Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-03-11
REV. Or. TALMaGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S SUM-
DAY SERMON.
SUBJECT: "rIE GIORIEs OF THE
CHRISTIAN RELIGION"

SSiShbh udu ItsDlNtl tlhU Jerusalem
should be the centre of all sacre J, regal and
commercial maguificence. He set himself
10 work and monopollzed the surrounding
desert as a highway for his caravans. He
built the city Of Palmyra around one of the
principal wells of the east so that all tina
long trains of merchandise from the east
were obliged to stop there. pay toll and
leave part OF their wealth IN the hands OF
Solomons 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 the richest clusters, and
celebrated all the world over; oil, which in
that country is the entire substitute for but
ter and lard, and was pressed from the olive
branches until every tree in the country be-
came an oil well, and honey which was the
entire substitute for sugar-thes1 three
great products of the country solomon ex-
ported and received i'll return fruits and
precious woods and the animals Of every
cline
he went down to Ezon-geber and ordered
fleet OF ships to be constructed, oversaw
the workmen, and watched the launching OF
the noulla which was to 80 out on more than
years voyage to bring home the wealth OF
the then known world. He heard that the
Egyptian horses were large and swift and
long named aud round imbed, and he re-
solved TO purchase them, giving eighty-tivs
dollars apiece Tor them, putting the best OF
these horses in his own stall AMI selling the
surplus to foreign potentates at great prodt.
He heard that there was the bes. OF tim
Der on Mount Lebanon, AM he sent one
hundred and eighty thousand men 10 hew
down the forest and drag the timber through
the mountain Eorges, TO construct 1t into
RATS to be toated To Joppa, ana from thencs
TO be drawn by OK teams twenty-five miles
across the land to Jerusalem. He heard that
there were beautiful flowers in other lanIs.
He sent for them, planted them in his own
gardens, and to this very day there are
flowers found in the ruins Of that city sucn
as are to be found in no other part o. Paie,-
tine, the lireal descenients OF the very
flowers that Solomon planted. He hearI
that In foreign 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 and SEQ this long train OF
camels coming up the kings gate, and tho
OK trains from Egypt gold and silver AMI
precious stones and beasts Of every hoof,
and birds OF every wing, and fish cG every
scalel See the peacocks strut under the
cellars, and the horsemen ran AMI the char
lots wheel! Hear the orchestral Gaz1
upon the dance Not stopping to look into
the wonders OF the temple, step right on the
causeway and pass up TO Soomon's palace.
Here We find ourselves amid a collection
OF buildings on which the king hal lavishel
the wealth OF many empires. The genius OF
Hiram, the architect, and OF the other
artists is here seen in the long line OF corrl-
dors, and the suspended gallery, and the APP
proach TO the throne. Traceriei wlniow
opposite traceried window. BronZed orna-
ments busting into lotus and lily aud pome.
granate. Chapters surrounded by network
OF leaves in which imitation fruit seemed
suspended as in hanging basSets.
Three branches-so JosephuS tells us
three branches sculptured on the marble, 50
thin and subtle that even the leaves seemed
10 quvcr. A laver capable Of holding five
hundred barrels OF water on six hundred
brazen OK heads which gushed with water
and filed the whole place with coolncS' aut
crystalline brightness and musical plash.
Ten tables chas I'D with chariot whee aud
lion and cherubim. Solomon sat on throne
of ivory. At the seating place OF tie throne,
on each end Of the steps, brazen hon.
Why, my friends, in that place they
trimmed their candles with suffers OF gold,
and they cut their fruits with knives OF gold,
and they washed their faces IN ba 'lns OF goI y
and they scooped out the asne' with shove'
of gold, ana they stirred the altar fires with
tongs OF gold. Gold reflected IN the water!
Gold flashing from the apparel Gold blaz.
ing In the crownl Gold gold goldl
or course the news OF the afiiutnce OF that
place went out everywhere By every cara
van and by wing Of every ship, until soon
the streets of Jerusalem are crowiei with
curiosity seekers What is that long pro-
cession approaching Jerusaemf think
from the pomp of it there must be royalty IN
the train smell the breath OF the spices
which are brought as presents, AMI near
the shout OF the drivers and see ths dusg
covered caravan showing that tney conlo
from far away. Cry the news up to the
nylace. The Queen Of Sheba advance-. Let
all the people come out to see. Let the
mighty men of the land come out on the
palace corridors. Let solomon come down
The stairs of the palace before the queen mas
aIiqhted. Shake out the cinnamon anu the
saffron and the calamus and the IranRin'
cence and pass it into the treasure house
Take up the diamonds until they glitter III
the sun. CT. ..,..
the palace. She washes at tho hatn' 0ho
sits down at the banquet. The cupoee.er'
hnw The meat smokes You hear the dash
ot waters from molten sea. linen sue rise'
from the banquet, and walks through the
conservatories, and gaze5 on the archi
lecture and she asks Solomon many strange
questions, and she learns about the religion
OF the Hebrews, and she then ani there be
comes a servant OF the Lord Col.
She is overwhelmed. She begins to think
that all the spices she brought, ami all the
nrecious woods which are intended to b,
turned into harpI ani psalteries and into
ratings for the causewAy between the
temple and the palace, aud the one hundred
and eighty thousand dollars in money-she
begins 70 think that all these presents
amount to nothing in such placa anu she IS
almost ashamed that she has brought them,
and she says within herself: II heard
great deal about this wonderful religion OF
the Hebrews, but find it far beyond my
highest antcipations. l must add more
that fifty per cent. to what mas peen re-,
lated. IL exceeds everything that l could
ha ve expected. The hal-the nan WIS no'
told me-"
Learn from this subject what beautiful
thing 1t is when social position and wealth
surrender themselves TO Goi. When religion
come, to q neighborhood, the first TO receive
n are the women. Some men say it is be-
cause they are weakminded. l say u Is De-
cause they have quicker perception OF wnaG
IL right. more ardent affection and capacity
for sublimer emotion. After the women
have received the Gospel then all the dis
tressed and the poor of both ssxes, those VINO
bave no friends, accept Jesus. Last OF all
come the people Of afiluence and high social
position. Alas that 1t is sol
II there are those here to-day, VINO have
been favored OF fortune, or, as l might pet
ter nut II, favored of God, surrender all you
nnye auu All you expect % ne ID Jns LoTd
who blessed this Queen OF ShebI. Certainly
YOU are not ashamed to be fouui IN tlls
queens company. | am glad that Cnri'5
has had His imperial friends in all aIes
Elizabeth Christina, queen OF Prussia; Maria
Feodorovna, queen o. Russia; Maris en- en-
er of Constantine Area iis from her great
fortunes buding public bltns IN H. 0'asSatm, t,a
masses: p Queen Clotilda, leading her husban
and three thousand OF his arme1 warriors
10 3 Christian b baptism; Elizabeth, OF BurSul-,
dy, giving her jewolei glove to beg gar an aI.i
scattering great fortn,e' @aoa mon Rock "a u1 Of
Ases, in Windsor castle, and Queen Vlc5o-
ris ;ncoznita reading the Scriptures to