The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-03

the domes with gllsterings almost in
turerable. and the great streets thun.
DER up their oomp into the ear OF
The monarch. and armed towers stand
around, adorned with the spells OF
conquered empires. Nebuchadnezzar
waves his hand above the stupendous
scene and exclalms: rs not this grea,
babylon. that ! have built for the
house OF the kingdom by the might OF
my power. and for the honor OF my
maiesiy;' But IN an instant all that
splendor IL gone from his vision. for a
voice falls from the heaven. saying. 20
King Nebuchadnezzsr. 20 thee Il Il
SPOKEN The Kingdom Is departed
from thee. and they shall drive thee
from men. and thy dwelling shall be
With The bcass Of the field. they shall
make thee TO eat grass as oxen. ana
seven years shall pass over thee. until
thou know that the Most High ruleth
IN the Kingdom OF men. and giyeth Il
10 uhomsoever he will" One hour
from the time that De made the hoas,
De 10 on the way 10 the fields a maniac
aud rushing into the forests he becomes
one OF the beasts. covered with eagles
feathers i0- protection from the cold
and bis nails growing 20 birds claws IN
order that be might dig the earth for
roots aud climb the trees Tor nuts.
You see there Is great variety IN
ihe scriplural landscape In several
discourfes We have looked az noun
taias o. excellence. but now We look
down into a grcat. DARK chafm Of wick
tdnets aa We come 20 speak OF Nebueh.
adnelEar. God in Ills Word sets before
us the beauty o. seli-dtnlal. Of sohrIeiy.
o. dcyotioa % courage. and then. lest
We should not thoroughly understand
him, be- introduced Daniel and Paul.
and Deborah. as illustrations OF those
virtues Coo also speaks 10 us IN His
Word AZ O. the hatefulness OF pride.
o. folly. 90 lmplety. and lest We should
Rot thoroughly understand him. intro
duces NebuchadnezEar a. the imper-
tonatlon Of these forms Of deprayity.
The former style Of character IL a
lighthouse. showing us a way into a
safe harbor. and the latter rtyle OF
character is a black buoy. swinging on
the rocks. % show where vessels wreck
themselves Thanks unto God Tor both
the buoy and the lighthouse The hos,
of NebuchafnezEar IL Numbering az the
gates Of jerusalem The crown % that
sacred city is struck into the dust by
the hand Of nahylonish lns5lence. The
vessels OF the temple. which had never
been desecrated by proiane touch. were
ruihlessly seized for Eacrllege and
transportation. Oh. what a sad hour
when those Jews. a. the command Of
the invading army. are obliged 10 ieav,
the home Of their nativity How theli
hearts must have been wrung with
anguish. when. on the day they depart.
ca. they heard the irumpcts from a,
top Of the Temple announcing the hour
Tor morning 'acrihce and saw the
smoke % the affairs ascending around
the holy hill q Zion. Tor well they
knew that In a FAR distant land they
would never hear that trumpet call
nor behold the majestic ascent Of a,
sacrifice. Behold those captlves on a,
road from Jerusalem 20 Babylon worr
and weary. they did no, dare halt. Got
roundabout are armed men. urgIng
them on with boot. and shout. and bias
phemy Aged men tottered along on
their slaves. weeping that they could
not lay their bones In the sleeping
place OF their fathers. and chlldrer
wondered az the length OF the way ant
tobbed themselves TO sleep when N,
night had fallen. Z, seemed a. u al
every step a heart broke. But az a turf
Of the road Babylon snddenly spring.
upon the view Of the capuves. with
iis gardens and palaces. A shout zoe,
up from the army a. they behold thell
native city. but not one huEza Is heart
from the captiyeE These cxlles saw ns
splendor there. Tor q was not home
The Euphrates dld not have the water
CLEAN Of the brook Kedron or The poo
Of SLOAN. The willows OF Babylon. OF
which they hung their untuned harps
we're not a. ra'eful a. the trees which
a, the foot Of Mount Moriah seemed 4
weep AZ the departed glory OF Judah
and an the fragrance that descended
from the hanging-Eardens upon thai
great city was not % sweet AZ on,
breath OF the acacia and franklnccns,
that the hlsh prizes, klndled IN n,
sanctuary a. Jerusalem.
On a certais night. little while a.
ter these eap;iyes had been brought q
bis city. NebuchadneEzar IL scared viii
a night visiol. A bad mans pillow Ii
apt 10 be stuffed with deeds and fore
bodlngs when keep talking in N,
night Tic will hnd that the eagles
down IN his pillow will stick him ik,
porcuplne quilts The ghosts Of old
transgrcssions are sure TO wander
about In the darkness and hcckon ant
hiss, Yet when the morning came h,
found that the vision had entirely Dec
from him. Dreams drop no anchors
and therefore are ap, TO sail away be
fore We can fas,en them. Nebuchad.
neslar calls an the wise men Of IN,
land into his presence, demanding thai
by their necromaney they explain hli
dream. They, Of course. fail. Their
their wrathfvi king issues an odlci
with AZ little sense az mercy. orderinl
the staying Of all the learned men o.
the country. But Daniel the prophel
comes In with the Interpretation JUS
IN time to save the wise men and IN,
Jewish cantives
My friends. do you not see that prld,
and ruin ride In the same saddle
See Nehuehadnezzar on the proudesl
throne Of all the earth. aud then 90,
him graEe with the sheep and the cat
tlel Pride Is commander. well plumet
and oaparisoned. but It leads forth I
dark and frownlng host The arrowi
from the Almlghiy's CULVER are apt 4
strike a man when on the wing, Co