Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-15
MANS INHUMANITY.
TkLNkcE TEACHES IT FROM BIBLE
AND OTTER TEXTS.


Florence Nightingale Did.
TExr: Bring vashti. the queen. before
the king with the crown royal. 10 show the
people and the princes her beauty: for she
was fair TO look upon. Bat the Queen
Nashti refused to come. Esther T.. II. u.
We stand amid the palaces Of ShEshan.
The uinnHclcs are aiiame with the morning
light. The columns rise icStoOnri aud
wrrathed. the wealth Of empires flashing
from the groves: the ceilings adorned with
images 81 bird and beast, aad scenes Of
proves aud conquest. The walls are
hung with shields. and emblazoned until il
seems that the whole round Of splendors Is
exhausted. Each arch is mighty leaf Of
architectural achievement. Golden stars
shining down on glowing arabesque.
Haucinc~ ot embroidered work ia which
mingir the hluenesS Of the sky. the
grernne,s OF the gras, aud the
whtencs~ of the sea-foam. Tapestries
hung ON silver rings. wedding together
the pillar, OF marble. paviliDns reaching
out in every direction. These for reposp.
filled with luNuriaut coucheS in which
weary limbs sink until all fatigue is sub
merged. Those for carOusal where kings
drink down kingdom at one swallow.
Amazing spectacle! Light Of silver drip
ping down over stairs Of ivory on shields
of gold. Floors of stained marble, sunset
red and night black. and iulaid With
cleaning pearl. In connection with this
palace there is garden, where the mighty
men OF foreign ,ln3S are seated at ban
quet. Under the spread Of oai- and linden
and acacia the tables are arranged. The
breath of honeysuckle and frankncense
fills the air. Fountains leap up into the
light. the spray struck through with rain
bows falling into crystalline baptism upon
lowering shrubs-then rolling down
through channels of marble, and widening
out here and there into pools swirling
with the linny TRIES OF foreign aqua
RUINS. bprderrd vita scarlet anemoues,
hypericums. and many-cOiOrCi ranunculi.
Meats Of rarest bird and beast smoking
up amid wEeathS OF aromatics. The vases
filled with apricots and almonds. The
baskets piled up with apricots and figs and
oranges and pOmegranates. Melons taste
fully twined with leaves of acacia. The
bright waters of EulG'Us filling the urns and
dropping outside the IN in flashing beads
amid the traccries. Wine from the royal
watts Of Iepahan and Shraz. in bottles of
tinCed shell. and lily-shaped cups Of silver,
and tiagous and tankGrds Of solid gold.
The music rises higher and the revairy
breaks out into wilder transport. and the
wine has flushed the cheek and touched
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Na1hti j. entertaining he Princess Of Persia
at 4 banquet. Drunken AhaSu"rus says to
his servants: you 90 and fetch Nasht
from that banquet with the women, and
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last vte!i-e of that feast is gone; the last
garland has faded: the last arch has fallen.
the last tankurd has beeA DESTROYED. ana
Shushan is in ruin: but as long ms the
world stands there will he multitudas Of
men and women, familiar with the Bible
who will come into this picture gallery of
God and admire the divine portrait of
Tashti the queen. Vashti the yelled Yashti
the sacrifice. Vasbti the silent
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ugon Nashti the queen A blue ribbon.
raypd with white. drawn around her fore
head, indicated her oueenlv position. 1t
was no small honor to be queen in such a
realm as that, Hark to the rustic of her
robpsl See the blaze of her Jewels, And
VET if is not necessary 70 have place and
regal robe in order to be uupenly. When
| see woman with stout faith in God
puttiug her foot upon ali meanness and
selhshness ana goddess display. going
right forward to serve Christ and the race
bv a grand and glorious service. I saw:
That woman is Il queen" and the ranks
oF Heaven look over the hattlemepts upon
the ccronatiou: and whether She comes I'M
from the shanty on the commons or the
mansion of the fashionable square. I greet
her with the shout, IAN hail Oneep
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