Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-02-16
REV. DR.. TAlMaGE.
THE BROUkLNN DIVINE'S Sun
DAY SERMON.
Subject: Erurr> SURPASSED.

You have all seen the precious stone COM
monty called the ruby II is Of deep red
color The Bible makes much OF IL. 10
glowed IN the FIRST row OF the high priests
lreastplata. Under another name II stood
In the wall OF heaven. Jeremiah compares
the ruddv cheek ofthe Nazarites TO the ruby.
Ezekiel points It out in the robes OF the king
OF Tyre. Four times does Solomon use il "a
n symbol by which to extol wisdom or relig-
ion. always setting Its value as better than
rubas
The world does not agree az 10 how tho
precious stones We're formed. The ancients
thought that amber was made Of drops of
perspiration Of the goddess Ge. The thun-
derstoue was supposed 10 have dropped from
a slormcioud. Tho emerald was said to
have been made Of the freely The lapis
lazuli was thought to have been born OF the
cry OF an Indian giant. And modern min
eralogists say that the precious stones werc
made OF gases and liquids. 10 me the ruby
seems like spark from the anvil Of the set
| ting sun
Tho home OF the genuine ruby is Burmah.
and sixty miles from its capital whore lives
| and reiGns the ruler, called Lord OF tho
| Rubies." Under II careful Governmental
guard are these valuable mines OF ruby kept
| Rarely has any foreigner visited them. When
! Il ruby Of large value was discovered, IL was
| brought forth with elaborate ceremony "A
]
nered pomp, military guard and princely at
PENDANTS, the gem was brought to the kings
palace
| OF great value is the ruby, much more so
! than diamond, as lapidaries aud jewellers
will tell YOU. An expert on this subject
writes, "A ruby OF perfect color weighing
five carats Is worth ar the present day ten
times rs much ASA diamond of equal weight"
1t was 4 disaster when Charles the Bold lost
the ruby he was wearing at the battle of
| Grandson II was n great afiiuence when
/ Rudolph II OF Austria inherited n ruby from
his sister. the queen dowager. II was thought
10 have had much to do with the victory Of
Henry v Us he wore II into the battle O!
, Agincourt.
II Is the pride of the Russian court TO own
the largest ruby OF the world, presented by
Gustavus Ill to tho Russian Empress. Won
drous ruby II has electric characteristics.
and there are lichtnngs compressed In its
double six sided prisms. What shall | call
it? 1t is frozen fire Ii is petrfed blood :
III all the world there IL only one thing moro
valuable and mytcXt makes the comparison,
Wisdom is better than ruhies.
But it ia impossible To compare two things
together unless there are some points OF sim
ilarity as well a. Of difference / am glad
there is nothing lacking here. The ruby Is
more beautiful in the night and under the
lampIiSht than by day. II IS preferred for
evening adornmeut. How the rubics glow
and burn and flash rs the lights lit TIA" dark
ness Catherine Of AraGOn had on her finger
= ruby that fairly lauterncd the night
Sir John Vaudeville the celebrated tray
cler OF 400 years ago, said that the Emperor
OF China had rudy that made the night as
bright as day, The probability i that Solo
mon, under soa.oof the lamps that ilumined
his cedar palace by night. noticed the pcou-
liar glow OF the ruby a. II looked in the hilt
r L., 1T - 10,
holstcry. or bcGutined the lipof some chalice.
while he was thinking ut the sane time Of
the eXcellency Of our holy religion as chiefly
seen in the night OF trouble md he cries out,
Wisdom * better than rubies.
Oh yes. it is n goo thing to have religion
while tho sun OF prosperity rides high and
everything is brilliant in fortune, i'll health,
in worldly favor. Yet you can AT such time
hardly tell how much Of il is natural eXuber-
ance and how much OF it is the grace OF God.
But let the sun set. and the shadows ava.
ianche the plain and the thick darkness Of
sickness or poverty or persecution or mental
exhaustion fiji the soul and Ill the house
and I'LL the world then you ait down by the
lamp o! Gods word and under its light the
consultations OF tho gospel come out the
peace OF God which passeth all understani l.
ing appears. You never fully appreciated
their power until in the deep night ottroublc
the Divine Lamp revealed their exquisite
ness Pearls and amethysts for the day, hut
ruhcS for the night.
All Of the books OF tho Bible attempt in
some way the assuaGcmcnt Of misfortune.
OF the $50 psalms OF David at least ninety
alluie to trouble. There are SighinYs in
every wind and tears in every brook, and
pangs in every heart II was originally pro
| DOS ID to call the Presidents residence nj
Washington The Palace or tho ENecu.
tive Mansion, " but after II was destroyed in
the war OF 1914 and rebuilt in was painted
white to cover up the marks OF the smoke
aud fire that had blackenedthe stone walls
Hence II was called The White House
| Most Of things now white with attrH"tivencss
were once black with disaster.
What the world most needs IL the cOusola
tory, and here il comes, our holy religion
with both hands full OF anOiyncs and soda
tives and balsams. as in Daniels time TO soI
mouths leonne ~ In Shadrach's time tC
cool blast furnaces as In Ezekiel's time &
console captivity as in ST. Johns time t.
! unroll an apocalypse over rocky dcsoHtions
/ Hear It's soothing voice ia 1t declares
weeping may endure for 4 night, but Joy
cometh in the morning" The montain!
shall depart and the hills be removed, bu
Ny loving kindness shall not depart from
YOU" Whom the Lord loveth He Ghas
teneth." They shall hunger no more
neither thirst any more, neither shall tn,
: Lamb which IL in the midst OF the throne
, shall load them to living fountains Of water
J and God shall wipe away all tears from the
eyes
The most wholesome thing on earth i
trouble, il met III Christian spirit. To maxi
Paul what he was II took ship wreck. an,
whipping the bare back and pententiary
and pursuit Of wild mobs. and the sword o
dccapitation. TO make David what he wa
1t took all that Ahithophel and Saul and Alb
SALON. and Goliath and all the Philistin
hosts could do against him. II took Rober
Chamhcrss maformation Of feet To max
him the literary conqurror.
II was bereavement that brought William
Haworth, Of Wesley time from wickednes
10 an evangelism that won many thousand
for heaven. The world would never hav
known what heroic stuff Ridley was made o
had not the fires been Eindled around hi
feet, and not liking this slow work he cried
II cannot burn Let the fire come to me.
cannot burn Thank God that there mr.
gems that unfold their best glories under tn
lampight Thank God for the ruby.
Moreover / am sure Solomon was right II
saying that religion or wisdom is better thai
rubles from the fuct that Il thing is wort
what II will fetch. Religion will fetch soil
happiness. and the ruby vii! not. In a
Your observation did you ever find perso
thoroughly felrtated by an incrustment Q
jewels? AZ you know more OF yourself tina
any one else, are you happier now wit
worldly adornments and successes than be
fore you won thcm2 Does the picture tina
cost you hundreds or thousands Of dollars o
Your wall bring YOU rs much satisfaction d
the engraving that ut the expense Of - wa
. hung upon the wall when YOU first began t
y keep housel
. DO all the cutlery and rare plate that gilt
= ter on your extension dining table, surround
It cd by liattering guests contain moro OF rea
bliss thnn the plain ware of your first table
ut which sat only two2 Does Il wardrol
crowded with costly attire give you NOR
10 satisfaction than your first clothes close
q. with its four or Ave pegsH Did not the plat
- ring set on the third finger OF the left han
' on the day Of your betrothal give more glaC
- ness than the ruby that is now enthroned o