Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18


emperor tree be planted by roscbush it
grows little higher than the bush and
spreads cut above 1t n crown If IL DO
planted by the sido of another tree, 1t
grows q littlo higher than that trce and
spreads above 1t q crown. Would God that
this religion of Christ, u moro wonderful
emperor tree, might ovcrshadow NIL your
livesl Are you lowly in ambition or cir
cumstance, putting over you its crown?
Are you high in talent and position, put
ting over you its crown? oh, for more of
the saccharine in our lives and less Of tho
wornwood!
What is truo of individuals is true Of ma
tions. God sets them up to revolvc as stars,
but they may fall NORWOOD.
Tyre, the atmosphere of the desert, fra
grant with spices, coming in caravans to
her fairs; all seas cleft into foam by the
keels of her laden merchantmen, her mar
kets rich with horses and camcls from
Togarinah her bazaars filled with uphol-
stery from Dcdan, with emerald and coral
and agate from Syria, with wines from
IIclbon, with embroidered work from Ash
ur and Chilmad--whcrc now the CLEAN of
her towers, where the roar of her chariots
where the masts of her shipsS Let the fish
'Illltu WIN UTN lntlT NUS W utTc Ol1Ct STU
stood; let the sea that PUSHES upon the bar
rcnncss where once she challenged the adj
miration of all nations; let the barbarinns
who set their rude tents where once her
palaces glttercd-answer tho question.
She was star, but by her own sin turned
to wormwood and has fallen.
Hundred gated Thcbcs, for all time to
be the study Of the antiquarian ard hero
~. n
81 miles; her sculptures presenting in ilF-
ures of warrior and chariot the victories
with which tho now forgotten kings OF
Egypt shook tho nations; her obclisks and
columns; Carnac and Luxor, tho stupcn-
dous temples of her pridcl Who can imaE-
inc the greatness OF Tbcbcs in those days
when the hippodromo rang with her sports
and foreign royalty bowed at her shrincs
and her avenues roarcd with the wheels OF
PROFESSIONS in the wake of rcturping con
querors? What dashed down the vision OF
chagiots and temples and thrones? What
hands pulled upon the columns uf her
glory? What ruthlcssncss dcfaccd her sculp-
turcd wall and broke obclisks and left Der
indescribable temples great skeletons OF
grantee What spirit OF destruction spread
the lair Of wild beasts in her royal scpul-
cheers and taught the miserable cottagcrs
OF today to build huts in the courts of her
temples and sent dcsolation and ruin
skulking behind the obclisks and lodging
among the sarcophagi and leaning against
the columns and STOPPING under the arch
es and weeping in the waters which 20
mournfully by as though they were carry
ing the tears of all ages Let the mummics
break their long silence and como up &c
SILVER in the dcsolaton and point to fall
en- gates and shattered statues and dcfaccd
sculpture, responding: "Thcbcs built not
one temple to God. Thcbcs hated right
eousncss and loved sin. 1hcbcs was a star
but she turned TO wormwood and ha.
fallen.
Fall of Babylon.
Babylon, with her $50 towers and hci
brazcn gates and her embnttlcd walls, tho
splcndor of the earth gathered within hei
palaces, her hanging gardens built by Ncb
uchadnc7~"r to please his BRIDE Amy
It's. who nd been brought up in a noun
famous country and could not endure tho
fiat country'roupd Babylon-thcsc hang
ing gardens built, terrace above terrace
till at the height of 400 feet there wcr,
woods waving and fountains playing, tn,
verdurc, the foliage, the glory looking n
If n mountain were on the wing. On tn,
tiptop king walking with his queen
among statues snowy white, looking nj
at birds brought from distant lands, ant
drinking out of taniards of solid gold o.
looking off over rivers and lakes upon ma
tions subducd and tributary, crying 81
not this great Babylon which have built
What battering ram smote the walls
What plowsharc upt,.ned the gardens
What army shattered tho brazcn gates
What long fierce blast of storm put on
this light which illumincd the world
What crash Of discord drove down the mu
sic that poured from palace window anC
garden grove and called the banquctcrs t,
their revcl and the dancers to their feet
| / walk upon the scene of dcsolation to fin,
an answer and pick up pieces of bitumci
and brick and broken pottery, the remain
Ct Babylon, and az IN the silence Of tn
night hear the surging Of that billow o
desolation which rolls over the scene,
hear the wild waves saying Babylon wa
proud. Babylon was impure. Babylon wa
q star, but by sin she turned to worm
wood and has fallen"
From the prosecutions Of the pilgrim
fathers and the Huguenots in other land
! God set upon these shores a nation. TIL
council fires Of the aborigines went out Il
the greater light of free government
The sound of the warwhoop was exchange
for the thousand wheels Of enterprise an
progress. The mild winters, the fruitful
summers, the healthful skies charme
from other lands race Of hardy men VIII
loved God and wanted to be free. Befor
the woodman's ak forests fell and ros
again into ships masts and churches pill
lars Cities on the banks of lakes begin I
rival cities by the sea. The land quake
with the rush Of the rail car and the water
are churned white with the steamer
wheel. Fabulous bushels Of western whea
meet on the way fabulous tons Of custer
coal. Furs from the north pass on til
rivers fruits from the south, And tradin
in the same market Is Maine lumberma
and South Carolina rico merchant ant
Ohio farmer and Alaska fur dealer. Ant
churches and schools and asylums seattle
light, and love- and mercy, and salvation
upon 90 900 900 Of people.
A Rock of Safety.
pray that our nation may not copy tn
crimes Of the nations that have persisted
and our cup Of blessing turn to wormwood
and like them we go down. I am by na
} ture and by grace an optimist, and / g,
pect that this country will continue to ad
vance until Christ shall como again. Blu
he not deccivcdl Our only safety Is /
Righteousness toward God and justice Il
} ward man. If VIC forget tho goodness {
the Lord to this land, and break his Sal
Because