The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-15
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIviNE's sun
DAY SERMON.
subject: "Rubics Surpassed"

TFxr; "Wisdom as better than ,-.bies.~--
Proverbs Will. II.
You have NIL seen the precious stone COM
monty called the ruby. IL is OF deep rcd
color. The Bible makes much OF Il. II
glowed in the first row o' the high priest a
oreastplate. Under another name IL stood
In the wall OF heaven. Jeremiah compares
tho ruddy cheek ofthe Nazsrites TO the ruby.
Ezekiel points II out in the robes Of the kin.
OF Tyre. -Four times does Solomon use II as
n symbol by which 10 extol wisdom or relig-
Ion. always setting its value as better than
ruhies.
The world does not agree "a 10 how tbs
precious stones were formed. The ancients
thought that amber WAS made OF drops OF
perspiration Of the goddess &c. The thun-
derstone was supposed 20 have dropped from
q stormcloud. The emerald was said 70
have been made Of the freely. The iap,s
lnzuli was thought to have been born OF the
cry OF an Indian giant Aud modern min
eralogists say that the precious stones were
made OF gases and liquids. To me the ruby
seems like "A spark from the anvil OF the set
ting sun.
The home Of the genuine ruby IL Burmab.
and sixty miles from its capital. where lives
and reigns the ruler. called Lord OF the
Rubies.' Under a careful Governments
guard are these valuable mines OF ruby kept.
Rarely has any foreigner visited them. When
ruby OF large value WAS discovered, IL wns
brought forth with elaborate ceremony. n
procession was formed. and, with all ban
nered pomp, military guard and princely at
tendants, the gem was brought TO the kings
palace
or great value IL the ruby. much more so
than diamond, as lapidaries and jewellers
Will tell you. An expert on this subject
writes. "A ruby OF perfect color weighing
i've carats Is worth at the present day t.p
times as much asa diamond OF equal weight"
IL wns disaster when Charles the Bold lost
the ruby he was wearing at the battle OF
Grandson. II was IA great affiuence when
Rudolph III OF Austrin inherited ruby from
his sister. the queen dowager. II was thought
TO have had much to do with the victory OF
Henry V. rs he wore II into the battle OF
Agincourt.
II is the pride OF the Russian court to own
the largest ruby Of the world. presented by
Gustavus Ill TO the Russian Empress. Won
drous ruby IL has electric characteristics
aid there are lightnings compressed in It's
double six sided prisms. What shall call
w II Is frozen fire II is petrined blood
In all the world there Is only one thing more
valuable. and mytext makes the comparison.
wisdom IL better than rubies."
But II is impossible TO compare two things
together unless there are some points OF sim
ilarity rs well as OF difference. am glad
there Is nothing lacking here. The ruby Is
more beautiful in the night and under the
iamplight than by day. IL is preferred fer
evening adornmcnt. How the rubies glow
and burn and flash as the lights lift the dark
ness Catherine OF Aragon had on her finger
ruby that fairly lanterned the night.
Sir John Vaudeville. the celebrated tray-
eler OF 400 years ago. said that the Emperor
OF China had ruby that made the night as
bright as day, The probability Is that Solo
mca, under some Of the lamps that ilumined !
MS cedar palace by night. noticed the pecu-
liar glow OF the ruby as IL looked In the hiIt
OF a sword, or hung in some fold OF the up-
holstery. or beautiied the lip OF some cbaIlce.
while he was thinking at the same time OF
he excellency OF our holy religion as chiefly |
seen in the night OF trouble, and he cries out. |
Wisdom is better than rubies."
Oh, yes, 1t is good thing to have relleit !
while the sn" of r-"sNerity rides high ar
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