Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-04
WOMAN SACRIFICED.
REV DR.. TALMAGE ON HER WRONGS
AND HER OPPORTUNITIES.
Vasht the Yelled. the Silent and tho
Rightcous-Th Bold Woman and the
Modest Woman Waiting For the Di-
vine Hand to soothe.

WASHINGTON, july a. In his sermon to-
norrnw, starting from brilliant Bible
scene. Dr.. ralma.e discourscs upon woman's
opportunities aud the wrongs she sometimes
suffers Ills text will be Esther l. II. ~:
To bring Nashti the queen before the king
with the crown royal to show the people
and the princes her beauty, for she was fair
10 look ON. But the queen Nashti refused
a. come at the kings commandment by
his chambcrlains, therefore was the king
very wroth, and his anger burned in him. "
We stand amid the palaces Of Shushan.
The pinnaclcs are nflamc with the morning
light The columns rise fcstooncd and
wrcathcd, the wealth of empires flashing
from the grooves, the ceilings adorned with
images Of bird and beast and scenes OF
prowess and conquest. The walls are hung
with shields and cmblazoncd until IL seems
that the whole round Of splcndors Is ex-
hausted. Each arch Is n mighty leap Of
architectural achievement Golden stars,
shining down on glowing arnbcsque.
Hangings of embroidered work In which
minglc the blucncss Of the sky, the green
ness Of the grass, and the wilderness of tho
sea foam. Tapestries hung on silver rings,
wedding together the pillars of marble.
Pavilions reaching out In every direction.
couches. into which weary limbs sink un-
til all fatigue is submerged. These for ca
rousal, where kings drink down king
dom at one swallow. Amazing spcctaclcl
Light OF silver dripping down over stairs
of ivory on shields OF gold. Floors OF
stained marble, sunset red and night black,
and inlaid with cleaning pearl. Why, 1t
seems ms II n heavenly vision of amethyst
and jacinth and topaz and chrysoprasus
had descended and alighted upon Shushan.
II seems as II n billow OF celestial glory had
dashed clear over heavens battlements
upon this metropolis OF Persia.
In connection with this palace there Is n
garden where the mighty men OF foreign
lands are seated at n banquet Under the
spread OF oak and linden and acacia the
tables arc arranged. The breath of honey
sucklc and frankinccnse fills the air.
Fountains leap up into the light, the spray
struck through with rainbows falling in
crystalline baptism upon Towering shrubs,
then rolling down through channels OF
marble and widening out here and there
into pools swirling with the flnny tribes Of
foreign aquariums, bordercd with scarlet
ancmoncs, hypericums and many colored
ranunculus. Meats Of rarcSt bird and
beast smoking up amid wrcaths of aro-
matics The vases filled with apricots and
almonds. The baskets piled up with
npicrots and dates and figs and oranges
and pomegranatcs Melons tastcfully
twined with leaves OF acacia. The bright
waters of Eulmus filling the urns and
sweating outside the rim In flashing beads
amid the traceries. Wine from the royal
watts OF Ispahan and Shiraz in bottles OF
tingcd shell and lily shaped cups of silver
and flagons and tankards of solid gold.
The music rises higher, and the rcvelry
breaks out into wilder transport. and tho
wine has flushed the check and touched
the brain. and louder than all other voices
are the hiccough of the incbriates, the CAB
bic of fools and the song OF the drunkaris.