Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-03-09
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Or Talmagc's. text on Sunday was:
l. Kings T., 4: Behold. the half was
not told me-"
Solomon had resolved that Jerusalem
should be the center OF all sacred. regal
and commercial magniieenee. He set.
himself to work. and monopolized tho
surrounding desert Ms highway for
his caravans He built the city ct
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 nnd
leave part Of their wealth in the hands
of Solomon's merchants. He manned
the Fortress Thopsacus Mt the chief
ford of the Euphrates. and put under
guard every thing that passed there.
The three great products of Palestine
wine pressed from the richest clusters
and celebrated the world over, oil
which in that hot country l. tho entire
substitute 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 thc entire
substitute for sugar-thcse three great
ported, and received in return fruits
and precious woods and tho animals of
every cline.
He went down TO Ezion-ge Der and or
dcrcd feet of ships TO be constructed,
oversaw the worlSmcn, and watched tho
launching OF the fotilla which was TO
go out on more than years voyage to
bring home the wealth of the then
known world. He heard that the Egyp-
tian horses wro large and swift, and
long-mancd and round-limbcd. and he
resolved to purchase them. giving $50
apiece for them, putting tho best OF
these horses in his own stall and sell
ing the surplus to foreign potentntes ut
great profit
He heard that there was tho best OF
timber on Mt Lebanon, and he sent
out $50, 600 men to how down the forest
and drag the tim Der through the mount
ain gorges to construct into RATS TO be
floated to Joppa, and from thence to be
drawn 10y OK teams twenty five miles
across the land to Jerusalem. He
heard that there were beautiful flowers
In other lands. Ho sent for them,
planted them in his own gardens. and
TO this very day there are flowers found
In the ruins of that city such as are to bc
found in no other part of Palestine--thc
lineal descendants OF the very flowers
that Solomon planted He heard that
in foreign groves there We're birds of
richest voice aud most luxuriant
wing He sent out people to
catch them and bring them there, and
put them into his Cages
I'M.
train of camcls coming up to the kings
gate, and the OK trains from Egypt
gold and silver and precious stone, and
beasts of every hoof, and birds OF every
wing, and fish of every scalc See the
peacoclIs strut under the cedars. and
the horsemen run, and the chariots
whoell Hank to the orchestra. Gaze
upon the danccl Not stopping 70 look
into the wonders of the temple. step
light on to the causeway. and pass M
TO Solomon's palace!
Here we find ourselves amid n collec-
tion of buildings on which tho king had
lavishcd 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 and tho approach TO the throne.
Traceric6 window opposite tracericd
window. Bronzcd ornaments bursting
into lotus and lily and pomegranate.
Chapters surrounded by network of
leaves in which imitation fruit seem
cd suspended rs in hanging baskets.
Three branches-so Joscphus tells us
three branches sculptured on the mar
bic, SO thin and subtle that even tho
leaves seemed to CULVER A laver capa-
bio of holding five hundred barrels of
water on six hundred braZen OK heads
which gushcd with water and filed the
whole place with GOODNESS and CRYSTAL
line brightness and musical plash. Ten
tables chased with chariot wheel and
, lion and chcrubim.
Solomon sat on throne Of ivory. At
the seating place OF the throne, on each
, end of the steps brazcn lion. Why.
my friends, in that place they trimmed
/ their candles with snufrcrs OF gold. they
, cut their fruits with knives of gold, and
they washed their faces in basins OF
, gold, and they scoopcd out the ashes
/ with shovcls OF gold, and they stirred
the altar fires with tongs Of gold. Gold
reflected in the water! Gold flashing
, from tho apparel Gold blazing in the
crown! Gold! gold goldl
I OF course tho news OF the nffiueuce 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 approach.
/ ing Jerusalem? think from the pomp
7 Of II there must bc royalty in tho train.
. ] smell tho breath OF the spices which
I are brought rs presents, and hear the
/ shout Of the drivers, and sec the dust
covered caravan showing that they
come from far away.
Cry the news mp 90 the palace. The
d Queen OF Shcba advances. Let all the
/ people come out 90 sec. Let the mighty
mon Of the land come out on tho palace
I corridors Let solomon como down the
I stairs OF the palace before tho Queen
I has aiightcd. Shake out the cinnamon.
/ and the saffron. and tho calamus. and
7 tho franlSinccnsc, and pass 10 into the
/ treasure house Take up the diamonds
d until they glitter IN tho stfn