Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-08


BRooKLYG, October Rev. DR.. Tai
re, who is SILL absent On his round
world tour, has selected as the sub
OF to-day's sermon, through the
SIS, "Hadassah, the text chosen be-
Esther .: =; "And he brought U p
dassah."
\ beautiful child was born in the cap
OF Persia. She was an orphan aud
captive, her parents having been
len from their Israelitish home aud
ried TO Shushan, and had died, leay-
their daughter poor and in a strange
d. But 40 Israelite who had been
rIed into the same captivity was at
cted BY the case Of the orphan. He
Gated her 10 his holy religion, and
er the roof OF that good man this
pied child began to develop a sweet
and excollency OF character il ever
allied, certainly never surpassed.
Autliul Hadassah! Could that adopted
her ever spare her from his house
d2 Her artlesSuess, her girlish
gT- Innocence, her orphanaEe,
wound themselves thoroughly
ind his heart, just as around each
Fents heart among US there are ten
IS climbing, and fastening and bios
ping, and growing stronger. l ex-
G he was like others who have loved
IS 40 kome-wonderlng sometimes IL
lnsss will come, and death, and BE-
ysment. Alas, Worse than any
BIZ that the father expects happens
his adopted child. Ahasuerus, a
1cely sc0undrel, demands that Ha-
sab, the iairest one in all the king
b., become his wife. Worse than
Ga was marriage to such a monster
liguity.
now GREAT THE CHANGE
an this Young woman left the home
ere God was wOrshipped aud religion
ored, to enter a palace devoted TO
be-, idolatrY and SensuautY. "As a
b 20 the slaughter."
hasuerus knew not that his wife was
ewess. Al the instizatioR of the in
0us prime minister the King decreed
Q an the Jews in the land should be
%. UadaSsah pleads the cause OF
people, breaking through the rules
he court, and presenting herself In
very face Of death, crying: If /
ish. ] perish. Oh, IL was sad
among that enslaved people. They
an heard the decree concerning
r death. Sorrow, gauRt and ghast-
sat 10 thousands of households, and
hers wildly pressed their infants TO
r breasts as the days Of massacre
tened on, praying that the same
rd.stroke which slew the mother
ht also slay the child, rosebud and
perishing in the same blast.
no Hadassah Is busy at court. The
heart of the king is touched ~
story, and although be could not
erse his decree for the slaying Of the
gs, be senJ forth an order that they
1la.asr eives for defense. On
les; on drOmedaries,
pugh the land bear
62fGs- dispaN hes, and a shout
went up ilbm the enslavsd
N at the faint nope Of success. 1
0t bot many rusty blade was taken
-n and sharpened. Unbearded
tbs grew stout as giants at the
ugh' OF defending mothers and sis
). Desperation strung up towards
heroes, and fragile women grasp
their weapons swung them about
cradles impatient for the time 10
he she blow in behalf of
HOUSEHOLD AND COUNTRY.
he day Of execution dawned. Gov
nent officials, armed and drilled,
ed before the battle shout OF the
rsssed people. The cry Of defeat
back 10 the palaces, but above the
lntains OF dead, above 1000 crush
and mangled cOrpses sounded the
mDh OF the delivered Jews, aud
ir enthusiasm was as when the High
iers came 10 the relief o. Lucknow,
the English army, which stood 10
very Jaws Of death, at the sudden
of assistance and rescue, lifted
shout above belching cannon and
death grOanNOf hosts, crying, owe
saved We are saved.'
y subject affords me opportunity OF
strating what Christian character
be uDder the greatest disadvan-
rs. There is no Christian now eX-
what he wants 90 be. Your
dard is much higher than anything
have attained unto. II there be
man so pulled up IS 20 be thorough
satisfied with the amount Of excel
y he has already attained, / have
hing to say 20 such one. But 20
se who are dissatisfied with past at
ments. who are tOiiing under disad-
tages which are keeping them from
g what they ought 20 be, l have
sage from God. You each OF you
BIZ under difficulties There is some
BIZ In your temperament; In your
idly circumstances; In your calling,
{ acts powerfully against you. Ad-
ting all this, l introduce TO you Ha-
sab OF the text, q noble Christian,
withstanding the most gigantic diff
aues. she whom you might have
Sted to be one Of the worst Of wo-
Is one OF the best.
IL THE FIRST PLACE,
subject is an Illustration Of what
istian character may be under or
mage. This Bible line tells long
by about HadasSah. "She had mol
r father nor mother" A nobeman
become her guardian, but there is
one who can take the place Of a
ent. Who 90 able at night to hear
Hld'S prayer; or at twilight TO chide
thiul wauderingS; or 10 sOOth youth.
sorrows? An individual will go
0ugh life bearing the marks OF or
Image. twill require more strength,
he persistence, more grace, 10 make