The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-03-10

men men CT Jhe land come ont on the pal
ace corridors. Let Solomon come
down the stairs OF the palace before
the queen has alighted. Shake out the
cinnamon, and the saffron, and the
calamus, and the frankincense. and
pass it into the treasure house. Take
up the diamonds until they glitter in
the sun. 81
The queen Of Sheba alights. She
enters the palace. She washes at the
bath. She sits down at the banquet.
Inc cupbearers bow. The meat
smokes. You hear the dash of water
from the molten sea. Then she arises
from the banquet, and walks through
the conservatories, and gazes on the
architecture, and she asks Solomon
many strange questions, and she
learns about the religion of the He
brews, and she then and there becomes
servant OF the Lord God.
She is overwhelmed. She begins to
think that all the spices she brought,
nnd all the precious woods which are
Intended to be turned into harps and
psalteries and into ratings for the
causeway between the temple and the
palace, and the S18O,OOO in money
she begins to think that all these
presents amount to nothing in such a
place, and she is almost ashamed that
she has brought them, and she says
within herself: II heard a great deal
about this wonderful religion of the
Hebrews, but find it far beyond my
highest anticipations. l must add
moro than SO per cent to what has
been related. 1t exceeds everything
that could have expected. The hall
the half was not told me-"
Learn from this subject what O.
beautiful thing it is when social
position and wealth
SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO GOD.
When religion comes to neighbour
hood the first to receive it are the
women. Some men say it is because
they are weak-minded. I say it is be-
cause they have quicker perception of
what is right, more ardent affection
and capacity for sublimer emotion.
After the women have received the
gospel then all the distressed and the
poor OF both sexes, those who have no
friends, accept Jesus. Last of all
come the people of aff1uence and high
social position. Alas, that it is 50!
1t there are those here TODAY who
have 5een favored of fortune. or, as I
might better put it, favored of God,
surrender all you have and all YOU
except to beto the Lord who blessed
this Queen of Sheba.
bless God that the day is coming
when roy atty will bring all it's thrones,
and music all it's harmonies, and
paintings all it's pictures, and sculp-
ture all its statuary, and architecture
all its pillars, and conquest all it's
sceptres; and the queens Of the earth,
in long line of advance, frankincense
filling the air and the camels laden
with gold, shall approach Jesusalem,
and the gates shall be hoisted, and
the great burden OF splendor shall be
lifted into the palace OF this greater
than Solomon.
Again, my subject teaches me what
is earnestness in the search of truth.
Do you know where Sheba was? It
was IN Abyssinia, or some say in the
southern part of Arabia Felix. In
either case it was a CREST way off
from Jerusalem. To get from there
to Jerusalem she had to cross a coun-
try infested with bandits, and 20
across blistering deserts. Why did
not the Queen of Sheba stay at home
and send q committee to inquire
about
THE NEW RELIGION,
and have the delegates report in re-
gard to that reli gion and wealth of
King Solomon? She wanted to see
for herself, and hear for herself. She
could not do this by work of commit
tee. She felt she had soul worth
1000 kingdoms like Sheba, and she
wanted robe richer than any woven
by oriental shuttles, and she wanted
a crown set with the jewels. ofeternity.
Bring out the camels. Put on the
spices. Gather up the Jewels OF the
throne and put them on the caravan.
Start now; no time to be lost. Goad
on the camels. When see that cara
van, dust-covered, weary and exhaus-
ted, trudging on across the desert and
among the bandits until it reaches
Jerusalem, say. "There is an earn
est seeker after the truth" ., y.
The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ
will not come to you; you mustgo and
get religion. Bring cut the camels;
put on all the sweet spices, all the
treasures of the hearts affection.
Start for the throne Go in and hear
the waters of salvation dashing in
I fountains all around about the
throne. Sit down at the banquet
the wine pressed from the grapes Of
the heavenly Eschol, the angels OF
God the up-bearers. God helpme to
break up the infatuation of those peo-
pie who are sitting down in idleness
expecting to be saved. "Strive to en-
ter in at the strait gate. Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and We shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to
YOU" Take the kingdom OF heaven
by violence. Urge on the camels!g
Again, my subject impressesm me with
| the fact that
RELIGION Is A SURPRISE a.
to any one that gets it. This story
of the new religion in Jerusalem, and
of the glory Of King Solomon, who
was q type OF Christ-that story rolls
on and on, and is told by every travel
er coming back from Jerusalem. The
news goes on the wing of every ship
and with every caravan, and YOU