 great profit.
lie heard that there was the best OF
timber on Mount Lebanon, and he sent
out one hundred and eighty thousand
men 20 hew down the forest aud drag
the tin Der through the mountain gOrgeS,
10 construct 10 into RATS 20 be ilOated to
JOuua, and from thence 20 be drawn by
OX-teams twenty-five miles across the
land 90 Jerusalem. He heard that there
were beautiful flowers In other lands
lie sent for them, planted them in his
own gardens, and 10 this very day there
are flowers found ia the ruins OF that
city such as are 10 be found In no other
part OF Palestine, the lineal descendants
of the very flowers that solomon plant
ed. He heard that in foreign groves
there were birds Of richest voice and
most luXuriant wing. He sent out peO-
Die 10 catch them and bring .hem there,
and he put them into his cages.
Stand back now and see this long
train OF camels coming up 70 the Kings
gate, and the ON-traiDs from Egypt
gold and silver and precious stones, and
beasts OF every hoOf, and birds OF every
wing, and fish of every scale See the
peacOcks strut under the cedars, and
The hOrsemen run, and the chariOtS
wheel! Hark to the orchestra Gaze
uUon the dance Not stopping to look
into the wonders of the temple, step
right on TO the cauSeway, and pass up
to SolOmon'S palace.
HERE We FIND OURSELVES
amid a collection OF buildings on which
the king had lavlShed 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 APP
preach TO the throne. TraCeried win
dow opposite traCeried window. Br0nzed
ornaments bursting into lotus and lily
and pomegranate. Chapters surround
ed by network of leaves In which imita-
ton fruit seemed suspended as in hang
ing baskets. Three brauChes-so Jose
Uhus tells us--thrce branches sculp-
tured on the marble, 80 thin and
subtitle that pvra the leaves seemed %
culver. A Iaver capable % holding i've
hundred barries % water Ur six hun
ortd hragsn OK heads, which gUshed
with water and ulird the whole place
with GOODNESS and crystalline brightness
aud musical plash. Ten tables chased
with chariot Rhgei and lion aud choruo-
I'm. solomon sat on a throne OF ivory.
AT the seatluc-pIare % the throne, on
each end Uf the steps, q brazen lion,
Why. my friends, iB that place they
trimmed their candles with shutters OF
gold. and they cut their fruits With
knives % gold aud they washed their
faces in basins of gold, and they scoop
ed ont the ashes with sh0vels % gold,
and thew stirred the altar hres with
tonrs of gold. Gold reelected Ia the
water. Gold flashing from the apparel.
Gold blazing To- the crown. Gold. gold.
gold.
OF course the news Of the afluence OF
that place went out everywhere by every
caravan and by wing OF every ship,
until soon the streets OF Jerusalem are
crowded with curiosity seekers. What
IS that long procession approaching
Jefuga.em2 I think from the pOmp OF
it there must be royalty In the train.
smell the breath Of the spices which are
brought as presents, and I hear the
shout Of the drivers, and l see the dust
covered caravan showing that they
come from far away. Cry the news up
10 the palace. The Queen OF Sheba ad-
vances Let all the people come out 20
see. Let the mighty men Of the land
come out on the palace corridors. Let
solomon come down the stairs Of the
palsce before the queen has alighted.
Shake out the cinnamon, and the SAIL
ron. and the calamuS, aud the franklin
cense, and pass it into the treasure
house. Take up the diamonds until
they glitter in the sun.
THE QUEEN OF sHEBA ALIGHTs.
She enters the palace. She washes at
the BATH. She sits down at the ban
opet. The cupbearerS bow. The meat
smokes. You hear the dash Of waters
from the molten sea. Then she rises
60, the bapouet. and walks through