Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-08

Save Her People.
BROOKLYN, Oct. REV. DR.. Tai
tiage, who is still absent on his round
tle world tour, has selected as the sub
jlct of today's sermon through the
press "Hadassah, " the text chosen be-
ing Esther ii, 7, "And he brought up
lladassah "
A beautiful child was born in the cap
iral of Persia. She was an orphan and a
captive, her parents having been stolen
from their Israelitish home and carried
to Shushan and had died, leaving their
daughter poor and in a strange land.
But an Israelite who had been carried
into the same captivity was attracted
by the case of the orphan. He educated
her in his holy religion, and under the
roof of that good man this adopted child
began to develop a sweetness and excel
lency of character, if ever equaled, GER
talnly never surpassed. Beautiful Ha-
dassah Could that adopted father ever
spare her from his household? Her art
lossness, her girlish sports, her inno-
cence, her orphanage had wound them
selves thoroughly around his heart, just
as around each parents heart among us
there are tendrils climbing and fasten-
ing and blossoming and growing stron-
ger.
expect he was like others who have
loved ones at home-wondering some
times if sickness will come and death
and bereave vement. Alas worse than any.
thing that the father expects happens to
his adopted child Ahasuerus, prince
ly scoundrel, demands that Hadassah,
the fairest one in all the kingdom, be-
come his wife. Worse than death was
marriage to such monster of iniquity |!
How great the change when this young
woman left the home where God was
worshiped and religion honored to enter
palace devoted to pride idolatry and
sensualityl "As lamb to the slaugh-
terp'
The Captive Queen.
Ahasuerus knew not that his wife was
Jewoss. At the instigation of the infa-
nous prime minister the king decreed
that all the Jews in the land should be
slain. Hadassah pleads the cause of her
people, breaking through the rules of
the court and presenting herself in the
very face of DEATH crying, IF perish,
/ perishp' Oh, it was sad time among
that enslaved peoplel They had all heard
the decree concerning their death. Sor-
row, gaunt and ghastly, sat in thousands
of households, and mothers wildly
pressed their infants to their breasts as
the days of massacre hastened on, pray
ing that the same sword stroke which
slew the mother might also slay the
child, rosebud and bud perishing in the
same blast.
But Hadassah is busy at court. The
hard heart of the king is touched by her
story, and although he could not re-
verse his decree for the Staying Of the
Jews he sent forth an order that they
should arm themselves for defense. On
horseback, ON mules, on dromedaries,
messengers sped through the land bear
ing the kings dispatches, and a shout
of joy went up from that enslaved peo'
pie at the faint hope of success. l doubt
not many rusty blade was taken down
and sharpened. Unbearded youths grew
stout as giants at the thought of defend
ing mothers and sisters Desperation
strung up towards into heroes, and
fragile women grasping their weapons
swung them about the cradles, impatient
for the time to strike the blow in behalf
of household and country.
Triumph of the jews.
The day of execution dawned. Gov
ernment officials, armed and drilled,
cowed before the battle shout Of the op'
pressed people. The cry Of defeat rang
back to the palaces, but above the noun
tains of dead, above 70, 900 crushed and
mangled corpses, sounded the triumph OF
the delivered Jews, and their enthusiasm
was as when the highlanders came TO
tho relief Of Lucknow, and the English
army, which stood In the very jaws OF
death, at tho sudden hope OF assistance
and rescue lifted the shout above belob'
ing cannon and the death groan OF
hosts, crying; "We are saved We are
saved"
My subject affords me opportunity OF
Illustrating what Christian character
may be under the greatest disadvantage
There is no Christian now exactly what
he wants 20 be Your standard ~ much
higher thhn hh9tNlHk 9"N ""fN Ntf".'s"f
unto. II there be any man 20 pulled up
as 10 be thoroughly satisfied win tho
amount of eKoellenoy he has already 49,
tanned, have nothing 20 say 20 such q
one, but 10 those who arc dissatisfied
with past attainments, who age toliins
under disadvantages which arc keep.
ing them from heing what lhey ought
to be, have a message from u0d fou
eaoh " you labor under diiaoallies
There h something ip your tempeia
mont in your worldly circumstances
M your calling thsi aois powerfully
against you Admitting sll lhlr. lp
iroduou % you Hadassal VI lhe lss' q
noble Chrisilap p0lNllhslenalpH h'
most gigantic dlfnoplies Hhe WHOM
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