The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-03-04

and gazes on the architecture, an
she asks solomon many strange que
tons, and she learns about the r,
Egion of the Hebrews, and she the
and there becomes a servant of tn
Lord God.
She Is overwhelmed, She begin
to think that all the spices sh
brought, and all the precious wood
which are intended to be turned int
harps and psalteries and into railing
for the causeway between the tempt
and the palace, and the one hundre
and eighty thousand dollars in mono,
she begins to think that all thes
presents amount to nothing in sucl
a place, and she is almost ashame,
that she has brought them, and sh
says within herself II heard a grea
deal about this wonderful religion o
the Hebrews, but l find it far beyonC
my highest anticipations. / mus
add more than fifty per cent to wha
has been related. 1t exceeds every
thing that l could have expected
The half-the half was not told me T
Learn from this subject what l.,
beautiful thing it is when social posi-
ton and wealth surrender themselve,
to God. When religion comes to ;
neighborhood the first to receive i
are the women. Some men say it i.
because they are weak minded.
say it is because they have quicker
perception of what is right, more ar
dent affection and capacity for sub
liner 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
affluence and high social position.
Alas, that it is sol
SURRENDER ALL TO GOD.
If there are those here today who
have been favored of fortune or, as
might better put it, favored of God,
surrender all you have and all you
expect to be to the Lord who blessed
this Queen of Sheba. Certainly you
are not ashamed to be found in this
company. | am glad that
Christ has had his imperial friends in
all ages-Elizabeth Christina, queen
of Prussia; Maria Feodorovna, queen
of Russia; Marie, empress of France;
the imperial mother of
Constantine; Arcadia, from her great
fortunes building public baths in
Constantinople and toiling for the
alienation of the masses; Queen Clio
tllda, leading her husband and three
thousand of his armed warriors to
Christian baptism; Elizabeth of Bur
gundy, giving her jeweled glove to a
beggar and scattering great fortunes
the distressed; Prince Albert,
Rock of Ages" in Windsor
castle, and Queen Victoria, incognita,
the Scriptures to a diving
pauper.
bless God that the day is coming
when royalty will bring all its
thrones, and music all its harmonies.
and painting all its pictures, and
sculpture all its statuary, and archi-
lecture all its pillars, and conquest
al its scepters, and the queens of the
earth in long line of advance, frank
filing the air and the camels
aden with gold, shall approach Jeru-
salem, and the gates shall be hoisted
md the great burden of splendor
shall be lifted into the palace of this
greater than Solomon.
Again, my subject teaches me what
S earnestness in the search of truth.
DO you know where Sheba was9 1t
vas in Abyssinia, or some say in the
part of the Arabia Felix. In
lther case it was great way off
rom Jerusalem. To get from there
o Jerusalem she had to cross a coun-
ry infested with bandits and 90
cross blistering deserts. Why did
lot the Queen of Sheba stay at home
nd send a committee to inquire
bout this new religion, and have the
elegates report in regard to that re-
lgion and wealth Of King Solomon?
She wanted to see for herself and
Lear for herself. She could not do
his by work of committee. She felt
he had soul worth ten thousand
ingdoms like Sheba and she wanted
robe richer than any woven by
rental shuttles, and she wanted a
rown set with the jewels of eter-
ity.
Bring out the camels.. Put on the
pieces. Gather up the jewels of the
1rone and put them on the caravan.
tart now; no time to be lost. Goad |
n the camels. When l see that |
aravan, dust covered, weary and ex-
austed, trudging on across the des-
TT and among the bandits until it
caches Jerusalem, | say, There is
n earnest seeker after the truth"
But there are great many of you, /
~ friends, who do not act in that
-ay. You all want to get the truth,
ut you want the truth to come to
on. You do not want to go to it.
here are people who fold their arms
nd say: Il am ready to become a
hristian at any time. If | am to be
wed shall be saved, and if l am to
9 lost [ shall be lost" All, Jerusa-
IN will never come to you'll You
lust go to Jerusalem. The religion
the Lord Jesus Christ will not
ome to you. You must go and get
sligion.
Bring out the camels; put on all
lie sweet spices, all the treasures of
he hearts affection. Start for the
lrone. Go in and hear the waters
salvation dashinS in fountains all
'ound about the throne. Sit down
the banquet-the wine pressed
ON the grapes of the heavenly
schol, the angels Of God the cup
carers. Goad on the camels; Jeru-
lem will never come to you; you
ust go to Jerusalem.
The Bible declares it, THE queen
the south"-that is, this very