The Washington times., 1894-10-01
UNREST OF A KING.
Unfaithfulness and Hypocrisy in High
Places. and Their Consequences.

! UnfaithfulncSS and Hypocrisy in High
Places, and Their Consequences.
organ. flute, and violin furnish the
instrumental music at the Second Baptist
church, Virginia avenue and Fourth street
southeast and very good music it is, too The
congregation furnish the vocal music. 1t
has the merit OF heartiness and is not lacking
in beauty.
The church has gallery. and the children
take possession of il. They are bright-faced,
neatly dressed, and make feature in the
services.
The pastor. E. Hez Sven. said last night:
/ Il count no service successful in which the
| congregation do not all sing" and then he
called for a song in the old-fashioned way,
| without the organ, and the assembage sang
with will There is fountain filed with
| blood
Mr.. SVEN preached from Daniel wills: "He
went TO his palace and passed the night"
He began with an effective recitation of
| Gray's elegy. and continued in part: 1T was
sunset. The King turned toward his palace.
The servants had surprise that night-no
supper.
"They brought tempting dishes. No he
said; i can't eat. Then music, O, King; it
will soothe thee TO rest. No. no; | can't
bear to hear the harps, no matter how low
and gentle.
ne goes 10 us cOucus DuI uOtS not Steep
| What the matterl A palace Il a fine place
in which 10 sleep; but he has some advisers
bad advisers, like the Emperor Of China has
Just now, l n afraid, and like the President
sometimes has. They have set a trap just
ike sly politicians sometimes do.
These Persians had got the King to decree
that Tor thirty DAYS none should make any
prayer except to the King upon penalty of be-
ing thrown into the lions den. Then they
watched the Kings faithful and wisest coun-
seior. Daniel. the Hebrew. these old sneaks
did, and they found him praying to his God
three times day, as was his custom, with his
face toward Jerusalem.
And so, just as the politicians sometimes
lead the President around by the nose, they
forced the King by his own decree TO put
Daniel in the lions den.
when they put Daniel into the pit the King
said: Daniel. call upon thy God, He will
save thee. II is all right. l wonder if the
King would have fell so sure if he had been
in Daniels place? But he went home and
couldn't sleep.
There are hundreds of the unfaithfuI: they
who have in their hearts broken Gods law
behind their silken eauopies on their easy beds
in Washington tonight who would gladly ex-
change places with the poor laborer whose
clear conscience lets him sleep. They can't.
Thank God there are many things. the best OF
life that the poor can have without cost.
Mouths do not always interpret minds. The
king said: Daniel. you re all right; your God
will taks care Of you. But that wasn't what
his mind thought at all He went to his
palace thinking Daniel would be torn 10
pieces.
''You see Deacon So-an-so come out of the
back door. 'Howdy. where have you been?
Did you drop out of the Clouds? Not AT all;
be dropped out Of the back door OF a saloon.
How do you feel?' First rate But
mean spiritually Doing my duty as l see
it. as well as the ministers l think
Then you tell him No, brother, man who
sneaks out OF the back door OF a saloon is not
doing as he thinks right His mouth is not
interpreting his mind. He knows better.
''Speak what you think. Be clean, be above
reproach, initiate Jesus. He will save you. -