The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-16
HAMAN WAS HANGED.
Lessons from the Life and Death Of
Haman.


Rev q Dewitt Talmage Ia the f0I
lowing sermon, draws lessons from th
life ard death Of Hannah the most 81
feUsiya man Ia Hebrew tradition Til
tHt ia
So they hsnRad Hamau on tHe zaHanT cha
be had prepared Tor A5E4eaaL EzlIHF s44. fl
| There Is au oriental eo1rJicr, abDu
the most offensive mau ia Hebrew bis
tory Hannah by name lie plotted 10
the destruction Of The lsraejitisb ms
/ ton, and ] wonder not That 10 some q
the Hebrew sgHagggues to ttIis day
when tamaH name is mentioned tn,
congregation ciench their FISTS anl
| stamp their feet and cry LET hia
name be blDtted out" lsman wat
| prime minister ln The magnificent eourl
Of Persia Thoroughly appreciatlge 81
the honor conferred. he expects every
body that be passes to be- obsequious
Coming ia one day al the gate OF tht
/ palace. the servants drop their heads ia
honor of his office; but Hebrew,
named Mofdenat, gazas upon the pass.
ing diguit8ry without bending bis
head or taking oil b.s hat tie was a
good man. aud would not huga been
/ negligent Of iha ordinary nowteal"s Oh
/ life. but hc felt mo respect for Hannah
or the nation from which ha had come.
BIO Dee could not be bypaIlaeal, ana
while others maae oriental saAAamf
/ getting clear down before this prime
/ minister when he passed, A9faReal- lhe
/ Hebrew relaxed mot a muscle Ut his
neck aHa kept bis chin eiear up. Be-
g8use of that aitront Hannah gets de-
cree from Ahaaporlsr the a@saardiB
htng for the massacre OF all lHg Israeli
/ i1as. AND THAT of course, "ij include
/ A~aaeal
/ To make % long Story short through
( Queen Esther This whole plot was Rec
Faalpd to her husband, AHasuerus.
/ One night Aha5uerus, who WIS afflicted
with insomnia In his ataspess hours
calls for his secretary 10 reaH him "a
I faw passages of Persian history. and
a8 while away Chs mgHt In the book
read THAT might go tHe king aH account
was given Of "a conspiracy, from which
M1rdefai, the Hebrew. had saved the
kings life. mud for which kindness
Naraecai had never received amy re-.
HHd danan. who had been fixing
Iup nice galgous 10 hang Mnrdgeai on,
vn walking outside tho door of the
4 kings sleeping apartment, aud WINS
called ia. Tine king told him TINT ha
had taat had read to hfmt the account Of
some one VIM brad saved hfatthe kings
! life. and he asked what reward ought
to be given to such onr self.eon.
geitsd Hamau. surprising that be him,
sell WAS 10 pet the honor. and not inn
aglninp Tor moment that the do.
ligerar Of the kings Ijfe was Murdecai,
says tWhp. your mRfesty ought TO
make triumph for him. and pat a
crown ON him. and set him on a
splendid horse. htgh.stsppinp and full.
| biuoded. aud then have one of your
princes lead the horse through The
streets. crying, Bow the knee; here
comes "a man who has saved the king
/ Hug" Then said Ahasuarus la severe
tones 10 Human. IT know all about
your seoundrcltsm. Now YOU 20 out
ana make d triumph for Moraecul, the
Hebrew, whom you hate Put the
best saddle ON the duesJ horse, and
you che prince, hold the stirrup while
Mordeeai gets on, and then lead his
horse through che streets."
What a spectacle A comedy and
tragedy at one and the sane time.
There they go, Mordecai who had
been despised now starred aud
ROBBED, ia the stirrups Hannah the
chancellor afoot. holding prauciuE
rearing, chumpiag stallion MordrgUi
beuds his negh a last. but it is 70 look
down nc the degraded prime minister
walking beneath h5m. lluala for Nor.
deeaN Alas for Hannah. But what q
pity TO have the gallgws, recently built
entirely wasted. lt IS au cubtts hlEh,
and built with care. Aud Hannah had
erected 1T for MnEdeeatt bF whoss stir
rups hE ngW WALKS as groom. Stranger
aud m9Fe startling than ANY romance,
taeFe go ap the steps Of the seatiolds
i0E sIde hy side the hangman and
! Haman the eN.thanee.loF $50 they
hanged Hannah 9a lhH gaItoWs he had
I prepared for tiardreat.
Although SD many years have passed
since eoNardlF Abasuerus reigned
end the beautiful Esther answered to
| his whims. aud Persia persisted, yet
| from the life and death ot Hannah we
NAV draw living lessons of warning